UPCOMING PROJECTS:
The Jo Lynn Butterfly Country Hour
of Sunshine Christmas Special
Fred returns to the stage this December for Angela’s Di Carlo’s all new country-fed holiday treat! He joins an all-star downtown cast to portray an Evil Wizard, a hillbilly, a fashion journalist and more. Come for the much needed laughs! Yeehaw!
CRITICAL PRAISE for “Bedbugs!!!”
“This is all way over-the-top but it works because of Fred Sauter’s excellent book and lyrics as well as Paul Leschen’s catchy music (16 hard-rockin’ songs). The brainchild of both artists, this show is original as it gets. ”
“Bedbugs!!! builds upon every preceding scene sturdily enough to suggest that librettist-lyricist Sauter could pursue an alternate career as an architect if he so chose.”
“Leschen and Sauter succeed in producing a refreshingly hummable and sturdily crafted score – a rarity in the contemporary pop/rock canon.”
“A theatrical blast of fresh air… The sci-fi slapstick tradition of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Rocky Horror Show” is alive and well and, now, six-legged.”