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Gerald Freedman & Vicky Bussert, Dave Malloy and Chautauqua Institution

Gerald Freedman - third from right on windowsill with glasses w/ West Side Story creative team(1957)c.Martha SwopeNYT
Gerald Freedman - third from right on windowsill with glasses w/ West Side Story creative team(1957)c.Martha SwopeNYT

Dee Perry shares her conversation with former Great Lakes Theater artistic director Gerald Freedman and his protege Vicky Bussert. Plus we meet a rising star of New York theater who's originally from Lakewood - Dave Malloy - creator of the off-Broadway hit Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. And we hear from the president of The Chautauqua Institution - Tom Becker - who comes to Cleveland tonight to speak at South Franklin Circle.Gerald Freedman, director

Victoria Bussert, director

Dave Malloy, playwright/composer

Tom Becker
, president of the Chautauqua Institution

Dave DeOreo is coordinating producer for Ideastream Public Media’s arts and culture team.