Tuesday, June 23, 2009
"Broadway by the Year"
Saturday was opening night for "Broadway by the Year" at Berkshire Theatre Festival. This show is not only entertaining but informative.
You can read all about it in a wonderful review by Frances Hall HERE which includes "(this show) is much more than the average musical review. An ensemble of talented singers/actors, Christiane Noll, Kerry O’Malley, and Scott Coulter, with musical director Ross Patterson at the grand piano, and host/writer Scott Siegel at a down left lectern, involve us in far more than a trip down memory lane."
Absolutely wonderful singing included with the most interesting tidbits of Broadway history.....make sure you don't miss this one !!
In spite of torrential rains that night, the opening was a great success with a sold out house.
My escort for the evening was my wonderful friend, Steve......
We caught up with some old friends at the party after the show. Tommy Schrider, who will be playing Einstein in "The Einstein Project", next up at BTF stopped by to say a few words. Here we are with Alexander, who has grown about 6 inches over the winter! The Countess saw Tommy in two plays in NYC over the winter as you regular readers might recall here and here.
Rebecca, Steve, and Tara from the BTF Development department were sure to be voted "Most Beautiful" that night !!
Kyle Fabel and James Barry who will be appearing in "The Einstein Project" posed with Katy, Kyle's beautiful wife....
Tyler and Emmy from BTF Company Management joined The Countess for a picture....
As the BTF party was winding to a close, I found Janine and told her I was taking her to Rumpy's Tavern for a late night drink. In spite of the pouring rain, we managed to drive to Lenox without any problems. Janine was introduced to Troy behind the bar.....
The fabulous Jess Hume came in for a visit. She will be headlining at Rumpy's soon.....
And we got to listen to Tony Lee Thomas and Jason Maley play some fantastic music before they head down south on tour.....
Whew!! What a night! The bad weather didn't spoil any of our fun. But will these rains ever stop?
Countess Bedelia 6/23/2009 09:36:00 PM