Overview
This theatrically charged musical comedy thriller about a publicity-crazed actor-turned-killer and the endearing detective who pursues him is based on the bestselling novel that became a renowned movie. It is a devilish blend of humor, romance, and murder with four meaty roles, two requiring great versatility. The killer adopts a myriad of disguises, including a tango instructor, French waiter, female barfly and priest, while one actress plays the detective’s mother, the killer’s mother, and three of his victims. This winner of a 1987 Richard Rodgers grant was nominated for Best Revival by the New York Outer Critics Circle.
Douglas J. Cohen is the recipient of the Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting, two Richard Rodgers Awards, a Jonathan Larson Grant, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award, and the inaugural Noël Coward Prize.