Murder For Two
by Joe Kinosian, Kellen Blair

Name: Murder For Two
Brand: Joe Kinosian
SKU: 9780573708343
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)

Murder For Two Book Cover — Murder For Two Cover

Highlights

90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Drama League Award Outer Critics Circle

Winner! 2011 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Musical Nominee: 2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Book of a Musical Nominee: 2014 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Nominee: 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off Broadway Musical

Synopsis

Officer Marcus Moscowicz is a small-town policeman with dreams of making it to detective.

One fateful night, shots ring out at the surprise birthday party of Great American Novelist Arthur Whitney and the writer is killed…fatally.

With the nearest detective an hour away, Marcus jumps at the chance to prove his sleuthing skills—with the help of his silent partner, Lou.

But whodunit?

Did Dahlia Whitney, Arthur's scene-stealing wife, give him a big finish?

Is Barrette Lewis, the prima ballerina, the prime suspect?

Did Dr. Griff, the overly-friendly psychiatrist, make a frenemy?

Marcus has only a short amount of time to find the killer and make his name before the real detective arrives… and the ice cream melts!

Murder For Two is the perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder!

In this hilarious 90-minute show, 2 performers play 13 roles – not to mention the piano – in a witty and winking homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries.

You won't want to miss this killer musical comedy!

Press Reviews

"This whodunit... is proof positive that clever writing and excellent actors are all that is needed to captivate an audience... The props are few, but the entertainment value is high."
— Huffington Post

"Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair's score is a silly-clever throwback to 1950s novelty cabaret, and director Scott Schwartz milks the show for every drop of tomfoolery: vaudeville bits, sound effects, meta winks, audience participation. Like many a lark, Murder for Two... wins you over with droll writing and winsome performances... If you like your show-business men hardworking, you may end up smitten."
— Time Out NY

"Was the killer Dahlia, the deceased's wife, a Southern belle who resented her husband for ending her glamorous stage career? Or Barrette Lewis, the celebrated ballerina who was seeing him on the sly? Or the psychiatrist Dr. Griff, who seemed to be treating just about everyone in the room at the time of the murder? It couldn't possibly be a member of that boys' choir on hand for Arthur's birthday party, now could it? Then again, they're a tough little bunch."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
The Suspects	—	—	—
Dahlia Whitney the victim’s loopy widow	—	—	the victim’s loopy widow
Steph Whitney an overeager grad student	—	—	an overeager grad student
Barrette Lewis a self-incriminating ballerina	—	—	a self-incriminating ballerina
Dr. Griff a friendly local psychiatrist	—	—	a friendly local psychiatrist
Henry Vivaldi a late arrival	—	—	a late arrival
Marcus Moscowicz an ambitious young officer	—	—	an ambitious young officer