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Pocono Mountains Music Festival 2023

Arts and Entertainment

June 6, 2023

From: Pocono Mountains Music Festival

This summer, rediscover the joy of live music through concerts and events with musical stylings that will transport you to the most sophisticated Opera Hall, a Broadway stage, the front row of the Grand Ole Opry or to the dance floor of Discotech! Join world class artists and the stars of tomorrow as we kick off our 14th season!

Schedule:

THE LINE UP with Susie Mosher
when: Thursday, July 20th, 8pm
where: Tennis Tea at Buck Hill Falls, 108 Tennis Drive, Buck Hill Falls, PA 18323

Kick off the 14th Season of the Festival with the return of SUSIE MOSHER and the Line Up! An evening containing a spicy mixture of song, satire and raucous silliness.

THE LINEUP with Susie Mosher is a wild, anything-goes variety show featuring entertainers from the Broadway, cabaret, music and comedy scenes. Actress/singer Mosher hosts the spontaneous extravaganza with her “dynamite voice, heartfelt observations and ridiculously funny improv.” (Go Magazine). A hit with both critics and audiences, each LINEUP is unique and promises to deliver an unforgettable night of quintessential NYC entertainment.

From Tony winners, pop artists and Broadway regulars to experimental groups, undiscovered newbies and subway performers, past guests include: Alice Ripley, Katharine McPhee, Beth Leavel, Maddie Poppe, Naturi Naughton, Billy Stritch, BETTY, Anya Marina, Dan Finnerty, Kimberley Locke, Kevin Chamberlin, Erich Bergen, KT Sullivan, Christina Bianco, Carole J. Bufford, Jarrod Specter, Mykal Kilgore, Kelli Barrett, Diana DeGarmo, Ace Young and many more!

What NYC critics have said about THE LINEUP with Susie Mosher:

“A whole lot of Susie Mosher, a big dose dose of major talent, stirred to create a great new entertainment experience for hip New Yorkers.” (Broadway World)

“In the social media lead-up to The Lineup’s opening night, Ms. Mosher promised to spin like a top and set her hair ablaze. Mission accomplished.” (Front Row Center)

“Mosher is one of those talents you need to see to believe: warm, funny, biting, ferociously committed.” (Time Out Magazine)

“If you haven’t experienced Susie Mosher, you haven’t seen New York.” (Times Square Chronicles)
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DISCO INFERNO a 70's celebration
when: Friday, July 21st, 7:30pm
where: The Sherman Theater, 524 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Dig out those bell bottoms, sequins, and hot pants! Meet us at the Sherman for a groovy night of the hottest disco hits of the 70s performed by a super-hot disco band and Broadway vocalists.

You’re invited to channel your inner “Dancing Queen” as the disco ball spins the Festival into Stroudsburg’s own Studio 54!
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CHRISTINE ANDREAS an intimate cabaret
when: Saturday, July 22th, 7:30pm
where: The Stage at Pocono Mountain East HS, 231 Pocono Mountain School Rd, Swiftwater, PA 18370

Christine Andreas, award-winning singer, actress, and two-time Tony nominee, will be bringing her incredible talent to the Pocono Mountains Music Festival. Andreas's performances has had The New York Times accusing her of ...electrifying her audiences", "...transforming them with pure alchemy", and "...delicately killing with the sheer beauty of her voice".

With audience members seated on the stage, this performance will make you feel like you are intimatly involved in every step of the evenings musical journey! Join Christine on a rollicking musical journey of love and adventure that spans all 7 continents as she presents an evening of Broadway Classics and Gems of the American Songbook... from Berlin to Bacharach, Gershwin to Billy Joel.

Andreas's starring roles on Broadway include La Cage Aux Folles (w/Kelsey Grammar), The Scarlet Pimpernel, Words and Music (w/Sammy Cahn), Angel Street, Legs Diamond, Rags, Oklahoma!, On Your Toes and My Fair Lady. In concert, Andreas has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, to London's West End and Royal Festival Hall. Concerts with Mr. Silvestri were the basis for her award-winning CDs' which he produced: Love is Good, Here's to the Ladies, The Carlyle Set and PIAF - No Regrets.
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TEA & SYMPHONY an elegant tea & classical musical afternoon
when: Sunday, July 23nd, 2pm
where: The Evergreen Ballroom, Skytop Lodge, 1 Skytop Dr, Skytop, PA 18357

Bridgerton comes to the Poconos with this quintessentially elegant afternoon tea at

Skytop, including a menu of sandwiches, sweet treats and, of course, scones! Champagne, to add to the ambiance of the afternoon will also be available.

The experience will be made unforgettable with a live performance of classical and opera selected to complement this sophisticated afternoon. Pinkies up!
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COUNTRY JUKEBOX with the POCONO POPS! Symphony Orchestra
when: Friday, July 28th, 7:30pm
where: The Sherman Theater, 524 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Rosin up your bow and get ready for a toe-tapping evening filled with the glory of country music stretching from classics of the 1950s all the way up to the hottest contemporary hits.

Join our salute to Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, The Judds, Carrie Underwood and more as we sing the songs that have kept jukeboxes playing for the last seventy years.

So, hop in your pickup and head to Main Street for this unforgettable closing night experience starring world class vocalists, the stars of tomorrow, and our very own Pocono Pops! Symphony Orchestra!
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The Room Where It Happens
Performing Arts Showcase
when: Saturday, July 29th, 6:30pm
where: Pocono Mountain East High School, 231 Pocono Mountain School Rd, Swiftwater, PA 18370

The Festival is thrilled to present a roof-raising concert featuring the young artists from the Festival's Performing Arts Camp to close out our 14th season!

This evening is the culmination of the two week experience and will present the material the young artists have been working on! Join us for a annual Festival favorite filled with songs, dances, taps and witness the stars of tomorrow become the stars of today!

Thanks to the generosity and support of our incredible donors and sponsors this event is FREE to everyone in the audience, donations will be accepted at the door!

Audience Extras!
This season, the Pocono Mountains Music Festival introduces Audience Extras, mid-Festival events celebrating the performing arts in our highly talented Pocono community and inviting our donors to a rewarding afternoon experiencing the inner workings of our Performing Arts Camp!

POCONO PERFORMS! an evening of the best community theater
when: Monday, July 24th, 7:30pm
where: The Sherman Theater, 524 Main St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

PMMF is thrilled to bring together the Poconos top three community theater troupes with highlights from their Summer 2023 productions.

The Shawnee Playhouse, Rebel Stages, and In2You Arts ensembles and soloists will be performing selections from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, SpongeBob Squarepants Jr., Rent, The Lion King Jr., and The Aristocats!

It’s a taste of the talent that resides right here in the Poconos!
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Behind the Curtain an insider event
when: Tuesday, July 25th, 4pm
where: Pocono Mountains East HS, 231 Pocono Mountain School Rd, Swiftwater, PA 18370

An exclusive experience for donors at the $1,000+ level.

Get a behind the scenes look at our Performing Arts Camp as you sit in on dance and vocal rehearsals for the upcoming The Room

Where It Happens! showcase.

See for yourself the confidence gained by the students through the nurturing of their instructors.

We’ll continue the conversation with an informal get together at The Frogtown Chophouse following this event.
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Pocono Page Turners a musical book club
when: Wednesday, July 26th, 5pm
where: Barrett Paradise Friendly Library, 6500 PA-191, Cresco, PA 18326

Local author, Susan Jordan’s novel, The Case of the Carousel Killer, comes alive in the Festival’s first ever book club event!

All our patrons are invited to read Sue’s Pocono-based mystery with scenes in the Pocono Playhouse, Buck Hill, and more.

Our book club night features discussion with the author, performances by local vocalists, and selections from the book performed by Broadway and local actors!

An informal meet and greet at the Pour House follows this event.
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