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PETER MICHAEL MARINO
(1965 - )Nationality: USA
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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
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)
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Deperately Seeking Susan Desperately Seeking The Exit Hollywood Nurses Late with Lance! SWAP: People Doing Other People's StuffDeperately Seeking Susan
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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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written And conceived by Peter Michael Marino
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Novello, London
2007
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Top of PageDesperately Seeking The Exit
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The ins and outs of putting on "Desperately Seeking Susan" the musical
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Monologue play
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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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the two lead female roles Are played by two Actresses. the other roles Are split up Amongst the other Actors And Actresses.
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Blackout 65 Productions
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Comedy
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Top of PageLate with Lance!
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Meet Lance. . .celebrity stalker and pathological musical theater fanatic. After a 15-year hiatus from the cabaret world, Lance is back in town with his own brand of variety talk show. This solo show/talk show spoof with a musical theater twist features original song parodies.
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Triple Crown Underground. New York, NY
25 Sep 2015
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Top of PageSWAP: People Doing Other People's Stuff
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How do you turn an old show into a new show? Have someone else perform it! SWAP brings artists & audiences together to experience the words of one performer performed by another performer. Only, the original performer won't know who the new performer performing their stuff will be. Got it? Great. Featuring the classic works of solos show artists Jamie Cummings, Lucas Brooks, Jenn Dodd, Darcy Burke & Michele Carlo. Hosted by Peter Michael Marino.
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This Theater. 154 W 29th St (Off 7th Ave.). New York, NY 10001
25 Sep 2014
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