In “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” there’s a long string of heirs to bump off before a low-ranking relative can get his hands on a dukedom. Jefferson Mays plays all of those heirs in the comic musical, which has arrived at San Diego’s Old Globe from the Hartford Stage in Connecticut. Mays, in one of his costumes, zips around the Old Globe’s Balboa Park environs. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Director Darko Tresnjak, center, leads a rehearsal of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at the Old Globe. Tresnjak was artistic director of the Old Globe from 2004 to 2009. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
In rehearsal, Jefferson Mays, center, as an heir to a dukedom, confronts Ken Barnett, left, as a much lower-ranking heir. Director Darko Tresnjak watches. Mays won a 2004 best actor Tony Award for “I Am My Own Wife.” (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
News is made in the course of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” In rehearsal, cast member Price Waldman advertises it. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
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Ken Barnett’s scheming Monty Navarro is torn between two lovers, played by Lisa O’Hare, left, and Chilina Kennedy. They rehearse a scene at the Old Globe. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Ken Barnett’s low-ranking heir, left, endures Jefferson Mays’ higher-ranking one during a rehearsal for “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” The comic musical is at the Old Globe in San Diego through April 14. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
