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Music of the Night: Legacy Gala Brings Big Talent to Chester


The evening will feature performers by New York theater talent including Jason Michael Snow (Broadway: The Book of Mormon, South Pacific).Photo from Facebook
Broadway, Legacy Talent Performs at Black Tie Benefit Sept. 24

Sept 15, 2015- Branford CT – Branford-based nonprofit theater company Legacy Theatre is hosting their Fourth Annual Gala, sponsored by Connecticut's two-time Tony Award winning theater, Goodspeed Musicals.

"Music of the Night," a black tie event, featuring the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber, will be performed by singers from the Legacy Theatre and Broadway stage and supported by a 14-piece orchestra and will be presented at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre, 33 North Main St. in Chester, CT on Saturday, September 24, 2016.

Event sponsors include Goodspeed Musicals, Webster Bank, Secor, Cassidy and McPartland, and many generous individuals.

The evening will feature performances by New York theater talent including Jason Michael Snow (Broadway: The Book of Mormon; South Pacific) and Sasha Weiss (Jerry Springer: The Musical; Carrie), and Legacy's own Matt Harrison, Karl Gasteyer, Stephanie Stiefel Williams, Maggie Lieberman, and Keely Baisden Knudsen; with the orchestra led by Chad Hardin.

Audiences will also enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction before the show, as well as a live auction and dessert reception. Tickets are a $125 donation to support Legacy Theatre. Tickets and more information are available online at

http://www.LegacyTheatreCT.org or by calling (203) 208-5504. Sponsorships from $500 - $10,000 are also available.

About Legacy Theatre:

The Legacy Theatre purchased the historic 1903 Stony Creek Puppet House Theater in March 2013, making it only the third time to change hands in the theater's 110-year history. Since Legacy Theatre's acquisition, professionals have been working to obtain approvals and finalizing designs to outfit the building with a state-of-the-art theatre, fit to reflect it's heritage.

The Legacy Theatre is a professional theatre company that enhances the Connecticut shoreline's economy, educational opportunities and quality of life through live theatre and related programs. The Legacy strives to be a premiere arts house to ensure ongoing seasons of uplifting, inspiring, and challenging professional theatre and theatre training for all.

Since its inception, Legacy Theatre has been awarded grants from Branford Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, CT Trust for Historic Preservation and 1772 Foundation, New Alliance Foundation, and Department of Economic and Community Development, as well as hundreds of private foundations, corporations, and individuals.