Jason Beil has written numerous short stories, countless songs, and a rock musical fantasy, The Other Side of Never. He has published the first two novels in his epic fantasy cycle, The Talisman War Trilogy. The first novel in the cycle, The Talisman of Faerie, was published in 2004 and translated into German in 2010 under the title Flucht Nach Faerie. The Second novel, The Sword of Kings, was published in 2010.
A trained vocalist and musician, Beil graduated from Millersville University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. He pursued musical theater in his twenties, appearing in productions such as Cabaret, Oklahoma, Some Like It Hot, and Jesus Christ Superstar. He previously sang with the holiday a cappella group, Occasional Singers. Until the end of 2015, he was the keyboardist of the popular east coast cover band HyJinx (aka Lovely Rita). He has since reunited with his very first band, The Rockadudes.
Beil has recently returned to acting and has appeared in local productions of 1984 (Martin), Heathers: The Musical (Ram’s Dad/Big Bud Dean/Coach Ripper), Jesus Christ Superstar (Annas), Peter and the Starcatcher (Lord Aster), Garfield: The Musical With Cattitude! (Jon Arbuckle), Heathers (Rams’ Dad – Again!!), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Robert Lemonteur), The Rocky Horror Show (Eddie/Dr. Scott), and Chess (Freddie Trumper).
Jason Beil 