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Q&A: NCHS Theatre’s ‘The Music Man’ Opens March 9

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New Canaan High School Theatre’s winter musical, “The Music Man,” opens March 9 (tickets here). We put some questions to two people involved in the production—NCHS senior Andrew Dooley, who plays the lead role of Harold Hill, and Kate Simone, a 2005 NCHS graduate and professional actress who is directing the show. Here’s our back-and-forth. New Canaanite: What led New Canaan High School Theatre to choose “The Music Man” for its winter musical this year? Kate Simone: The high school chose to produce The Music Man because it’s an American classic and it’s always a crowd pleaser.

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Podcast: Kate Simone and New Canaan High School Theatre’s ‘Oklahoma!’

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This week on 0684-Radi0, our free podcast (subscribe here in the iTunes Store), we talk to Kate Simone, a 2005 New Canaan High School graduate and professional actress who recently moved back to town and is making her directorial debut with NCHS Theatre’s winter musical—“Oklahoma!”—which will be performed via livestream on March 18, 19 and 20. Here are recent episodes of 0684-Radi0: