The award-winning New London Barn Playhouse presents its 82nd season starting with Stephen Sondheim’s wildly romantic A Little Night Music, running Wednesday, June 11, through Sunday, June 22 and starring our very own Producing Artistic Director Carol Dunne. Considered one of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpieces, this lush, sophisticated musical features the showstopper Send in the Clowns.
We follow with Bob Fosse’s devilishly funny home-run hit Damn Yankees, running Wednesday, June 25, through Sunday, July 13. Next, Carol Dunne will direct Monty Python’s Spamalot for its region premiere, running Wednesday, July 16, through Sunday, July 27. This gloriously irreverent comedy is lovingly “ripped off” from the cult hit film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Our midsummer offering is the charming Over the Pub by Tom Dudzick, running Wednesday, July 30, through Sunday, August 3. This heartwarming and hilarious play centers on an Irish family in the 1960s and is best described as a cross between Neil Simon and Angela’s Ashes. We follow with Cole Porter’s stunning classic, Kiss Me, Kate, running Wednesday, August 6 through Sunday, August 17. Our season finale is the claustrophobic psychological thriller Dial “M” for Murder, which inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s chilling, classic film and runs Wednesday, August 20 through Sunday, August 31.
Monday Night Series
The Barn’s hugely popular New London Barn Intern Idols! returns for another season. The Intern company splits into competing teams on select Monday nights, with each team singing their hearts out for the audience’s votes. Each date features a different evening of musical competition.
June 30: There’s No Business Like Show Business: A Musical Tribute to America’s legendary songwriter, Irving Berlin.
July 21: Wish Upon a Star: Classic stories and characters come to life in our Interns’ tribute to all that is Disney.
August 11: Interns’ Choice: Interns put together their own musical farewell revue.
Each Idols! evening offers two curtain times, at 5 PM and 7:30 PM.
Children’s Theater Series
Composed of exceptionally talented local performers, the Barn’s Junior Intern (JI) Company produces the Children’s Theater Series throughout the summer. The Series includes five fully-produced shows; four appear on the Barn’s mainstage, with one additional offering of a free outdoor production.
This summer, the JIs present:
- When I Grow Up on Thursday, July 3 at 11 AM and 2 PM
- The Quiltmaker’s Gift on Saturday, July 19, at 11 AM and 2 PM
- Musicville on Thursday, July 24, at 11 AM and 2 PM
- The Taming of the Shrew on Sunday, August 3, at 3 PM in a free outdoor performance (call 526-6570 for more information)
- Cinderella on Thursday, August 14, and Saturday, August 16, at 11 AM and 2 PM.
The New London Barn Playhouse is one of the oldest continuously-operating summer theaters in the country. Housed in an historic converted barn, the theater features professional Broadway actors alongside tomorrow’s stars in an intimate, air-conditioned setting with no seat more than 30 feet from the stage.
The Barn has received countless accolades, including most recently a fourth consecutive “Best Musical” win from the New Hampshire Theater Awards.
Tickets are available at NLbarn.org or 526-6710.