Farewell Fort Salem
A Concert Celebration
Saturday, September 26, 2026
8:00PM | Doors Open at 7:30PM
Join us for Farewell Fort Salem, a one-night-only celebration of five unforgettable years and more than 60 productions and events under the Wests’ stewardship of Fort Salem Theater. Taking the MainStage on Saturday, September 26 the evening features Wicked National Tour star Taylor Quick, alongside beloved FST guest artists Rebecca Paige and Janelle Farias Sando, with Dan Galliher at the piano.
Tickets for all audiences are $75 and include a complimentary pre-show beverage and a special post-show toast on stage as we celebrate the music, memories, artists, and audiences who shaped this remarkable chapter, and look ahead with hope to Fort Salem’s future.
A limited number of $20 tickets are also available for FST artists, staff, and volunteers.
Patrons holding credits for upcoming productions may apply those credits toward admission. (Contact Kyle@FortSalem.com or call 518-854-9200.)
Meet The Artists
Taylor Quick
Direct from the the National Tour of Broadway's Wicked, Taylor Quick is quickly emerging as one of musical theatre's most exciting rising leading ladies.
Quick joined Wicked as an ensemble member in February 2025 and made her debut as Glinda on March 18, 2025. Since then, she has stepped into the iconic role in cities across the country, including Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, earning praise for her sparkling comic timing, soaring vocals, and magnetic stage presence.
Before flying into Oz, Quick toured nationally with Anastasia. Her extensive regional credits include Anna in Frozen at the Fulton Theatre opposite Broadway's Kennedy Caughell; Katherine in Newsies and Shelby in Steel Magnolias at STAGES St. Louis; Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street and Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Sandy in Grease and Liesl in The Sound of Music at the Fulton Theatre; Nicola in Kinky Boots at Maine State Music Theatre and Fulton Theatre; Laurey in Oklahoma! at Ogunquit Playhouse; Emma in Jekyll & Hyde at ONSTAGE, where she appeared alongside fellow Farewell Fort Salem guest artist Rebecca Paige; and Flaemmchen in Grand Hotel at Lyric Stage.
A graduate of Texas Christian University's BFA musical theatre program and a trained ballet dancer, Quick began performing professionally while still in college. Just weeks after graduation, she landed her breakout role as the title character in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Goodspeed Musicals, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Dennis Jones. @taylorlquick
Featured Guest
Rebecca Paige
A familiar and much-loved presence on the Fort Salem stage, Rebecca Paige most recently made her Fort Salem directorial debut with Kinky Boots, which she also choreographed and costume designed.
As a performer, Paige starred in the title role of Fort Salem's The Drowsy Chaperone and previously gave a memorable performance as Diana in Next to Normal during Fort Salem's 2021 season.
A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Paige studied musical theatre and dance at The College of Santa Fe before spending seven years performing in New York City. Her work there included Radio City Music Hall, cabaret performances, comedy, her own one-woman show, and co-creating a cartoon selected for the New York Television Festival.
Her extensive stage credits across the country include Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde, Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, Eva Peron in Evita, Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Janet van de Graaf in The Drowsy Chaperone, Hope Cladwell in Urinetown, and roles in Disaster! The Musical and A Man of No Importance. She has also worked as a voice actor for Crunchyroll on international television series and anime films.
Returning Guest ArtistDan Galliher
Pianist
Returning Guest ArtistJanelle Farias Sando
Hailed by American Theatre Magazine as one of its "20 Theatre Workers You Should Know," New York City-based Janelle Farias Sando brings powerhouse vocals and extraordinary storytelling to the Fort Salem stage.
A recipient of the Sammons Center Cabaret Artist of the Year Award, Dallas Voice Actress of the Year Award, and a DFW Theater Critics Forum Award, Sando's career has taken her from intimate cabaret rooms to major musical productions and New York stages.
Her credits include Broadway Backwards at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; Sally Bowles in Cabaret; Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow and The Boy From Oz; Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls; Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie; Clara in The Light in the Piazza; Cathy in The Last Five Years; Nellie Forbush in South Pacific; Liza Elliott in Lady in the Dark; and Claudia in Nine.
Most recently, Sando appeared Off-Broadway as Esther Franz in The Price and is currently in production for Road to Carnegie: Me, Judy & Myself at Uptown Players, returning to her award-winning portrayal of Judy Garland.
She is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
At the piano for Farewell Fort Salem will be returning Capital Region musician, Dan Galliher.
Galliher recently music directed Fort Salem's acclaimed production of Godspell and Salem Under the Stars, featuring Broadway's Brennyn Lark (SIX, Les Misérables) and Nathan Lucrezio (Cinderella, Aladdin, The Who's Tommy, Diana: The Musical). He has also appeared at Fort Salem in The Drama Queen's Birthday Bash and played percussion for tick, tick... BOOM!
His extensive Capital Region music-directing credits include Spring Awakening, Songs for a New World, The Wild Party, In the Heights, Cabaret, and Seussical at Schenectady Light Opera Company, along with numerous concerts and theatrical events.
A versatile musician, Galliher is also a sought-after audition accompanist and pit orchestra drummer. By day, he is an arts educator, directing the middle school band and jazz band for the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District.