CT Critics Talk about “Lifespan of a Fact,” “I Am My Own Wife” and “Godspell
CT. Critics Circle; Podcast #4 https://ctcritics.org/podcastfiles/CT-Theater-Talk-Ep04.mp3
Author: Two on the Aisle
Ever since I saw my first live theater performance -- at the ripe old age of 4 -- I've been hooked,. Since then I've been an avid theater goer and for more than 30 years, a theater critics. I'm a founding member of the Connecticut Critics Circle and a member of the Outer Critics Circle. In addition to a career in journalism, marketing and public relations -- and as a University instructor in those fields -- I have also performed in musicals and cabaret.
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