Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater

Sharona's actress sister, Gail, is suspected of murdering Hal Duncan, a fellow actor who dies onstage after Gail stabs him with what she insists is a retractable knife. When Sharona's mother (who thinks that Sharona is Monk's partner, not his assistant) arrives for a visit and Sharona tells her the bad news, Monk and Sharona promise to ""do whatever it takes"" to discover what really happened. ""Whatever it takes"" turns out to be a bit more than Monk bargained for, however. After talking with the props manager, he begins to suspect that Jenna Ryan, Gail's understudy, somehow killed Duncan and framed Gail, even though she was at a party on the other side of town when Duncan died. In order to talk with and observe Jenna, he endures a painful half hour at a speed dating service and even agrees to take the dead man's part in the play for two days until a new actor arrives. While Monk is on stage battling stage fright and fully aware that one of the knives on the stage is real, Sharona searche

Writing:
  • Andy Breckman

Stars:
Release Date: 2002-07-12
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Metacritic: 8.3/10
TMDb: 7.9/10
  • Country: US, CA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 42

Other episodes for this season

Mr. Monk Goes Back to School
Episode 1 - Mr. Monk Goes Back to Sch...
Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
Episode 2 - Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame
Episode 3 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Ball...
Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus
Episode 4 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Circ...
Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man
Episode 5 - Mr. Monk and the Very, Ve...
Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater
Episode 6 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater
Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect
Episode 7 - Mr. Monk and the Sleeping...
Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy
Episode 8 - Mr. Monk Meets the Playbo...
Mr. Monk and the 12th Man
Episode 9 - Mr. Monk and the 12th Man
Mr. Monk and the Paperboy
Episode 10 - Mr. Monk and the Paperboy
Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
Episode 11 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pi...
Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star
Episode 12 - Mr. Monk and the T.V. Sta...
Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny
Episode 13 - Mr. Monk and the Missing...
Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife
Episode 14 - Mr. Monk and the Captain'...
Mr. Monk Gets Married
Episode 15 - Mr. Monk Gets Married
Mr. Monk Goes to Jail
Episode 16 - Mr. Monk Goes to Jail