Woodstock’s Elm Street delays productions due to coronavirus

Due to uncertainty over mass gatherings and the way shows can be produced given the COVID-19 pandemic, Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in Woodstock announced it is delaying until the 2021-22 season its musical productions of “Legally Blonde” and “James and the Giant Peach.”

Siobhan Brumbelow, Elm Street’s associate artistic director, cited the “many unknowns” of reopening live entertain venues, the concerns of socially distant rehearsal and performance procedures, and additional stress that puts actors, volunteers and patrons at risk.

“Believe us, this is not the answer Elm Street wanted,” Brumbelow said. “We had every hope that we could make these shows happen in the time given – if it was given.”