Richard O'Donnell

SJCT presented the original musical comedy Alice Isn’t All There, a 90-minute theatrical with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep. It is an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It was presentedon October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25, 2014 at the St. John's Parish Theater in Ogdensburg, New York.

O’Donnell has received three ASCAP (1978) Music Awards – Music & Lyrics, Off-Broadway Musical One & One (shared with Dianne Adams).

Mr. Scrooge, a musical comedy adaptation of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep, was a re-staging of the musical A Kreepy Christmas Carol. It was originally produced at the St. John’s Parish Theater for the previous three years, and was presented on December 15, 2017 at the multi-million-dollar, all-digital George Hall Theater at Ogdensburg Free Academy, Ogdensburg. It played evenings on December 15 and 16, with matinees on December 16 and 17.

Alice Isn't All There was remounted and presented by St. John's Conservatory Theater on June 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, and 19, 2016 with an extended book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep.

Kreepy Hallow is a musical comedy adaptation of Washington Irving's classic short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep. It was presented by the St. John's Conservatory Theater on October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25, 2016 at the St. John's Parish House in Ogdensburg. It was executive produced and directed by O'Donnell.

Twist is a musical comedy adaptation of Dickens' classic Oliver Twist, with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep. It was presented by the St. John's Conservatory Theater on October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23, 2016 at the St. John's Parish Theater in Ogdensburg,. The production was executive produced and directed by O'Donnell.

SJCT presented A Kreepy Christmas Carol, a musical comedy adaptation on the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep. It was presented on December 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2014 at the St. John's Parish Theater in Ogdensburg. It was produced and directed by O'Donnell.

On October 25–27, 2012, Black Pearl Cabaret presented An Evening With The Kreep, a 90-minute theatrical with book, music, and lyrics accredited to O'Donnell's nom de plume B. R. Kreep. The event featured poetry and song, and summoned a variety of haunting characters from the Kreep’s darkest dreams.

Kreepmas is a Gothic, macabre twist on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, with book, music, and lyrics accredited to B. R. Kreep. It was presented on December 20–23, 2012.

Black Pearl Cabaret presented Bite Me!, a musical spoof on the vampire film Twilight with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell. It was presented on February 14, 15, and 16, 2013, at the Pope Marine Building on the pier in Port Townsend, Washington.

Kreepshow is a 90-minute Gothic musical comedy cabaret with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume B. R. Kreep. It opened for an open-ended run on March 29, 2013 at the historic Manresa Castle in Port Townsend, Washington. Characters include B. R. Kreep performed by O'Donnell, Parthenia Goste performed by Misha Cassella-blackburn, Jack Frost performed by Jason Altamirano, and Kreepy H. Krawler performed by cellist Aidan McClave.

St. John's Conservatory Theater presented Orchard of Hide & Seek, on July 9–12 and 16th–19th, 2015. It was written and directed by O’Donnell.

The musical Orchard of Hide & Seek, with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell, was presented by St. John's Conservatory Theater and re-staged at the Ogdensburg Free Academy Auditorium Theater in Ogdensburg. It played June 16–23, 2017.

Kreepy Hollow (re-named), a musical comedy with book, music, and lyrics by O'Donnell's nom de plume The Kreep, and based on Washington Irving's classic short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", was presented by the SJCT at the OFA Auditorium Theater in Ogdensburg. It played October 26–28, 2017 with matinees 27 and 28. It was executive produced and directed by O’Donnell.

In 2012, O'Donnell founded the Black Pearl Cabaret with the mission to recruit a professional troupe of actors, variety artists and musicians to perform original works of a Gothic and macabre nature.

O'Donnell created and hosted (sometimes as The Kreep) the Poetry Scream on July 30, 2010. Now an ongoing event, it features five poets on stage, Thursdays at the Boiler Room in Port Townsend, Washington.

In 2008, O’Donnell’s blog The Kreep received a Coraline handmade box, numbered 46/50, assembled by the stop-motion animation team at Laika films, as an honor to their favorite bloggers.

In 1999, O'Donnell produced and hosted R. Rated, which also aired on Fox TV in Chicago. This comedy anthology included short works by the Annoyance Theatre featuring Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live), Mick Napier (The Second City), Tim Kazurinsky (Saturday Night Live), and Stephnie Weir (MADtv), among many other independent film and video makers.

In 1998, O'Donnell was commissioned to write the book, music, and lyrics for a new musical play entitled Wish Wisconsin, to celebrate the state's 150th birthday. Directed and produced by Amy McKenzie, it opened on January 2, in the Fish Creek Town Hall Auditorium. Songs included "Wish", "So Blessed", and "Oh!, Wisconsin".

O'Donnell produced and directed comedy segments for the 1998 New Year's Eve special Twisted, which aired on Fox TV, Chicago featuring Matt Besser (Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade). He also wrote and directed commercials for McDonald's, Toyota, Jiffy Lube, and Ameritech, starring Besser and stand-up comic Michelle Garb in a stylistic homage to the works of Ernie Kovacs.

In 1983, O'Donnell was contracted by Tony Award-winning producer James B. McKenzie to create an after-show revue to complement evening performances of the Peninsula Players in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. The Comedy Cabaret, as it came to be known, produced by Amy McKenzie, returned to Door County for a follow-up season opening in 1985 with O'Donnell's comedy revue, Dr. Funny Bones, as New Age Vaudeville in its own 100-seat theater in Glidden Lodge, Baileys Harbor.

Following the summer-stock season in 1983, O'Donnell co-founded (with Amy McKenzie) the highly acclaimed Chicago theater company New Age Vaudeville (1984–1987). Throughout its run, O'Donnell produced, wrote, composed, choreographed, and acted in numerous productions with actors Megan Cavanagh, Amy McKenzie, Todd Erickson, Bobby McGuire, Peter Neville, Michael Dempsey, Lisa Keefe, Caroline Schless and Tom Purcell (head writer of The Colbert Report and executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert).

In the 1980s, billed as "The Double R" comedy duo, in collaboration with writer Richard LaGravenese, O'Donnell co-wrote and consecutively performed in several Off-Off-Broadway productions including Spare Parts, Blood-brothers, and Entrees at the 78th Street Theatre Lab, the Lion Theatre, and West Bank Cafe. The Double R were regular guests on the Linda Lichtman Comedy Hour, WNBC Radio, 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

For Showplace of the Nation, Radio City Music Hall, O'Donnell co-wrote the revue entitled Manhattan Showboat produced by Robert Yani in 1979 that celebrated over 100 years of American entertainment. It featured musical direction and arrangements by Tony Award-winning conductor Donald Pippin (A Chorus Line, Cabaret, La Cage aux Folles), and received critical and public acclaim.

In 1978, at age 22, O'Donnell co-authored the book (with Fred Bennett) and the music and lyrics (with Dianne Adams) for One & One that played the Carter Theatre, in the Carter Hotel at 250 West 43rd street. It opened Off-Broadway on November 15, 1978, and received three American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ASCAP Awards, shared with Dianne Adams.

Richard O'Donnell (born June 17, 1956, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) is an American playwright, composer, lyricist, poet, actor, and stand-up comic. He has worked and lived in New York City and Chicago, where he has written and performed for the stage and television. O'Donnell co-wrote the award-winning Off-Broadway musical comedy One & One, and Radio City Music Hall's Manhattan Showboat. He co-founded the New Age Vaudeville theatre company, the New Variety cabaret, as well as the Black Pearl Cabaret, St. John's Conservatory Theater, and the comedy variety television show R. Rated.