The Oscar Hammerstein Museum & Theatre Education Center

🎭 Calling all young storytellers and aspiring playwrights! ✍️

Step into the very place where Stephen Sondheim learned from Oscar Hammerstein II and discover your own voice as a writer.

Join us for a FREE Playwriting Workshop at historic Highland Farm, where students ages 14–18 will craft new plays or continue works in progress through guided writing, revision, and collaborative sharing.

Whether you're writing your first scene or refining a script already underway, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to create in a place that helped shape the future of American theatre.

🔗 Register today: hammersteinmuseum.org/playwriting-workshop-2026

🎟️ Tickets Are Now on Sale! ✨

Join us for Something Wonderful, the 2026 Gala benefiting the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center.

Enjoy an elegant three-course dinner, exciting auction offerings, and an intimate concert by Tony and Grammy nominee and Emmy Award winner Liz Callaway. From her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along to starring roles in Miss Saigon and Cats, and as the voice behind the Academy Award-nominated song "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia, Liz will make this a night to remember.

Celebrate the enduring legacy of Oscar Hammerstein II while helping preserve Highland Farm and expand arts education opportunities for future generations.

🎭✨ Reserve your seats today before this special evening sells out!
👉 Purchase tickets at: hammersteinmuseum.org/2026gala

⏰ Only 3 Weeks Left to Enter! 🎤

The countdown is on! Singers in grades 1–12 have just three weeks remaining to submit their entries for the 2026 Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest.

This international vocal competition honors the legacy of Oscar Hammerstein II and invites students from around the world to share their love of musical theatre through song. Whether it's "Do-Re-Mi," "My Favorite Things," "You'll Never Walk Alone," or another favorite, we can't wait to hear the next generation of performers.

📅 Solo submissions are due July 5, 2026.
🌎 Open to students worldwide
🎓 Scholarships are available for participants for whom the application fee would present a hardship.

Don't let this opportunity pass you by—register and submit your solo today!
🔗 hammersteinmuseum.org/2026solocontest
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🎶 Bring the whole family and sing along with us at Peddler's Village! 🎶

Join the Oscar Hammerstein Museum & Theatre Education Center on Saturday, June 27 in Lahaska, PA for an afternoon filled with music, laughter, and beloved songs that everyone can enjoy. From Broadway favorites to classic tunes, this interactive singalong is the perfect way to make summer memories together.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome
🎵 No singing experience required—just bring your enthusiasm!
📍 Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA
📅 Saturday, June 27

Come raise your voice and celebrate the joy of music with us. We can't wait to sing with you! 🎹✨

Thanks to the generous support of the Washington's Crossing Questers Chapter and the Pennsylvania Questers, Hammerstein Museum has purchased a double student lamp modeled after the electrified Manhattan Brass Company lamp that illuminated Oscar's study throughout his professional life.

According to biographer Hugh Fordin, Oscar carried cherished habits and reminders of his earlier years into adulthood. One of them was writing on legal pads by the light of a double student lamp, a practice he developed as a student at Columbia University, where he first crossed paths with the younger brother of a classmate: Richard Rodgers.

More than a decorative object, this lamp represents Oscar's deep sense of sentiment, tradition, and connection to the experiences that shaped the stories and lyrics that continue to inspire audiences around the world.

We are deeply grateful to the Washington's Crossing Questers and the Pennsylvania Questers for their commitment to preserving history through education, the protection of meaningful places, and support of restoration projects like this one. Their generosity helps us bring Highland Farm and Oscar's story to life for future generations.

Plan a visit today! Tour schedule and tickets are available at hammersteinmuseum.org/tourinfo

🚨 Last Chance! Ticket Purchase Deadline Is Today 🚨

Today is your final opportunity to join Hammerstein Museum supporters for a special performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at Bucks County Playhouse on July 12, followed by an exclusive VIP Cocktail & Small Plate Reception.

Did you know? South Pacific was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by Bucks County's own James A. Michener, making this beloved musical a celebration of two legendary storytellers with local ties.

🎶 Experience unforgettable songs, a timeless story, and a wonderful afternoon honoring Oscar Hammerstein II's 131st birthday.

🎟️ Ticket purchase deadline: TODAY
Reserve your place now: hammersteinmuseum.org/south-pacific-fundraiser

🌈 This Sunday, June 14! 🎶

Celebrate Doylestown Pride with a unique afternoon at Highland Farm, the home of Oscar Hammerstein II.

Take a guided tour of the very rooms where Oscar wrote some of the most beloved lyrics in musical theatre history, then join Russell Eiffert for a spirited singalong around the piano!

Oscar’s work championed understanding, compassion, and the belief that a better world is possible—values worth celebrating during Pride and every day.

Visit dtownpride.com for more Pride Festival events and make plans to join us this weekend! Advance tickets required at hammersteinmuseum.org/event-details/follow-evry-rainbow-pride-tour-tunes-2

👔 This Father’s Day, Honor a Legacy While Helping Preserve One 🏛️

For the dad who values history, the arts, and leaving the world a little better than he found it, an engraved brick at Highland Farm is a gift with lasting meaning.

The Hammerstein Museum is restoring the historic porch and balcony at Highland Farm—the home where Oscar Hammerstein created lyrics and stories that continue to inspire audiences around the world. By purchasing a commemorative brick, you’ll help fund this important restoration while creating a permanent tribute that future generations can visit and enjoy.

Whether you engrave a father’s name, a family message, or a tribute to a shared love of musical theatre, your brick becomes part of the ongoing story of Highland Farm.

✨ Celebrate Dad. Honor a legacy. Help restore a landmark.
🎶 Reserve your Father’s Day brick today—space is limited. Info at donate.brickmarkers.com/ohm

What’s Coming to Highland Farm? 👀🏡
Take the Tour and See for Yourself!

Exciting changes are on the horizon at Oscar Hammerstein II’s beloved Bucks County home. Before Highland Farm closes for renovations, join us for a guided tour and experience the place where some of America’s most treasured musical theatre classics were created.

🎭 Tours available throughout July
🎟️ Purchase your tickets now before we close for renovations

Walk the grounds, explore Oscar’s creative world, and be part of this special chapter in Highland Farm’s story.

Reserve your tour today: hammersteinmuseum.org/tourinfo