Independent Arts News Reporting Hammerstein Museum Presents Two November Events: "Favorite Things" Concert & Celebration of New Film "Blue Moon"
Reported on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Pictured Above: Diana Sheehan. Photo Credit: Contributed.
NEWSROOM POST: DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
The One-Night Only Fundraising Concert of the Works of Oscar Hammerstein II will Feature 14 Local Performers
Doylestown, PA – On the heels of its sold-out Some Enchanted Evening Gala, the Oscar Hammerstein Museum & Theatre Education Center welcomes the holiday season with twoevents in November.
On Friday, November 14 the museum invites the public to gather at Oscar Hammerstein’s former home, Highland Farm, as Diana Sheehan brings Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart’s iconic music to life in celebration of the new film “Blue Moon.” The movie is a biographical telling of Lorenz Hart, as he self-reflects during the opening night of Oklahoma! — written by his former partner Richard Rodgers alongside Doylestown local Oscar Hammerstein. Hart struggles with his alcoholism and mental health, all while realizing that Rodgers and Hammerstein’s latest musical is about to become a smash hit. This program is being offered in conjunction with The County Theater of Doylestown and the Princeton Garden Theater, which are both currently showing the film.
Diana Sheehan is an award-winning actor and cabaret artist who shares her passion for the Great
American Songbook in her original shows Nobody’s Hart: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, The Jerome Kern
Songbook, Searching for Gertrude Lawrence, Midway: Cabaret or Carnival? and Liner Notes: A Life
In Revue at venues such as New York’s Triad, San Francisco’s Plush Room, Boston’s Club Cafe, and
Dallas’s Sammons Center for the Arts. A Massachusetts native, she holds a degree in theatre from Smith College and the British-American Drama Academy. Diana is a docent at Hammerstein Museum.
Guests for “Nobody’s Hart” with Diana Sheehan may choose to take a tour of Highland Farm, located at 70 East Road, Doylestown, followed by the concert an hour before the 4:00 PM concert or following the 7:00 PM concert. Tickets for the concert only are $20, and tickets for the combined tour and concert are $35. All proceeds benefit the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center. Purchase tickets at https://www.hammersteinmuseum.org/hart.
Pictured Above: Performer Meredith Beck. Photo Credit: MeredithBeck.com
On Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 PM the museum will present Favorite Things – the Works of Oscar Hammerstein II in Concert at the James-Lorah Auditorium,100 N. Broad Street, Doylestown. This one-night-only fundraising concert features twenty-seven songs and fourteen performers, including Leslie Aita, Demetria Joyce Bailey, Meredith Beck, Courtney Colletti, Jessica Edwards, Chris Fitting, Maggie Griffin-Smith, Daniel Pantano, John Smitherman, Marc Sherman, Keith Spencer, Amy Tefft Spencer, and Avi Wisnia. Marc Sherman will serve as musical director and pianist, with Claudia Pellegrini on violin and Daniel Pantano as the night’s MC. The concert isproduced by Natalie Kaye and On Demand Programs & Events. All proceeds benefit the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center. Tickets cost $35 and are available at https://www.hammersteinmuseum.org/favoritethings.
ABOUT THE OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN MUSEUM AND THEATRE EDUCATION CENTER:
The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center is a nonprofit dedicated to the
preservation of Oscar Hammerstein II’s Doylestown home and telling the story of his legacy as a
librettist, lyricist, humanitarian, and mentor. The Hammerstein family resided at Highland Farm from
1940-1960. Hammerstein composed the lyrics to his best-loved musicals while in residence at the
farm, including “The Sound of Music,” “Oklahoma!” “South Pacific” (inspired by Doylestown’s
James Michener’s novel Tales of the South Pacific), and others. A friendly neighbor, Hammerstein
was known to fly a flag when local children could come to use his swimming pool or play tennis. He
also met and mentored a young Stephen Sondheim while living at Highland Farm. Hammerstein’s
role as a mentor and humanitarian will play a large role in the planned theatre education center at the Hammerstein Museum.
Public tours of Highland Farm are offered Fridays-Mondays through the fall. Private and group tours can be arranged by appointment. Advance tickets are required for all tours. More information and ticket purchases can be found at https://www.hammersteinmuseum.org/tourinfo
The nonprofit is currently raising funds for the restoration and preservation of Highland Farm, and to build the theatre education center on the site of the historic barn on the property. Individuals and entities interested in helping to Create Hammerstein Museum can contribute online at https://www.hammersteinmuseum.org/donate. Contributions of any amount can also be made by check, credit card or appreciated securities. Naming opportunities are available for rooms and spaces in the house and barn. Persons or institutions who have an object to donate for consideration in the museum’s collection may visit https://www.hammersteinmuseum.org/contact-us for instructions. For more information email hammersteinmuseum@gmail.com.
