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A Special WAM Cabaret—4 nights only!

Me and the Sky: A Cabaret of Empowering Broadway Hits

Co-Created and Directed by Kyle Boatwright and Talya Kingston

November 1 – 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Festive Farewell Celebration November 4!

at the Elayne Bernstein Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

Join WAM for this one-week-only event featuring favorite Broadway tunes that highlight the dreamers and change-makers who inspire us to move mountains and tap our toes.

This celebratory evening of empowering Broadway hits focuses on the full array of women’s stories. Featuring songs from such hit musicals as: Rent, Come From Away, Newsies, Shucked, and Waitress.

WAM is thrilled to welcome three powerhouse artists to the stage; Jess Diaz Griffin (Bright StarWonderettesIn the HeightsSister ActElf), Shannon Lamb (The Full Monty, Annie, Smokey Joe’s CaféLittle Shop of HorrorsAnnie), and Wendy Welch (A Little Night Music, Caroline, or Change, The Light in the Piazza, Follies, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson). This accomplished trio is accompanied by a trio of Berkshire musicians.

Me and The Sky is co-created and directed by WAM Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston and Pioneer Valley-based theatre artist and musician Kyle Boatwright (WAM’s Miscast Cabaret Benefit, Bright Half Life).

This joyful and empowering cabaret performance is dedicated to WAM Theatre’s Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven. Grab a friend, and a glass of wine at the bar, and meet us in the theatre for an unforgettable and uplifting evening of song and celebration.

Special Festive Celebration November 4th!  Event information below.

Performance-only TICKETS
Me and the Sky

Prices
$25 – Activist
$50 – Advocate
$75 – Ally
$100 – Champion 

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A Festive Farewell on November 4th!

An evening celebrating Founding Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven’s impact and legacy

On Saturday, November 4th, join the WAM Theatre Team and Board at an evening celebrating the impact and legacy of Founding Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven.

The evening begins with an intimate and exclusive pre-show cocktail party hosted by Jayne Atkinson, acclaimed actor (Tony Award and Drama Desk Nominee) and longtime WAM Artist. The evening continues with a special benefit performance of Me & The Sky: an empowering evening of Broadway hits. The evening culminates with a decadent dessert reception with the artist and a champagne toast for Kristen.

Evening Events:

Intimate Cocktail Party: 4:30-6:30 pm
Me & the Sky performance: 7:30 pm
Dessert Party and Toasts: 9 pm-10:30 pm

Ticket Levels:

Gold: Celebration Cocktail Party, Performance, and Dessert Party – $225
Silver: Performance & Champagne Dessert Party – $150

  • Kyle Boatwright

    "In this cabaret, women get to tell the full scope of our stories, going beyond the tropes of the ingenue or the strumpet or the witch and diving fully into what it can mean to be a woman: the passion, the careers, the friendships, motherhood, strife, joy, the relationship with oneself. It all gets to live in this world that we're creating here at WAM.”

    Kyle BoatwrightCo-Director
  • Talya Kingston

    "Musical Theatre has the power to connect directly to our hearts. The songs that we are sharing in Me and the Sky center women's lives in all their beautiful complexity, and the talent in the ensemble of creators, singers and musicians is tremendously inspiring."

    Talya KingstonCo-Director

Reimbursement for Caregiver Costs

Making theatre more accessible for caregivers.

In acknowledgement of the extra burden faced by parent-artists and caregivers, WAM Theatre is proud to offer Caregiver reimbursement stipends.

If you incur caregiver costs (babysitters, after school care, adult caregivers, etc.) in order to attend a WAM live theatre performance or workshop, you can request a reimbursement of up to $75. Use the button below to connect to a google form to apply for reimbursement.

 

WAM is grateful to our generous sponsors of this program and our collaborations with the Parent-Artist Advocacy League for the Performing Arts (PAAL), a national resource hub and network for individual parent-artists, caregivers, and institutions.