The Festival has announced their initial programming schedule for the highly anticipated three-day long event taking place at Hutton Brickyards Riverfront Hotel + Venue in Kingston, New York. This celebration of Broadway’s biggest shows and brightest stars is an unprecedented event that will feature a weekend of non-stop musical theatre performances on The Broadway Direct Stage from August 14 – 16, 2026.
The Festival will feature three stages throughout the weekend, plus a fourth stage in the evenings. The Main Stage presenting partner will be Broadway Direct. The Broadway Direct Stage will serve as the centerpiece of The Festival weekend, hosting headline performances from Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, and more. The Broadway Direct Stage will feature reserved seating for all of our Main Stage performers and programs, plus general admission seating as well.
In addition to the previously announced headliners, newly joining The Festival are Andrew Barth Feldman, Lena Hall, Tess Soltau, and Daphne Rubin-Vega, who will join the highly anticipated Rent 30th Anniversary Reunion celebration taking place on Saturday night.
A limited amount of single day general admission tickets to The Festival are now available for purchase. For more information, please click here.
“When we began planning The Festival, one of our top priorities was creating an event that felt accessible and welcoming to all Broadway fans,” stated founders Joshua Saltman and David Schwartz. “One of the requests we heard most often was a desire for single-day tickets. After hearing that feedback from our community, we’re excited to offer a limited number of single-day passes, giving even more fans the opportunity to experience all that The Festival has to offer.”
Food provided at The Festival will include local Hudson Valley vendors and restaurants including Oyster Party Inc, The Hungry Traveler, The Lemon Drop Co, Ground Up By Brooke, Mindful Matcha, Santorini, Ginger Love Cafe, Santa Fe Uptown, Vonsalad’s Woodfired Pizza, Kogemeya Authentic Japanese Street Cuisine, Irresistible Gourmet Caramel Apples LLC, Samosa Shack, From The Ground Up, Pura Vida Popcorn, and Rolling Cones.
Friday, August 14
The Festival begins on Friday, August 14 with doors opening at 2PM and programming from 3pm ET – 11pm ET. The lineup for Friday will include Christopher Jackson, Adam Pascal, Adrienne Warren, Alex Newell, Amber Ardolino, Betty Who, Cara Rose DiPietro, Eva Noblezada, Gianmarco Soresi, Mandy Gonzalez, Matt Rodin, Mitch Wood, Reeve Carney, Seth Rudetsky, Solea Pfeiffer, Tommy Bracco, Tyler Joseph Ellis, and Tess Soltau.
Friday programming includes Broadway Rave, a Broadway dance party celebrating the best in showtunes in musical theater; The Festival Sings Disney featuring Mandy Gonzalez, Adrienne Warren, Alex Newell and more singing their favorite Disney songs; Broadway Inspirations featuring Adrienne Warren, Mitch Wood, Alex Newell, Mandy Gonzalez and more as they perform songs that helped them get their start, dream roles, and favorite musical theater classics; a cabaret from Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada; The Big Show: A Weekend in the Country featuring Adrienne Warren, Alex Newell, Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, and more; Don’t Quit Your Night Job, a Broadway comedy improv variety show featuring sketches, games and Musical Madlibs (oh my!) with Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Sarah Saltzberg, Dan Lipton on the keys, and your favorite stars performing without a net; and a Campfire Singalong hosted by Betty Who, featuring Adrienne Warren, Christopher Jackson, Mandy Gonzalez and more.
Saturday, August 15
Saturday’s programming will run from 12pm ET – 11pm ET with doors opening at 11am ET and will feature a line up including Kelli O’Hara, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Amber Ardolino, Betty Who, Cara Rose DiPietro, Jason Robert Brown, Jenn Colella, JJ Niemann, Lauren Patten, Lena Hall, Mandy Gonzalez, Matt Rodin, Mitch Wood, Norbert Leo Butz, Seth Rudetsky, Solea Pfeiffer, Tommy Bracco, Tyler Joseph Ellis and a 30th Anniversary RENT reunion featuring nearly the entire original Broadway cast including Adam Pascal, Aiko Nakasone, Anthony Rapp, Byron Utley, Daphne Ruben-Vega, Fredi Walker- Brown, Gilles Chiasson, Gwen Stewart, Kristen Lee Kelly, Rodney Hicks, Taye Diggs, Timothy Britten Parker, and Wilson Jermaine Heredia.
Saturday programming includes Seth Rudetsky and Friends, a concert hosted by Seth Rudetsky; ’80s Jukebox, featuring Kelli O’Hara, Jenn Colella, Betty Who, Norbert Leo Butz, Amber Ardolino and more singing their favorite ‘80s songs; What I Did For Likes featuring Amber Ardolino, JJ Niemann, Tommy Bracco, Cara Rose DiPietro, Tyler Joseph Ellis, Matt Rodin and Mitch Wood performing their greatest hits; Previews of New Musicals, featuring snippets of various Broadway bound new musicals, giving festival goers an exclusive first look; Jason Robert Brown and Friends, featuring various artists singing through his catalogue; a sketch comedy performance by The Broadway Beat; a 30th Anniversary RENT Reunion; The Big Show: Saturday Night featuring Kelli O’Hara, Norbert Leo Butz, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jenn Colella, Betty Who and more; Club Cumming, where the iconic East Village cabaret space will travel up the Hudson for a night of singing, stories and hijinks, with Henry Koperski at the piano; a Campfire Singalong hosted by Matt Rodin featuring Kelli O’Hara, Norbert Leo Butz, Lauren Patten, Jenn Colella, Adam Pascal and more; and a screening of Renée Elise Goldsberry’s feature film, Satisfied.
Sunday, August 16
Sunday’s programming will run from 12pm ET – 6:30pm ET with doors opening at 11am ET and will feature a lineup including Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Betty Who, Andrew Barth Feldman, Denée Benton, Jenn Colella, Lauren Patten, Matt Rodin, Patti Murin, Seth Rudetsky, Solea Pfeiffer, Talia Suskauer, Tom Kitt, Tyler Joseph Ellis, and Tess Soltau.
Sunday programming includes Broadway’s Next Generation, where you can be among the first to witness the Broadway stars of the future, performing your favorite Broadway hits; Ladies Who Brunch with Patti Murin, an intimate hour of songs and stories from Hudson Valley resident Patti Murin’s life on stage; Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp: Celebrating Friendship and History, featuring the iconic duo as they bring their friendship and history together for an unforgettable and celebratory set of music, stories and fun; Duet to Me One More Time, Broadway stars singing your favorite Broadway duets featuring Denée Bentson, Adam Pascal, Talia Suskauer, Lauren Patten and more; Tom Kitt and Friends, featuring Tom Kitt and guests singing through his catalogue; and The Big Show: Sunday in the Park, the show-stopping finale to our weekend featuring Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Denée Benton, Lauren Patten, Talia Suskauer, and more.
All programming and talent are subject to change.
An eagerly awaited event, The Festival will bring together a rock-star lineup of Broadway artists and will be choreographed by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell and Jon Rua; and directed by Mitchell and D.B. Bonds. The creative team also includes musical supervision by Dan Lipton, musical direction by Julie McBride, creative direction and experience design by Michael Downs, lighting design by David Rees, sound design by Cody Spencer, video design by Caite Hevner, costume design by Ryan Park, and direction of The Festival Apprentices by Lana Schwartz. Chris Gratton serves as Production Manager, Technical Director, and Site Manager. Lisa Iacucci is the Production Supervisor.
Broadway Direct is The Festival’s Official Broadway Ticketing Sponsor.
As the main stage at The Festival, The Broadway Direct Stage is proud to present stellar acts such as the Rent 30th Anniversary Reunion, a duet performance by Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, and so many more exciting concerts that will make for a once in a lifetime experience.
Overlooking the Hudson River, the New 42 Stage will feature exciting outdoor performances throughout the weekend featuring some of Broadway’s biggest stars.
New 42 Studios is the Official Rehearsal Home of The Festival. Help New 42 bring NYC students to the New Victory Theater through their “Give a Kid a Seat” initiative. Learn more here.
The Campfire Stage will feature exciting performances throughout the day as well as nightly sing-along performances.
In addition, Hutton Hall will host cabaret-style performances at night that are not to be missed.
The Festival will also include special events benefitting the wonderful work done by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the philanthropic heart of Broadway, helping ensure those affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses, as well as those within the theater industry, receive medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance.
The Festival works with Access Broadway NY to ensure that the venue and event are accessible for all.
Additional programming for the three-day festival will be announced shortly. For more information including ticket packages and lodging and shuttle offerings, click here.
Three-day and single-day general admission passes to The Festival experience are now available (General Admission, Reserved Seating, Premium Reserved Seating and VIP Premium Reserved Seating). All passes give guests access to all of the stages and performances plus access to Food & Beverage, brand activations, Vendor Village, daytime and nighttime programming and restrooms. VIP passes include private lounge spaces, upgraded facilities, one meet & greet and more. Add-ons for additional experiences will be available for purchase at a later date.
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