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In a quiet suburb of Pennsylvania, David Rapoport is a happily married man. But behind closed doors, he's engaging in a torrid affair with his mistress, Jennifer Snyder. Everything is perfect for David, until Jennifer reveals a secret that could ruin him.



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THE BAND'S VISIT, SPONGEBOB, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and More to Perform at Broadway in Photo THE BAND'S VISIT, SPONGEBOB, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and More to Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018

Broadway in Bryant Park will return this summer! The 2018 program will bring the best of Broadway together for free performances for six consecutive weeks from Thursday, July 12 to Thursday, August 16. New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple are invited to come at 11 a.m. every Thursday with perfo...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Photo Flash: The Cast and Crew of DESPERATE MEASURES Celebrates First Day of Rehearsa Photo Photo Flash: The Cast and Crew of DESPERATE MEASURES Celebrates First Day of Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2018

Beginning performances at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), for an open-ended engagement beginning May 30 with opening night set for June 13, Desperate Measures features: Gary Marachek (Eleanor) as Father Morse, Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages) as Bella Rose, Sarah Par...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 8 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 8
by Audition Roundup - July 08, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 8, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Brief 6/13: DESPERATE MEASURES Opens Off-Broadway, and More! Photo Brief 6/13: DESPERATE MEASURES Opens Off-Broadway, and More!
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2018

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Desperate Measures opens off-Broadway tonight, and more!...


Photo Coverage: DESPERATE MEASURES Takes Opening Night Bows Off-Broadway! Photo Photo Coverage: DESPERATE MEASURES Takes Opening Night Bows Off-Broadway!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - June 14, 2018

Desperate Measures is a hilarious new musical that tells the tale of Johnny Blood, a handsome young man whose life is in danger over a saloon brawl. Set in the early 1890's, Johnny must put his fate into the hands of a colorful cast of characters including a wily sheriff, an eccentric priest, a auth...


BWW Review: Problem Solved! Wild West Shakespeare Musical DESPERATE MEASURES is Hila Photo BWW Review: Problem Solved! Wild West Shakespeare Musical DESPERATE MEASURES is Hilarious and Tuneful
by Michael Dale - June 22, 2018

David Friedman and Peter Kellogg may be billed, respectively, as composer and bookwriter/lyricists of the rollickingly fun new musical comedy DESPERATE MEASURES, which has just moved from the intimate York Theatre to more spacious digs at New World Stages, but they can also add 'problem-solver' to t...


DESPERATE MEASURES Opens Tomorrow at New World Stages Photo DESPERATE MEASURES Opens Tomorrow at New World Stages
by Julie Musbach - June 12, 2018

Desperate Measures, now playing at New World Stages, opens tomorrow, Wednesday, June 13....


TV: Meet the Company of DESPERATE MEASURES- Plus Get a Sneak Peek! Photo TV: Meet the Company of DESPERATE MEASURES- Plus Get a Sneak Peek!
by Nicole Rosky - June 04, 2018

Beginning performances at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), for an open-ended engagement beginning May 30 with opening night set for June 13, Desperate Measures features: Gary Marachek (Eleanor) as Father Morse, Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages) as Bella Rose, Sarah Par...


DESPERATE MEASURES Begins Run at New World Stages Photo DESPERATE MEASURES Begins Run at New World Stages
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018

DESPERATE MEASURES, a musical comedy gone wild with music by David Friedman (Listen To My Heart), book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina), and directed by Bill Castellino (Cagney, Marry Harry), will play New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), it was announced t...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Photo Flash: Jamie Brewer Stops by Off-Broadway's DESPERATE MEASURES Photo Photo Flash: Jamie Brewer Stops by Off-Broadway's DESPERATE MEASURES
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2018

Desperate Measures, a new musical comedy gone wild with music by David Friedman(Listen To My Heart), book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina), and directed by Bill Castellino(Cagney, Marry Harry) is one of the most winning off-Broadway shows of the year. TV and current star of Amy and the Or...


TV: Yakety Yak, SMOKEY JOE's Is Back! Meet the Company and Catch a Sneak Peek Photo TV: Yakety Yak, SMOKEY JOE's Is Back! Meet the Company and Catch a Sneak Peek
by Nicole Rosky - July 01, 2018

They say the neon lights are bright off Broadway! The new production of Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller, begins preview performances on Friday, July 6 and officially opens on Sunday, July 22....


BWW Review: Problem Solved! Wild West Shakespeare Musical DESPERATE MEASURES is Hila Photo BWW Review: Problem Solved! Wild West Shakespeare Musical DESPERATE MEASURES is Hilarious and Tuneful
by Michael Dale - June 22, 2018

David Friedman and Peter Kellogg may be billed, respectively, as composer and bookwriter/lyricists of the rollickingly fun new musical comedy DESPERATE MEASURES, which has just moved from the intimate York Theatre to more spacious digs at New World Stages, but they can also add 'problem-solver' to t...


HARRY CLARKE, DESPERATE MEASURES, KPOP & More Win 2018 Off Broadway Alliance Awards! Photo HARRY CLARKE, DESPERATE MEASURES, KPOP & More Win 2018 Off Broadway Alliance Awards!
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2018

The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced the winners for the 8th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during t...


Who Won Big at the Drama Desk Awards? Full List! Photo Who Won Big at the Drama Desk Awards? Full List!
by Nicole Rosky - June 03, 2018

The time has come for the 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Michael Urie, June 3 (8:00 PM) at The Town Hall in Manhattan....


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


TV: The Neon Lights Are Bright Off-Broadway! Watch Sneak Peek of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE! Photo TV: The Neon Lights Are Bright Off-Broadway! Watch Sneak Peek of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE!
by Nicole Rosky - June 27, 2018

They say the neon lights are birght off Broadway! The new production of Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller, begins preview performances on Friday, July 6 and officially opens on Sunday, July 22....


TV: Watch Highlights of Conor Ryan, Lauren Molina & More in DESPERATE MEASURES Photo TV: Watch Highlights of Conor Ryan, Lauren Molina & More in DESPERATE MEASURES
by Nicole Rosky - June 19, 2018

Desperate Measures is currently playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), and features: Gary Marachek (Eleanor) as Father Morse, Lauren Molina(Rock of Ages) as Bella Rose, Sarah Parnicky (Show Boat at Houston Grand Opera) as Susanna/Sister Mary Jo, Conor Ryan ('...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


TV: Watch Highlights of Conor Ryan, Lauren Molina & More in DESPERATE MEASURES Photo TV: Watch Highlights of Conor Ryan, Lauren Molina & More in DESPERATE MEASURES
by Nicole Rosky - June 19, 2018

Desperate Measures is currently playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), and features: Gary Marachek (Eleanor) as Father Morse, Lauren Molina(Rock of Ages) as Bella Rose, Sarah Parnicky (Show Boat at Houston Grand Opera) as Susanna/Sister Mary Jo, Conor Ryan ('...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1 Photo Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 1
by Audition Roundup - July 01, 2018

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! ...


Video: Mike Stoller Chats About The Return Of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Photo Video: Mike Stoller Chats About The Return Of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2018

Over the course of a 61-year partnership, Jerry Leiber (d. 2011) and Mike Stoller created enduring classics in a variety of genres including rhythm & blues, pop, country, jazz, cabaret, and-perhaps most notably-rock & roll. Elvis Presley and the Coasters are only two of the many acts whose careers s...






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