2011 musical comedy
Murder for Two Music Joe Kinosian Lyrics Kellen Blair Book Kellen Blair, Joe Kinosian
Murder for Two is a musical comedy, with book and lyrics by Kellen Blair and book and music by Joe Kinosian. The musical is a whodunit for two actors, who both sing and play an onstage piano. One actor performs the role of a policeman investigating a murder, and the other performs the roles of all the suspects and other characters.[ 1]
The musical premiered at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2011,[ 2] where it won a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Musical.[ 3] From 2013 to 2014, it ran off-Broadway at the McGinn/Cazale Theater and New World Stages in New York,[ 4] where it was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical ,[ 5] as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.[ 6] The original Off-Broadway cast featured Jeff Blumenkrantz as the Suspects, and Brett Ryback as Marcus. The production was directed by Scott Schwartz .[ 7] The musical toured the United States in 2015,[ 8] has been licensed for performances in St. Paul,[ 9] Fort Worth,[ 10] Boston,[ 11] and Seattle,[ 12] and has been performed abroad in Canada,[ 13] the United Kingdom,[ 14] Argentina,[ 15] and Chile.[ 16]
References
^ Isherwood, Charles (25 August 2013). "In the Musical 'Murder for Two,' One Man Is Many Suspects" . The New York Times .
^ Jones, Chris (17 May 2011). "Without a real killer, this 'Murder' a misdemeanor" . The Chicago Tribune .
^ Jones, Chris (7 November 2011). " 'Madness' and 'Candide' are top Jeff Award winners" . The Chicago Tribune .
^ Isherwood, Charles (29 June 2014). " 'Murder for Two' Moves to New World Stages" . The New York Times .
^ "2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations - GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Leads with 12; Followed by BRIDGES, FUN HOME, ALADDIN, ROCKY & More" . BroadwayWorld.com . 25 April 2014.
^ Gans, Andrew (12 May 2014). "64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced; Gentleman's Guide Wins Four Awards" . Playbill .
^ Gioia, Michael (June 29, 2014). "Mystery Solved! Off-Broadway's Murder for Two Closes" . Playbill.com .
^ Gioia, Michael (2 December 2014). "Whodunit Musical Murder For Two Announces Tour Dates in Nine Cities" . Playbill .
^ "Park Square's 'Murder for Two' is more about fun than mystery" . The Pioneer Press . 25 September 2015.
^ Shaw, Punch (22 November 2016). " 'Murder for Two' slays with music and mirth" . The Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
^ Aucoin, Don (27 November 2016). "A whimsical duo at the scene of the crime in Lyric Stage's 'Murder for Two' - The Boston Globe" . The Boston Globe .
^ Brendan, Kiley (4 October 2016). "How to build a theater season — ACT director John Langs takes us behind the scenes" . The Seattle Times .
^ Hobson, Louis B. (29 June 2017). "Stage West's Murder for Two relies on versatile actors in high-energy whodunnit" . The Calgary Herald .
^ Gardner, Lyn (31 January 2017). "Murder for Two review – hotshot duo deliver a musical whodunnit" . The Guardian .
^ " "Asesinato para dos" en el Cultural San Martín" . Parabuenosaires.com (in Spanish). 8 May 2017.
^ "Cuti Aste y José Martínez actúan, bailan y cantan en Las Condes" . La Tercera (in Spanish). 24 June 2018.
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