A B O U T   T H E   S H O W

20 ACTORS SINGING 20 ORIGINAL SONGS 

ACCOMPANIED BY A 10 PIECE ORCHESTRA

For over a decade, composer and lyricist D. Michael O'Dell has created authentic, complex characters for the stage, from high schoolers stuck in the middle of the COVID pandemic (WƎIЯD), to an adopted Latino teenager searching for his family identity (The Velocity of Arrows), to a rideshare driver searching for his own story through interactions with his eccentric passengers (The Intersection of Transient Souls). Dear Brain, From Heart is a retrospective of Michael's diverse and compelling musical catalog, featuring an accomplished cast of 20 New York performers and an ten-piece orchestra. Through his witty lyrics and memorable melodies, Michael will take the audience on an exploration of self, as his characters come face to face with who they are and where they're going next.

Michael is a graduate of BerkleeNYC (MA in Musical Theatre Writing) & currently a composer / lyricist in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. dmichaelodell.com