I have just returned from a weekend trip to New York City, where I attended the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) Conference. While in the Big Apple, my wife and I also attended one play and three musicals. But more on that later.First, I’d like to congratulate a few Chicago area theater folk. My highest congratulations to Porchlight Music Theatre’s Artistic Director Michael Weber and his entire creative team for its current production of “Rent,” a Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning …