byAmanda Brady Across New Hope, Pennsylvania – The Bucks County Playhouse first opened its doors in 1939 in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The former grinding mill was a haven for Broadway actors looking to escape the heat of New York City theaters lacking air conditioning. The Summer Stock Theater has been the starting point for many great actors, such as Lisa Minnelli, Robert Redford and Grace Kelly. In the 1970s, when Broadway theater was upgraded to central air, the rise of the summer stock theater movement was no more, and theaters…
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