ADAM J. RINEER (he/him/they/them) is a Philadelphia/NYC based Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, and Music Director. As a creator and facilitator of music in theatre, Adam tells stories that examine “otheredness”, queer social norms, and teach empathy accessibly through a wide range of music styles. They are constantly looking to bridge musical theatre and popular music by combining the theatricality that exists in both worlds.
Their musicals include The Naked Truth (The Green Room 42, The West End Lounge), Obscene Lewd Lascivious and Filthy! (NAMT 15-minute Musical Contest Winner, The Latest Draft Podcast), A Trip To The Moon (The Maas Building), Ghosted (featured at NYMF), Sick Moves! (or The Dancing Plague of 1518), and BrandedTM!. Adam’s songs have been featured in “A Little New Music” (LA new musical theatre series) and New York Musical Festival concerts. They are a founding member of Theatre Now New York's National Musical Writers Group.
Adam also contributed songs to the second season of the award-winning web series Merce, one of which POZ Magazine named the 2017 World Aids Day Anthem.
Adam’s work as a Music Director and Pianist has taken them all over the Northeast Region including Prima Theatre, Gretna Theatre, Interlakes Summer Theatre, and various NYC cabarets and concert performances in addition to residency at the Bay View Music Festival in Michigan and Norwegian Cruise Lines as MD for For The Record: The Brat Pack. Adam will also be working on Goodspeed's upcoming production of South Pacific as the Associate Music Director.
Adam graduated with a B.A. in Music with an emphasis in Piano Performance from Millersville University. They are a third-year M.F.A. candidate in the George and Joy Abbott Musical Theatre collaboration program as well as part of the Graduate Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program at Temple University in Philadelphia. Adam is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild.
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