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Desperate Measures at International City Theatre

Dates: 2/19/2025 - 3/9/2025

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International City Theatre will showcase the Los Angeles premiere of Desperate Measures, a musical inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. With a score by David Friedman and a book by Tony nominee Peter Kellogg, the production follows Johnny Blood, who must navigate a lively group of characters as he seeks justice in a world rife with challenges. The show runs from February 19 to March 9, celebrating the theatre's 40th anniversary season filled with premieres.

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Cast and Creative Team for Desperate Measures at International City Theatre

Creative Team

caryn desai
Artistic Director
David Friedman
Composer
Peter Kellogg
Book and Lyrics
Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum
Playwright
Ronda Spinak
Playwright
Paul Slade Smith
Playwright
Wendy Graf
Playwright
Kate Hamill
Playwright

News About Desperate Measures at International City Theatre

Interview: Caryn Desai on ICT's 40th Anniversary Season of Premieres

February 21, 2025

International City Theatre (ICT) is opening its 40th Anniversary Season on February 21 with the Los Angeles premiere of the musical comedy Desperate Measures (inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure). The rest of the season features all premieres, something ICT is not usually known to do. I decided to speak with the theater’s Artistic Director caryn desai (sic) (pictured) about that decision and the challenges faced over the years.

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ICT is the resident professional theatre company of the City of Long Beach. Established on the campus of Long Beach City College in 1985, ICT moved to its current performing home, the Beverly O’Neill Theater at the downtown Long Beach Performing Arts complex in 1996. ICT’s mainstage season, combined with its carefully curated slate of education programs for children (PACT, Summer Youth Conservatory), young adults (free tickets to performances/talk backs, paid internships), families (Free Saturday Family Theatre), and seniors (transportation and free tickets), its programs have something to offer everyone from 4 to 104 and reach around 30,000 people annually. Explore the ways that you can support ICT’s commitment to presenting high quality productions and education programs to our diverse greater Long Beach community.

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