Murder for Two—A Killer Musical
May 12
November 27, 2011
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
book and music by Joe Kinosian
book and lyrics by Kellen Blair
directed by David H. Bell
Adam Overett
Officer Marcus Moscowicz—beginning October 19
Adam Overett makes his Chicago Shakespeare debut. Broadway and national tour credits include Neil Kellerman in Dirty Dancing and understudying Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza. Off Broadway and regional credits include Malcolm in The Full Monty and Marcus in Murder for Two (Adirondack Theatre Festival, 42nd Street Moon). His composer, bookwriter and lyricist credits include: a contributor to the score of We the People: America Rocks! (Lucille Lortel nomination Best Off Broadway Musical); book, music and lyrics for Call It Courage (Zach Theatre, Austin); My Life Is a Musical; the short musicals Habemus Papam, I Don’t Speak Italian and Seeing the Light; and other works. Mr. Overett has studied musical theater writing with Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, Adam Guettel, Andrew Lippa and the BMI Musical Theater Workshop (Jerry Harrington Award for Excellence). He is a 2010-2011 Dramatists Guild Fellow and a graduate of Yale University. adamoverett.com