A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for first responders, frontline workers, teachers, and community groups to attend Stars on Stage from Westport Country Playhouse, three nights of in-person concerts by Broadway artists Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Waitress) on Tuesday, August 31; Gavin Creel (Hello, Dolly!, The Book of Mormon) on Wednesday, September 1; and Brandon Victor Dixon (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar, Hamilton) on Thursday, September 2. There will be two one-hour performances each evening, at 7 and 9 p.m., taped before a live audience for future national television broadcast.
For complimentary tickets, eligible persons may contact Jennifer Carroll, Westport Country Playhouse community and sales manager, at jcarroll@westportplayhouse.org.
“We are so happy to offer complimentary tickets to frontline workers for these events as a small gesture of thanks for everything that they have done and continue to do to keep our community safe, healthy, and supported in these ever-changing times,” said Carroll.
In addition to the complimentary tickets for first responders, frontline workers, teachers, and community groups, tickets are on sale for the general public starting at $20. All Playhouse visitors must provide proof of their Covid-19 vaccination to attend any performance or event at the Playhouse. For updates on Covid-19 health and safety protocols at the Playhouse, visit https://www.westportplayhouse.org/visit/covid19safety/
Andrew C. Wilk is the creator and executive producer of Stars on Stage from Westport Country Playhouse. Donald Thoms and Annette Jolles also will produce, and Jolles and Wilk will serve as directors of the three programs.
Sponsors of Stars on Stage from Westport Country Playhouse are Roz and Bud Siegel, Judy and Scott Phares, Eunice and David Bigelow, Kate and Bob Devlin, Anna Czekaj-Farber, Joyce Hergenhan, Mary Ellen and Jim Marpe, Christian J. and Eva Trefz, and Stacy and Howard Bass.
Westport Country Playhouse’s 2021 Season Sponsor is the Eunice and David Bigelow Foundation. 2021 Season Media Sponsors are Moffly Media and WSHU Public Radio.
The Playhouse’s 2021 Season is underway with two upcoming HD video productions from the Playhouse archives streaming on-demand: the musical, Man of La Mancha(2018), from August 23 through September 5, and John Steinbeck’s classic drama Of Mice and Men (2008), from September 13 through 26. Both are directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. Doubt: A Parable, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, will be staged in person, November 2 through November 20, and also filmed for streaming at home. Script in Hand playreadings will be on October 4 – 10, and December 14 – 19, titles TBA. All virtual content in the Playhouse’s 2021 season will be available on demand for patrons’ convenience, with captions in both English and Spanish translation. The complete schedule is available at westportplayhouse.org.
All play titles, artists, dates, times, and formats are subject to change.
For Stars on Stage from Westport Country Playhouse tickets and information, visit https://www.westportplayhouse.org/show/starsaudience/, call (203) 227-4177, or email atboxoffice@westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to the Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse), follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse), and on YouTube (WestportPlayhouse).