Get a ‘Clue’ in interactive musical at the Plough

It’s a game. It’s a musical. It’s an interactive experience.

Actually, it’s all three: “Clue — The Musical” will debut Nov. 25 with a preview performance at the Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main St. in Cambria.

In the musical, based on the Parker Brothers board game, Mr. Boddy of Boddy Manor and an intrepid detective ask for the audience’s help in untangling clues to the suspect, weapon and location of a murder.

The play, directed by Kelly Howard, features Travis Horton, Toni Young, Jesse Waddell, Joseph Whittington, Debora Schwartz, Sarah Smith, Cika P. Cook, Azaria Johnson and Rick Bruce.

The original musical production premiered in Baltimore in 1995 and involved audience members by having them randomly select cards to determine who committed the murder, what weapon was used and in what room the murder took place. Different combinations of cards could produce 216 possible endings, with some of the dialogue interchangeable among various characters.

A film version of the game starring Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Lloyd was released in 1985.

The Pewter Plough production will run Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. from Nov. 25 through Dec. 31.

Tickets are $17 for the Nov. 25 preview performance and $30 for a gala champagne opening — featuring an after-show party with champagne and desserts — the following night, both at 7:30 p.m. A special New Year’s Eve show, which includes dinner in the adjacent Harmony Café, is $120 per person or $230 per couple.

Tickets for all other shows are $25, with a 10 percent discount for groups of 10 or more who pay in advance (not available for the New Year’s Eve performance).

Performance dates are Nov. 25-27, Dec. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18 and 30. For reservations, contact the box office at 805-927-3877 or visit www.pewterplough playhouse.org online.

This story was originally published November 16, 2016 at 10:28 AM with the headline "Get a ‘Clue’ in interactive musical at the Plough."