REVIEW: “The Bridges of Madison County” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss It’s a love story, which began as a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller in 1992, turned into a movie in 1995 starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, and adapted into a musical which premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2013 and moved to Broadway in…

Ghent Playhouse Announces Auditions for “The Bridges of Madison County”

GHENT PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS FOR ITS EARLY SPRING PRODUCTION “THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman; Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Sunday, February 11 and Thursday, February 16, 2024 Important!  Change to…

The Ghent Playhouse Announces Auditions for “The Bridges of Madison County”

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman; Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Sunday, February 11 and Thursday, February 16, 2024 7:00-9:00pm At The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Road, Ghent, New York SYNOPSIS:…

“Parade” to Tech and Launch National Tour at Proctors

New York, NY (December 13, 2023) – The producers of the acclaimed Broadway revival of Parade, winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, announced today that a North American Tour will launch in January 2025. The production will run technical rehearsals and have its first public performances at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady,…

Circle Theatre Players Announce 2024 Season at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

The Circle Theatre Players at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park, NY, announce their 2024 season schedule. Lost in Yonkers by Neil SImon Directed by Maureer Baillargeon Aumand February 16-25, 2024 A coming-of-age story set in Yonkers, New York in the 1940’s. Simon’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Ghent Playhouse Announces 49th Season

The doors of the Ghent Playhouse will open on their 49th Season October 6th (preview October 5th) Tickets available August 1st OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Written by John Patrick Shanley Directed by John Trainor In rural Ireland, next door neighbors, Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Watching the years…

Lillias White and Hugh Panaro Join the August Line-up at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) has announced additions to the Summer Series of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street) for August. Tony Award-winner Lillias White (Broadway: Hadestown, The Life, Dreamgirls) returns to Mr. Finn’s for…

Barrington Stage Announces Headliners for Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) announces the 2023 Summer Series of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street) from June 4 through September 3.  The exciting lineup includes BSC…