N.Y. Stage and Film Summer Season at Marist: "Whistle Down the Wind" at the Bardavon (Concert Reading)

New York Stage and Film has been an incubator for emerging and established artists and their work since 1985, and this summer’s festival on Marist University’s scenic riverfront campus features four weeks full of imaginative and insightful plays and musicals. Hundreds of artists trace their developmental roots to New York Stage and Film, including the Tony Award winners "Hamilton" (Lin-Manuel Miranda), "Hadestown" (Anais Mitchell), "The Humans" (Stephen Karam), and "Doubt" (John Patrick Shanley).

"Whistle Down the Wind"

• Tony Award-winning director Bill Rauch, who won the 2026 Tony for Best Direction of a Musical for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” presents a reimagining of “Whistle Down the Wind,” the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber featuring music by Webber and lyrics by legendary rock n’ roll songwriter Jim Steinman, who is famous for writing big hits for Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler. 

• Note: Every performance of “Whistle Down the Wind” will be fully bilingual in American Sign Language and spoken English.

• Venue: Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie

• Performances: July 31, 7 p.m.; Aug. 1, 8 p.m.; Aug. 2, 1 p.m.

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