John Douglas Thompson

(Ann) John Douglas Thompson ,one of our favorite actors, is starring in Richard III in Lenox MA's Shakespeare & Company this summer. Leslie and I will definitely see this play later in the summer but in the meantime I wanted to share this wonderful interview with our readers.

He is getting rave reviews for his performance as Richard, and last week it was announced that he will be playing MacBeth in NYC in the spring.

The New York Times called him one of the greatest actors of his generation and we agree!

CultureBuddies In Training at In The Heights

(Ann) The CultureBuddies love it when our kids see Broadway shows so we started a CB Scholarship Fund to help buy tickets. The latest kids to take advantage of the fund were Sarah (Ann's daughter) and Josh who saw and loved In the Heights last night. See their Broadway caricature below.
Corbin Bleu - one the heartthrobs in the High School Musical movies - plays the role of Usnavi originated by the show's author Lin Manual Miranda. This is such a fun show with great music and dancing that it would be hard to imagine anyone not liking this show. It's on tour throughout the U.S. right now and Lin is playing the lead in the Los Angeles production.