The couple had a belief that the Downtown Stroudsburg region and the whole of Monroe County would be well served by reviving this hidden asset.

[2] Working as both promoters and operators of a concert venue, Richard Berkowitz and the Sherman Theater staff has brought in several high-profile concert events over the last five years or so including national acts like Megadeth, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Clutch, Hatebreed, In Flames, Shadows Fall, Deftones, All That Remains, Volbeat, Hellyeah, Kyng, Iced Earth, Halestorm, Theory of a Deadman, Papa Roach, Patent Pending, Falling In Reverse, Trey Anastasio, Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, 311, Phil Vassar, Kansas, Derek Trucks, Sean Kingston, Michael Messina, Railroad Earth, Weird Al Yankovic, Keller Williams, Badfish, Blackmore's Night, moe., Train, Ratdog, David Archuleta, Leon Russell, and many others.

The fastest sellout to date at the Sherman Theater was the July 5, 2010 concert with Furthur, which sold out in 8 minutes.

This concert series has featured headliners like Bayside, Valencia, Dawes, Driver Side Impact, Thriving Ivory, Crude Boi, and others.

Several bands from this series have gone on to international level success including Motionless in White and Patent Pending.