“Murder for Two,” a blend of musical comedy and murder mystery, opens the new season this month at The Phoenix Theatre Company’s Hormel Theatre.
Written by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair, with music by Kinosian and lyrics by Blair, “Murder for Two” is a 90-minute whodunit that the New York Times dubbed an “ingenious miniature musical in the form of a snazzy vaudevillian double act.”
The productions runs from Wednesday, Aug. 26 through Sept. 20.
The show is called “Murder for Two” because two actors play every role. One investigates the crime, while the other portrays all ten suspects.
For co-creator Joe Kinosian, the production marks a welcome return to Arizona, where the show’s original national tour began.
“I’m elated that ‘Murder for Two’ is returning to the Phoenix area,” Kinosian shared in a press release. “The original national tour started in Arizona, and I have fond memories of the gorgeous scenery, enthusiastic crowds, and wearing oven mitts in order to touch my steering wheel. So excited to hear how audiences respond to Jackson Evans and Jason Hammond’s hilarious performances under Rod Kaat’s fabulous direction.”
The “Murder for Two” score is a fast-paced, vaudevillian, and jazzy blend of ragtime, classic musical comedy, and comic pastiche, brought to life on piano by Music Director Alan J. Plado.
The two-person cast features Chicago actor Jackson Evans as the Suspects and Phoenix-based actor Jason M. Hammond as Marcus Moscowicz.
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