Dance, Music, Theater and More!
Dance Performances, Live Theater, and Concerts in the Catskills
Looking for things to do in the Catskills? Enjoy dance performances, theater, concerts, and live shows all year long.
Featured Performance
The Music Oasis
September 12
At The Music Oasis, we believe in music as a bridge between people. This retreat is where everyday individuals—artists, dreamers, professionals, and music lovers—come together to create, perform, and rediscover what truly moves them! The week of singing, writing, recording and performing workshops culminates in a show at the beautiful Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville.
Orpheum Performing Arts Center
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Upcoming Events
Performance
The Moss Ensemble
September 19
Please join this quartet of world-class performers for an evening of musical gems from the Baroque through Contemporary periods, exciting pieces newly commissioned by Moss, as well as repertory favorites requested by devoted audience members.
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
The Sunshine Boys, by Neil Simon
October 09-11
Al Lewis (Michael McDonald) and Willy Clark (Gary Falk) are a pair of feuding vaudeville comedians (Lewis and Clark, naturally) who performed together for 47 years before finally calling it quits. Clark's nephew Ben, a young and hungry talent agent, has the brilliant idea of reuniting the duo for a TV special about the history of comedy. Once the reunion is on, the sparks and one-liners start to fly with equal speed. But can Lewis and Clark put aside their differences long enough to collect one last paycheck? Neil Simon's classic curmudgeons come to life at the Doctorow Center for the Arts this October!
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
The Music of Amy Beach
October 17
Drs. Joanne Polk and Jeffrey Langford return to the CMF to present a program appropriate for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S., as they explore the music and times of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, America’s first great female composer.
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
Twelfth Night Ensemble, with Yi-heng Yang, Fortepianist: Birds of a Feather
October 24
Music lovers will flock to hear Birds of a Feather, as the sensational Twelfth Night Ensemble (directors David Belkovski and Rachell Ellen Wong) returns with fortepiano soloist Yi-heng Yang in a joyful program where classical music takes flight in a jovial, sublime and celebration of avian life. From the “Chicken” Symphony no. 83 of Haydn, (French: La poule), whose nickname comes from the clucking second subject in the first movement, which sounds like the jerky back-and-forth head motion of a walking hen, to Mozart’s magnificent and Piano Concerto no. 17 K 453, whose Allegretto Theme and Variations uses a theme Mozart wrote down from his beloved pet starling, birdsongs, wit and playfulness abound in the hands of these leading period instrument performers.
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
Sir Elton – Featuring Lance Millard, A Tribute to Elton John
October 31
This Halloween, Catskill Mountain Foundation presents Sir Elton – Featuring Lance Millard in the quintessential homage to the incomparable Elton John. With over 25 years of dedication, Lance Millard embodies the spirit of Elton with unmatched precision and passion, enthralling audiences night after night. From the iconic costumes to the spot-on vocals, Lance's portrayal is a testament to his unwavering commitment to the artistry of Elton John.
Orpheum Performing Arts Center
Performance
On the Fringes of Liberty
November 07
The Lisette Project presents a program about revolutionaries in Haiti, France, and the United States who stood at the edges of freedom’s promise. With chamber music, anthem parodies, vaudeville tunes, and sacred music, their program paints a sonic landscape of the Revolutionary Atlantic, troubling and expanding the borders of what the Declaration of Independence imagined. The Lisette Project is a performance and research collective based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 2021 by the artistic director, Jean Bernard Cerin, the group explores the history of Haitian classical music and its intersections with broader global currents.
Piano Performance Museum
Performance
Orphee Musique Concert I
November 14
Orphee Musique brings young classical musicians to New York each year to perform 7 concerts in 7 days. This is a special opportunity for these recent Paris Conservatory graduates to get experience performing in concert halls, speaking English, and interacting with audiences in the U.S. The artists performing this year are Tabea and Daniel Streicher, a brother and sister duo. This program includes works by Mozart, Adams, and Liszt.
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Performance
Orphee Musique Concert II
November 15
Orphee Musique brings young classical musicians to New York each year to perform 7 concerts in 7 days. This is a special opportunity for these recent Paris Conservatory graduates to get experience performing in concert halls, speaking English, and interacting with audiences in the U.S. This program includes works by Brahms, Liszt, Ravel, and Stravinsky.
Windham Civic & Performing Arts Center
Performance
Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra
November 28
Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2000 by conductor Robert Manno. Now under the direction of conductor Alexander Platt, the orchestra is comprised of the finest musicians from the New York area and includes current and former members of some of the world’s most esteemed orchestras and ensembles.
Orpheum Performing Arts Center
Performance
The Nutcracker
December 05-13
The CMF Nutcracker, now in its eleventh year, has become a holiday favorite of residents of the surrounding Catskills and Hudson Valley. Featuring ballet stars of the future, this spectacular production has become one of the finest Nutcrackers in upstate New York.
Orpheum Performing Arts Center
Performance
Aquila Theatre presents Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
January 15, 2027
Aquila Theatre brings a bold and compelling new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s timeless tale The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Orpheum Performing Arts Center
Performance
Mountaintop Variety Hour (and a Half)
January 30, 2027
Join Mark Singer, Darcy Dunn, Julia Mendelsohn and their talented friends from both New York City and the Greene County Mountaintop for an evening of music and comedy. The Variety Hour (and a half) will feature original comic plays and skits and wonderful music from the American Songbook in the rich entertainment tradition of the old Catskill Mountain resorts.
Doctorow Center for the Arts
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