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Posted: 11/7/03 at 1:53pm
Cole Porter Expert Judith Brown Charged With Murder
Cole Porter expert Judith Brown was scheduled to oversee a Nov. 9 master class on the Broadway composer-lyricist at her alma mater, the University of Michigan, but staff, students and faculty got shocking news: She has been charged with murder.
New York City resident Brown, who created and musical directed York Theatre Company's 2002-03 revue, Porterphiles, Off-Broadway, was charged in Pennsylvania for what police called a brutal murder. Her 88-year-old brother-in-law, Joseph Bertilacci, was struck 30 to 40 times with blunt objects in his home in Stroud Township, PA, according to a police report.
According to the Pocono Record, Brown was staying with Bertilacci, the widower of her late sister. Bertilacci's body was found Oct. 25 by his 52-year-old daughter, who called police. Brown was discovered on the floor in a nearby room, pretending to be passed out, police said.
Brown told police she was frightened of Bertilacci and that he had made sexual advances. The Record reported that police said she hit him with "lots of things" to defend herself.
Daughter Janet Bertilacci told police that two days before the murder Brown punched and threw food at Joseph Bertilacci.
Judy Brown, as she is known in the theatre community, is a leading authority on the music of Cole Porter, including his entire unpublished output. She compiled and edited "Cole Porter Rediscovered" for Warner Bros. Publications and has recorded "Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems of Cole Porter" with soprano Paulina Stark.
HEAVENS!!!!
Now, which Porter song fits this occassion?
I Hate Men???
Cole Porter expert Judith Brown was scheduled to oversee a Nov. 9 master class on the Broadway composer-lyricist at her alma mater, the University of Michigan, but staff, students and faculty got shocking news: She has been charged with murder.
New York City resident Brown, who created and musical directed York Theatre Company's 2002-03 revue, Porterphiles, Off-Broadway, was charged in Pennsylvania for what police called a brutal murder. Her 88-year-old brother-in-law, Joseph Bertilacci, was struck 30 to 40 times with blunt objects in his home in Stroud Township, PA, according to a police report.
According to the Pocono Record, Brown was staying with Bertilacci, the widower of her late sister. Bertilacci's body was found Oct. 25 by his 52-year-old daughter, who called police. Brown was discovered on the floor in a nearby room, pretending to be passed out, police said.
Brown told police she was frightened of Bertilacci and that he had made sexual advances. The Record reported that police said she hit him with "lots of things" to defend herself.
Daughter Janet Bertilacci told police that two days before the murder Brown punched and threw food at Joseph Bertilacci.
Judy Brown, as she is known in the theatre community, is a leading authority on the music of Cole Porter, including his entire unpublished output. She compiled and edited "Cole Porter Rediscovered" for Warner Bros. Publications and has recorded "Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems of Cole Porter" with soprano Paulina Stark.
HEAVENS!!!!
Now, which Porter song fits this occassion?
I Hate Men???
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
