Brigadoon
noun
Brig·a·doon
ˌbri-gə-ˈdün 
: a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality
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The property located in the 3300 block of Brigadoon Way in San Jose was sold on March 14, 2025.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Musicals and plays that were represented during the inaugural ceremony included Brigadoon, All My Sons, Street Scene and Finian’s Rainbow.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
The mythical town of Brigadoon manifests for one day every century, but Schmigadoon! — that high-fructose fever dream of a town where life is a mashup of (immersive) mid-century musicals — has rematerialized in less than four years.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The first season focused on the era of The Music Man, Carousel, and Brigadoon, but the second has shifted to the ’70s and ’80s to satirize Chicago, Cabaret, Hair, and Sweeney Todd.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Visitors are encouraged to stay in vacation homes such as the Brigadoon Cottage in the Fork, Sweeney Cottage, and Gratidude Ranch.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
There are plenty of restaurants to keep you satiated and hydrated throughout your stay, including Rendezvous at Ecolodge, Tropics Café, Brigadoon, and Bizzy B Bakery.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
On Brigadoon Way, San Jose, in March 2024, a 1,000-square-foot home was sold for $1,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,100.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
Would Brigadoon seem as special, if the whole world turned out for its sporadic occurences?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Musicals and plays that were represented during the inaugural ceremony included Brigadoon, All My Sons, Street Scene and Finian’s Rainbow.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
The mythical town of Brigadoon manifests for one day every century, but Schmigadoon! — that high-fructose fever dream of a town where life is a mashup of (immersive) mid-century musicals — has rematerialized in less than four years.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The first season focused on the era of The Music Man, Carousel, and Brigadoon, but the second has shifted to the ’70s and ’80s to satirize Chicago, Cabaret, Hair, and Sweeney Todd.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Visitors are encouraged to stay in vacation homes such as the Brigadoon Cottage in the Fork, Sweeney Cottage, and Gratidude Ranch.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
There are plenty of restaurants to keep you satiated and hydrated throughout your stay, including Rendezvous at Ecolodge, Tropics Café, Brigadoon, and Bizzy B Bakery.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
On Brigadoon Way, San Jose, in March 2024, a 1,000-square-foot home was sold for $1,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,100.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
Would Brigadoon seem as special, if the whole world turned out for its sporadic occurences?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Brigadoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brigadoon. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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