Broadway Takes a Turn Upstate: The Kingston Musical Festival

A three-day musical-theater celebration was staged at Hutton Brickyards, a hotel and event space built on the former industrial complex in Kingston, N.Y., roughly 100 miles north of the Hudson River’s traditional Broadway corridor. Organized as “The Festival,” the event featured concerts, cabarets, raves, reunions, sing-alongs, panels, campfires, merchandise, food vendors and a VIP tent with a cash bar. A-list Broadway talent—including Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Renée Elise Goldsberry—performed alongside more than 160 other artists across several stages. Attendance reached 2,875 people, and ticket prices ranged from $170 for a single-day general-admission pass to $1,450 for a deluxe weekend package.

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• David B. Schwartz – one of the festival’s two producers.

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• Dan Lipton – music director who helped assemble performer playlists.

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• Jerry Mitchell – director involved in curating the show’s musical selections.

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• DB Bonds – co-director working with Mitchell and Lipton on programming.

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According to the festival organizers, the event attracted 2,875 attendees and showcased more than 160 performers. Ticket pricing was tiered, with a $170 general-admission option for a single day and a $1,450 deluxe package granting full weekend access and VIP amenities.

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Festival producer David B. Schwartz explained the planning process, noting that the team conducted virtual meetings with every performer and used quick quizzes to gauge personal musical preferences.

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• “We did Zooms with every single performer,” — David B. Schwartz, one of the festival’s two producers — David B. Schwartz, producer

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