

The retrospective revue reveals itself through the lives of a fictitious married couple, over the course of the past four decades. The musical numbers are performed as a chronology of the times, and are annotated with cultural milestones, and events shaping Country Gate’s evolution. The large cast includes many Country Gate veterans as well as a large contingent of newcomers to the theatre.
The most longevity, among the cast, is shared by Sal Marchello, of White Township and Bill Scurato, of Harmony Township. The two were involved in the charter production of the group, Never Too Late, in 1972. Other seasoned performers include: Frank Delmore, of Wind Gap; Rosemary Kumma, of Phillipsburg; Debbie Lockwood, of Hackettstown; Brenda Kull, of Oxford; Marilou Tshudy, of Belvidere, and JoAnn Mazza, of Stroudsburg.
Other adult cast members include: Jill Erwin, of Belleville; Joyceann Raffa, of Belvidere, Brian McAfee of Bethlehem, Gwenn O’Donnell, of Annandale, Judy Perry, of Milford; Scott Reyes of Hackettstown, Chelsea Scurato, of Wind Gap, Juliet Dunham of Pocono Pines; Dave Miller, of Trexlertown; Vinny Foti, Stewartsville; Becki Lieberman, of Pen Argyle; Allison Buntemyer, of Washington; and Roy Bjellquist, of Phillipsburg. The Easton environs is represented in the show by Shari Lee, Maria Stein, Deb Jacoby, Tom Korp, Pete Lake, as well as Gary and Beth Crivellaro.
The production also utilizes an energetic youth ensemble which includes Betsy Mazza, of Stroudsburg, Scott Crivellaro of Easton, as well as, Alyssa Glueck, Jenney Tammera, Keri Race, Jenna Tshudy, Carolyn Wilkerson, Alicia Stemler, Hannah Yeley, and Nicole Palmasano, all of the Belvidere area.
The show is under the direction of Gina Scurato, of Harmony Township, with musical direction by Tierney Jory, of Bangor.
All seats for The Music of Our Lives: Country Gate at 35 are reserved at $15. and are available by calling Country Gate at (908) 475-1104 or by logging onto the theatre website at www.countrygate.org