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On Friday, April 1, I had the pleasure of seeing the ACT of CT’s unique adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.  This 1971 musical that is primarily told through music with lyrics by Tim Rice has been redesigned and reinterpreted by the director, Daniel C. Levine who has incorporated elements of The Handmaid’s Tale into this adaptation. 

On Thursday, January 20, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal show that I have been waiting to see for about two years!   It was well worth the wait!  The ACT of Connecticut has struck gold with NICKEL MINES, an emotionally intense musical based on the true story of an Amish school shooting, perpetrated by an outsider, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006.  The use of song, interpretive dance, and dialogue are all combined to tell the story.  It is not presented in a s...

.@ACTofCT announced the cast for our world premiere production of the #new #musical #NICKELMINES centered around 2006 Lancaster, PA Amish schoolhouse shooting #powerful #thoughtprovoking #Broadway

.@ACTofCT announced the cast for our world premiere production of the #new #musical #NICKELMINES centered around 2006 Lancaster, PA Amish schoolhouse shooting #powerful #thoughtprovoking #Broadway

.@ACTofCT #Broadway #SmokeyJoesCafe #critic Jim Ruocco reviews "There are star turns. There are showstoppers. There are laughs. There are tears. There are playful and sexy bits that get the pulses racing"

On Friday, October 1, 2021, I had the pleasure of returning to the ACT of CT in Ridgefield, CT, to see yet another amazing performance, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ, a phenomenal show featuring the legendary music of songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who were the writers of many of the greatest rock n’ roll songs of the 1950s, songs that to this day remain among the greatest of all-time.  The excellent direction and choreography of Stephanie Pope Lofgren enhances the quality of this pro...