Welcome to the Westport Country Playhouse blog! With so many exciting events being put on and our rich history, there’s lots we’d love to share! Keep coming back here for […]
Read MoreHappy National Mascot Day from Westport Country Playhouse! Long live Rocky the Rooster, shown here in 2003 with Apprentice Tory Marshman. #NationalMascotDay #RockytheRooster #WestportCountryPlayhouse Find the post on our Instagram HERE.
Read MoreCongratulations to the many Playhouse friends who are on this year’s list of Tony Award nominees! Among them are the following Playhouse alumni, listed with the production(s) in which they […]
Read MoreThe Playhouse is saddened to learn of the passing of Playwright Shay Youngblood, author of “SPECIAL DELIVERY,” a radio play produced as part of the Westport Country Playhouse Radio Theatre […]
Read MoreEarlier this week the Playhouse family was saddened to lose two theatrical legends who had graced our stage – actress Barbara Rush and playwright Christopher Durang. Rush appeared at the […]
Read More“Moments before Mark Shanahan made his acting debut at the Westport Country Playhouse, Joanne Woodward told him to put both feet on a special spot backstage. It was 2005, and […]
Read MoreThe Playhouse is happy to announce our new leadership team as we transform into a year-round performing arts center while continuing to produce theater- Westport Country Playhouse’s board of trustees […]
Read MoreFrom Playbill~ 5 Historically Black Theatres You Should Know From New York City’s Apollo Theater to Los Angeles’ Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, celebrate a few of the spaces across the country […]
Read MoreThe Playhouse family is saddened by the passing of Lynda Gravátt on February 23, 2024. Lynda was in the Playhouse production of A Raisin in the Sun (2012) and Script […]
Read MoreDid you know that Black History Month was founded by the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson? In an effort to better educate ourselves about Woodson and the history […]
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