Testimonials

January 1, 2008

Dear Mr. Kerr:

On December 23 my family enjoyed your beloved version of A Christmas Carol. We hope you will make this an annual event at Christmas. We all loved what you have done to improve the conditions inside the theater and I have already told several of my friends about the performance and they all wished they could have seen it. I agree with the reviews in the local newspapers and we were all in the Christmas spirit when we left. The children actors were great and their voices were wonderful. We all look forward to seeing this again and again. Thank you for putting on this new musical. This Charles Dickens classic is one of my favorites.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mary Anne Ross

December 24, 2007

Good show. Thanks again for including all of us; everyone had a great
time. It definitely was a lot more hard work than I'm used to doing
as an amateur, but it really paid off and I learned so much. And you
brought out the best in our kids - they were amazing, backstage and on
stage.

Dan Garfinkel

December 24, 2007

Hi, Jay. Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the show. Like Cathy DeDe, I went home singing a few tunes. Congratulations and looking forward to the next one.

Jackie Keren

December 27, 2007

Jay & Lynne:

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We are so glad you ended up picking
Brendan as Tiny Tim. He had alot of fun and has been singing all
weekend from the great music you wrote. Jay you did a great job and
our whole family enjoyed it. Good luck with future performances!

Mark, Maria, Laura Rose, Chris & Brendan Dailey

September 4, 2007

Dear Jay,

Thank you for offering the Cabaret series this summer.  Judy and I attended Neva Small (interesting music and life), Kerri Lynn Jennings (exceptional!), Women by Women (unusual songs and three talents), and Songs of War and Peace (good choice for a closure).

We fully appreciate all that you have done to renovate, enliven, and commit to a new theatrical experience in Salem.  Your incredible talent at the piano, the variety of performers and the joie de vivre we all felt each time we attended are what Fort Salem Theater is now all about.

We look forward to next summer’s cabaret perhaps around Broadway Hits, songs of a country (like Ireland), Torch songs, Spirituals, Favorite Piano Pieces, Popular Duets, etc.

Sincerely,

Edward and Judy Hughe

Jesse Liebman, performer in Songs of War and Peace, September 2007

September 4, 2007

Dear Jay and Lynne (and all of Salem),

I am filled with too much gratitude possibly to express in this little card, but please accept it all the same.  Jay knows for sure how far I’ve come since the first time I sang in a [Princeton] Triangle show, and I believe I owe a lot of that journey to him. 

My stay up in Salem/Hebron was truly magical, and I thank you both for your generosity and for all the songs and laughs.  I hope to be back in the very near future.

Hope “Fall at the Fort” starts off well.

Yours,

Jesse

Re: Lynne Kerr in Songs My Husband Wrote

“After several hours have passed, and millions of other things have gone through my head, her performance endures with a shining clarity.  It was really, really a tremendous show.”

Stephen Trombley
October 13, 2007

Re: Lynne Kerr in Songs My Husband Wrote

“She was absolutely amazing.  She got a standing ovation and I cried three times!  Both she and Jay were just wonderful.  The cabaret is beautiful.  I felt like I was in an alternate universe where only the things that matter exist.  Very rejuvenating.”

Phila Broich
October 18, 2007

Sue Caputo, performer in Songs of War and Peace, September 2007

September 7, 2007

Jay & Lynne,

Thanks so much for a great theatrical experience! You guys are the best!

Love,

Sue Caputo

July 7, 2007

Dear Jay & Lynne,

Thank you so much for a wonderful evening,  You are truly putting your hearts into this endeavor and it shows in all you have created.

Our town is so lucky to have you as a part of it.  I am sure that you will see only success in the Cabaret and the Theater.

Let me know if there is anything I can do, you have my total support.

Thank you again,

Shelley Dean

Kimerer LaMothe, performer in LaMothe, Gee & Family, November 3

Dear Jay,

What a terrific experience we had last night.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to put together such a program and go for it! It was both a milestone and break through for us as a family and as individuals on so many levels. A night to remember, for sure. It will have been an important one...

We are delighted with what you are doing with the theater and cabaret; and amazed and grateful that we are able to be here, at the beginning, doing what we can to help it all come together. What a blessing for us! And we are looking forward to working together more... in the near future!

Enjoy the beautiful day,

Kimerer

July 9, 2007

Hello Jay & Lynne,

We want you to know what an enjoyable time we had at the Cabaret on Saturday night. The room was beautiful, dessert was delicious, and Neva Small was wonderful!  We’d say you have a hit on your hands!  Bravo.

We’ll surely be returning patrons and we’ll bring friends.  Thank you for bringing a little slice of heaven to our community.  Here’s to continued success.

Sincerely,

Liz & Bob Skinner

Mary Stout, performer in Mary Stout: Direct From Broadway, November 17

Dearest Jay and Lynne,

I had such a wonderful time! And I'd love to be considered aboard the Fort Salem express, if I might. I know you are just getting started, but I see such potential! Let's make some theatre in the future.

All my love,

Mary Stout