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Stratford actor tackling two classic musical roles

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Mike Desmond
Published July 18, 2017 at 4:17 AM EDT
Cylla von Tiedemann/Stratford Festival
Laurie Murdoch (upper) as Sir Joseph Porter in "HMS Pinafore."

For the Stratford Festival this year, veteran stage, big screen and small screen performer Laurie Murdoch is Sir Joseph Porter in "HMS Pinafore" and Arvide Abernathy in "Guys and Dolls," two-well known roles in classic stage musicals. WBFO's Mike Desmond interviewed Murdoch in Stratford, ON.

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Performer Laurie Murdoch chats with WBFO's Mike Desmond about this summer's Stratford Festival.

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Mike Desmond
Mike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.
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