By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation. This production is directed by Emily Blankenship-Tucker, with a multigenerational cast of Ferrum College […]
In 1955, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, a 67-year-old Ohio woman in Keds, carrying her things in a homemade sack, walked the entire Appalachian Trail. She hiked nearly 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. She was the first woman to complete a solo thru-hike and later did it again twice. Her story is about grit, stubborn hope, […]
The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre at Ferrum College announces open auditions for our mainstage spring musical, Meredith Willson's The Music Man, to be performed March 19-22, 2026. Auditions are open to all, including non-majors, community members, faculty, staff, and students at Ferrum College. Updated 1/27/26 after winter weather delays - Auditions are February 6, 6:00 […]
