Robert Armin served as Artistic Director of the Blairstown Theater Festival in Blairstown, New Jersey, during its year-long residence at historic Roy's Hall, a 95-year-old former silent movie theater.  For information about the company, check out the theatre's website.  The Blairstown Theater Festival's January 2007 production of Letters from the Inside was selected by the Star-Ledger as one of the top five new plays of the 2006-2007 New Jersey theater season.  August Wilson's Radio Golf was chosen the best play of the year. Kelli Ambrose, who played Mandy in Letters from the Inside, was selected as one of the top five Best Leading Actresses in a Play, losing out to Amanda Plummer in Summer and Smoke.  As they say, it's an honor just to be nominated!

Among the other concerts and productions presented by the Blairstown Theater Festival were Nancy Anderson singing early Broadway songs backed by the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey, Malachy McCourt and Jarlath Conroy in A Couple of Blaguards, the New Jersey premiere of I Am Anne Frank, concerts by cabaret performers KT Sullivan (Vienna to Weimar), John O'Neil ('So Kaye), Cris Groenendaal (Music of the Night), Jana Robbins (One Hell of a Ride! The Songs of Cy Coleman) and jazz pianist Bill Mays and his Inventions Trio (Fantasy for Cello, Trumpet and Piano), a solo evening of comedy and reminiscences by Malachy McCourt, and Betsy Palmer and Will Hutchins starring in A.R. Gurney's Love Letters.

Letters From The Inside, based on the award-winning novel by Australian writer, John Marsden. Kelli Ambrose (left) as Mandy and Gretchen Poulos (right) as Tracey.

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2007 AUDIO SAMPLER

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SELECTIONS

1. Hellertown Still River Band

2. A Little Attila (Tamerlan) KT Sullivan with Jed Distler, piano

3. Grandpa's Spells Bill Mays

4. Zip Jana Robbins with Doyle Newmeyer, piano

5. Carnegie Hall and Moon Landing Malachy McCourt and Jarlath Conroy

6. Too Many Miles From Broadway Nancy Anderson with the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey, Robert W. Butts, Musical Director

7. Ballin' the Jack John O'Neil with David Wolfson, piano

8. Phil the Fluter's Ball Jarlath Conroy

9. Merry Little Minuet Still River Band

10. I Am a Vamp KT Sullivan with Jed Distler, piano

11. Co-Dependent With You Cris Groenendaal with Sue Anderson, piano

12. Dusty Road Still River Band

13. Old Fashioned Girl Nancy Anderson with the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey

14. Medley: You Can Always Count On Me / Nobody Does It Like Me Jana Robbins with Doyle Newmeyer, piano

15. Letters from the Inside (Excerpt) Kelli Ambrose as Mandy

16. Music of the Night Cris Groenendaal with Sue Anderson, piano

17. The Cherry Tree Carol The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

18. I Remember Jenny Rose Baker & Danny Rothman with the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey

19. Tango Moonlight Duo (Katherine Hoover)

20. Mozart: Piano Concerto #23 – Third Movement The Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey featuring Sohyun Ahn, piano

21. Tchaikovsky (and Other Russians) John O'Neil and Robert Armin with David Wolfson, piano