"The Real (Desperate) Housewives of Columbia County Musical" March 7, 2013

WHERE AND WHEN:
March 7 to 28, 2013
Thursdays only at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM for dinner or drinks.
Laurie Beechman Theatre at West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd Street
Presented by Taconic Stage Company.
Tickets $25.00 (plus $15 drink or food minimum)
Box office: Brown Paper Tickets, 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/291419
Running time: one hour.

"The Real (Desperate) Housewives of Columbia County Musical" by Carl Ritchie (book, lyrics, director) and Wayne Moore (music) is a Coward-esque evening from the Taconic Stage Company upstate, which it took by storm in the summer of 2011. Thinly guised as the confessions of four 40-something women on reality TV, this four-character musical spotlights the culture-clash between spoiled, egocentric "weekender" women and their working class "townie" counterparts in a rural upstate community. The show has no reason but to delight, which it does with savvy performances, high-heeled lyrics and the poison of its cocktail-party chit-chat dialogue. To share it with a wider audience, Taconic Stage Company will present the piece in its NYC debut March 7 to 28 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street.