The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Original Broadway poster
Music	Rupert Holmes
Lyrics	Rupert Holmes
Book	Rupert Holmes
Basis	The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens
Productions	1985 Broadway 1987 West End 1988 US Tour 2007 West End revival 2012 West End revival 2012 Broadway revival
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a musical written by Rupert Holmes based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel of the same name. The show was the first Broadway musical with multiple endings (determined by audience vote). The musical won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical; from among eleven nominations. Holmes received Tony awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

The musical debuted at the New York Shakespeare Festival in August 1985. After being revised, it transferred to Broadway and ran until May 1987, sometimes billed simply as Drood, followed by two national tours and a London West End production. The Roundabout Theatre Company revived the musical in 2012.^[1]