Desperate Measures
York Theatre
at St. Peter's
September 19, 2017 - December 31, 2017
New World Stages
Stage IV
May 30, 2018 - October 28, 2018
Previews Began: September 19, 2017
Opening Night: October 1, 2017
Closing Night: October 28, 2018
Music: David Friedman
Lyrics: Peter Kellogg
Book: Peter Kellogg
In 1890, in a lawless territory out west, Johnny Blood, a hot-tempered young cowboy finds himself 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 hilarious complications are a hard-bitten sheriff, a voluptuous saloon girl and a priest who reads Nietzsche.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
The Ballad of Johnny Blood……………………….Company
The Ballad of Johnny Blood (Reprise)…..Johnny Blood
That’s Just How It Is…………………………..Sheriff Green
Some Day They Will Thank Me…………………Governor
Look in Your Heart…………………………………….Susanna
It’s Good to Be Alive……………………………Johnny Blood
It Doesn’t Hurt to Try………..Sheriff Green, Susanna,
Johnny Blood, Father Morse
It’s Getting Hot in Here…………………………..Bella Rose
The Way That You Feel………Susanna, Sheriff Morse,
Bella Rose
Stop There………………………………………..Sheriff Green
In the Dark………………………………………………Company
ACT TWO
What a Night!…………………………………………..Governor
About Last Night………………………..Governor, Susanna
Stop There (Reprise)………………………….Sheriff Green
Just for You……………………….Bella Rose, Johnny Blood
Just For You (Reprise)……….Bella Rose, Johnny Blood
What is This Feeling?…………………………………Susanna
Life Takes You by Surprise……………………….Company
It’s Good to Be Alive (Reprise)……………..Johnny Blood
It’s a Beautiful Day……………………Susanna, Bella Rose
Finale………………………………………………………Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Emma Degerstedt Susanna
Sister Mary Jo
Gary Marachek Father Morse
Lauren Molina Bella Rose
Conor Ryan Johnny Blood
Peter Saide Sheriff Green
Nick Wyman Governor von
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REPLACEMENTS
Anthony Festa
Celia Hottenstein
Sarah Parnicky Susanna
Sister Mary Jo
Tom Souhrada