Nominated for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for his dual roles as Mr. William Cartwright, Your Chairman of The Music Hall Royale, and Mayor Thomas Sapsea of Cloisterham, England, Darryl Maximilian Robinson Is Pleased And Proud To Announce The News That The 2018 Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago Revival of Rupert Holmes' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Has Captured Seven 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award Nominations Including Best Performer In A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Sarah Myers as Miss Alice Nutting & Edwin Drood, Best Direction of A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Robert-Eric West, And Best Ensemble of A Musical ( Resident Non-Equity ) for THE ENTIRE CAST!!!...Let The Voting Commence!
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LET THE VOTING COMMENCE!: YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, AND MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA OF CLOISTERHAM, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON ( Second Row, Right ) IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE NEWS THAT THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL PRODUCTION OF RUPERT HOLMES' "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" HAS CAPTURED SEVEN 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON AS THE CHAIRMAN MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT & THE MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA, BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR SARAH MYERS AS MISS ALICE NUTTING & EDWIN DROOD ( Second Row, Left ), BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR ROBERT-ERIC WEST, BEST SET DESIGN ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR EMIL ZBELLA, BEST COSTUME DESIGN ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR SANDRA LEANDER, BEST CHOREOGRAPHY ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR TAMARA DREW, AND BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR THE ENTIRE CAST ( Including In The Front Row L-R ) RUSS GAGER AS THE REVEREND MR. CRISPARKLE & MR. CEDRIC MONCRIEFFE, PETER KATTNER III AS NEVILLE LANDLESS & MR. VICTOR GRINSTEAD, ANNA GALLUCCI AS HELENA LANDLESS & MISS JANET CONOVER, SHAYLA ROGERS AS ROSA BUD & MISS DIERDRE PEREGRINE, SEAN MICHEAL BARRETT AS JOHN JASPER & MR. CLIVE PAGET, ERIC S. PRAHL AS DURDLES & MR. NICK CRICKER, LAUREN MILLER AS PRINCESS PUFFER & MISS ANGELA PRYSHOCK AND ADAM HOAK AS BAZZARD & MR. PHILLIP BAX. 2018 SSP Photo of THE PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS in "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" by ERYN WALANKA. THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL OF RUPERT HOLMES' CLASSIC MUSICAL WHODUNIT "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" HAS RECEIVED SEVEN 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINATIONS!CHICAGO-This year, in The City of Big Shoulders, The City That Works, The Windy City, a celebration by theatre practitioners, theatregoers and theatre lovers has been occurring. Last year, outgoing Mayor Rham Emanuel declared to Chicago residents that the performing arts in the city mattered by announcing and proclaiming 2019: The Year of Chicago Theatre! And many noted theatre groups and companies have responded by presenting some of their best work. Now, for one small, hard-working, non-Equity professional theatre group that presented a critically-praised musical revival of a seldom performed classic in a more than century old church, the celebration has become more fun! The 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award Nominations have been announced, and among a highly-worthy group of productions, The 2018 Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago Revival of Rupert Holmes' classic musical whodunit "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" has received seven Broadwayworld Chicago Award nominations including Best Performer In A Musical or Revue> ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Darryl Maximilian Robinson for his portrayal of Mr. William Cartwright, Your Chairman of The Music Hall Royale and Mayor Thomas Sapsea, Best Performer In A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Sarah Myers for her portrayal of Miss Alice Nutting and Edwin Drood, Best Direction of A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Robert-Eric West, Best Choreography ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Tamara Drew, Best Costume Design ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Sandra Leander, Best Set Design ( Resident Non-Equity ) for Emil Zbella , and Best Ensemble of A Musical ( Resident Non-Equity ) for The Entire Cast! And 2000 miles away, in The City of Angels, Los Angeles, 45-season veteran and award-winning stage actor and play director Darryl Maximilian Robinson, The Founder of The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago, was all smiles. A Chicago-born and staged-trained actor, Robinson during an extended visit to his hometown last year appeared as The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright of The Music Hall Royale and The Mayor Thomas Sapsea of Cloisterham, England in the SSP revival of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". His performance was critically-praised, well-received by audience members ( particularly those who joined him onstage as participants in "The Voting" portion of "Drood". Upon hearing the news of the Seven Broadwayworld Chicago Award Nominations captured by the SSP revival of "Drood," including his own for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue ( Resident Non-Equity ), in his adopted hometown of LA, the 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Award Winner for Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play and 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles ELATE Season Ticket Holder Best Actor Award Nominee had only one response: "LET THE VOTING COMMENCE!". Mr. Robinson is thrilled, grateful and delighted to take this public opportunity to thank the entire cast and crew of The 2018 Saint Sebastian Players Revival of Rupert Holmes' brilliant but seldom performed "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" for their fine, quality and professional-caliber work, and he expresses his hearty congratulations to all the SSP nominees...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE CAST FOR BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL! THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE IS PLEASED TO SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TWO 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEES FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) AT PLAY!: With Principal Members of THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE looking on, YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE ( Your 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award Nominee for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue - Resident Non-Equity, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, at left ) AND MISS ALICE NUTTING ( Your 2019 Broadwayworld Chicago Award Nominee for Best Performer In A Musical or Revue - Resident Non-Equity, SARAH MYERS, at right ) SHARE SOME UNHAPPY WORDS BEFORE LONDON'S LEADING MALE IMPERSONATOR STORMS OUT OF THE THEATRE IN THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL OF RUPERT HOLMES' CLASSIC MUSICAL WHODUNIT "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" PRESENTED AT THE MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD ST. BONAVENTURE CHURCH IN THE WINDY CITY. Photo by ERYN WALANKA.  REHEARSALS WITH FINE TALENTS ARE WONDERFUL!: YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE AND MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA , DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, YOUR 2019 BROADWAYWORLD
CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) SARAH MYERS FOR HER WONDERFUL PORTRAYAL OF MISS ALICE NUTTING AND EDWIN DROOD IN THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL OF RUPERT HOLMES' "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" WHICH WAS PRESENTED AT THE MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD ST. BONAVENTURE CHURCH IN THE WINDY CITY. 2018 Selfie Photo of MR. ROBINSON and MS. MYERS by SARAH MYERS. |  YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, AND MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA OF CLOISTERHAM, ENGLAND, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON ENCOURAGES YOU TO VOTE!: Excaliber Productions, Ltd., St. Louis, Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago, Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project Founder, 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Outstanding Thespian of the Season Award Winner, 1992 St. Louis Area Harpooners of the Sea Unicorn Certificate of Honorary Membership Award Winner, 1997 Chicago Joseph Jefferson Citation Outstanding Actor In A Principal Role In A Play Award Winner, four-time ( 1997, 1999, 2001 ) Chicago Black Theatre Alliance / Ira Aldridge Award Nominee, two-time ( 2013 and 2014 ) Los Angeles Kentwood Players Marcom Masque Theatre Best Actor In A Major Supporting Role Award Nominee, and 2015 / 2016 Los Angeles ELATE Season Ticket Holder Best Actor Award Nominee DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, a Chicago-born and Los Angeles-based theatre artist, whose performance as THE CHAIRMAN MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT & MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA in the 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL OF RUPERT HOLMES' "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" has already been critically-praised and documented by Wikipedia, now encourages Windy City Theatre Lovers TO VOTE FOR THE SEVEN 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINATIONS CAPTURED BY SSP'S "DROOD" including BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON AS MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, YOUR CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE & MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA, BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR SARAH MYERS AS MISS ALICE NUTTING & EDWIN DROOD, BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR ROBERT-ERIC WEST, BEST COSTUME DESIGN ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR SANDRA LEANDER, BEST SET DESIGN ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR EMIL ZBELLA, BEST CHOREOGRAPHY ( Resident Non-Equity) FOR TAMARA DREW, AND BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) FOR THE ENTIRE CAST!!!...LET THE VOTING COMMENCE! 2018 Photo of DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON as The Chairman Mr. William Cartwright and The Mayor Thomas Sapsea in "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" by 2019 CHICAGO BROADWAYWORLD.COM REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD BEST SET DESIGN ( Resident Non-Equity ) NOMINEE EMIL ZBELLA. YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE TRADITION OF NON-EQUITY PROFESSIONAL THEATRE IN CHICAGO IS APPRECIATED!  YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO INFORM YOU THAT THE MULTI-TALENTED ROBERT-ERIC WEST IS YOUR 2019 CHICAGO BROADWAYWORLD.COM REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) !: Seen here surrounded by friends and supporters, including SSP Assistant Producer of "DROOD" JOHN AUSTIN ( Left ) and SSP Assistant Director of "DROOD" VALERIE KING ( Right ), veteran performer, director, designer, and voice instructor ROBERT-ERIC WEST ( Center ) not only staged "DROOD" marvelously, but he brought out the finest of the 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD-NOMINATED CAST FOR BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) by serving as well as the production's MUSICAL DIRECTOR.  YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON ( At Center, Joined by All The Principal Performers of "DROOD" ) IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO INFORM YOU THAT SANDRA LEANDER IS YOUR 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN ( Resident Non-Equity ). MS. LEANDER'S clothes for "DROOD" were critically-praised and smashing to wear! Photo of The Principal Cast Members of THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL OF RUPERT HOLMES' "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD" by ERYN WALANKA.  DURING THIS MARVELOUS SEASON OF 2019: THE YEAR OF CHICAGO THEATRE, YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, AND YOUR MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA OF CLOISTERHAM, ENGLAND, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON ENCOURAGES YOU TO VOTE FOR RUPERT HOLMES' MAGNIFICENT BUT SELDOM PERFORMED "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD"!  YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, AND MAYOR THOMAS SAPSEA OF CLOISTERHAM, ENGLAND, DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON, YOUR 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ), Standing At Center, IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE FOR YOUR 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( Resident Non-Equity ) SARAH MYERS AS MISS ALICE NUTTING & EDWIN DROOD ( On The Right ) AND THE ENTIRE CAST OF THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO'S 2018 REVIVAL OF RUPERT HOLMES' "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD", 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity )! Photo by ERYN WALANKA.
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|  October 26, 2018 Theatre Review of The Saint Sebastian Players of Chicago Revival of Rupert Holmes' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" by Chicago Theatre Professional Director, Actor & Composer Gerald H. Bailey, Artistic Director of Genesis Theatrical Productions.
SOME THOUGHTS ON YOUR 2019 CHICAGO BROADWAYWORLD.COM REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A MUSICAL OR REVUE ( RESIDENT NON-EQUITY ) SARAH MYERS WHO APPEARED AS EDWIN DROOD AND MISS ALICE NUTTING IN THE 2018 SAINT SEBASTIAN PLAYERS OF CHICAGO REVIVAL STAGING OF RUPERT HOLMES' "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD"! YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE, IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO SHARE A PHOTO OF 2019 BROADWAYWORLD CHICAGO AWARD FELLOW NOMINEE FOR BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) SOPHIE DUNTLEY AS MUSIC HALL ROYALE STAGE MANAGER JEMIMA THROTTLE: A skilled triple-threat musical theatre performer, Miss Duntley gave a wonderful performance as THE CHAIRMAN'S RIGHT-HAND WOMAN
"To my utter delight the entire excellent cast could sing, dance and emote with the best on Broadway. It was a comedy that was both uproarious and also subtle and the audience was fully engaged. I loved the cast interacting with members of the audience. My favorites were the villanous Mr. Jasper / Sean Barrett his use of hair and eyebrow arch was worth the price of admission alone. The erudite M.C. the Chairman / Darryl Robinson voice and cadence were magnificent. The ingenue Rosa / Shayla Rogers voice was a thing of crystal purity. Also particularly good were the Reverend and that gentleman and a scholar Adam Hoak. I was pleasantly surprised by the professional staging / effective minimalistic props / british costumes and theater seating. So much talent jam packed into a great evening. I have visited many great theaters in Chicago, New York, LA and Vegas and enjoyed many award winning performances. I would rank the Mystery of Edwin Drood in my top 10 for sheer unadulterated pleasure. I'll be back!" -- Kay Carroll, Attendance Review of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Saint Sebastian Players ( Chicago, Il. ), GOLDSTAR. Posted Nov. 17, 2018   YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC HALL THE ROYALE ( DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON ) SHARES THE NEWS OF THE SEVEN 2019 CHICAGO BROADWAYWORLD.COM REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD NOMINATIONS WITH BAZZARD & MR. PHILLIP BAX ( ADAM HOAK ). Photo by ERYN WALANKA. MR. BAX: So, what's you're saying to me, Mr. Cartwright, disregarding the rules of time and space and all that other scientific rubbish, is that The Entire Cast of The Music Hall Royale has been nominated for this 2019 Chicago BroadwayWorld.com Regional Theatre Award for BEST ENSEMBLE OF A MUSICAL ( Resident Non-Equity ) for our rendition of "THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD"? THE CHAIRMAN: That is precisely what I'm saying to you, Phillip. MR. BAX: Blimey, well if that's the case, it would mean that...it would mean that...I as a member of the cast of The Music Hall Royale..AM NOMINATED? THE CHAIRMAN: Yes, Phillip, that is exactly what it means. YOU AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC HALL ROYALE ARE NOMINATED. MR. BAX: FINALLY, SOME REAL RECOGNITION! Christmas really has come early to Cloisterham this year, hasn't it, Mr. Cartwright? THE CHAIRMAN: Only in Chicago in 2019, Phillip. Only in Chicago in 2019! "LET THE VOTING COMMENCE!"
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