Doug Anderson

Town Hall Theater to Stage LOOKING FOR JOE in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2026

Looking for Joe will be performed in the Anderson Studio at Town Hall Theater on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10 at 7pm with an approximate one-hour running time. Learn more here!

Town Hall Theater To Present The HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL: PART 2
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2026

Town Hall Theater will present The Hollywood Musical: Part 2, a four-part class and film series led by Director in Residence Doug Anderson. The program examines the evolution of the Hollywood movie musical from the 1950s through the present.

Town Hall Theater Launches THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL A Four-Part Class & Movie Experience
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025

Town Hall Theater in Middlebury will run The Hollywood Musical, a four-part class and movie series led by Doug Anderson, Mondays Oct 27–Nov 24 at 7 p.m. on the Rothrock Mainstage.

Photos: Signature Sound Takes the Stage At Birdland Jazz
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2024

Birdland presented Ernie Haase & Signature Sound in “A Jazzy Little Christmas” on Monday, December 2. Check out photos from the show. 

Celebrate Local Poets At POETRY CAFE At Town Hall Theater In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2024

Town Hall Theater is celebrating by inviting seven local poets to share their work with the community. A free event, the THT Poetry Café will have a relaxed vibe, with table seating and drinks and snacks on offer.

HAPPY HOLI-DANE! TAKE FOUR Comes to History Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 28, 2023

History Theatre has announced the return of an annual classic, Happy Holi-Dane! Back by popular demand, this ever-changing Holiday Hullabaloo is a warm and wonderful night for the whole family! Tickets on sale now!

Opera Company of Middlebury Reveals Merger with Youth Opera Company
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2023

The Opera Company of Middlebury has announcedthe merger of the pioneering teen performance program, the Youth Opera Company of Vermont (YOC), with the OCM Education and Outreach division. Learn more about what this means for the company here!

CHUCK'S LAST JAM to Celebrate Chuck Miller's Retirement at Town Hall Theater This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 13, 2023

A fixture of Middlebury’s music scene for more than 25 years, pianist Chuck Miller is retiring to Florida — so a number of eminent Vermont jazz players and vocalists will join him at the local Town Hall Theater on Thursday, Aug. 31, for a performance that’s billed as “Chuck’s Last Jam.”

Bryant Park Reading Room Announces August 2022 Lineup Featuring LaTonya Yvette, Emily St. John Mandel & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 2, 2022

The Bryant Park Reading Room announced August’s lineup. The 2019 African American Literary Award’s Break Out Author Of The Year, LaTonya Yvette, joins on August 10th with her children’s book, “The Hair Book,” along with Emily St. John Mandel, who has just been added to Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List, on August 3rd to discuss her latest book.

Photos: Jim Caruso's Cast Party Celebrates Talent At Crooners in Minneapolis
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2022

Once again, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party took the show on the road, celebrating talent at Crooners Supper Club in Minneapolis, rated one of the top clubs in the world by Downbeat Magazine. Check out photos here!

WELCOME TO PARADISE Debuts at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2022

People know Doug Anderson as the local impresario who created Town Hall Theater and the Opera Company of Middlebury.  But the community is about to see him in a new role: the composer of a new musical.  

COMPANY Comes to the Town Hall Theater This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2022

A production of a Stephen Sondheim musical is always an event, but the master composer's recent death gives the upcoming Middlebury production a new poignancy. 

OCM's CANDIDE Returns to Screen at Town Hall Theater
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2021

Opera Company of Middlebury has announced a new screening of their revolutionary filmed production of Candide at Town Hall Theater on September 1 and 2 at 7pm. OCM's streaming film of Candide has thrilled people all over the world, and now it returns for two nights on the big screen at Town Hall Theater.

Opera Company Of Middlebury Presents Cutting-Edge CANDIDE
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2021

The Opera Company of Middlebury presents an imaginative retelling of Bernstein's comic operetta Candide, streaming online June 15-30. Although the production contains traditional theatrical elements, it also embraces the magic of 21st century technology. Using drones, green screen imagery, rear projections, and other cinematic techniques, the Opera Company of Middlebury is exploring the boundaries of opera's potential.

Stephen S. Miller to Return to London-Based Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Party
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2021

Forest Hills, Queens, New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller, the co-host of the new talk show 'Tawkin’ with the Roses' will be returning to London-based Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Party on Thursday, March 11, 2021 for a Disney-themed show.

History Of The American Musical: Doug Anderson's Online Class Series Begins March 8
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2021

Town Hall Theater will present THT Artistic Director Doug Anderson's “A History of the American Musical” four-class series, beginning Monday, March 8th.

Town Hall Theater Presents Encore Presentation of THE BEAMS ARE CREAKING 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2020

It was an experiment, and no one was sure it would work: a live production of a play, with actors spread out across the country, streaming live on YouTube. The play was Doug Anderson's The Beams Are Creaking, based on the life of German minister and resistance fighter Dietrich Bonhoeffer. 

THE CROWN, CHERNOBYL Lead 2020 BAFTA Television Awards Nominations - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 4, 2020

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced the nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards.

Anderson And THT Young Company Serve Up LEGALLY BLONDE
by Julie Musbach - Jul 10, 2019

Director Doug Anderson works with professional actors and singers, talented Middlebury College students, and the best local talent, but once a year he gets to do what he calls his 'dream job': working with teenagers.

Douglas Anderson to Teach A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL at Town Hall
by Julie Musbach - Feb 12, 2019

The Broadway musical is America's greatest contribution to the arts. It's a glorious, jazzy, star-studded and surprisingly turbulent history, one that remains largely unknown even to people who love musicals.