Madison Lyric Stage has announced its 10th anniversary season. The company will present four productions starting with a double bill in May. All performances will be held in a new tent on the grounds of the Deacon John Grave House. “We are thrilled to be celebrating our tenth year serving the shoreline community, and we couldn’t be more excited to {…}
Madison Lyric Stage has announced that it has raised $1,622 for the New Haven Pride Center via its “The Boys in the Band” production. Money was raised from a portion of ticket sales for the July production as well as a nightly request for audience donations throughout the run. “Our production of ‘The Boys in the Band’ exceeded all of {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage in Connecticut is set to end the 2021 mainstage season with Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and Schoenberg’s “Erwartung.” The production, which is set to run from Sept. 9 through 19, will be performed at Madison’s Deacon John Grave House. In a statement, the company noted that “by pairing these operatic pieces, the performance will delve into the {…}
Madison Lyric Stage has announced a return to live, in-person performances starting this June. For this return, the company will showcase three evenings of “The Sun Sits Low: An Evening of Stephen Sondheim” with a cast of 14 singers and several musicians. Performances will take place outdoors at the Deacon John Grave House on June 11, 12, and 13. Among {…}
Madison Lyric Stage has announced that it will be returning to the stage this summer for an all-outdoor 2021 season. “It has been a long and painful year of loss and isolation for so many of us,” said Marc Deaton, Artistic Director of Madison Lyric Stage in a press release. “We are thrilled to be able to once again present {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage is set to present “Suor Angelica” in a double bill with “Erwartung” starting on March 26, 2020 The performances, which will take place the Deacon John Grave House in Madison, Connecticut, will be directed by Marc Deaton, who will star in the Schoenberg piece. Meanwhile, Allison Waggener will take on the title role of the Puccini {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage has announced its 2020 mainstage season which will include two operas and two musicals. For the purposes of this release, we will only concentrate on the two operas and one musical the season will offer. This season the Madison Lyric Stage will continue its partnership with the Deacon John Grave House in the Madison historic district {…}
The Madison Lyric Stage will showcase tenor Marc Deaton in “Hotel Fables: Episodes in a Life” on Nov. 15-17 at the Deacon John Grave House in Madison, Connecticut. The program will feature scenes from “Billy Budd,” “The Rape of Lucretia,” “Samson et Dalila,” “Manon Lescaut,” “Play,” “The Dressers,” “Cavalleria Rusticana,” “Fidelio,” and “Die Tote Stadt.” The perfomance will also feature {…}
Madison Lyric Stage is set to showcase a concert “From Broadway to the Met” at the Guilford Performing Arts Festival in Madison, Connecticut on Sept. 27, 2019. The performance will feature members of the company’s Emerging Artists Program. The program will include a wide range of pieces from Broadway and the opera world. Marc Deaton and Jacob Boergesson will take {…}
Madison Lyric Stage in Connecticut will present an immersive production of Humperdinck’s fairytale opera “Hansel and Gretel” this October. Allison Lindsay will star as Hansel alongside Sarah Himmelstein as Gretel. They will be joined by Carly Henderson as Mother, Jacob Boergesson as Father, Jessics Rost as the Dew Fairy, Felicia Baker as the Sandman, dancer Sarah Kennedy as the Angel, {…}
Carlisle Floyd’s “Of Mice and Men” will get a series of performances at the Madison Lyric Stage, starting on May 31, 2019. It will be the first time that the opera is presented in the state of Connecticut. Per a press release, the opera will feature a unique immersive experience at the Deacon John Grave House and Farm in Madison, {…}