Washington Irving News

Orlando Repertory Theatre opens the season with a chilling retelling of Washington Irving's classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, adapted for the stage by Derek G. Martin and Jesse M. Sullivan.  Just in time for Halloween, this production runs October 8 – 31, 2021, and is sponsored in part by the Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

Stars of the stage and screen, Wendi Peters (Big! The Musical; Coronation Street) and Bill Ward (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie; Emmerdale), will lead a thrilling new production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Washington Irving’s classic tale has been adapted by acclaimed playwright Philip Meeks (Murder, Margaret and Me; Harpy), unleashing one of the most terrifying monsters from the horror canon on stage – the Headless Horseman. The ghoulish and edge-of-the-seat experience will tour theatres across the UK later this year. 

Learn about Sleepy Hollow, an original musical by Michael Sgouros and Brenda Bell, which opens on September 24th at The Players Theatre in New York City's Greenwich Village, reveals a haunting deeper than the woods of the hollow. Its shadows are cast from the darkness of the human soul.

View Behind the Scenes photos from Dark Shadows and learn about the new boxed set. An unlikely daytime TV hit that became a cultural touchstone for generations of viewers, the gothic serial Dark Shadows continues to cast a spell on fans old and new. Now, the actor who played the series’ tormented vampire Barnabas Collins is profiled in a compelling new biographical film.

Taking on the role of Ichabod Crane is Sam Jackson (Skins, E4; Beautiful Thing, National Tour) alongside Rose Quentin (York Witches Society, MSR Media), Lewis Cope (Vera, ITV; Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall) and Tommy Sim'aan (As You Like It, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Doctors, BBC).

Fall in New York is better than ever, with two locations of The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze and special Legend of Sleepy Hollow-themed experiences ready to launch in the Hudson Valley.

A favorite Orlando REP actor, Stephen Pugh, takes on multiple characters as he vividly takes us back to the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, where stories of wonder and spookiness surround the legend of a headless horseman and schoolmaster Ichabod Crane. Derek G. Martin and Jesse M. Sullivan adapted this Washington Irving classic for the stage. 

Over the past 17 years, tens of thousands of fans have experienced Cristina Fontanelli’s Christmas in Italy, a musical journey through popular Italian songs, arias, Christmas classics and dance, in New York City. This year, Fontanelli is sharing this joyous concert — far and wide — to fill even more hearts with the spirit and reason of the season.

Tacoma Little Theatre presents Washington Irving's Old Christmas, adapted by Judith Cullen.  This production will air live via YouTube on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 7:30pm.

Tacoma Little Theatre presents Hanukkah Lights in the Big Sky, by Buffy Sedlachek, and directed by Melanie Gladstone.  This production will air live via YouTube on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7:30pm.

The groundbreaking reading series continues as Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents its next free 'screened' readings, live-streamed at no charge, with talkback to follow: THE WIDOW'S VEIL, Alice Rostetter, streaming at 8 PM Eastern at: www.metropolitanplayhouse.org.

On Thursday, December 10 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, East Lynne Theater Company presents 'Christmas Tales in the Backyard,' the company's 21st Thursday-outdoor-storytelling-event since mid-June. At the previous 'Tales' on November 5, when guests were asked if they wanted another 'Tales' in December, all hands went up. 

Tacoma Little Theatre presents A Minidoka Christmas, edited and directed by Aya Hashiguchi Clark, from interviews by Densho.  This production will air live via YouTube on Friday, December 11, 2020 at 7:30pm.

Historic Hudson Valley has reimagined Washington Irving's “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” with two new interpretations debuting this fall, The Misadventures of Ichabod Crane and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Shadow Puppet Film. These two new short films will stream as a double feature for free on Historic Hudson Valley's Facebook page on Oct. 31 starting at 3pm, giving families across the country a chance to experience Halloween in Sleepy Hollow Country.

In John Muir: Father of Our National Parks, HAP, LLC presents Living Historian J.T. Turner in a first-person, living history performance, recalling the life of one of the United States' most renown and impactful conservationists, John Muir (1838-1914).

Halloween might look a little different this year, but that doesn't mean that the spirit (pun intended) of the holiday needs to be dimmed! We're rounding up ten plays and musicals that can be brought to the screen for your Halloween Zoom performances!

iTheatre Saratoga will present a new radio drama series to keep theatre arts alive when live performances are either inaccessible for audiences or unfeasible for many regional operations.

A man comes to the window.  Behind him, a shadowy figure appears and grows larger as it approaches.

A man comes to the window.  Behind him, a shadowy figure appears and grows larger as it approaches.

Welcome to your new friend in quarantine! BPA's Bainbridge Pod Accomplice is a free podcast featuring a regular series of different plays starring your favorite local performers and directors.