“Something’s Afoot: The Musical” was a great production which has unfortunately ended.

The musical, which ran Oct. 1 through Oct. 4 at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, was directed by JoAnn Wilchek Basist.

The musical direction was by Rebecca Pieper.

Choreography was by Joey Schubert. Scenic designer was Roxanne Amico.

The Oct. 3 performance was seen for this review.

The musical, which premiered in 1972 and opened on Broadway in 1976, is a satire on classic detective novels, especially those by Agatha Christie. One of the characters is inspired by Christie herself.

The murder-mystery musical spoofs the works of Agatha Christie, particularly her 1939 novel “And Then There Were None.”

The book, music and lyrics are by James McDonald, David Vos and Robert Gerlach, with additional music by Ed Linderman.

The musical takes place in a grand English manor (of course), where all the suspects have been invited for the weekend. There is a storm, which cuts off communication and forces everyone to stay.

One by one, people are eliminated. Naturally, there is a missing will, blackmail, love interest, murders by exotic means and intrigues from the past.

Lettie the maid (Azelia Dos Santos), Clive the butler (Mark Ingram) and handyman Flint (Nik Georgievski) are residents who welcome the guests with very accomplished working class accents.

There is also the innocent young Hope Langdon (Arlo Guzman), effete nephew Nigel (Jonathan Fehnel), grande dame Lady Manley-Prowe (Michelle Rieder), artist Miss Tweed (Bethany Wentling) and the proper Colonel Gilweather (Deven Windisch).

There is also Doctor Grayburn (Armand Reiser) since it is always handy to have a physician around when there are murders.

And there is a visitor who comes in from the storm, college student Geoffrey (Salem Perez Torres).

The set, constructed by many people, is fabulous, including a staircase with upper rooms, and it is filled with stately furnishings. Even the props are funny.

There are 11 musical numbers, reflecting the music hall influences of the era, all done with a lot of verve. I can’t give individual credits, because if you see the show somewhere, it would give away the order of the characters’ deaths.

Everything is way over the top and a lot of fun.

Another mystery is why this terrific show was only done for four days. Hopefully, it can be revived someday with the same cast.