Randolph's annual tradition for over 30 years is roaring back to life on Saturday April 11! Cheer for your friends and neighbors onstage, as they perform comedy, poetry, song, dance, and much more.
Buy your tickets now for Saturday April 11!
ABOUT THE SHOW: Mud Season Variety Show has been a beloved Chandler tradition since 1995, when Chandler's Executive Director Beth Keenhold (1994-1998) gathered neighbors to showcase local talent, community performance groups, and everyday folks who wanted their moment in the spotlight. In those days, Beth called it Mud Season Talent Show, and since then, this annual event has become a little nebula for kids to discover their love for performing in a low-risk environment. It's a celebration of expression and imperfection, where friends and family cheer loudly for whoever is next to take the stage.
2026’s onstage lineup will include:
1. Chandler Players core members Ben Rapson, Amy Urana, April Lopez, Louis Rogowski,
Babs Mills, James Greenleaf, Annie Hutchinson, Beatrice Scott, and Caleb Paige
2. Singing by Chandler Children’s Chorale, accompanied by pianist Susan Montgomery-Grout
3. A colossal cluster of cloggers from the Mountain House Dance Company
4. Randolph Ukulele Players, who surprisingly have been known to play ukulele in Randolph
5. Saucy lip-sync realness by Emoji Nightmare, Seven Days’ 2025 Daysies Award Winner for Best
Drag Performer
6. Ryder Musselman’s banjo-led tribute to "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie
7. Step 'n' Time Line Dancers original choreography to “STOMP 2,3,4” by 2341Studios
8. Stand-up comedy by Rusty Trombley, Papa Joelster, and more
9. Group dance routines by Teen Jazz Company and Junior Hip-Hop Company from
Contemporary Dance Studio, led by Isadora Snapp
10. A 5-person dance crew from Randolph Union performing "Burning Up" (Song by K-pop girl
group Meovv, with original choreography by Lili Snapp)
11. Lightning Larry Revit’s Joyful Boogie-Woogie Guitar
12. An a capella mashup of sea shanty + classic celtic by Hannah Smith and Dave Haberl
13. Original song on solo piano by Mark Rosalbo
14. "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" by Stevie Wonder, sung by Kamar Grout, star of last
summer’s Chandler youth musical ‘Oliver!’
15. With many more solo and group acts to be announced soon!
OH, AND ONE LAST THING ... this year's Mud Season Variety Show will be produced and hosted by The Chandler Players, Randolph's reinvigorated community theatre troupe, as their premiere production!
