Chita Rivera Will Be A Suspect When 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' Returns March 1, 2012, 4:04 pm Chita Rivera will return to Broadway as Princess Puffer in a new production of Rupert Holmes's musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," marking its first return to Broadway since its 1986 Tony Awards triumph. The Roundabout Theater Company announced on Tuesday that performances of "Drood" - in which the audience votes on who committed the titular murder - will begin this fall at Studio 54. "The fantastic work of Rupert Holmes and the mere fact that the audience is involved were great attractions for me," Ms. Rivera, a two-time Tony winner, said in an email message. Ms. Rivera created the role of Velma Kelly in the original Broadway production of "Chicago" in 1975 and won Tonys for her performances in "The Rink" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman." Most recently she starred in "Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life." In "Drood" she'll play a madam in an opium den and one of many murder suspects in the show, which is based on Charles Dickens's unfinished 1870 novel. Scott Ellis will direct. Opening outdoors as part of Shakespeare in the Park and then moving to Broadway in 1985, "Drood" won five Tonys, including best musical and best score for Mr. Holmes. Cleo Laine was nominated for playing Princess Puffer, but lost to Bernadette Peters in "Song and Dance" - as did Ms. Rivera, for a role in another show. The Roundabout also announced that its 2012-13 season would include a revival of William Inge's "Picnic," directed by Sam Gold ("Seminar," "Look Back in Anger"); and the world premiere of "The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin," by Steven Levenson, ("The Language of Trees"), directed by Mr. Ellis.