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Man of La Mancha

Having a blast performing in an amazing production of Man of La Mancha at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT.  To be in the hallowed halls where many of the greatest actors performed is quite the thrill. Pictures line the walls with the founders, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.  Their performance picture of Ancestral Voices with Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, and Matthew Broderick. A who's who of generations of theatre performers. A night of Sondheim with Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, and Kristin Chenoweth.

This is a special production as the musicians are on both sides of the balcony as part of the show giving the audience the thrill of what we do up close.  Then there's the all star cast of great ethnic diversity.
Lead-Philip Hernandez as Don Quixote who you may know from many TV series over the years.
Philip Hernandez IMDB

Philip's performance every rehearsal and every performance is amazing and moving.

Gisela Adisa http://iamgisela.com as Aldonza is also amazing!

The show is running now through Oct 13th and seats are selling out fast.  Hope to see you there!
Come over and say "hello" after the show.

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