Michael O’Dell
The Intersection of Transient Souls
D. MICHAEL O’DELL (he/him) is a Hell’s Kitchen-based musician, composer, lyricist, and playwright. BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop (composer/lyricist); BerkleeNYC (MA in Writing and Design for Musical Theatre). FACULTY: National Theatre Institute/Eugene O'Neill Center & American Academy of Dramatic Arts (music director/collaborative accompanist/vocal coach). Jazz pianist and piano bar entertainer: Monster Bar, Don't Tell Mama, Stonewall, Townhouse, Fraunces Tavern; Music Director for over 175 productions: In the Mood (National Tour/ dir. Alex Sanchez), Sunday in the Park with George (Theater 2020), Brighter Than the Sun (NYTF). Off-Broadway: Pinkalicious. Original musicals: The Intersection of Transient Souls, The Velocity of Arrows, WƎIЯᗡ, The Reunions, Maxton Fink Extraordinaire, The Crimes of Dave; 2024 Drama Club Productions’ writers retreat: The Intersection of Transient Souls, a story inspired by Michael's 8+ years as an Uber/Lyft driver in Los Angeles. Winter 2025: The Velocity of Arrows at the New York Theatre Festival; Gene Frankel Theatre: Twilight, NYC (15 minute play). @dmichaelodell / dmichaelodell.com