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Lewis Black, Darrell Hammond, and More Offer Special Lineup for Williamstown Season

Benjamin Scheuer will perform his off-Broadway solo show ”The Lion” in concert.

Comedian Lewis Black brings his show Paradise Lew to Williamstown this summer.
Comedian Lewis Black brings his show Paradise Lew to Williamstown this summer.

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced a lineup of special events joining its 2015 season.

The summer programming will include Paradise Lew (July 13, Main Stage), an evening of stand-up with Williamstown veteran Lewis Black; a one-night-only concert performance of Benjamin Scheuer’s off-Broadway hit The Lion (July 19, Nikos Stage); the return of the stripped-down musical comedy duo The Skivvies (July 26 and 27); The Darrell Hammond Project (August 10, Main Stage), with Saturday Night Live impersonation icon Darrell Hammond; the Williamstown debut of the musical improv show Baby Wants Candy (August 20-22); and this summer’s Free Theatre production, Song for a Future Generation (July 15-18 and 21-24).

As previously announced, WTF’s Main Stage season will include William Inge’s Off the Main Road, directed by Evan Cabnet and featuring Kyra Sedgwick in her Festival debut; the world premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Paradise Blue, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson; and six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and Tony nominee Will Swenson in Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten, directed by Gordon Edelstein.

The Nikos Stage will also house the world premiere of Daniel Goldfarb's Legacy, directed by Oliver Butler; the American premiere of Carey Perloff's Kinship, directed by Jo Bonney; the world premiere of Daniel Goldstein and Michael Friedman's new musical Unknown Soldier, directed by Trip Cullman; and the American premiere of two British plays, Chewing Gum Dreams and An Intervention.

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