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eymooners’ favor: the fact that the original show only ran for 39 episodes (not counting the lost episodes or sketches); the show’s incredible popularity af- ter six decades; and turning it into a musical comedy. The idea of the show moving on after its run in Millburn may be in the back of everyone’s minds, but they’re focused on Paper Mill run now. For Mastro, this year represents a return to focusing on his own acting career. The Albany, New York native has been in his share of shows on Broadway (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Barry- more, Side Man, Mama Mia! and West Side Story to name a few). Just before rehearsals began for The Honeymooners, Mas- tro had a role in the upcoming Barry Levinson film (still untitled at press time) at HBO about the Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky case at Penn State. Mastro had the opportunity to work along- side Al Pacino for five weeks on the project. Michael Mastro NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 33