Michael Ross, managing director of the Westport Country Playhouse, told the Westport Rotary Club Tuesday the Playhouse has added 1,000 new first time season subscribers in advance of its five-play season opening May 5 with “The Liar,” a comedy by David Ives. He said for the first time, the Playhouse will have a three-week preview run of A.R. Gurney’s new play “Love & Money” beginning July 21 prior to its opening at New York’s off-Broadway Signature Theatre. During the run, to which no critics have been invited, Gurney and the producers will have an opportunity to make adjustments to the play based on audience feedback prior to its New York opening, he said. “It’s something new for us,” Ross said. CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Rev. Michael Lapsley, known as Father Michael, signs copies of his book, “Redeeming the Past,” for guests at the Westport Arts Center tonight. The Anglican priest active in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa said despite losing an eye and both hands in a letter bomb attack, he has managed to adapt and now devotes his life to the Institute for Healing of Memories which “seeks to contribute to the healing journey of individuals, communities and nations.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

Scenes from today’s fourth annual version of “Try to Remember” performed at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com

The Susan Malloy memorial display at the Westport Library includes a book for guests to write their memories of the late Westport artist, art patron, and philanthropist.  Library Executive Director Maxine Bleiweis said this is the second time the library has made a memorial display like this. “We did something similar to honor the memory of Paul Newman shortly after he died,” she said. “So many people want to express their affection publicly—this is an outlet for that.” She said the memorial book will be presented to the Malloy family. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

There was an opening reception tonight in the Westport Library’s Great Hall to mark the opening of the exhibit “Sherwood Island, 1975-2015: Photography by Larry Silver,” which runs through June 24. The display of photos by the internationally known photographer and longtime Westport resident is being held i conjunction with the reopening of the newly renovated Sherwood Island Pavilion at the state park in Westport. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Douglas Healey for WestportNow.com

Westport photographer Larry Silver checks the guest book comments tonight at the opening reception at the Westport Library for his exhibit “Sherwood Island, 1975-2015: Photography by Larry Silver,” which runs through June 24. Silver’s work is currently held in more than 29 museum collections, among them, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jewish Museum in New York City, Brooklyn Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Whitney Museum of Fine Arts, Yale University Art Gallery, New Britain Museum, George Eastman House and Smithsonian Museum of American Art, whose permanent collection includes “Sunset at Sherwood Island State Park,” which is part of the Westport Library exhibit. The New York Historical Society recently acquired for their permanent collection 57 of Silver’s New York images taken from 1949-1953, which will be exhibited in a one-man show in 2016. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Larry Untermeyer for WestportNow.com

This photo of a man barbequing next to an umbrella is the signature photo of “Sherwood Island, 1975-2015: Photography by Larry Silver,” which opened with a reception tonight at the Westport Library. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo by Larry Silver

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of “A Chorus Line,” original Broadway cast members including Play With Your Food Artistic Director Carole Schweid (3rd l.) were invited to a performance Thursday night of the sold-out new musical “Hamilton” at the Public Theatre in New York City where “A Chorus Line” originated. After their show, the cast of “Hamilton” sang a tribute to their ground-breaking predecessors and then both casts joined together to sing Marvin Hamlisch’s popular “What I Did for Love” Said Schweid: “Of all the ‘A Chorus Line’ celebration events I’ve attended over the years, this was by far the most moving for the actors. The show ‘Hamilton’ will change the face of the Broadway musical today the way ‘A Chorus Line’ did 40 years ago. It was just amazing.” Photo by Monica Simoes