Ticket Pricing:
$45 per person (includes show and a complimentary Royal Tea)
It’s time for the Queen’s Palace Party…and not everyone will be making it out alive!!!
You are cordially invited to join us for…
Join us on Saturday, May 20 at 3 pm or Sunday, May 21 at 3 pm for an interactive murder mystery theatre with a complimentary Royal Tea included.

Seating is limited so get your tickets now!
Murder Mystery for Hire in association Hendersonville Theatre with Present

May 20-21, 2023
Written and directed by Jimmy Ferraro
Approximate Run Time: 2 hour
Rating: PG — some material may not be suitable for children.
The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite You to the Palace Garden Tea…
Each summer Her Majesty hosts the Palace Garden Tea. This year an UNinvited guest has eluded Palace Security, and the arrival is causing panic! As the mystery unravels, we find the Royals worried about the intruder and the staff with something much more important on their minds! MURDER!!! The suspects are lined up…WHO DONE IT? Could it have been our beloved Queen? Her American nephew? The Queen’s Escort? The Cook? The Maid? The Housekeeper? or perhaps The Inspector, himself? YOU identify the culprit and YOU solve the crime!
The cast of An Improper Royal Tea Murder

MAJESTY, |

ALBERT BRADSHAW,
The Queen’s American Nephew –
MIKE YOW

NILES RUTHERFORD, |

CECILY PRATT, |

PRUDENCE MORLEY, |

LOTTIE CLARK,
The Housekeeper – ELLEN PAPPAS

ROSALIND PALMER,
The Swimmer –
DEE ETTA ROWE

RICHARD BOND,
The Inspector –
TBA

Jimmy Ferraro (Producer/Director/Playwright ) Jimmy is a theatrical stage director with over 100 productions to his credit, most recently My Big Fat Italian Wedding Murder which ran for 2 years in Florida and most recently in Chicago. He also produced and directed the hit New York premiere of Raunchy Little Musical…Belle Barth is Back!, scheduled to open at The Hendersonville Theatre in June and in Chicago in the Fall.
His credits as a producer and director are an outgrowth of decades as a professional performer throughout the U.S. and overseas, including Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. He made his Broadway debut in Fiddler On The Roof, directed by Jerome Robbins. Jimmy appeared in two Broadway national tours of Fiddler, with over 3000 performances to his credit. He starred as Tevye, (his signature role), in Fiddler in the 2012 National Tour, (winning Broadway World’s Best Actor in a Musical Award). He is also known throughout the country for his roles as Sancho Panza in Man Of La Mancha, Nicely-Nicely in Guys And Dolls, each of which he has played more than 1000 performances and as Edna in Hairspray. Jimmy and his wife, Broadway actress Dee Etta Rowe, now make their home in Hendersonville.
About Murder Mystery for Hire: Murder Mystery For Hire was founded in 2002, by award winning Broadway actor/producer/director Jimmy Ferraro. This is a scripted and improvised, immersive, interactive, musical comedy, murder mystery company. Member of the League of Chicago Theatres.