Guild Hall of East Hampton

06/23/2026

June 29, 6PM
The Innovators at Guild Hall brings you an insightful series spotlighting the business and cultural leaders who are reshaping their industries and doing game-changing work.

The Innovators, Episode 2: Women Redefining Travel, Hospitality & Lifestyle

Hosted by Malcolm Carfrae, this conversation brings together some of the most influential women shaping the future of luxury travel, hospitality, and lifestyle. Featuring Sarah Wetenhall of The Colony Hotel and The Hedges Inn, Jayma Cardoso of The Surf Lodge, Deborah Calmeyer of ROAR AFRICA, and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos of Flag Luxury Group, the panel will explore visionary entrepreneurship, experiential hospitality, brand-building, and the growing impact of women-led businesses across the global luxury landscape.

The Innovators at Guild Hall is a conversation series featuring the visionaries redefining business, culture, and innovation across industries. From brand-building and audience growth to marketing strategy and operational excellence, each discussion offers fresh perspectives and actionable insights from today’s leading entrepreneurs and executives.

The program takes the form of a 50-minute conversation hosted by Malcolm Carfrae (Carfrae Consulting), a sought-after global brand and communications strategist, followed by a Q&A.

Networking and Reception to follow with drinks and light bites by Moby’s East Hampton.

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Doors Open at 5:45 PM Reception to Follow Free for Community Pillars The Innovators at Guild Hall brings you an insightful series spotlighting the business and cultural leaders who are reshaping...

06/13/2026

HAIRSPRAY, BEACHES, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, HOCUS POCUS, SISTER ACT, SMASH…What do they all have in common? MARC SHAIMAN wrote the score!

Join the iconic composer at Guild Hall on Sunday, June 21 at 7 PM for NEVER MIND THE HAPPY, including an undeniably animated conversation with director/choreographer Susan Stroman and rousing performances by Broadway’s Robyn Hurder.

Visit the LINKINBIO or guildhall.org/happy for tickets to this unmissable evening!

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Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winner Marc Shaiman takes the stage at Guild Hall to celebrate his New York Times bestselling memoir, Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner. In conversation with Tony Award–winning director Susan Stroman, Shaiman reflects on a storied career in theater, film, and television, joined by Smash’s Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder for special musical performances.

The evening will conclude with a surprise musical finale featuring students from South Fork Performing Arts.

06/11/2026

Join us for a 2026 Season Preview from the Guild Hall program team, followed by a festive reception in the Minikes Garden to meet and mingle with fellow members.

Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan Theater
12 PM – Presentation
12:30 – 2 PM Reception

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan Theater 12 PM – Presentation 12:30 – 2 PM Reception Join us for a 2026 Season Preview from the Guild Hall program team, followed by a...

06/09/2026

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award–winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman comes to Guild Hall to celebrate his New York Times bestselling memoir, Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner. Known for his acclaimed work across Broadway, film, and television—including Hairspray, Mary Poppins Returns, and numerous other beloved productions—Shaiman reflects on a remarkable five-decade career defined by collaboration, creativity, and resilience.

In conversation with Tony Award–winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman, Shaiman offers an intimate look at the artists, influences, and experiences that have shaped his singular voice. By turns candid, humorous, and deeply personal, the evening draws from the memoir while exploring the triumphs, challenges, and unforgettable moments behind a life in show business.

The event also features a special performance by Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder. Hurder, Stroman, and Shaiman most recently collaborated on Broadway’s SMASH, bringing together three of musical theater’s most celebrated talents. Together, they create an evening of conversation, storytelling, and song that celebrates the enduring power of collaboration and the art of making great entertainment.

A book signing with Marc Shaiman will follow the program in the lobby, and copies of Never Mind the Happy will be available for purchase on site.

06/08/2026

The Drama is a love letter to Martha Graham.

“Lloyd Knight does not shy away from drama... He seeks it in movement, performing on stage as a principal dancer in the Martha Graham Company. He feels it in the music, the lights, the costumes and the audience. He sought it out while creating the opening scene of his first one-man show.” - Michelle Trauring, Express News Group

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 7 PM
LLOYD KNIGHT: THE DRAMA

The Drama highlights the life of Martha Graham Dance Company Principal Dancer Lloyd Knight in an intimate and personal solo dance work inspired by two important women in his life: his mother and the legendary modern dance choreographer Martha Graham.

The Drama, created by Lloyd Knight, choreographed by Jack Ferver, with video by filmmaker Jeremy Jacob, lays bare what it takes both physically and psychologically to pursue a life in dance and touches on Knight’s upbringing and what drew him to dance from an early age.

🔗Visit the LINKINBIO to get your tickets today or go to GuildHall.org/thedrama.





The Drama was commissioned by Works & Process and DANCECleveland, and developed over a series of Works & Process LaunchPAD residencies at Bridge Street Theatre, Modern Accord Depot, and The Watermill Center.

Dance programming is supported by Principal Sponsors SHS Foundation and the Straus Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Bonita and Kevin Stewart.

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06/07/2026

ICON Alert!

Composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman recently joined WLIW - FM's Gianna Volpe on Heart of the East End to talk about his new memoir and his upcoming program at Guild Hall on June 21. Take a listen to the broadcast on the Thirteen WNET New York YouTube Channel!

Shaiman tells Volpe everything, from what inspired his new book, "Never Mind The Happy," to his iconic call-backs that started the audience participation tradition of "Rocky Horror Picture Show." With a prolific and impactful career on Broadway and in Hollywood, Shaiman is known for Bette Midler's "The Wind Beneath My Wings," and his work in iconic films "Hairspray," "When Harry Met Sally," and "Sleepless in Seattle." He is the winner of two Emmy's, two Grammy's, a Tony, and more awards.

Marc Shaiman will be at Guild Hall on Sunday June 21 at 7 PM, for a live talk with Susan Stroman about his memoir, and a special guest, Broadway’s Robyn Hurder, will join for live performances celebrating Shaiman’s remarkable body of work.

Get your tickets today!

Featuring Susan Stroman & Robyn Hurder Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award–winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman comes to Guild Hall to celebrate his New York Times bestselling memoir, Never Mind the...

06/04/2026

We're hiring!

POSITION: Museum Registrar, full-time

Guild Hall seeks a Museum Registrar to support a dynamic exhibition program and maintain the museum's permanent collection and archive. The Museum Registrar (MR) is an ideal position for an individual who enjoys working in an art museum environment, is highly organized, attentive to detail, and adept at communicating with artists, individual collectors, lending institutions, and contractors. The MR is responsible for the movement, documentation, care, and display of artwork for both Exhibitions and the Collection, in accordance with industry standards and best practices. The Museum Registrar is responsible for all aspects of registration, shipping, insurance, condition checks, and correspondence; and manages the Permanent Collection, its maintenance, artist files, and digitization. An adjunct role of this position is to implement a management system and safe storage for the institutional archives, namely photographs, print ephemera, and memorabilia from Guild Hall’s 90-year history.

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Do you have a passion for the arts? Our mission is to bring art of all mediums to people of all ages–and to foster creativity in all forms. If you...

06/02/2026

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 7PM
Created by dancer Lloyd Knight, choreographer Jack Ferver, and filmmaker Jeremy Jacob, The Drama highlights the life of Martha Graham Dance Company Principal Dancer Lloyd Knight in an intimate and personal solo dance work inspired by two important women in his life: his mother and the legendary modern dance choreographer Martha Graham. The Drama lays bare what it takes both physically and psychologically to pursue a life in dance and touches on Knight’s upbringing and what drew him to dance from an early age.

Exploring ideas around femininity, iconic roles within the Martha Graham Company, and more, The Drama utilizes movement, spoken word, sound, video, and creative colorful projection to give audiences an immersive experience. Knight will have audiences in awe of his physicality, his remarkable dance technique, and his storytelling in this moving and entertaining one-hour solo work.

Written & Performed by Lloyd Knight
Directed & Choreographed by Jack Ferver
Production Design by Jeremy Jacob

https://www.27east.com/expressmagazine/article_42ef6ad9-718d-4d7e-95f4-1a8a36b583b0.html
The Drama was commissioned by Works & Process and DANCECleveland, and developed over a series of Works & Process LaunchPAD residencies at Bridge Street Theatre, Modern Accord Depot, and The Watermill Center.

Martha Graham principal dancer Lloyd Knight explores his life, modern dance, and his greatest muses in his immersive one-man show, "The Drama," at Guild Hall.

05/24/2026

Saturday, May 30, 2026
THE MET: LIVE IN HD—EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO
1 PM–4 PM

On May 30, the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met-premiere staging of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times). The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego’s paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker.

This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Estimated Run Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes with one intermission On May 30, the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of American...

05/19/2026

May 23 at 7pm

GIBNEY Company and Choreographer, Lucinda Childs, a defining force in American Dance and GIBNEY’s Resident Choreographer, offer an in-process presentation of excerpts from a newly commissioned work, ahead of its world premiere in January 2027.

This presentation is part of a multi-week 2026 residency between Guild Hall and GIBNEY, supporting an ongoing creative exchange and the development of new work.

The in-process presentation will be followed by a conversation with Lucinda Childs and members of GIBNEY Company, offering insight into the residency, their collaborative process, and the development of the work leading up to its premiere.

Co-Presented by Guild Hall & GIBNEY Company GIBNEY Company and Choreographer, Lucinda Childs, a defining force in American Dance and GIBNEY’s Resident Choreographer, offer an in-process presentation of excerpts from...