Original Cast of Desperate Measures - Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) (2018)

Desperate Measures, a new musical comedy gone wild 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), is one of the most winning off-Broadway shows of the year. Desperate Measures is a hilarious new musical that tells the tale of Johnny Blood, a handsome young man whose life is in danger over a saloon brawl. Set in the early 1890 s, Johnny must put his fate into the hands of a colorful cast of characters including a wily sheriff, an eccentric priest, an authoritarian governor, a saloon girl gone good, and a nun out of the habit as they all struggle to decide Johnny s fate. Laws are broken and hearts are won as they try to find justice in a world that often doesn t seem just. Sound familiar? Inspired by Shakespeare s Measure for Measure, the musical is a joyful, madcap comedy that also manages to ponder the nature of justice. Will the good guys pull off the greatest caper yet, or will Johnny be left hanging? One thing is certain...you will come out smiling.

Tracklist:
01. Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) - The Ballad of Johnny Blood
02. Conor Ryan - The Ballad of Johnny Blood (Reprise)
03. Peter Saide - That's Just How It Is
04. Nick Wyman - Some Day They Will Thank Me
05. Emma Degerstedt - Look in Your Heart
06. Emma Degerstedt - Look in Your Heart (Reprise)
07. Conor Ryan - It's Good to Be Alive
08. Conor Ryan, Gary Marachek, Peter Saide & Emma Degerstedt - It Doesn't Hurt to Try
09. Lauren Molina - It's Getting Hot in Here
10. Lauren Molina - It's Getting Hot in Here Playoff / The Ballad of Johnny Blood (Reprise 2)
11. Emma Degerstedt, Lauren Molina & Peter Saide - The Way That You Feel
12. Peter Saide - Stop There
13. Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) - In the Dark
14. Nick Wyman - What a Night!
15. Nick Wyman & Emma Degerstedt - About Last Night
16. Peter Saide - Stop There (Reprise)
17. Conor Ryan & Lauren Molina - Just for You
18. Conor Ryan & Lauren Molina - Just for You (Reprise)
19. Emma Degerstedt - What is This Feeling?
20. Nick Wyman - What a Day!
21. Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) - Life Takes You by Surprise
22. Conor Ryan - It's Good to Be Alive (Reprise)
23. Emma Degerstedt & Lauren Molina - It's a Beautiful Day
24. Company of Desperate Measures (Original Cast Recording) - Finale
25. Desperate Measures Orchestra - Bows / Exit Music