‘A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love & Murder’ comes to Purdue on April 12

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Broadway musical “A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love & Murder” will be performed at Elliott Hall of Music on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from Westminster Village, Kettlehut Construction Inc. and First Merchants Bank.   

Getting away with murder can be so much fun. What better proof than the knock-’em-dead hit show that earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical? Coming direct from New York, where an NPR critic said he’d “never laughed so hard at a Broadway musical,” the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” is the uproarious story of Monty Navarr — a distant heir to a family fortune who plots to jump the line of succession by (you guessed it) eliminating the eight pesky relatives (all played by one fearless man) standing in his way. All the while, Monty juggles his mistress (who’s after more than just love), his fiancée (also his cousin) and the constant threat of prison. Of course, everything will be worth it if Monty can slay his way to the inheritance and be done in time for tea. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder “restores our faith in musical comedy,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

Tickets for the general public range in cost from $26-$58. Student tickets cost $26-$41. 

Tickets are available at the Stewart Center box office at 765-494-3933 or 800-914-SHOW. Group tickets are also available to groups of 10 more. Call 765-496-1977 for more details or visit https://purdue.edu/convocations/group-sales/.

Initiated in 1902, Purdue Convocations was one of the first professional performing arts presenters in the United States. Each year, Convocations offers the region 30-40 performances of widely varying genres: Broadway-style shows, theater, dance, children's theater, world music, jazz, and chamber music, along with rock, pop, country and comedy attractions. With a vision for connecting artists and audiences in artistic dialogue and for drawing in academic discourse, Purdue Convocations aims to promote frequent exposure to and familiarity with human cultural expression in a multitude of forms and media. 

Source: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, 765-494-9712, aeeddy@purdue.edu

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