| YORK THEATRE COMPANY'S "DESPERATE MEASURES" CONCLUDES THRICE-EXTENDED RUN DEC 31 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:07 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
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| FINAL WEEKS! THRICE-EXTENDED RUN CONCLUDES DECEMBER 31 THE HILARIOUS NEW MUSICAL DESPERATE MEASURES A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF CLEVER! WITTY! ROLLICKING FUN! PRESENTED BY THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH PAT FLICKER ADDISS AND CECILIA LIN & HU GUO LINCOLN CENTER TO TAPE ARCHIVAL VIDEO DECEMBER 22 JOIN THE YORK FOR HOLIDAY CHEER ON DECEMBER 24 MILESTONE 100TH PERFORMANCE IS DECEMBER 28! Final Weeks! The clever, funny and hilarious new musical Desperate Measures, with book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina) and music by David Friedman (Scandalous), presented by The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), in association with Pat Flicker Addiss and Cecilia Lin & Hu Guo, concludes its thrice-extended run on Sunday afternoon, December 31, 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. Desperate Measures will celebrate its milestone 100th performance on Thursday afternoon, December 28! Directed and choreographed by Bill Castellino and with music direction by David Hancock Turner, the six-member cast features Emma Degerstedt as Susanna/Sister Mary Jo, Gary Marachek as Father Morse, Lauren Molina as Bella Rose, Conor Ryan as Johnny Blood, Peter Saide as Sheriff Green, and Nick Wyman as Governor von Richterhenkenpflichtgetruber. Understudies are Anthony Festa, Celia Hottenstein, and Tom Souhrada. 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 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., 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 December 25 & 26 with special added matinees on Wednesday, December 27 and Friday, December 29 at 2:30 p.m. Desperate Measures will be filmed for posterity and for archival purposes by the Theater on Film and Tape Archive at Lincoln Center on Friday evening, December 22 at 8:00 p.m. Join the York Theatre Company for some Holiday Cheer on Christmas Eve, December 24 at 2:30 p.m. Complimentary holiday cocktails and light snacks will be served in the lobby prior to the matinee performance. Pre-show festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. Tickets for Desperate Measures are priced at $79.50 - $72.50 and may be purchased by calling (212) 935-5820 York Theatre Company Holiday Gift Cards are available for performances of Desperate Measures, or any production in the new year, by visiting the box office or calling (212) 935-5820, or online at www.yorktheatre.org 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 THE CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT DESPERATE MEASURES! "A delight...such a hoot! Wonderful!" The New York Times "Desperate Measures a delicious concoction...the funniest, most tuneful, non-stop, slam-bang best musical of our four-month-old season..." Broadway Select "Desperate Measures doesn't reinvent the wheel, but all told, it is a production of infinite jest and most excellent fancy." Theatermania "Desperate Measures Measures Up! The clever book and lyrics are by Peter Kellogg, and the music is by David Friedman...this team delivers a show that at the very least should enjoy a long life..." Huffington Post "Desperate Measures is mostly a fast, funny, tuneful entertainment that shines." Lighting and Sound America "Adorable, witty, tuneful, clever, hilarious, and unexpected." Times Square Chronicles "Director-choreographer Bill Castellino and his cast of six bring bountiful vigor and comedic élan to the production." Time Out "Desperate Measures is a fabulous off-Broadway show which should be on Broadway." Woman Working "Peter Kellogg's book and lyrics are made up of witty and clever rhymed couplets and David Friedman's music is a tuneful combination of foot-tapping country-western songs and Broadway ballads." Theaterscene.net "Hip, Hip, Hurrah for David Friedman's toe-tapping, hand-clapping, shoulder-shaking memorably hummable folksy melodies. Tony-nominated Peter Kellogg is a verbal virtuoso, a warlock of wordsmithery." Theater Pizzazz "Desperate Measures' wonderful cast, all of whom turn out both cracking and endearing performances." Stage Buddy "Desperate Measures can be inanely funny at times, entertaining at all times, and makes for a problem-forgetting two hours in the theatre-a tonic we all need! And isn't that what a musical comedy ought to be!" News Notes Dance "A rollicking good time. Spirited, and sprinkled with wit." DC Metro Theater Arts "This rambunctious musical is a blend of dialogue in clever, conversational verse (as well as traditional delivery), articulate (not highfalutin') lyrics, irrepressible comedy (from wry to adept slapstick), infectious tunes, and characters who are rarely as simple as they seem. GO." Woman Around Town "A clever, calculated crowd pleaser with a little bit of everything to make just about everyone happy or at the very least be entertained." Talk Entertainment "The most fun of the 2017-18 theater season, so far, is a new musical by David Friedman and Peter Kellogg at the York Theatre." The Culture Critic |
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