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This page is for the musical announced in 2018. For the musical announced in 2023, see Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Spotlight Manor: A Musical.

Nancy Drew: The Musical is a Nancy Drew stage musical that was in development in 2018. In the story, an adult Nancy Drew goes on a cruise with her family.

Nancy Drew: The Musical was written by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson and directed by Lorin Latarro, and it was officially developed in conjunction with Simon & Schuster. It had an invitation-only reading on October 22, 2018 in New York City starring Betsy Wolfe and Judy McLane, but the musical has never had a public performance.

There have been no updates on the development after the initial announcements in 2018. With the 2023 production announcement of the new Nancy Drew musical Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Spotlight Manor: A Musical, it's unknown if Nancy Drew: The Musical will proceed.

Description[]

"Set aboard a cruise ship, the musical finds Drew in her later years as she faces her life’s biggest mystery: her own family."[2]

A Broadway-bound "reboot" of Simon & Schuster's iconic sleuth with a modern twist on the classic stories. Three generations of Drew women reunite on the high seas to tackle the one mystery that eludes us all: our own family.[3]

"NANCY DREW: The Musical" is a Broadway-bound "reboot" of Simon & Schuster's iconic sleuth with a modern twist. In this updated version, Nancy's no longer an 18-year-old with a flashlight and magnifying glass... she's now in her 60s and a world-famous detective — those books on everyone's shelves are her true-life adventures. Nancy has a daughter and a granddaughter, and the musical follows these three generations of women as they tackle the one mystery that often eludes us all: our families.[4]

Cast and characters[]

Characters:

  • Nancy Drew
  • Diana Nickerson, Nancy's daughter
  • Nancy Nickerson,[5] Diana's daughter and Nancy's granddaughter
  • Bruce, the cruise director[6]
  • The Baron, his ruby was stolen[7]
  • Wilhelmina, the Baron's daughter[7]
  • Clive, the Baron's son-in-law[7]
  • Fitzwilliam, the Baron's brother[7]

The known cast of the October 2018 reading:[8]

  • Judy McLane as Nancy Drew
  • Betsy Wolfe as Diana Nickerson
  • Fred Gandy
  • Megan Dwinell
  • Katie Boren
  • Andy Kelso
  • David Hess
  • Jillian Gottlieb
  • Jamie LaVerdiere
  • T.J. Mannix
  • Russell Fischer
  • Dan Sharkey
  • Larry Owens
  • Marissa Rosen
  • John Battagliese
  • Maria Failla

Music[]

For song lyrics, see Nancy Drew: The Musical/Lyrics.

Title Length Characters Notes
Nancy Freakin' Drew 04:42 Ensemble [3]
Not Bad For A Girl 03:16 Nancy Drew [4]
Off She Goes 03:41 Diana Nickerson [3][4]
I Would Never 04:07 The Baron, Wilhelmina, Clive, Fitzwilliam [3][4]
Stuck With Me 04:22 Diana Nickerson, Nancy Drew [3][4]
Find Your Light 03:28 Nancy Nickerson [3][4]

Video[]

Find Your Light, performed live by Morgan Reilly
May 27, 2018
Find Your Light, performed live by Megan Dwinell
November 11, 2019
Not Bad For A Girl, performed live
November 11, 2019
Find Your Light, performed by Megan Dwinell, lyric video
January 27, 2021
Find Your Light, performed live by Megan Dwinell
March 23, 2023

See also[]

External links[]

  • Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson's official website: wewritemusicals.com, previews 5 of the song tracks and sells official sheet music

References[]

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