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Black Tie International:
"Desperate Measures"
Photos By:
Rose Billings/Blacktiemagazine.com
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Nightlife with Rose Billings
“Desperate Measures”
Off-Broadway
A Huge
Hit
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Actor Conor Ryan kicks up his heels and tosses his hat
in a crowd-pleasing rip-roaring hysterical performance as
the Johnny Blood cowboy character
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The
supremely talented, entertaining, joyous and loveable
six-member cast
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David
Friedman, 2018 Drama Desk
Award winner for outstanding music for “Desperate Measures”,with
Olivia Edward, the adorable 11-year old star of “Better
Things” on FX; Filipina Broadway star Lea Solanga (Hamilton,
Wicked) who plays Erzulie , the
Goddess of Love in TONY-award winning “Once on this
Island”;
Badeine Magaziner, NYC kids’ theatre teacher; and 6-time
Ballroom World champion
Victoria Regan
TONY-award winning actor theatre
composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor, with
famous psychologist Dr. Judy Kuriansky, involved with the
play
Producer Pat Addis with actor Nick Wyman, as the Governor
with jaw-dropping French farce moves that delight
David Friedman with Dr. Judy Kuriansky,
having fun admiring Jeanne
Gnuse’s cowboy boots worn specially for the Wild West
theme
Actors Peter Saide, as the law-abiding
Sheriff, with Sarah Parnicky, as the novice nun, who both
make a heart-warming and endearingly transformation in the
play. Sarah makes a stellar off-Broadway debut and Peter
sang show-stoppers despite a broken nose
Love doctor Dr. Judy approves of the love story between
lusty saloon girl Bella Rose brilliantly played by Lauren
Molina and charming cowboy Johnny Blood portrayed by
side-splitting show-stopping Conor Ryan
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Lauren
Molina with
her mom, a
dancer,
proud as
punch that
her daughter
can play
sexy or
serious and
is living
her dream
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Psychologist Dr. Judy appreciates how mothers support their
children, here with Conor Ryan and his mom who relishes his
success and exposed him to the cowboy theme early in his life so
this role fits like a boot (not glove)
Actor Gary Maracheck, whose
hysterical drunken priest questioning God, says doing this role is
the most fun he’s had in 40 years in the business, with his adoring
wife
Sara Parnicky with
the love doctor Dr Judy who loves how she plays the love ingénue
Fans
line up to pose in “jail” outside the theatre doors
The
brilliant award-winning team of David Friedman (music)
and Peter
Kellogg (book, lyrics)
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Executive Producer and company manager Ken Denison with
Sarah Parnicky
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Nick Wyman and international composer and musician Russell Daisey
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Production team: (front) Wynette Klausner, Bill Castellino,
Mary Cossette, Pat Addis, David Friedman (back) Ken Denison,
Peter Kellogg
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“Desperate Measures” off-Broadway huge hit
Story
By:
Dr.
Judy Kuriansky
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Shakespeare meets the Wild West in a raucously funny and
heart-warming off-Broadway musical “Desperate Measures,”
that opened last night to cheering audiences. The Drama
Desk winner that got rave reviews, including by the New York
Times, plays at the New World Stages. Alluding to the
Bard’s “Measure for Measure,” a hot-blooded cowboy is set to
hang but his soon-to-be-a-nun sister tries to get him out of
jail. Audiences delight: “The best night of non-stop
laughter” ”So clever” “Can’t get the songs out of my head”
“You must see this play for the most fun and joyous time.” |
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