The Gateway, also known as The Gateway Playhouse, or the Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County is a professional regional theatre located on the eastern edge of Bellport, New York. The street address is 215 South Country Road. It is the oldest professional theatre on Long Island and nationally recognized as one of the top ten summer theatres in the nation.
History In 1941, Harry C. Pomeran bought a 70-acre farm in Bellport, NY with intentions of creating a hotel. Harry and his wife, Libby, converted the property into a resort hotel for visitors spending the summer on Long Island. Their three children Sally, David, and Ruth planted vegetables, washed dishes, waited tables, and milked the family cow, Daisy. The barn housed Daisy alongside 200 chickens, hay, corn, and other essentials. The windmill pumped the family's water from a deep artesian well. When the Pomeran children began entertaining guests with shows and skits, the family knew that this was the true destiny of the humble barn.
The Gateway's theatrical tradition began in 1950 with a production of Taming of the Shrew in the old barn--converted into a theater by popular demand. By the 1960s, it transitioned from a summer stock to a professional company, complete with a new theater that seats 500. It also began teaching acting classes for children and adults in the area, and staging Children's Theater productions in the summer. In 2011, The Gateway Playhouse and its Acting School combined to form the non-profit organization, the Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, or The Gateway.
Among its notable productions are a 1992 production of Once on This Island with Norm Lewis, as well as a 2011 production of Sunset Boulevard and a 2016 production of Anything Goes with Andrea McArdle.
Each fall, the theater transforms into the Haunted Playhouse.
Productions +ProductionsAll Productions 1950-PresentProductions 2004-2012YearProductions 2013-Present2013GreaseYoung FrankensteinLegends In ConcertBuddy: The Buddy Holly MusicalSingin' In The RainJack And The BeanstalkDisney's Winnie The PoohSeussical Jr.Jim West's DinosaursMooseltoeDisney's Beauty And The BeastLive And Let Die201442nd StreetSmokey Joe's CafeThe Addams FamilyDisney's Mary PoppinsSouth PacificLegends In ConcertDisney's Cinderella KidsDisney's The Jungle BookThe Amazing MaxMooseltoeCirque Le Masque: NoelElvis Lives2015Rock Of AgesNice Work If You Can Get ItSister ActBetty Buckley In ConcertSaturday Night FeverLegends In ConcertTwo On TapMooseltoeBilly ElliotBallroom With A TwistCinderellaThe Rat Pack Is BackThe Amazing MaxCurious GeorgeShrek Jr.Disney's Peter Pan2016Anything GoesMillion Dollar QuartetAin't Misbehavin'The Rocky Horror ShowLegends In ConcertMooseltoePriscillaDance To The MoviesHoliday Spectacular On IceMy Son Pinocchio: Geppeto's Musical TaleThe Wizard Of OzThe Amazing Max2017RentSwing!On The TownLittle Shop of HorrorsLegends in ConcertMooseltoeMamma Mia!Cirque Éloize iDA Christmas Story The MusicalMenopause The MusicalThe Buddy Holly StoryBubble TroubleMadagascar Jr.PinkaliciousThe Lion King Jr.The Amazing Max2018Stomp!With Love, MarilynA Chorus LineNunsenseMemphisCabaretMooseltoeLes Misérables School EditionLive & Let DieFlashdanceBeauty & The BeastShades of Bublé2019Menopause The MusicalOne Man Star Wars TrilogyLink Link CircusLegends Of CountryMy Life On A DietBilly Mira and the HitmenAll Hands On DeckOn Your FeetBeginningsForbidden BroadwayThe BodyguardThe Sound Of MusicIsabella Rossellini & FriendsKinky BootsElfStompBig Bubble BonanzaAladdin Jr.The Amazing MaxFrozen Jr.2020An Evening With GrouchoIn The Light of Led ZeppelinBilly Mira and the HitmenBuddy - The Buddy Holly StoryFrontiersAs You Like ItMy Life On A DietMurder On The Orient Express2021A Chorus Line - Student EditionSongs For A New WorldMillion Dollar QuartetBest Of The EaglesYellow Brick RoadA Gentleman's Guide To Love And MurderNewsiesHoliday Spectacular On IceBig Bubble BonanzaThe Wizard Of Oz2022Head Over HeelsThe Little MermaidThe Cher ShowA Christmas CarolBeauty And The Beast Jr.Big Bubble BonanzaGrimmz Fairy Tales2023The Wedding SingerClueEvitaSummer - The Donna Summer MusicalJersey BoysHoliday Spectacular On IceMatilda Jr.Finding Nemo Jr.2024Fiddler On The RoofIn The HeightsRock Of AgesEscape To MargaritavilleBeautiful - The Carole King MusicalIrving Berlin's White ChristmasThe Little Mermaid Jr.Big Bubble BonanzaWilly Wonka Jr.2025The Addams FamilyFrozen42nd Street *Links to individual productions incoming
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