The Mystery Of King Tut "Has everything to keep theatergoers ages 7 to 16 riveted: intrigue, treasure, supernatural overtones, and a genuine historical mystery." - Laurel Graeber, The New York Times

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Theatreworks' exciting musical tells the stories of Tutankhamen, the "boy king" who ruled Egypt in the 14th century B.C., and Howard Carter, the archeologist who made him famous by discovering his tomb in 1922. Our authors began with the grain of fact about Tut's life that has survived thousands of years, but had to do a bit of storytelling in order to fill in the historical gaps (including he cause of his death, which continues to be debated among scholars). The result is a compelling tale of two men looking to leave their marks on history in two very different worlds.

After ten years of searching, Howard Carter finally succeeded in making one of the greatest finds in archeological history. What made this discovery unique was the fact that most of the treasures stored away with the mummy of Tutankhamen had been left untouched - tombs of the pharoahs had been located before, but they had always been found empty, their riches stolen by graverobbers. Even Carter himself was amazed at the hundreds of valuable artifacts he uncovered in a tomb that had been pronounced insignificant by the excavators that preceded him.

While Howard Carter's fascinating story unfolds, the "spirit" of a young boy in golden garments appears onstage, and the suspenseful tale of Tut's own struggles against politics and betrayal begins. After the death of the reigning king, the young pharoah (with his queen, Anke, by his side) was subject to the authority of his political advisors, Aye and Horemheb. When Tutankhamen asserted his power as the true leader, some say that the two elders plotted to murder the King to hasten their own royal aspirations. In this interpretation of one of the theories behind Tutankhamen's death, Aye and Horemheb succeed in an unexpected way.

Through a series of parallel scenes, Tut's darkest days are mirrored in the future by the bittersweet success of Carter, who mourns the death of his benefactor, Lord Carnarvon, and whose dreams of worldwide fame are overshadowed by rumors of "King Tut's curse." Although the two men do not get the glory that they expected, the musical ends optimistically as the spirit of Tutankhamen prepares for the next life, and Carter and Tutankhamen acknowledge their indebtedness to one another - each of them responsible for the other's legacy, their names forever linked in history.