Douglas Anderson News

Deb Brisson's big voice can do anything. She effortlessly moves from rock to folk to country, infusing all of her music with a deep, soulful sound. She's fronted for a number of local groups, including The Horse Traders, and she returns to one of her favorite venues to introduce her brand new band and a brand new CD.

Alexa Busnot, a scenic artist about to receive her BFA in Scenic Arts from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, has won USITT's first Master Craftsmanship Award sponsored by Bernhard R. Works.

It has been called a major force in the New England opera world. After ten years of sold-out successes, The Opera Company of Middlebury returns with its 11th season of 'grand opera in an intimate setting.'

Emmy-winning comedienne PAULA POUNDSTONE is famous for her razor-sharp wit, drawing from her own complex life: three kids, 13 cats, motherhood, demanding job, crazy travel schedule, her frustration at getting older, and a bag of neuroses, including her famous inability to ever shut up. In other words: she's just like many of us.

Lightwire Theater, known for their signature brand of dazzling visuals and poignant storytelling, will launch 'LIGHTWIRE: THE SHOW' at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on Friday, March 7. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this fascinating adventure created by dancer-acrobats who perform in complete darkness, their costumes covered with thousands of LED lights. The colors on their bodies fly through the theater, creating a jaw-dropping theatrical event.

A. D. Players presents the award-winning play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, now through March 9, and is partnering with Holocaust Museum Houston to present special events at the museum connected to the story of the play. The Diary of Anne Frank opens tonight, January 31, and runs through March 9.

A. D. Players will present the award-winning play The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, January 29 through March 9, and is partnering with Holocaust Museum Houston to present special events at the museum connected to the story of the play. The Diary of Anne Frank will preview January 29 and 30, open January 31, and run through March 9.

The world-renowned Joffrey Ballet School presented Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker this past weekend with 355 dancers - the largest cast in the school's 60-year history

There's no need to travel far on New Year's Eve, as Middlebury's Town Hall Theater offers two completely different events to ring in 2014.

Middlebury's Town Hall Theater will present POMPEII FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM - the very first cinema event to be produced by the British Museum for a major exhibition, offering an exclusive private view of the blockbuster show Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

A pair of opera superstars will be on the big screen at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater when Puccini's Tosca is broadcast on Saturday, November 9.

This November, Touchstone Theatre presents the internationally-acclaimed Sandglass Theater in its award-winning production, D-Generation: An Exaltation of Larks, performing November 14-17.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best British actors for a unique evening of unforgettable performances, broadcast live from London to theatres and cinemas around the world.

Costumes and dancing - two things you see all of the time on the Town Hall Theater stage. But everyone in town is invited to get in on the act when THT throws its first annual Halloween Bash.

He's been on the air with Vermont Public Radio for 30 years, and his show My Place has thousands of loyal fans. But he started his Vermont broadcasting career right here in Middlebury. Joel Najman attended Middlebury College and in 1965 he worked at station WFAD. His 50-year broadcasting career is being celebrated back in the town where he got his start, as Vermont Public Radio presents VPR A-Go-Go at Town Hall Theater today, September 28.

The National Gallery, London, is presenting a major retrospective of one of the most startling and fascinating artists: Johannes Vermeer, painter of the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Vermont Comedy Club's Tracie Spencer returns to Town Hall Theater to headline an evening of hilarious stand-up in the cozy Byers Studio.

He's been on the air with Vermont Public Radio for 30 years, and his show My Place has thousands of loyal fans. But he started his Vermont broadcasting career right here in Middlebury. Joel Najman attended Middlebury College and in 1965 he worked at station WFAD. His 50-year broadcasting career is being celebrated back in the town where he got his start, as Vermont Public Radio presents VPR A-Go-Go at Town Hall Theater on Saturday, September 28.

Bluegrass is the ultimate good-time music, and Snake Mountain Bluegrass plays some of the best around. The band returns to Middlebury on Friday, September 27, to play their annual gig at Town Hall Theater.

Vermont Comedy Club's Tracie Spencer returns to Town Hall Theater to headline an evening of hilarious stand-up in the cozy Byers Studio.