BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FROM SHARON TO SPOON RIVER A Guided Theatrical Experience in the Historic Sharon Burying Ground Back by popular demand from sold out performances last year, the collaboration between The Sharon Playhouse, The Hotchkiss Library, the Sharon Historical Society and the Historic Sharon Burying Ground will bring…
Shakespeare in Sharon presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare Directed and choreographed by Jane Farnol Performed LIVE outdoors at the Almquist Estate, 71 Keeler Rd, Sharon, CT 06069 June 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26 Fridays at 5:30 pm Saturdays at 2 & 5:30 pm…
SHARON, Ct. — Sharon Playhouse recently announced its summer season, to be held outdoors with plans to return inside its historic theater in the fall or sooner for specific events. The season will offer three times as many cabarets as last year, with a variety of options including both brunch cabarets and…
by Macey Levin Dan Goggin’s Nunsense is a theatre institution. After debuting in 1985 and becoming the second longest running off-Broadway show (The Fantasticks being first) it has produced six sequels, the last Nunset Boulevard in 2009, and three spin-offs. A swarm of actresses including Edie Adams, Kaye Ballard,…
by Macey Levin Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the first successful show written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice; it was followed by smash hits Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. First produced in England in 1974 it had its initial Off-Broadway showing in 1981 and then…
by Macey Levin The famous tale of Beauty and the Beast had its origin in 1740 when a French woman first put it to paper. Through the centuries it has been adapted by other authors. The story was first filmed in 1946 by Jean Cocteau and starred Jean Marais…
by Macey Levin In 1957 Louise Seger of Houston, Texas, had an idol – Grand Ole Opry star Patsy Cline. When Cline was going to appear at a club in Houston, Louise and friends fortunately arrived early and a friendship was formed between the working woman and the legendary performer. …
