CURTAIN UP!
Raising the curtain on all the latest from the Playhouse!
SUMMER 2026 EDITION
Zombie Prom is the second production of the Sharon Playhouse Launchpad Company; a pre-professional program open exclusively to actors between the ages of 15-20. This exclusive production will play in the Bobbie Olsen Theater, August 21-23, and will be directed by DJ Salisbury, choreographed by Michelle Lemon, and music directed by Eric Thomas Johnson. And coming full circle, our director DJ Salisbury was part of the original Off-Broadway cast of Zombie Prom! … Read More
“I’ve always had a fascination with vampires. The blood drinking aspect doesn’t grab me, but the concept of century-spanning eternal life always has.” Leading Lady by Charles Busch
This self-reflection from Charles Busch’s memoir, Leading Lady, surfaced in my mind as I sat across from Charles at Le Gamin in June, watching him savor a croque monsieur and the colorful memories…Read More
Six new plays. Six local writers. One night only. On Friday, September 4 at 7:00 PM, the Bobbie Olsen Theater will host the sixth annual Writers Playground, and the first in a format built from the ground up around the writers themselves. Read More
Remarkable – and entirely intentional – the Opening Night of Sharon Playhouse’s next Mainstage production of Come From Away coincides with the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Read More
Jonny is dead. He’s also still dating Toffee. And he has every intention of making it to the prom.
Set in a candy-colored 1950s high school, “Zombie Prom” has everything a vintage teen musical could want: a sweet girl, a rebellious bad boy, a terrifyingly strict principal, rock ’n’ roll, big dance numbers and enough adolescent angst to power a small town. It also has a dead boyfriend who refuses to let the grave interfere with his love life.