Bob Barry's mystery thriller Murder Among Friends will make its debut at Town Players' Little Theatre on Friday, April 15.The New York Times calls Murder Among Friends "clever, amusing, and very surprising." The play had its Broadway debut in 1975, with an all-star cast that included Jack Cassidy as Palmer Forrester and Janet Leigh as Angela Forrester.Murder Among Friends features the talents of Tony Benedetti of Beacon Falls, Linda Gilmore of Norwalk, Michele Leigh of Brookfield, Rob Pawlikowski of Roxbury, Mark Rubino of Bethel, and Dennis Walsh of Woodbury.newtownplayers.org.

Palmer Forrester, a vain but aging Broadway actor; his wealthy socialite wife Angela, and his two-faced agent Ted Cotton are spending New Year's Eve in an elegant Grammercy Park duplex - yet it's not all champagne, party hats and Dick Clark. Angela and Ted are lovers, who plan to murder Palmer during a staged robbery that night, leaving them free to marry. However, Palmer and Ted are also lovers, with a duplicate plan to do in Angela. A murder does occur - but not one of the planned ones!

Directed by Terry Polvay of Sandy Hook, The Town Players of Newtown production of

The production crew includes producer Brian DeToma of Danbury, stage managers Chris Cooney and Linda Dohanos - both of Monroe, set designer Timothy Huebenthal of Southbury, and lighting designer Nick Kaye of Bethel.

Performances will run April 15-May 7. Curtain times are 8 pm Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 pm matinees on Sundays, April 24 and May 1.

Tickets are $22 for the evening shows, $18 for matinee performances, as well as opening weekend performances on April 15 and 16.

Reservations may be made by calling the box office at 203-270-9144 or by visiting the theater's website,

This production is made possible in part by a generous grant from Newtown Cultural Arts Commission.

Town Players' Little Theatre is a community theater, currently in its 81st season, located at 18 Orchard Hill Road.

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