BWW Interviews: Director David Galligan Tells Us About S.T.A.G.E. Event, BROADWAY, MY WAY

This is our 29th year presenting STAGE, and we have a very rich history. Part of this year's STAGE concert will be a Remembrance of People Passed. We will pay homage to the stage careers of Ian Abercrombie, Paul Ainsley and Betty Garrett, long-time friends of STAGE. In Betty's case, she was a co-chair of the event for decades as well as an annual performer. We'll feature a series of film clips of their performances accompanied by Karen Culliver, a long-running Christine in Phantom of the Opera, performing "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," followed by 17 year-old Madison Claire Parks singing "Think of Me." Madison is the granddaughter of Betty Garrett, and the daughter of Karen Culliver and Betty's son Garrett Parks. Madison will be making her professional stage debut February 16 as Laurie in Musical Theatre West's production of Oklahoma being directed by Davis Gaines who, himself, logged more than 2,000 performances as the Phantom. He, too, will be performing in STAGE this year singing "Wunderbar" to 98 year-old Patricia Morison, the original Kate from Kiss Me Kate. So, we have the youngest and the most seasoned of STAGE performers featured in our production.