Millburn, NJ, is a 9.9 square mile township with a population of around 19,000. Because of its close proximity to Manhattan, Millburn is becoming a quickly growing community among young professionals. The township recently celebrated its sesquicentennial (150 years) in 2007. Notable residents of Millburn include actors John C. McGinley (also of ‘Scrubs’ fame) and Anne Hathaway, and stylist Rachel Zoe. Downtown Millburn is very idyllic and has many tasty eateries.
Millburn is home to the prestigious 1200-seat Paper Mill Playhouse, the state theatre of New Jersey and residence of the New Jersey Ballet. The Playhouse is one of the most acclaimed not-for-profit professional theatres in the US, attracting close to 300,000 people annually. With its great location (nestled in the woods along the Rahway River), as well as its focus on producing large scale shows, the theatre is like a Broadway Theatre thirty minutes from Broadway. Originally a paper mill until 1928, the Paper Mill Playhouse was one of the first theatres to begin the regional theatre movement in the United States. As we toured the theatre’s lobby filled with pictures from past shows, we were inspired to know that we would be performing on the same stage that had been graced by many stars, such as Betty Buckley, Barbra Streisand, Christine Ebersole, Kristen Chenoweth, Ann Miller, Bernadette Peters and a young Anne Hathaway.
We performed two great shows to sold-out audiences at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Our composer, Aron Accurso, attended one of our performances, and we were all happy to see him again after working with him last year in Berkeley. Aron is an extremely talented composer, conductor, lyricist and Broadway pianist, and I guarantee that you will be hearing his name one of these days at a future Tony awards ceremony.
Next stop – the Jorgensen Center at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. Until the next adventure…
Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine
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