Brigadoon

Shedd Theatricals 2026
Brigadoon
July 10-12 & 17-19
The Shedd Institute, Eugene OR
Styled “a whimsical musical fantasy” by its creators, Brigadoon is, like The Wizard of Oz and most of the popular literature of the 1930s and ‘40s, as much a morality play as a light-hearted entertainment…a fine example of the era’s ability to work out life’s thorniest issues through flights of fancy and with a refreshing dose of good-humor, joie de vivre, and old-fashioned ethics. Alan Jay Lerner based his tale—of an enchanted village that only appears one day in every 100 years—on Germelshausen, an 1861 German short story. But the mid-1940s were not exactly the most strategic of times to launch a Broadway musical set in Germany, so he changed the locale to the Scottish Highlands. Add absolutely wonderful music by Frederick Loewe with such heartwarming songs as "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean", "The Heather On The Hill", and "Almost Like Being In Love" and the results were and are, well, magical.
Join us for Dinners At Six before evening performances and after matinées!
Thank you to our sponsors, The Eye Center, Obie Companies, McKenzie River Broadcasting, Big Foot Beverages, Residence Inn by Mariott, The Eugene Hotel, and Oregon iLasik for this production.