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Director’s Notes
There is an old saying, “Murder will out.” I am really unable to see why this should be so. At any rate, it is a statement impossible of proof, and one which must always remain a matter of opinion. Because certain clumsy criminals have placed themselves in full view of that dull dog, the Law, we are asked to believe that crime is invariably awkward. The logic is not very obvious. I am convinced that many a delightful member of society has found it necessary at some time or other to remove a human obstacle, and has done so undetected and undisturbed by those pangs of conscience which Society, afraid of itself, would have us believe wait upon the sinner. – Israel
Rank
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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder began life as the 1907 novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman, which was then turned into the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets starring Sir Alec Guinness as the eight members of the D’Ascoyne family. After years of litigation, the team of Robert L. Freedman (book and lyrics) and Steven Lutvak (music and lyrics) was given permission to create the show you see today.
I first became acquainted with this musical in the summer of 2014. My first thought was this is a show for LTA! It is fun and clever, wholesome with just a smidgen of “naughtiness.” Its humor is based on wit and circumstance, and it is as close to an old-fashioned musical as can be written today. Sit back, enjoy… and spread the word. We run through February 8, 2020! Thank you!
Frank D. Shutts II Director
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