Jerry Dixon (Serge Nivelle) |
Wouldn’t it be such divine fun to have one of our local
musicals headlined by Mario Cantone as the lead? Alas – I’ve been informed by a
close source that Mario would rather not work that much and if he does work, he
goes for big bucks to make it “count.”
Who’s my “in the know”? Why, it’s his husband, the new
artistic director of Village Theatre: Jerry Dixon! He’s a pretty good source!
SGN got to sit down with Mr. Dixon to have an extensive and
wide-ranging chit chat about the shape of Musical Theater and what might be
coming down the pike. Mr. Dixon is a powerfully intellectual thinker with deep
appreciation for the collaborative art that is theater and few limits on
visions for the kinds of people he’ll meet as a new ambassador for Village work
in the future.
SGN spoke to Dixon…. Ok, I’m switching to “I” and “Jerry”…. Here
is a little primer on Jerry Dixon: Wikipedia says he is an “actor, director,
lyricist, choreographer, and composer best known for his work on the Broadway
stage.” He married Mario Cantone in 2011, having been constant companions for
20 years by then!