| YEEHAW, A SECOND EXTENSION! YORK THEATRE COMPANY'S "DESPERATE MEASURES" WILL NOW CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER 26 | |
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| YEEHAW, A SECOND EXTENSION! THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CECILIA LIN AND HU GUO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FOUR-WEEK EXTENSION OF DESPERATE MEASURES THE HILARIOUS NEW MUSICAL BOOK AND LYRICS BY PETER KELLOGG MUSIC BY DAVID FRIEDMAN MUSIC DIRECTION BY DAVID HANCOCK TURNER DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY BILL CASTELLINO NOW PLAYING THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2017 AT YORK THEATRE COMPANY AT SAINT PETER'S "A DELIGHT...SUCH A HOOT! WONDERFUL!" The New York Times New York, NY - (October 26, 2017) - YEEHAW, A SECOND EXTENSION! The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, in association with Cecilia Lin and Hu Guo, has announced an additional four-week extension of the New York premiere of the musical Desperate Measures, with book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina) and music by David Friedman (Scandalous). Desperate Measures will now continue through Sunday afternoon, November 26, 2017 at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue) where performances began September 19, 2017. Directed and choreographed by Bill Castellino (Marry Harry, Cagney) and with music direction by David Hancock Turner (The World Will Not Contain Us), the six-member cast features Emma Degerstedt (The Little Mermaid) as Susanna/Sister Mary Jo, Gary Marachek (1776) as Father Morse, Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages) as Bella Rose, Conor Ryan (john and jen) as Johnny Blood, Peter Saide (Skin Tight) as Sheriff Green, and Nick Wyman (Les Misérables) as Governor von Richterhenkenpflichtgetruber. In 1890, in a territory out West, Johnny Blood, a hot-tempered young cowboy is sentenced to hang for killing a man in a bar fight. His sister, a novice nun in a nearby mission, is persuaded to plead with a corrupt governor to spare her brother's life. The governor promises to pardon Johnny if his sister, the Sister, will 'do his bidding' for the night. Adding to the humorous complications are a hard-bitten sheriff, a voluptuous saloon girl and a priest who reads Nietzsche. The York Theatre Company opens its 2017-18 Season with Desperate Measures, the hilarious new musical with a nod to Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. It's funny, it's sexy, it's country, and it's a New York premiere with music by award-winning composer David Friedman and book and lyrics by two-time Tony nominee Peter Kellogg. The creative team includes James Morgan (set), Nicole Wee (costumes), Paul Miller (lights), Julian Evans (sound), Deb Gaouette (props), Carol Hanzel (casting), Joseph Hayward (associate director), and Kevin Maloof (production manager). The Production Stage Manager is Christine Lemme with Assistant Stage Manager Laura C. Nelson. Desperate Measures plays the following performance schedule: Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., Thursdays at 2:30 p.m.*, Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.* & 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (*Audience discussion follows the matinee performance.) Please note: There are no performances on Tuesday, October 31, Thursday afternoon, November 2 and Thursday, November 23 and Special Added Performances on Thursday evening, November 2 at 7:00 p.m., Sunday evening, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. and on Friday, November 24 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for Desperate Measures are priced at $72.50 - $79.50 and may be purchased by calling (212) 935-5820 York Theatre Company offers the York! Membership Program, an exclusive membership package for as low as $75.00-with elite benefits that include up to 35% off tickets to York Theatre Productions, exclusive Member pre-sale opportunities, 50% off on all lobby concessions, 20% off on all lobby merchandise, in addition to special Member-only receptions. The York also offers a York Plus! Membership Program with additional perks, including complimentary tickets to Mainstage productions and invites to several VIP-only presentations throughout the season. York Memberships can be purchased online at www.yorktheatre.org/membership, or by visiting the York Theatre Company Box Office (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue), or by calling the Box Office at (212) 935-5820 during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org # # # www.yorktheatre.org Twitter: @yorktheatrenyc www.facebook.com/yorktheatrecompany |
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