This actor is getting a ‘Clue’ of life on the road as the Broadway hit visits Bass Hall
Life on the road was a mystery to Jeff Skowron.
Until now.
The actor has added that aspect of performing to his résume’ by starring in one of the most notable mystery comedies ever, “Clue.” He will bring his character Wadsworth to the stage at Bass Hall as Performing Arts Fort Worth will debut the latest in its Broadway at the Bass Series presented by PNC Bank March 25-30.
“This is my first tour, actually. I’ve done pretty much everything else,” Skowron said. “I joined the show in October and it’s been great.
“What a fantastic show for my initial foray in touring. We’ve found audiences go crazy for it. People laugh for 90 minutes and have a great time, and there’s nothing wrong with that.”
The show, making its first appearance at Bass Hall since going on tour last year, is based on the board game “Clue.” Several blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym (Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard) before being introduced to the blackmailer.
Each is handed a weapon. Then, the lights are turned off and the blackmailer is killed, leaving the challenge of uncovering the murderer while trying to stay alive.
Wadsworth is the butler who arranges the gathering. He’s in virtually the entire show.
“I leave the stage once for maybe 40 seconds,” Skowron said.
The game, which was also made into a 1985 movie starring Tim Curry and Madeline Kahn, is known for a variety of different endings — which the film employed. The same is true of the stage production, Skowron said.
“We have our own version of multiple endings. Onstage it gets to be much more theatrical, but fans of the movie will see all the things they are familiar with,” he said. “This script, the story works in both ways, the quiet film version and our farcical, physical stage version.”
With that in mind, Skowron said folks have come to see the show on multiple nights in some stops, perhaps to take in the different endings.
“It’s not a different show, but the ending is,” he said. “We had a lady at one stop who came to every show.
“People even come dressed as characters, mostly in a group.”
Skowron likened the show to a melodrama, complete with musical stings to punctuate certain moments. And to call it fast-paced is an understatement, he noted.
“The pace is so tight. Our director, Casey Hushion, has paced this so well,” he said. “Once it starts, it flies by.”
And, the show is appropriate for all ages, Skowron added.
“My niece and nephew, I believe they are 10 and 6, they loved it,” he said. “As for myself, I wake up every day excited to do this show.”
This story was originally published March 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM.