Category: Weston News | Weston Playhouse Blog

An Evening with Andrea McArdle July 24th at 8pm

Plays and Events, Weston News |July 19, 2017

Andrea McArdle The Weston Playhouse is thrilled to present An Evening with Andrea McArdle. This one night only concert event celebrates the great American songbook as performed by Broadway legend Andrea McArdle and her accompanist and music director. Audiences will be taken on a musical journey that reaches from the sounds of Tin Pan Alley to … Read More
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Lost in Yonkers Begins July 20th

Plays and Events, Weston News |July 5, 2017

Elizabeth Franz The Weston Playhouse continues its season of award winners with the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning comedy, Lost in Yonkers. This Neil Simon classic is made even more memorable with the Weston stage debut of Tony winner Elizabeth Franz in the central role of Grandma Kurnitz. Set … Read More
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Vermont Premiere of Tenderly Beginning July 13th

Plays and Events, Weston News |July 4, 2017

Susan Haefner (Rosemary Clooney) and Samuel Lloyd, Jr. (Bing Crosby) singing “How About You?”. Photo by Tim Fort (Director). Next on the Weston Playhouse’s intimate OtherStages is the Vermont Premiere of the new musical Tenderly, starring Weston favorites Susan Haefner and Samuel Lloyd, Jr., seen in last summer’s … Read More
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80th Anniversary Celebration

Weston News |June 18, 2017

The Celebration Continues… Groundbreaking Ceremony On August 7 at 1 pm, we broke ground on the exciting new Center for the Arts at Walker Farm. After remarks from Weston Board Members, Company Directors, Representative Olsen, members of the Walker family, and honoree Christopher Lloyd, the first shovels were sunk! … Read More
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Vermont Premiere of Once Beginning June 27th

Plays and Events, Weston News |June 16, 2017

This Vermont premiere is a must-see. Once won eight awards at the 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Based on the film of the same name, Once also won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. This musical hit from stage to screen will open the 2017 Mainstage season … Read More
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Really Rosie Begins the 2017 OtherStages Season on June 21

Plays and Events, Weston News |June 16, 2017

Do you have an appetite for some satisfying family fun? Come enjoy some “Chicken Soup with Rice” on “Avenue P” with this year’s Young Company production of Really Rosie! Opening the 2017 OtherStages series is the genius collaboration from the writers of Where the Wild Things Are and Beautiful. Really … Read More
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Weston Playhouse Announces New Musical Award Winner

Plays and Events, Weston News |February 7, 2017

Writer/composer Zack Zadek’s DEATHLESS has been chosen for the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s 11th annual New Musical Award. Nominated by Jennifer Ashley Tepper of Feinstein’s/54 Below, DEATHLESS follows the road trip of a grieving family who are asking questions about life and death in the modern age in the face … Read More
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Weston Playhouse’s Weston 101 Returns to Fill Winter Evenings

Education, Weston News |December 16, 2016

The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s Weston 101, a series of entertaining and interactive classes in anticipation of the productions in its 2017 season, returns for its second year with reduced prices and an array of artists participating live and via video link. Hosted by Weston Director of Education/Artistic Associate Piper … Read More
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WESTON ANNOUNCES 2017 SUMMER SEASON

Weston News |December 8, 2016

Vermont’s award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces a blockbuster line-up for its 81st summer season, continuing its tradition of “celebrating the classics and nurturing the new.” Highlights include a 4-play MainStage season of Tony Award winners, 3 prestigious Vermont Premieres, and the long-awaited opening of its new second stage. “We … Read More
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Michael Berresse appointed Associate Artistic Director

Weston News |December 8, 2016

Vermont’s Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces the appointment of award-winning actor/director Michael Berresse to the Weston staff. Berresse, who has worked with the company over five seasons, will become its first Associate Artistic Director in January. A Tony and Olivier-nominated actor and OBIE award-winning director, Michael Berresse has numerous Broadway … Read More
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