After acclaimed runs in the UK and Australia, writer/performer Peter Michael Marino returns to NYC with his comic autopsy on his $6 million West End musical fiasco DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN in DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT. Directed by Obie Award winner John Clancy, it will be performed Sunday, July 28 at The Triple Crown Underground.
In 2007, American playwright Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the film DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN featuring the music of Blondie. It opened on London's West End...and closed a month later. DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT offers a behind-the-scenes peek at how this £4 million musical was made and unmade: hatching the idea, deals with MGM, Debbie Harry and even Madonna; the workshops, the previews, the scathing reviews and the closing night. Once you're in, there's no way out!
Peter Michael Marino is a writer, actor, director and teacher. He received the 2010 and 2011 Backstage Reader's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Teacher for his acclaimed "Flying Solo" classes at The PIT. He also received the Back Stage Bistro Award for his cabaret spoof, LANCE JONATHAN: MORE ABOUT ME! He is the co-writer of the lesbian pulp homage HOLLYWOOD NURSES. He has directed and developed shows with Delilah Dix (Ars Nova, Laurie Beechman Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe), Mark Giordano's Mad Man (The PIT), Sheila Head's Head Games (IO West, Ars Nova), and Alicia Levy's Chickapalooza (The PIT, Ars Nova). As a performer, he appeared in STOMP for five years off-Broadway and on tour, as well as in numerous regional productions and workshops.Videos