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Gold Side Comments The Gold Side cast strikes a pose, leaning in toward charismatic milkman Mickey Mullins. Photo by: Kat Bell Judge 1 is a New York City based choreographer, director, and teacher. Judge 1 is also a member of the Actors Equity Association.  I want to start by congratulating the entire company of “Made in Mayfield or The Milk Man Cometh.” Gold Side, you are clearly at another level of professionalism, and I am in awe of all your diverse talents. Honestly, this show was a picture-perfect example of how to execute modern musical theater.   When I think about your accomplishments on that stage, what is strikingly clear is how fully you thought out every inch of your production. The heights of musicianship, acting and vocal prowess, and level of design you demonstrated up there made one thing clear: Gold, you are sooooo RIGHT NOW and more than up to the high standards of work being done in today’s live commercial theater industry.  From curtain up, the setup of this story is one we think we already know: An unsuspecting, broken family moves into a new town to start fresh. . . but something is very different here. Wisely, we are instantly transported into your world by a delightfully charming barbershop quartet, subsequently appearing throughout the story as our melodic guides, or even our dissonant, foreshadow-y messengers.   Framing your story with this quartet device was absolutely brilliant and certainly captured our imaginations, right out of the gate. As an audience member, we immediately felt at home and, well, maybe a little uneasy. You see, this town eerily places you somewhere between “The...