Cover photo unedited by Sam Pickart
Happening Now
Hank Williams: Lost Highway
Sam is currently playing Hank Williams in the production at Florida Repertory Theatre
photo by Joe Dafeldecker
Recent Projects
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Sam is playing Rockabilly legend Carl Perkins in Ivoryton Playhouse’s production through December 17
Photo by Jonathan Steele
Bright Star
Sam played Jimmy Ray Dobbs in the musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell at the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock, MO
September/October 2023
Photo by Ryan Zirngibl
Escape To Margaritaville
Sam played Tully in Jimmy Buffett’s hilarious island musical at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, NY
Summer 2023
Bright Star
Sam performed in the bluegrass musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell March 29 - April 16 at the Actors’ Playhouse in Miami, FL
Photo by Alberto Romeu
Escape to Margaritaville
Sam starred as Tully in Jimmy Buffett’s hilarious musical at The Actors’ Playhouse in Miami, FL.
January/February 2023
Photo by Alberto Romeu
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
Sam played Carl Perkins and music directed the production at the historic Bucks County Playhouse. Directed by Hunter Foster.
photo by Joan Marcus
Ring of Fire
Sam is The Man in Black in back-to-back productions at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, Germany and at The Ivoryton Playhouse in Ivoryton, CT.
July 14 - September 11 2022
photo by Jonathan Steele
Almost Heaven
Sam is back at Florida’s Riverside Theatre playing John Denver in Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America 5/11-5/29 2022.
photo by Kenton Yeager
Elvis: The Musical
Sam was the music director for this new show about the life and music of Elvis Presley at the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock, MO. Starring Daniel Durston as Elvis. Directed by Quin Gresham
photo by Ryan Zirngibl
World Premiere
Sam played Carl Perkins in the world premiere of Million Dollar Quartet Christmas at The Phoenix Theatre Company. Written by Colin Escott. Music Direction by Chuck Mead. 11/17/21-1/2/22
Ring of Fire
Sam music directed and and performed in Geva Theatre Center’s first production back since the theater had to shut its doors in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The show runs August 3 - September 12, 2021.
Photo by Ron Heerkens Jr.
Million Dollar Quartet
In the first Actors’ Equity approved production of the show since Covid-19 shuttered the theater world. Sam returned to the role of Carl Perkins. May 28- July 2, 2021 at the Arvada Center, Colorado.
Photo by Leslie Simon
Million Dollar Quartet
Sam played Rock & Roll pioneer Carl Perkins in the John W. Engeman Theater production
January 16-March 8 2020
photo by Michael DeCristofaro
Ring of Fire
Sam played young Johnny Cash in the German premiere at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, Germany
November-December 2019
photo by Susanne Brill
Smoke on the Mountain
Sam played Dennis in Smoke on the Mountain at North Carolina’s Flat Rock Playhouse
October 2019
photo by Scott Treadway
Million Dollar Quartet
Sam played Carl Perkins in Million Dollar Quartet
At the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
Summer 2019
photo by Joy Strotz
Godspell
Sam played Jesus at the Ivoryton Playhouse
May/June 2019
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Ring of Fire in Vienna, Austria
Sam is performing in the European premiere of the Johnny Cash musical at Vienna's English Theatre
Nov 5-Dec 22
photo by Reinhard Reidinger
Once
Sam played the role of Guy at Ivoryton Playhouse. Directed by Ben Hope
Sep 19-Oct 14, 2018
photo by Jonathan Steele
Million Dollar Quartet
Sam played Carl Perkins in the Geva Theatre Center production directed by Hunter Foster
June 14-July 8
photo by Goat Factory Media Entertainment
Lost Highway
Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach FL
Oct.-Nov. 2017
photo by Holly Porch
Woody Sez
Sam performed as Woody in the successful off-Broadway run of Woody Sez at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
The show was extended twice and ran May-September 2017.
photo by Michael Gottlieb
Singer/Songwriter Show
April 2017.
For the second year in a row, Sam performed a sold out concert at The Bristol Valley Theatre in Naples NY. Sharing the stage were Aaron Lipp and Ryan Yarmel
photo by Rich Miller
Fancy
March 2017.
Sam performed in a developmental lab of a new broadway musical based on Reba McEntire's hit song
Borrowed Cash: Busted
January 2017.
Sam performed in this concert with Daniel Jenkins and Melissa van der Schyff at New York City's historic (le) Poisson Rouge
photo by Gina Rattan
The Road: My Life With John Denver
December 2016 - January 2017
Sam performed in this two person show featuring the music of John Denver at The People's Light and Theatre Company
photo by Tori Harvey
Ring of Fire
October - November 2016
Sam performed in his 10th production of the Johnny Cash musical. This time at The Riverside Theatre
photo by Holly Porch
Ring of Fire
July - August 2016
Sam was in the People's Light and Theatre Company production.
photo by Amitista Photography
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
June 2016 at Theatre By The Sea
photo by Steven Richard
John Denver Concert
May 2016
Sam performed the music of John Denver for a sold-out Bristol Valley Theatre
photo by Rich Miller
The Road: My Life With John Denver
April 2016
At the historic Ivoryton Playhouse
February 2016 tour
Pump Boys & Dinettes
October 2015 at Flat Rock Playhouse
photo by Scott Treadway
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
July 2015 at NC Theatre
Cotton Patch Gospel
June 2015 at The Mountain Playhouse
Ring of Fire
February 2015 at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
photo by Jordan Strum
California Dreamin'
October 2014 at 54 Below, NYC. Sam produced, performed and music directed this concert of the music of The Mamas & The Papas
photo by Tim Grady
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
October 2014 at The Flat Rock Playhouse
photo by Scott Treadway
Ring of Fire
Summer 2014. Sam did productions of the Johnny Cash musical at Arts Garage, The Adirondack Theatre Festival and the Arrow Rock Lyceum
photo by Amatista Photography
A Tribute To Crosby Stills & Nash
May 2014 at The Flat Rock Playhouse
The Song is Love
May 2014
The music of Peter, Paul & Mary at 54 Below
photo by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Pump Boys & Dinettes
December 2013 - February 2014 at The Alhambra Theatre
The Playbillies
The Playbillies
Broadway's Bluegrass Band features Sam with Mike Rosengarten, Matt Cusack and Douglas Waterbury-Tieman. We're putting the banjo back in show tunes and there's nothing you can do about it.
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