ACT Benefit Performance and Gala set for May 5 in Ridgefield

 

ACT – A Contemporary Theater of Connecticut will hold its first benefit gala on May 5th at 7:30pm at the spectacular Vinoly home in Ridgefield. The evening will include an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, a silent and live auction, and special performances by Broadway stars.

Incredible performances by major stars will include;

Stephen Schwartz (composer of Broadway shows Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Rags, and Children of Eden) 

Aaron Tveit (Broadway's Next to Normal, Catch Me if You Can, and Hairspray, as well as TVs“Grease Live” and “Graceland”)

Lindsay Mendez (Broadway's Wicked, Godspell, Grease, and Significant Others) Kara Lindsay (Broadway's Wicked and Newsies)

Money raised through ticket sales and auction items will be used to renovate the ACT theatre on the old Schlumberger property, as well as to launch youth programs and mainstage productions, which will further elevate the arts and music in Ridgefield and surrounding communities.  The ACT founders and Board of Directors anticipate a spectacularly entertaining and memorable evening. Please visit www.actofct.org to purchase tickets. ACT is a 501(c)(3) organization.

About ACT of Connecticut

A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) of Connecticut will take over the famous Schlumberger auditorium adding to the community’s anticipated cultural center that will span 30 acres of the former Schlumberger property. Produced and led by two accomplished theater professionals, this contemporary theater is likely to be the regional theater destination theatergoers choose. ACT will present limited engagement runs of well-known Broadway plays and musicals, as well as world premiere plays and musicals by the next generation of writers and composers. The theater company is expected to produce four shows per year, with each show including Broadway professionals and Ridgefield’s professional actors and actresses. In addition to fully produced, main stage productions, the producers will launch youth education classes, camps, workshops, and a conservatory program for high school students. ACT brings yet another level of artistic professionalism to Ridgefield along with the world renowned Aldrich Museum, The Ridgefield Guild of Artists, and The Ridgefield Playhouse.

ACT co-founders, Katie Diamond and Daniel C. Levine can be reached via email at actconnecticut@gmail.com. Please visit www.actofct.org for more information.