The Gathering Place for Great Performances at the Gateway to Woodstock, New York; Uniting Country Living with Fulfilled Expectations of Great Quality Performances; Rooted in the Founding of Woodstock: The Town, The Festival and The Destination
The Non-Profit Iconic Site of American Theatre & Music History Established 1938 as One of the First Rural Extensions of Broadway
by Robert Elwyn, A 5th Generation Member of One of Woodstock's Oldest Families
Woodstock Land Conservancy Presents
COLIN QUINN - LIVE IN 2025: A Benefit for the WLC
Colin Quinn returns to Woodstock one night only to make us laugh while helping to raise funds for the Woodstock Land Conservancy's environmental preservation efforts. Join "Saturday Night Live" alumnus, Broadway performer, author and all-around funny guy Colin Quinn for an evening of laughs while supporting a local nonprofit helping to "keep Woodstock wild." From "SNL" to Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," this renowned comedian has been making audiences laugh for decades on stage and screen... To Purchase Tickets & For More Information, Click Here ​​
The Woodstock Playhouse is a member site of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area which protects, promotes, and interprets the nationally significant resources of the Hudson River Valley for the benefit of our Nation.
Woodstock Symphony Orchestra presents
IMPRESSIONS & REFLECTIONS with Art
Saturday, March 22nd at 7:30pm
​WSO Artistic Director, Mina Kim leads the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra conducting a program which link music with dance, theater, and visual art. Included in the program are Faure's Masques et Beramasques, Op. 112, Faure's Pavane, Op.50, the World Premiere of DeSanctis' Sinfonietta, Mussorgsky/Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition which is coordinated through The Gallery at Woodstock Playhouse as a themed Exhibition of Local Art in the Playhouse Lobby... To Purchase Tickets & For More Information, Click Here ​​
Woodstock Bookfest presents
STORY SLAM 2025: "I Knew I Had To Do Good!"
Bookfest Story Slam, the kickoff event for Woodstock Bookfest, is always the most talked about event of the year. It always brings out the crowds, and this year’s will certainly be no different. Showcasing 20 storytellers, 3 judges, and one potentially loud gong, it’s a night of merriment and poignancy, profanity and thoughtfulness. This time we’re giving the storytellers 4 minutes to tell their stories, which must include the line, “I Knew I Had To Do Good!”... To Purchase Tickets & For More Information, Click Here ​​
World of Dance Presents
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Local dance studios are coming together to present, “ A NIGHT OF HOPE”. This evening of dance is in support of the DANCERS AGAINST CANCER ORGANIZATION. All proceeds of the evening go directly to young dancers battling cancer.... To Purchase Tickets & For More Information, Click Here ​​
Woodstock Symphony Orchestra presents
"HARMONIOUS FUSION" CLASSICAL AND JAZZ
​WSO Artistic Director, Mina Kim leads the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra concert which opens with two works that welcome spring. "Appalachian Spring" with its rustic air and use of the Shaker song "Simple Gifts", shows Copland's determination to write music that was identifiable to Americans. Frederick Delius' short tone-poem for small orchestra, "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" was composed in 1912 and may be the best-known of his works.
Leonard Bernstein used jazz elements in "West Side Story"... To Purchase Tickets & For More Information, Click Here ​​
Our Season's
Sponsors and
Community Leaders
New York Conservatory for the Arts presents
NYCA Youth Performing Arts students and adults perform the musical based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film: Disney's ''The Little Mermaid' is a delight for all ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this celebrated fable will inspire your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea" and "Part of Your World." Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula... To Purchase Tickets & For More Information, Click Here ​​
It is an honor to share and say "thank you!" to our 2025 Theatre Festival Sponsors; the important community leaders who are helping to sustain and care for the Iconic Woodstock Playhouse and our community. Please frequent their businesses to show your appreciation for their leadership. Click on their ads to follow the link to their website.
The Gallery at the Woodstock Playhouse
PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS
BY LOCAL ARTISTS
Art Exhibition Opening
Friday, September 6th
Featuring:
Tom Hackett
James Perez Rogers
Erik Richards
Seth David Rubin
The Opening Reception for the featured Artists will take place on Friday, September 6th from 6:00 to 7:30pm. a beautiful and successful event. All proceeds go to the Garden Fund to help develop the grounds for our community.
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A preview of the exhibit can be viewed by clicking here. Come to view and purchase artwork in person by attending the art opening event, a show at the playhouse, by viewing the gallery only at no charge during the hour prior to show times listed per each event on our website, or by reaching out to us to schedule a private appointment.
Elliott Landy's Woodstock Vision:
The Spirit of a Generation
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Elliott Landy, born in 1942, began photographing the anti-Vietnam war movement and the underground music culture in New York City in 1967.
He photographed many of the underground rock and roll superstars, both backstage and onstage, from 1967 to 69.
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His images of Bob Dylan and The Band, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Joan Baez, Van Morrison, Richie Havens, and many others documented the music scene during that classic rock and roll period which culminated with the 1969 Woodstock Festival, of which he was the official photographer.
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After that, Elliott moved on to other inspirations and art forms, photographing his own children and travels, creating impressionist flower photographs and doing motion and kaleidoscopic photography in both still and film formats.
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His photographs have been published worldwide for many years in all print mediums including covers of Rolling Stone, Life, the Saturday Evening Post, etc. and album covers, calendars, photographic book collections, etc.
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He has published Woodstock Vision, The Spirit of A Generation, in book and CD-ROM format, and authored the book Woodstock 69, The First Festival.
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He is currently publishing a series of limited edition lithographs of his classic rock photographs. To additionally view and purchase Elliott Landy's photographs and merchandise, click here to visit his website.
