For several years I worked with Conservatory Theatre at the University of Central Florida in a partnership with Seaside Music Theater. Until it closed in late 2008, Seaside Music Theater brought professional theater of a rare caliber to Central Florida. I was present for the final few years of this company’s 26-year run for productions of Nine, South Pacific, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, White Christmas, and Peter Pan. I also conducted the company’s last major venture, a benefit concert performance of Les Miserables. Read the rest of this entry »