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PETER MICHAEL MARINO (1965 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: The Gersh Agency, NY |
Peter Michael Marino is a New York City native where he has worked extensively as a writer, director, producer and actor. He is the conceiver and librettist of the West End musical Desperately Seeking Susan, based on the film of the same name, and featuring the songs of Blondie. The show ran for two months at the Novello Theatre. Peter wrote and performed the title role in the critically acclaimed cabaret spoofs Lance Jonathan: All About Me!, and its sequel, More About Me!, which received the Backstage Bistro Award and was nominated for two MAC Awards. With Sheila Head he co-wrote Hollywood Nurses, an homage to the lesbian pulp novels of the 1950s. It had a sold-out Off-Broadway run and is currently in development for a new production. Peter directed and developed Ms. Head's motivational speaker spoof, Head Games at Ars Nova in New York City and IO West in Los Angeles. Together, they created the improvised cult show Character Witness, which ran for two years and led to the development of over fifty original character and its cable TV spin-off, The Uncle Charlie Show, which enjoyed a national following. Other directing and producing credits include premieres at NYC venues Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex, The Village Theater, The PIT, The American Globe Theater and Ensemble Studio Theater. As an actor, he has appeared in dozens of Off-Broadway, cabaret and regional productions. He provided the comic relief for over four years in the Off-Broadway smash STOMP. His voice has been heard on hundreds of television and radio commercials for very important beverages, banks, bands and perfumes. Peter Michael Marino is a member of Dramatist Guild of America
Plays by Peter Michael Marino
Deperately Seeking Susan | ||
| 1st Produced: | Novello, London | 2007 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69587 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written and conceived by Peter Michael Marino | |||||
Synopsis: | A musical based on the MGM film Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring the songs of BLONDIE. The story centers on Roberta Glass, a bored New Jersey housewife who seeks adventure through her obsession with personal ads and the mysterious Susan, a street-smart East Village drifter. When Roberta suffers a case of amnesia, she and Susan unexpectedly swap lives and are plunged into a world of jewel heists, magic shows and rock 'n' roll. The collision of Roberta and Susan's identities takes them on a wild journey of mystery, self-awareness, and true love-with both women discovering that you never know where your life is going, until something magical happens. | |||||
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Hollywood Nurses | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
Company: | Blackout 65 Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #78387 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | The two lead female roles are played by two actresses. The other roles are split up amongst the other actors and actresses. | |||||
Synopsis: | When the secret lives of young nurses Jenny Tyler and Suzanne Medford collide at Holly View Hospital, forbidden passions erupt into dangerous scandal. An homage to the lesbian pulp novels of the 1950s. | |||||
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