Victoria Bussert and the Music Theatre program she directs at Baldwin-Wallace University are legendary among agents in New York City. These normally jaded and unimpressed professionals wouldn’t think of missing her annual showcase in the city, where her students strut their stuff. Lately, every single graduate has been signed by an agent, an impressive accomplishment.
Now she’s mounting the first production of Follies in the Cleveland area in 25 years. She knows because she mounted the last one. Usually considered too large, complicated and challenging for University students, Bussert relishes the opportunity to put her talented students (and a few faculty) on stage. So many good students, in fact, that she’s double-casting the leads. Watch her engaging Cool Cleveland interview, complete with blackout, here.
It would be folly to wait. Get your tickets soon, as the production only runs 8 nights: November 8-11 and 15-18.