The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes
The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes is an American musical play written by John Reeger and directed by Warner Crocker, performed by the Mercury Theater Chicago at the Mercury Theater Chicago from 20 january to 20 march 2016, starring Michael Aaron Lindner as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Nick Sandys Pullin as Sherlock Holmes.
The musical begins with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writing "The Final Problem," in which his famous detective is killed off. When the public reads that Mr. Holmes has been done in, everyone from Churchill to Conan Doyle's own family is up-in-arms. Besieged by telephone calls and angry mobs outside his home, Conan Doyle flees London to escape the harassment. Surprisingly, he finds a much more challenging problem awaiting him when out of the evening mist steps Sherlock Holmes. And so begins a battle of wits between the author — who wants his character dead — and character — who demands to be revived to preserve his legacy. The writer and his creation are off together solving the real-life crime of "The Wyrley Ripper" (George Edalji case).
Videos
Opening
"Three Pipe Problem"
Photos
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Arthur Conan Doyle
(Michael Aaron Lindner) -
Sherlock Holmes
(Nick Sandys Pullin) -
Louise Doyle
(McKinley Carter) -
George Edalji
(Johann George)
- Photos © Brett A. Beiner
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Nick Sandys Pullin
- Professor Moriarty : Jason Grimm
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : Michael Aaron Lindner
- Ivy : Colette Todd
- Vendor : Ronald Keaton
- Louise Doyle : McKinley Carter
- George Edalji : Johann George
- Barrister : Matthew Keffer
- Rev. Shapurji Edalji : Anish Jethmalani
- Charlotte Edalji : Mary Ernster
- Molly Jamison : Christina Hall
- Norman Pierce : Ronald Keaton
- Royden Sharp : Russell Mernagh
- Colin Stillman : Matthew Keffer
- Sergeant Campbell : David Girolmo
- Prison Warder #1 : Jason Grimm
- Prison Warder #2 : Russell Mernagh
- Prison Governor : Matthew Keffer
- Londoners : Mary Ernster, David Girolmo, Jason Grimm
Understudies
- George Edalji : Bilal Darbai
- Louise Doyle : Mary Ernster
- Arthur Conan Doyle : David Girolmo
- Sergeant Campbell : Jason Grimm
- Sherlock Holmes : Matthew Keffer
- Royden Sharp, Colin Stillman, Second Prison Warder : Will Lidke
- Norman Pierce, Moriarty, First Prison Warder, Londoner : Daniel Smeriglio
- Charlotte Edalji, Molly Jamison : Colette Todd
Crew
- Director : Warner Crocker
- Playwright : John Reeger
- Music and Lyrics : Julie Shannon, Michael Mahler
- Musical Director : Michael Mahler
- Scenic Design : Scott Davis
- Lighting Design : Yael Lubetzky
- Wig/Hair Design : Katie Cordts
- Sound Design : Joe Court, Mike Ross
- Movement Consultant : Katie Spelman
- Properties Design : DJ Reed
- Orchestrator/Keyboard Programmer : Matt Deitchman
- Conductor / Keys : Linda Madonia
- Violin : Elena Spiegel
- Cello : Kelsee Vandervall
- Horn in F : Sarah Younker
- Piccolo/Flute/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet : Miles Tesar
- Production Stage Manager : Kristi J. Martens
- Production Assistant : Fernando Alvarez, Jr.
Songs
ACT ONE
- The End : Orchestra
- Look What He's Done! : Company
- I've Had Enough : Doyle, Ivy, Louise, Company
- This Moment : Louise
- A Trip to the Country : Louise, Ivy
- Right Here in Wyrley : Molly, Pierce, Sharp, Stillman
- Just Your Ears : Holmes, Doyle
- What's Your Pleasure, Georgie? : Prison Warders
- What's Your Pleasure, Georgie? (reprise) : Edalji
- Case Closed : Campbell, Holmes, Doyle
- A Three Pipe Problem : Doyle, Holmes
- Right Here in Wyrley : Campbell, Sharp, Stillman, Molly, Pierce
ACT TWO
- How Many? : Londoners
- Through a Prism : Charlotte, Rev. Edalji
- A Three Pipe Problem (reprise) : Holmes, Doyle
- Get Out : Stillman
- More Than Me : a cloaked figure
- This Moment (reprise) : Doyle
- A Trip to the Country (reprise) : Louise, Doyle, Holmes
- Look What He’s Done! (reprise) : Vendor, Ivy, Londoners
- This Moment (reprise) : Doyle
- Finale : The Game’s Afoot : Holmes, Doyle