A non-stop physical comedy that turns the world of theater on its head! A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in “Drop Dead!,” a potboiler murder mystery directed by “Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage” Victor Le Pewe. At the dress rehearsal the set falls apart around them, props break, and the producer and an actor are murdered. But the show must go on! And so it does, but at the opening night performance, the murders continue and the play goes incredibly wrong. The remaining thespians must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery, and somehow survive until the curtain calls.
Drop Dead! first opened at The Cort Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on 16 August 1991, starring Adrienne Barbeau ("Grease," "Maude"), Rose Marie ("Dick Van Dyke Show"), Barney Martin ("Seinfeld"), Craig Bierko ("Unreal"), Donny Most ("Happy Days"), Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. It was produced by Mitch Nedick and Edward P. Vogels. It was directed by author Billy Van Zandt.