Marc Deaton, the artistic director of Madison Lyric Stage and a tenor, collaborated with Nathaniel Baker, a local composer, to create Elegy for a Fallen Angel. The music for the production utilized themes from Purcell and Handel. The story followed two siblings on their path of self-discovery and through their […] Read more »

Talented young actors comprised the Madison Lyric Stage cast for the recent production of the rock musical, Spring Awakening. The show, based on a controversial play from 1891, followed youth through their experiences into a world of passion and rebellion. The story gave the audience a poignant look at the […] Read more »

Marc Deaton, artistic director of Madison Lyric Stage, presented Postcards from Pierrot, a great work of the 20th century by Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg in which he explored the evolution of speak singing and its affects on opera, jazz and theater. The evenings featured a full five person orchestra […] Read more »

Madison Lyric Stage presented one of the great epic American plays of this century. This groundbreaking work explores the lives of a handful of people trying to make sense of a world engulfed in the AIDS pandemic. Tony Kushner’s masterpiece earned a Pulitzer Prize. Read more »

Our upcoming eleventh season is about to be announced to the general public! The time to get your Subscription Series tickets is now! Don’t miss this opportunity to see one of our best seasons of art and entertainment! SUBSCRIPTIONS   Season Opening Concert! Marc Deaton and pianist Nick Stanford take […] Read more »

Edward Albee’s dramatic masterpiece was presented inside the big tent on the grounds of the Deacon John Grave Foundation. The Tony-winning play explores the complexities in marriage of a middle-aged couple, George and Martha. The play’s unvarnished approach to an evening shared with George, Martha, and another couple resulted in […] Read more »

Madison Lyric Stage presented ten performances of Pippin with a large and talented cast. The new tent on the grounds of the Deacon John Grave House provided the perfect venue for the big top carnival setting. Pippin, the Tony Award-winning musical, follows a mysterious troupe of actors with a commanding […] Read more »

As a follow-up to the operatic season opener, the Madison Lyric Stage Company presented ten performances of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Audience members thrilled to the production, as well as to the creative use of the deluxe new tent.                       Humor […] Read more »

The Deacon partnered again with Madison Lyric Stage for their 2022 Season. The audience cheered the dynamic double bill that included Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins and Benjamin Britten’s Curlew River. The operas provided the audience with an amazing journey through challenges of the human condition. Both were performed […] Read more »

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