This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentOne of Stratford’s most decorated musicians was tasked with supplying the soundtrack to Curveball, a Blyth Festival production that tells the improbable story of the women of Stratford’s Kroehler Furniture Factory. “I’m one of those people who is a songwriter but also a superfan of things,” she said. “And two things I’m a superfan of are baseball and musicals, so it’s a dream come true to work on it.” There was too much going on at the time, but Manning’s schedule allowed her to step up to the plate five years later.