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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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Showtime to End WEEDS With Hunter Parrish
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2012

Variety reports that Showtime has canceled its long-running series WEEDS. The half-hour comedy from Lionsgate first aired on the cable network in 2005 and features Broadway vet Hunter Parrish. The upcoming eighth and final season of the show is currently in production and is set to air July 1....


Powers and Gurwin Star in Little by Little Concert, 9/25
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2006

Little Women stars Danny Gurwin and Jenny Powers will reunite for a one-night-only concert version of Little By Little, which will play Monday, September 25th at 8:00pm at Makor ...


NYMF Tix Now On Sale to Members; General Sale Starts 9/1
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2006

Starting today, tickets to NYMF shows are available to NYMF members; they go on sale to the general public on September 1st...


Dorothy Marcic Presents WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE OR OTHER DESPERATE MEASURES at Upstairs Theater at the Bleeker Street Theater this Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2012

Dorothy Marcic (SISTAS, RESPECT) brings her newest musical, What We Do For Love Or Other Desperate Measures, to the Upstairs Theater at the Bleeker Street Theater (45 Bleeker Street) on Wednesday, June 13th (7PM) for six performances as part of the 4th annual Planet Connections Festivity....


48 HOURS Takes Top Spot in Key Demos for Saturday Night
by Tyler Peterson - February 12, 2013

48 HOURS: 'Desperate Measures' was Saturday's #1 primetime program in households, viewers and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Feb. 9, 2013. 48 Hours also posted its season-high delivery in viewers, matched its season high in adults 25-54 and matched its second-best ...


Patti Murin and Hinton Battle Among Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards Nominees; Ceremony 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012

The nominations have been announced for the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity's 2012 Awards Gala, taking place tonight, July 29 at 7:30pm at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (405 W. 55th Street). Among the nominees are three-time Tony Award-winner Hinton Battle (for directing & choreographing W...


Patti Murin and Hinton Battle Among Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards Nominees; Ceremony 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2012

The nominations have been announced for the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity's 2012 Awards Gala, taking place on Sunday, July 29 at 7:30pm at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (405 W. 55th Street). Among the nominees are three-time Tony Award-winner Hinton Battle (for directing & choreographing...


Florida Studio Theatre Opens PERFECT WEDDING in the New Gompertz Tonight, 8/8
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2012

Perfect Wedding opens tonight, August 8 at Florida Studio Theatre by Robin Hawdon. Perfect Wedding is the third show of the summer season and also the opening show in The New Gompertz Theatre....


Showtime to End WEEDS With Hunter Parrish
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2012

Variety reports that Showtime has canceled its long-running series WEEDS. The half-hour comedy from Lionsgate first aired on the cable network in 2005 and features Broadway vet Hunter Parrish. The upcoming eighth and final season of the show is currently in production and is set to air July 1....


Erik King of 'Dexter' Joins Cast of Vineyard's 'Wig Out!'
by Faetra Petillo - August 22, 2008

Actor Erik King, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's 'Dexter,' is set to join the cast of Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play WIG OUT! beginning previews September 10 prior to its official press opening September 30 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street)....


CBS Airs 48 HOURS: DESPERATE MEASURES Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 09, 2013

'Just didn't understand why, why they're like this at all. Such great people. You know, they're - now they're gone,' Eric Koula says in an interview with 48 HOURS: 'Desperate Measures,' to be broadcast tonight, Feb. 9 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network....


STAGE TUBE: Jenny Powers and Matt Cavenaugh on THE TODAY SHOW
by Stage Tube - July 12, 2012

On The Today Show July 12, Broadway's Jenny Powers sang Kathie Lee Gifford and David Friedman's most recent collaboration, 'You Do The Impossible,' on the 'Everyone Has a Story' segment honoring triathlete and cancer survivor Molli Serrano. Powers' husband and fellow Broadway star Matt Cavenaugh joi...


Dorothy Marcic Brings WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE TO Bleeker Street Theater, 6/13
by Nicole Rosky - May 24, 2012

Dorothy Marcic (SISTAS, RESPECT) brings her newest musical, What We Do For Love Or Other Desperate Measures to the Upstairs Theater at the Bleeker Street Theater (45 Bleeker Street) on Wednesday, June 13th (7PM) for six performances as part of the 4th annual Planet Connections Festivity. The cast wi...


von Essen, Powers, King, Etc. to Take 'Measures' at NYMF
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2006

Max von Essen, Jenny Powers, Nick Wyman, Ginifer King and more will headline the cast of the new musical Desperate Measures, running as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival from September 12th through 24th at the 45th Street Theatre...


BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway's DESPERATE MEASURES an OK Musical at the OK Corral
by Jacques Lamarre - July 09, 2012

Wild West take on 'Measure for Measure' shows the play's the thing....


VIDEO: Psy Performs on MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS; Full Winners List Announced!
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013

Psy brought an explosive performance of his new single 'Gentleman' On last night's MUCHMUSIC Video Awards on Fuse. Check it out below!...


People's Light Presents HATCHETMAN, Closes 7/17
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2011

People's Light & Theatre presents Hatchetman, by David Wiltse. It runs June 15 - July 17, 2011 on the Steinbright Stage. Steve Umberger directs. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org. Hatchetman is support...


Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. Presents UNCLE BOB, Opening 6/13
by Kelsey Denette - May 20, 2013

Mary-Arrchie Theater Co. is excited to announce that on it's 27th Anniversary, Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 8 p.m. it will open a production of Austin Pendleton's Uncle Bob. It will run Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m.and Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $25. There will be previews on June 11 and 12 at ...


People's Light Presents HATCHETMAN, 6/15-7/17
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2011

People's Light & Theatre presents Hatchetman, by David Wiltse. It runs June 15 - July 17, 2011 on the Steinbright Stage. Steve Umberger directs. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org. Hatchetman is support...


Lee Strasberg Institute and the Clifford Odets Ensemble Present LOVELAB, Now thru 12/8
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2012

The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (www.strasberg.com) will present LOVELAB by playwright Lila Feinberg, who is the first recipient of The Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission. The Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission is an annual playwriting commission that encourages early career p...


Dorothy Marcic Brings WHAT WE DO FOR LOVE TO Bleeker Street Theater Tonight, 6/13
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2012

Dorothy Marcic (SISTAS, RESPECT) brings her newest musical, What We Do For Love Or Other Desperate Measures to the Upstairs Theater at the Bleeker Street Theater (45 Bleeker Street) tonight, June 13th (7PM) for six performances as part of the 4th annual Planet Connections Festivity. The cast will in...


Photo Flash: NYMF's Desperate Measures
by Linda Lenzi - September 21, 2006

The NYMF show Desperate Measures, which sets Shakespeare's Measure for Measure in the Wild West, opened on September 12 and runs through September 24, 2006 at the 45th Street Theatre ...


Desperate Measures, with von Essen, Powers, Plays NYMF
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2006

The New York Musical Theatre Festival will present the NY premiere of a new musical Desperate Measures, with performances to begin on Tuesday, September 12...


DESPERATE WRITERS To Close June 25
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 20, 2011

The Off-Broadway comedy Desperate Writers will play its final performance at the Union Square Theatre (100 East 17th Street at Park Avenue South) on Saturday, June 25 at 8pm. ...


OUR BETTERS Set to Open Shaw's 2013 Season
by Kelsey Denette - April 02, 2013

The curtain rises tomorrow on the Shaw Festival's 52nd season when W. Somerset Maugham's glittering satire Our Betters begins previews at the Royal George Theatre. Morris Panych brings his usual directorial panache to this brilliant "take no prisoners" portrait of marriage - where English estates an...






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