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The new musical 'Just Desserts' brings a county fair baking contest to the stage

By Doug Doyle
Published January 24, 2026 at 3:16 AM EST
The cast of Just Desserts
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The cast of Just Desserts

A new musical titled Just Desserts opens in Manhattan next week. It’s set at a county fair in the Midwest where five contestants compete.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish caught up with the composer and lyricist…

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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