THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - On Pitch Performing Arts Non Equity Auditions

Posted January 16, 2019
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THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 - On Pitch Performing Arts

On Pitch Performing Arts (OPPA!) Layton’s ONLY Live Theatre

Auditions for “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940”

No one would put “Murder” and “Comedy” in the same sentence.

No one that is, except John Bishop. The author penned the unique play “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” in 1986, and it premiered on Broadway in 1987. A farcical play featuring a variety of off-the-wall characters, this audience favorite is coming to Layton!

“I’m super excited about directing the next play here at OPPA!” said director Dan Tate. “This show is a fast-paced, hilarious play with amazing characters and awesome plot twists. It's gonna be a lot of fun!” Dan Tate previously performed in Forever Plaid at OPPA! and is currently the music director for their production of Aida, which opens February 1st.

“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” is not, in fact, a musical. The plot follows the creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious Stage Door Slasher) assemble for a backer's audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy angel. The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous Slasher makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the Slasher unmasked—but not before the audience has been treated to a side-splitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.

Auditions are from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on February 5th at On Pitch Performing Arts, 587 N Main Street Layton, UT. Callbacks will be by invitation on February 6th.

For more information or to schedule your audition, please visit our website at
www.onpitchperformingarts.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

OPPA! exists to educate, entertain, and inspire children, adults and audiences with theatrical productions that range from musicals, plays, and new works; we train and support the next generation of theatre artists; we provide arts education programs that promote life-long learning; and we celebrate the power of theatre to bring together our community.

Additional information: Brandon at
Brandon@onpitchperformingarts.com or call 385-209-1557.

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