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"Having been born in Venezuela, although I was raised in East Hampton, I have maintained a close connection to my birth country - I still have family and friends there," Esperanza Leon explained. "I have felt powerless witnessing the drastic decline, the nightmare that Venezuela is living."

"The plan is to open before Memorial Day," Taylor Rose Berry revealed.

"I chose the title East Meets West because there are four Sumi E (oriental brush painting) artists in the show," Ursula Thomas reflected.

"The first duck farm, Atlantic Duck Farm, opened on Long Island in Speonk in 1858; however, raising ducks did not take hold until the Pekin duck breed arrived from China in 1873. Due to Long Island's waterfront properties," Dr. Van Scoy noted.

Man of La Mancha will no doubt be remembered as the first success of what will be many musicals to follow.

"The most memorable benefit performance I have done is something on a much smaller scale," Casey, who has headlined many, many benefit shows, revealed.

"It is an undeniable fact about Man of La Mancha that if the star does even a passable job of the show's anthem, The Impossible Dream, the evening is worth any reasonable price of admission," Anita Gates said in a 2007 review.

"We have another monster line up for everyone," Joseph Vecsey shared. "You can see that in everyone's credits."

"I was putting a Foreigner type band together. The timing was perfect," Kochanski said about the band's founding three years ago.

"It's a great way to celebrate spring with laughter and music, and working together with my fellow arts organizations!" Tracy Mitchell relayed.