Mary Murfitt

Mary Murfitt is the creator and composer/lyricist of COWGIRLS. She originated the role of Mary Lou in the Off-Broadway production and has appeared in productions ast numerous regional theaters, including The Old Globe, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Tennessee Repertory, Capital Repertory (NY), Caldwell Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, and Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati. COWGIRLS was nominated for Best Off-Broadway Musical by the Outer Critics’ Circle and Ms. Murfitt was honored for her work by the New York Drama League. Ms. Murfitt is also a co-author (with Debra Monk, Mark Hardwick, and Mike Craver) and original cast member of the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical OIL CITY SYMPHONY. OIL CITY SYMPHONY received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway musical and Ms. Murfitt received a Theatre World Award, Drama Desk Award, and Joseph Jefferson Award citation for her work as an actor in OIL CITY. In addition, she has directed numerous productions of OIL CITY SYMPHONY and COWGIRLS, including: Danny’s Skylight Cabaret (NYC); The Cape Playhouse (MA); The Ogunquit Playhouse (ME); Hippodrome State Theatre; Florida Studio Theatre; Caldwell Theatre (FL); and Mountain Playhouse (PA). Ms. Murfitt is also the lyricist and librettist of the musical PETTICOAT RULES: THE JACKSON HOLE REVUE, which ran for two consecutive summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Her musical ORPHAN TRAIN has received readings at the Laguna Playhouse in California as well as the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. ORPHAN TRAIN is scheduled for its premiere production at Ensemble Theatre in Spring 2005. Ms. Murfitt (a native Kansan) is very proud to have been nominated for induction into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas. The original cast recording of COWGIRLS is distributed by Fynsworth Alley and Ms. Murfitt’s songs are published by Hal Leonard Publishing in five separate folios: “Cowgirls Vocal Selections”; “The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology, Volume 3” for both Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano/Belter; “Belter’s Book of Comedy Songs”; and “Musical Theatre Anthology for Teens.”