The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Erin Davie and Andrew Samonsky

On 12 Feb 2013 Erin Davie and Andrew Samonsky replace original cast members Betsy Wolfe and Andy Karl in the roles of 'Rosa Bud' and 'Neville Landless' respectively, in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Rupert Holmes' musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Wolfe and Karl both played their final performance on 10 Feb 2013.

Davie won a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut for her role as 'Young "Little" Edie Beale' in Grey Gardens, she has also starred on Broadway as 'Niki Harris' in 'Curtains.'

Samonsky's Broadway credits include 'Scandalous' as 'Kenneth Ormisten,' and 'South Pacific' as 'Lt. Cable' where he was seen on the Live From Lincoln Center PBS broadcast.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood opened at Studio 54 on 13 Nov 2012, following previews from 19 Oct 2012, and will play its final performance on 10 Mar 2013.

The musical opened to mostly good reviews: Delectable trifle (NY Times); A killer production ... that's joyously performed (NYDN); Jolly good fun (NYP); Frivolous & excessive (NY1); Diverting and amiable entertainment (Variety).

Who killed Edwin Drood? Take a trip back in time to a Victorian music hall where a rowdy ensemble of actors mounts a staging of Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. Everyone on stage is a suspect in the murder of young Edwin Drood and it's up to you to choose the killer! Is it John Jasper, Edwin's protective but slightly maniacal uncle? Rosa Bud, his reluctant betrothed? The debauched Princess Puffer? Each performance ends differently, depending on what the audience decides!

The cast now features Chita Rivera (Princess Puffer), Stephanie J. Block (Edwin Drood), Will Chase (John Jasper), Gregg Edelman (Reverend Mr. Crisparkle) and Jim Norton (Chairman) with Andrew Samonsky (Neville Landless), Jessie Mueller (Helena Landless), Erin Davie (Rosa Bud), Nicholas Barasch (Deputy), Peter Benson (Bazzard), Robert Creighton (Durdles), Alison Cimmet, Nick Corley, Justin Greer, Shannon Lewis, Kiira Schmidt, Eric Sciotto, Jim Walton, Cody Williams.

Directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, the creative team for The Mystery of Edwin Drood includes Anna Louizos (sets), William Ivey Long (costumes), Brian Nason (lighting) and Tony Meola (sound).

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the whodunit musical, in its first Broadway revival since winning the Tony "Triple Crown" in 1986 (Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score)!