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The Secret of the Old Queen: A Hardy Boys Musical Adventure

Presented by CANAPI at Weathervane Playhouse, Akron OH

Aug 29 2016
The Secret of the Old Queen: A Hardy Boys Musical Adventure

A Special Event Benefit Performance

The Secret of the Old Queen
A musical comedy
Book by Timothy Cope
Music and lyrics by Paul Boesing

Directed by Curt Arnold
Musical Direction by Butch Marshall

Original logo artwork by Chuck Ayers

Once a year, Weathervane Playhouse plays host to a special-event, one-night-only benefit performance. This year, our “usual suspects” of Cleveland-area theater artists have chosen a sweetly hilarious send-up of a classic detective series: The Secret of the Old Queen.

Teenaged sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy are up to adventure in The Secret of the Old Queen, an affectionate musical parody of the Hardy Boys mystery novels.

When a number of cultured, middle-aged bachelors fall victim to a string of robberies, local recluse Cornelius Digby hires the Hardy Boys to guard the priceless statue that he is donating to the Bayport Art Museum. With the encouragement of their father, noted private detective Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe accept the job and enlist the aid of their best chum, Chet Morton. The ... view more »

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All tickets are $22 each. • ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT CANAPI (Community AIDS Network/Akron Pride Initiative)

LOCATION

Weathervane Playhouse

1301 Weathervane Ln, Akron, OH 44313

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Free parking on site

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