Clue (musical)

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Clue
the Musical
Music Galen Blum
Wayne Barker
Vinnie Martucci
Lyrics Tom Chiodo
Book Peter De Pietro
Based upon The board game Cluedo
Productions 1997 Off-Broadway

Clue: the Musical was a musical based on the board game Cluedo (known as Clue in North America) that premiered Off-Broadway in 1997. The musical is published by Samuel French Ltd.

At the start of each show, three audience members select one card each and place it in an envelope. Because the chosen cards determine the ending of the show with 216 possible conclusions; the cards also determine which lines the actor playing Mr. Boddy will deliver. Clue: the Musical, originally ran off-Broadway for 29 performances. An original cast recording of Clue was made, but was never released to the public, possibly due to the show's short-lived run.

[edit] Characters

  • Mr. Boddy - The host of the game, current husband of Mrs. Peacock, victim of the impending murder
  • Colonel Mustard - A triumphant war colonel, a widower formerly married to Mr. Boddy's mother, has a great imagination
  • Detective - Appears in order to crack the case and solve the mystery
  • Mr. Green - Con-artist and entrepreneur
  • Mrs. Peacock - Black widow and chairwoman of Peacock Enterprises
  • Professor Plum - Super genius, author, intellect
  • Miss Scarlet - The femme fatale of the game, a former Las Vegas lounge performer.
  • Mrs. White - Usually played by a cross-dressing man, the chief domestic of Boddy Manor

In an edited version, Reverend Green became Mr. Green and is a money-obsessed conniver in business with Mr. Boddy.

[edit] Music

  • Overture
  • The Game
  • Life is a Bowl of Pits
  • Everyday Devices
  • Once a Widow
  • Corridors and Halls
  • The Murder
  • After the Murder (The Game Reprise)
  • She Hasn't Got a Clue
  • Everyday Devices (Reprise)
  • Seduction Deduction
  • Foul-Weather Friend
  • Don't Blame Me
  • The Final Clue
  • The Game (Finale)
  • She Hasn't Got a Clue (Reprise)/Bows

While not a big success at the box-office, Clue has lived on in community and high school theatre productions across the world.

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