Stagedoor Manor Alumni Fill a Midtown Stage

Stagedoor Manor has run summer theater training in the Catskills for half a century, and its alumni list runs deep through Broadway and film. This concert is co-presented with the Entertainment Community Fund, the industry charity that covers health and housing support for performers. Notable graduates return for one evening of songs and short pieces. Proceeds go to the fund rather than the camp, which sets the tone for the night. The program runs once and does not tour.

You enter from West 43rd Street, hand a ticket to the door staff, and take an assigned seat. Numbers rotate quickly, with a music director holding the band together between introductions. Performers speak briefly about the camp before singing. Applause arrives for names as often as for songs, and the balconies join in early. Staff seat latecomers during scene changes rather than mid number. The lobby stays open through the interval for the fund's volunteers.

The concert starts at 7 in the evening on Monday, September 28, at 123 West 43rd Street in Midtown. Arrive with time for the lobby, a benefit crowd lingers there. A Monday start clears the theater earlier than a weekend booking, useful for anyone with a commute. It fits people who follow musical theater and want a room full of the same. If you were hoping for a full staged show with sets and costumes, this is not that.