Barnum Festival Road
Show Review Hits a
High Note
The Barnum Festival
Road Show Review,
comprised of
professional and
amateur
entertainers, hits a
high note October
16th at
the St. Mark Parish
Center in Stratford.
The curtain goes up
at 7 p.m. at the
parish center
located at 500
Wigwam Lane. Tickets
are $10 each to
benefit the Barnum
Festival. The
cabaret style
theater features
bring your own food
and beverages with
soda and set ups
provided. For
reservations, call
Cecil, 203-372-4621.
Co-Chairs Mimi and
Peter Nelson as well
as Mary and Mike
Repko all of
Stratford have lined
up some great
talent.
The Road Show Review
features Pat
Lombardi of
Stratford, a Cabaret
Theatre regular, Dan
and James Moran,
both of Shelton,
winners of national
dance performance
contest and Katie,
Elizabeth and David
Bigley, a performing
brother and sisters
act. Katie has
auditioned on
Broadway.
Ruth Ann Bigley,
star of the national
tour show of Les
Miserables, is also
scheduled to
perform. A local
amateur act adopted
from the show, The
Sister Act, will
include Nelsen, Mary
Repko, Bonnie
Cagginello, Mary
Beth Bigley, Cecile
Furkiotis and Joan
Pruzynski. Former
Ringmasters Len
Berger and Charlie
Carroll are also
expected to take
part in the
performances.
The Review is an
offshoot of the
Barnum Festival?s
annual Road Show
that features
professional and
amateur entertainers
who perform at 23
nursing homes over
three days.
?It?s a great show
at a cheap price,?
Nelsen said.
?There?s some
outstanding
performers who will
grab the audience.
We guarantee that.? |
