The Sharon Playhouse, the historic arts and entertainment venue in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, continuing its tradition of pairing extraordinary talent from Broadway, television and film with talented local theater artists from the region and beyond, proudly announces casting for the 2025 season. Tickets for all productions are on…
The Sharon Playhouse is thrilled to announce auditions for its 3rd annual Youth Holiday Show! Seeking local actors, singers, and movers between the ages of 10 and 18 for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, playing December 13-17, 2023. Auditions will take place on Sunday, November 5, 2023. This is…
by Macey Levin The Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Connecticut, is currently presenting Lionel Bart’s Oliver! a show seldom produced on local stages. Presented on Broadway in 1960 it won a Tony for Bart’s score. This was followed by a movie in 1968 which won the Oscar for best picture. The…
by Macey Levin There is a rollicking production of a witty and very corny show with exuberant musical numbers at the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Connecticut. Something Rotten!, book by Karley Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell with music and lyrics by Karley and Wayne Kirkpatrick, takes place in London, 1595, when…
by Macey Levin When entering the Sharon Playhouse to see Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 classic A Raisin in the Sun the audience is guided to stairs leading up to the stage. Seating is on four bleachers toward the rear of the stage and the set occupies the rest of the playing…
by Macey Levin On a recent Thursday evening hundreds of people in Sharon, Connecticut suffered from a similar malady. Their sides were aching from the non-stop laughter at Sharon Playhouse’s hoot of a show Shear Madness. There is very little time to catch one’s breath with a host of sterling…
IN THE BOBBIE OLSEN THEATER AT THE SHARON PLAYHOUSEFriday, August 19 at 2pmSaturday, August 20 at 3pm and 7pm Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical Jr., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as…
