The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.

By John Bishop; Directed by Cindy Gendrich.

Sept. 20-21 & 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. & Sept. 22 & 29 at 2 p.m.

“The intelligent person’s kind of nonsense.”  – New York Magazine.

John Bishop’s campy, intricately plotted murder mystery is filled with larger-than-life characters, the twists and turns you’d expect from a good Agatha Christie story, and a healthy serving of silliness. It’s winter, 1940, and a blizzard can’t keep a group of ambitious theatre folk from assembling at an upstate New York mansion to audition their new musical for a wealthy patron. Bodies begin to drop immediately. Love, ambition, espionage, dad jokes, recipe tips: The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 has it all. The New York Post heralded the show’s “diamond wit,” and The Village Voice called it “hugely enjoyable.” A smart, fun choice for Family Weekend at Wake Forest.