Raising the Dickens in All of Us
Charles IsherwoodNovember 13, 2012: Whodunit? That immemorial question still drives readers to the bookshelves or, these days, to any number of glow-in-the-dark devices. And with the explosion of social media inspiring a taste for talking back, the time seems especially ripe for the Roundabout Theater Company’s boisterous revival of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” the 1985 Broadway musical that allows audiences to savor the satisfactions of impersonating Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot, pointing an accusatory finger at a cowering culprit.
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