Don't  miss our special St. Patrick Day production of A Couple of Blaguards starring Malachy McCourt and actor Jarlath Conroy, the voices of the two cut-out characters in the popular Guinness beer commercials. (Jarlath is the one who says "Brilliant!")  If you think they're funny in the commercials, wait until you see them onstage in this hilarious Irish vaudeville .

These master raconteurs have laced their combined experiences growing up in Ireland, and their escape to America into a vaudeville of comedy, Irish songs and a gallery of relatives, rogues, fools and petty tyrants -- priestly and otherwise.

- Lynne Heffley, Los Angeleles Times

 KT Sullivan
Vienna to Weimar

TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY
SUNDAY, MARCH 18th
at 2:30 and 7:30 PM

Vienna to Weimar, which had its premiere at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre to critical acclaim, is a bi-lingual tour de force that takes the audience on a musical journey from 1870s Vienna through 1930s Berlin. With songs by Kurt Weill and Fredrich Hollander, some of which were originally performed by Marlene Dietrich.

Check out KT's website.

by Michael Cohen & Enid Futterman

A Chamber Concert
with members of the
Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey
Robert W. Butts, Music Director

An acclaimed musical dramatization of the Diary of Anne Frank on the occasion of what would have been Anne Frank's 78th birthday, I Am Anne Frank is a balance of poignant readings from the diary and songs which reflect the innermost thoughts of a teenage girl passing through puberty with an awareness of the magic and mystery of womanhood. Otto Frank gave his blessing to this realization after hearing early demo recordings shortly before his death in 1980.

This New Jersey premiere will feature an extraordinarily talented 16 year old performer named Jenny Rose Baker as Anne Frank.  Ms Baker is a veteran of the recent Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun, in which she performed for two years, and has sung with the Symphony Orchestras of Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Oregon, Long Island, Toronto and the National Symphony of Canada. 

Read more about the
Blairstown Theater Festival's connection with
Friday the 13th.

Crowds line up for the sold-out 8:30 PM screening of Friday the 13th at Roy's Hall.  A third screening was added at 11:00 PM to accommodate the overflow.

Robbins is terrific (and) Cy Coleman is fortunate to have so many of his songs sung in such a lovely showcase!

First and always a superb actress. She sings with authority and
panache. More than just another girl singer. 
Rex Reed

Jana's show is one of the best cabaret shows I've seen in the last 64 years!!!!! I mean the best!!!! Okay - maybe, Stritch and Garland and Minnelli and Peggy Lee and Julie Wilson are in the same league. Maybe.
Bobbie Horowitz

Jana's first Broadway show was Good News starring John Payne & Alice Faye, where she played Patricia Bingham, the Sorority Queen. Other Broadway shows that followed include I Love My Wife with Lenny Baker, James Naughton & Joanna Gleason; Romance/Romance with Scott Bakula; the Pulitzer Prize-winning Crimes of the Heart; and her favorite musical of all, Gypsy, in which she played Mazeppa (the bump it with a trumpet stripper) while standing by for Tyne Daly as Mama Rose, a role she played for 40 performances to critical acclaim. 

Paper Mill audiences may remember her earlier performance as Louise in Gypsy with Dolores Gray as Mama Rose, for which Jana won the New Jersey Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and in a more recent production of Gypsy starring Betty Buckley in which she covered Mama Rose (playing the role 9 times).

She also co-starred as Aldonza in the first national tour of Man of La Mancha with Jose Ferrer, and appeared opposite Valerie Harper in the national tour of The Allergist's Wife.  TV audiences have seen her in episodes of Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Cheers, JAG, Roseanne, General Hospital and Babylon 5, among many others.

If you like your Broadway bold and brassy, you're gonna love
One Hell of a Ride! The Songs of Cy Coleman.

Jana Robbins with Doyle Newmyer on piano

The artistry of Bill Mays is beyond category. With deep roots in jazz, gospel, pop and classical music his eclectic, prolific career as pianist, composer and arranger spans four decades.   Along with over one hundred recordings (including seventeen under his own name) Bill's concert and studio credits include a who's who of modern music, everyone from Benny Golson to Gerry Mulligan to Sarah Vaughan.
 

THE INVENTIONS TRIO

Bill Mays will be touring the country this fall with his brand-new Inventions Trio promoting their new CD, "Fantasy" on Palmetto.  On Sunday, September 16, classically-trained musicians Alisa Horn (cello) and Marvin Stamm (trumpet) will join Bill for an afternoon of unamplified musical artistry, featuring their unique blend of chamber music and jazz.  They will be performing fresh interpretations of well-known classical themes, jazz classics, and original works.

FOR YOUR PRE-HALLOWEEN THRILLS!

Friday, October 26

at 7:30 PM & 10:00 PM

The Blairstown Premiere of
DISORDER

(Filmed in and around Blairstown and Stroudsburg)

All seats $10
Buy your tickets at the door.

When David Randall was sent away for a brutal double murder, his claims of innocence and description of a masked killer went ignored. Now, accompanied by the horrific memory of that night, David, a medicated schizophrenic, has returned home, hoping for a new life. But, his attempt is failing. The deadly masked figure from David's past has returned. And, when David believes that his friend and co-worker, Melissa, is in danger, he turns to his psychiatrist and the local sheriff for help. But, their suspicions grow, fearing that David has stopped taking his medication and has slipped into a delusional state. Is David a threat to Melissa and everyone around her? Or, does the killer really exist, and is David being set up once again?

It’s hard to remember the last time I got excited about a low-budget horror film that totally subverted my expectations and delivered something worthwhile. DISORDER, written, produced and directed by Jack Thomas Smith, is exactly the kind of breakthrough first feature that showcases the solid filmmaking talents of someone who doesn’t need to rely on excessive gore or camera trickery to keep an audience fully engaged.

Scooter McCrae, FANGORIA

 

Darren Kendrick and Lauren Seikaly stalk the woods in a scene from Disorder.

Lauren Seikaly and Beth Benjamin walk Blairstown's Main Street in a scene from Disorder.

Betsy Palmer wasn't available to join us for our July 13th screening of Friday the 13th, so she has generously offered to bring her wonderful performance in A.R. Gurney's Love Letters as our FINAL live event of the Season.  Betsy's co-star that evening will be actor Will Hutchins, best remembered as the star of the TV western series, Sugarfoot.

 
Betsy Palmer and Will Hutchins

OUR FINAL ATTRACTION The Blairstown Theater Festival will be closing down for the winter months, so our final offering of the 2007 season will be on Thanksgiving Weekend (November 22 - 24).  Come join us for a couple of hours of fun.  All tickets are just $7.50 for the 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM screenings each day, and just $5.00 for the 4:00 PM matinee screenings.  You can purchase your tickets at the box office on performance days or in advance at Bebe's Books & Beans or Great Stuff from Jane's House, two shops located directly across the street from Roy's Hall in Blairstown. HOWARD THE DUCK (A New Breed of Hero) See the unforgettable 1986 comedy from Executive Producer George Lucas, projected in widescreen and stereo! Thanksgiving Weekend After the turkey, come see the Duck!   Evening Performances  - All seats $7.50 Matinee at 4:00 PM - All seats $5.00 Buy your tickets at the door   Thursday, November 22    4:00 PM 7:00 PM 10:00 PM Friday, November 23    4:00 PM 7:00 PM 10:00 PM Saturday, November 24    4:00 PM 7:00 PM 10:00 PM NOT AVAILABLE from NETFLIX or BLOCKBUSTER!   Lea Thompson (Beverly Switzler) Chip Zien (voice of Howard) a few comments ...an abundant amount of special effects wizardry. Variety ... truly magnificent visual tricks, created by George Lucas's Industrial Light and  Magic company and equal to anything in that director's Star Wars. Caryn James, New York Times If Howard the Duck had been a hit, I would have become a major movie star. Lea Thompson I don't think people were ready to accept a three-foot-high duck. George Lucas It seemed to lose something in the move to the screen. Stan Lee, Marvel Comics I liked Howard the Duck. Bill Clinton Nice to see you're actually reading these quotes.