Desperate Measures is a new musical comedy 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). Desperate Measures is currently playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), for an open-ended engagement. The show won acclaim with Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards this season including Best Musical, Best Music, and Best Lyrics. The show tells the tale of Johnny Blood, a hotheaded young cowboy who has been sentenced to hang for killing a man in a bar fight. When his sister, Susanna, a novice nun in a nearby Franciscan mission, pleads with the Governor for his life, the Governor offers to pardon Johnny on the condition that Susanna sleep with him. The sheriff proposes to Susanna a scheme in which she will appear at first to give in to the Governor's demands, but then, under cover of darkness, switch places with one of the saloon girls.

Tracklist:

The Ballad of Johnny Blood Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) 2:28
The Ballad of Johnny Blood (Reprise) Ryan, Conor 0:38
That's Just How It Is Saide, Peter 2:02
Some Day They Will Thank Me Wyman, Nick 3:04
Look in Your Heart Degerstedt, Emma 1:52
Look in Your Heart (Reprise) Degerstedt, Emma 1:49
It's Good to Be Alive Ryan, Conor 2:37
It Doesn't Hurt to Try Conor Ryan, Gary Marachek, Peter Saide, Emma Degerstedt 1:57
It's Getting Hot in Here Molina, Lauren 2:07 1
It's Getting Hot in Here Playoff / the Ballad of Johnny Blood (Reprise 2) Molina, Lauren 0:37 1
The Way That You Feel Emma Degerstedt, Lauren Molina, Peter Saide 2:42 1
Stop There Saide, Peter 2:49 1
In the Dark Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) 4:07 1
What a Night! Wyman, Nick 0:41 1
About Last Night Emma Degerstedt, Nick Wyman 1:59 1
Stop There (Reprise) Saide, Peter 0:27 1
Just for You Conor Ryan, Lauren Molina 1:48 1
Just for You (Reprise) Conor Ryan, Lauren Molina 0:47 1
What Is This Feeling? Degerstedt, Emma 3:39 2
What a Day! Wyman, Nick 1:28 2
Life Takes You By Surprise Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) 2:37 2
It's Good to Be Alive (Reprise) Ryan, Conor 1:16 2
It's a Beautiful Day Emma Degerstedt, Lauren Molina 2:35 2
Finale Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) 1:32 2
Bows / Exit Music Desperate Measures Orchestra 2:11

UPC: 190758739427
Label: Sony Masterworks
Release Date: 8.10.18
Format: CD

Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) (CD)