Beloved TV detective Columbo is set to solve crimes on Broadway in a new stage spectacular. Actor Norm Boucher will take on the role Peter Falk made famous in new play Columbo Takes the Rap.

The show is taking on Broadway after wowing critics at the International Mystery Writers festival in Owensboro, Kentucky last month, according to the New York Post.

Columbo Takes the Rap will launch a national tour before its Broadway run next year.

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