Monthly Archives: May 2011

Zero Hour Extended

“Zero Hour” Extended, “Avalanche” Survives at Barrington Stage Company

As Barrington Stage Company’s (BSC) production of “Zero Hour” concludes the second week of its three week run, the word of mouth has gotten a bit out of hand. It seems that those who see this one-man show that recreates

Zero Hour Extended

“Zero Hour” Extended, “Avalanche” Survives at Barrington Stage Company

As Barrington Stage Company’s (BSC) production of “Zero Hour” concludes the second week of its three week run, the word of mouth has gotten a bit out of hand. It seems that those who see this one-man show that recreates

Golden Dragon Acrobats

Colonial Preview: 25 Centuries Later, Golden Dragon Acrobats Still Amaze, Delight all Ages

With a history that stretches back two and a half millennia, The Golden Dragon Acrobats of China bring their timeless skills and traditions to the Pittsfield’s Colonial Theatre for two performances on June 11 at 2PM and 7PM. Marked by

Golden Dragon Acrobats

Colonial Preview: 25 Centuries Later, Golden Dragon Acrobats Still Amaze, Delight all Ages

With a history that stretches back two and a half millennia, The Golden Dragon Acrobats of China bring their timeless skills and traditions to the Pittsfield’s Colonial Theatre for two performances on June 11 at 2PM and 7PM. Marked by

Solid Sound Festival

Latest from Solid Sound Festival: Single Day Tickets, NYC and Boston Buses to Mass MoCA, New Exhibits

From the News Desk: The Solid Sound Festival is now offering single-day tickets for the fast-approaching three-day gathering of music, art, comedy and community in the scenic Berkshire mountains. (Three day all-festival passes are also still available.)  Solid Sound takes

Solid Sound Festival

Latest from Solid Sound Festival: Single Day Tickets, NYC and Boston Buses to Mass MoCA, New Exhibits

From the News Desk: The Solid Sound Festival is now offering single-day tickets for the fast-approaching three-day gathering of music, art, comedy and community in the scenic Berkshire mountains. (Three day all-festival passes are also still available.)  Solid Sound takes

Collage Dance Collective at Jacob's Pillow. Christopher Duggan photo.

BIFF Preview: Bill T. Jones Narrates Jacob’s Pillow Documentary, “Never Stand Still”

Filmed on location at Jacob’s Pillow and capturing some of the most famous and beloved people in dance, Never Stand Still will get a very early screening on June 4 at BIFF, the Berkshire International Film Festival. It will unspool

Collage Dance Collective at Jacob's Pillow. Christopher Duggan photo.

BIFF Preview: Bill T. Jones Narrates Jacob’s Pillow Documentary, “Never Stand Still”

Filmed on location at Jacob’s Pillow and capturing some of the most famous and beloved people in dance, Never Stand Still will get a very early screening on June 4 at BIFF, the Berkshire International Film Festival. It will unspool

Martin Scorsese and Elia Kazan.
/ Film

BIFF Preview: Pittsfield’s Kent Jones Returns Home to screen Scorsese film on Elia Kazan

Kent Jones was born in the Berkshires, and when he was younger he worked in one of the first video stores. Even then people asked him for his film recommendations.Then he went on to college where he was not a

Martin Scorsese and Elia Kazan.
/ Film

BIFF Preview: Pittsfield’s Kent Jones Returns Home to screen Scorsese film on Elia Kazan

Kent Jones was born in the Berkshires, and when he was younger he worked in one of the first video stores. Even then people asked him for his film recommendations.Then he went on to college where he was not a

BOSWeberTierney

Jenny Gersten Reveals More Main Stage Casts for 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival

MAURA TIERNEY AND STEVEN WEBER TO STAR IN JON ROBIN BAITZ’S “THREE HOTELS” RICHARD EASTON, DONNA McKECHNIE, AND MORE JOIN THE 2011 SUMMER SEASON Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today additional casting for the Main Stage productions for the 2011

BOSWeberTierney

Jenny Gersten Reveals More Main Stage Casts for 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival

MAURA TIERNEY AND STEVEN WEBER TO STAR IN JON ROBIN BAITZ’S “THREE HOTELS” RICHARD EASTON, DONNA McKECHNIE, AND MORE JOIN THE 2011 SUMMER SEASON Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today additional casting for the Main Stage productions for the 2011

Lesley Ann Beck Seminar
/ News

Visibility begins with an effective Press Release – A Free Lesley Ann Beck Seminar

Free “How to Write a Press Release” workshop offered on June 2 When Berkshire creatives get together to hammer out a new show, project or idea, “Who wants to do the publicity” is usually the last question, just as “who

Lesley Ann Beck Seminar
/ News

Visibility begins with an effective Press Release – A Free Lesley Ann Beck Seminar

Free “How to Write a Press Release” workshop offered on June 2 When Berkshire creatives get together to hammer out a new show, project or idea, “Who wants to do the publicity” is usually the last question, just as “who

BOSKritzerlead

Audience Favorite, “Guys and Dolls” to have long run at Barrington Stage Company

Guys and Dolls is the musical that has everything: an incredible score by Frank Loesser plus laughs, heartbreak, rivalry and redemption. The songs are great, and so is the dancing. So while it’s a bold and gutsy move to publicly

BOSKritzerlead

Audience Favorite, “Guys and Dolls” to have long run at Barrington Stage Company

Guys and Dolls is the musical that has everything: an incredible score by Frank Loesser plus laughs, heartbreak, rivalry and redemption. The songs are great, and so is the dancing. So while it’s a bold and gutsy move to publicly

Laura Goldhamer at Images Cinema

Denver’s Princess Music and Laura Goldhamer Play Live Monday May 30 at Images Cinema

From the News Desk: When a band – or in this case two bands – play music that is both colorfully cinematic and totally original, where better to perform than in a cinema – with a few projections to complement

Laura Goldhamer at Images Cinema

Denver’s Princess Music and Laura Goldhamer Play Live Monday May 30 at Images Cinema

From the News Desk: When a band – or in this case two bands – play music that is both colorfully cinematic and totally original, where better to perform than in a cinema – with a few projections to complement

Sherri James Buxton

Cole Porter Tribute with Sherri James Buxton and Friends June 2 at Colonial Theatre

From our News Desk: Returning for a second year, Sherri James Buxton will bring her show Songs from the Great American Songbook to the Colonial on June 2 for one performance at 7 PM. Tickets for the performance are $35,

Sherri James Buxton

Cole Porter Tribute with Sherri James Buxton and Friends June 2 at Colonial Theatre

From our News Desk: Returning for a second year, Sherri James Buxton will bring her show Songs from the Great American Songbook to the Colonial on June 2 for one performance at 7 PM. Tickets for the performance are $35,

BOSOutPillow

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers Revisited during 2nd Annual LGBT Weekend Out at Jacob’s Pillow

From the News Desk: Recently honored by President Barack Obama with a prestigious National Medal of Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival will host its second annual “Weekend OUT” August 5–7, a weekend full of free events, performances, and tours. This

BOSOutPillow

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers Revisited during 2nd Annual LGBT Weekend Out at Jacob’s Pillow

From the News Desk: Recently honored by President Barack Obama with a prestigious National Medal of Arts, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival will host its second annual “Weekend OUT” August 5–7, a weekend full of free events, performances, and tours. This

BOSZeroLead

Rollicking “Zero Hour” First Hit of 2011 Berkshire Theatre Season

This past weekend, with prophecies of Armageddon in the air, Saturday was a day of jokes vs. judgement, and the jokes won. Although declared a false prophet, Harold Camping’s well publicized prediction that the rapture would take place was correct,

BOSZeroLead

Rollicking “Zero Hour” First Hit of 2011 Berkshire Theatre Season

This past weekend, with prophecies of Armageddon in the air, Saturday was a day of jokes vs. judgement, and the jokes won. Although declared a false prophet, Harold Camping’s well publicized prediction that the rapture would take place was correct,

BOSMedium

Menotti’s “The Medium” to Travel from Cambridge to Saratoga, NY via Hubbard Hall

From our News Desk — Hubbard Hall Opera Theater (HHOT) will present the popular opera The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti in Cambridge, New York on June 11 and in Saratoga, New York on June 12. It seems that the

BOSMedium

Menotti’s “The Medium” to Travel from Cambridge to Saratoga, NY via Hubbard Hall

From our News Desk — Hubbard Hall Opera Theater (HHOT) will present the popular opera The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti in Cambridge, New York on June 11 and in Saratoga, New York on June 12. It seems that the

Buke&GassH

Buke and Gass to shake up Mass MoCA on July 16

I am starting to think the answer to musical boredom is emanating from Brooklyn. That’s because the center of creative music in America is currently located on Park Bay Street between Henry Street & Clinton Street Brooklyn, NY. And when

Buke&GassH

Buke and Gass to shake up Mass MoCA on July 16

I am starting to think the answer to musical boredom is emanating from Brooklyn. That’s because the center of creative music in America is currently located on Park Bay Street between Henry Street & Clinton Street Brooklyn, NY. And when

ILAP-HuldenDottoQuartierKeShookSaundersKaShook

Karla and Kelly Shook To Share Spotlight with Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano”

Behind the curtain of I Love a Piano are some real talented performers and delightful people. You can see them in the photo above: Andrea Dotto, Carl Hulden, Kelly Shook, Tim Quartier, John Saunders and Karla Shook perform in the

ILAP-HuldenDottoQuartierKeShookSaundersKaShook

Karla and Kelly Shook To Share Spotlight with Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano”

Behind the curtain of I Love a Piano are some real talented performers and delightful people. You can see them in the photo above: Andrea Dotto, Carl Hulden, Kelly Shook, Tim Quartier, John Saunders and Karla Shook perform in the

bosludwiglead_edited-1

Seven Hills Inn to Open new Summer Cabaret with an Irreverent song-filled “Ludwig Live”

What do PDQ Bach, Victor Borge, Anna Russell and Spike Jones all have in common? They all loved to spoof the classic icons of music. Today musical satire has been updated by young comedians like Aleksey Igudesman and Richard Hyung-Ki

bosludwiglead_edited-1

Seven Hills Inn to Open new Summer Cabaret with an Irreverent song-filled “Ludwig Live”

What do PDQ Bach, Victor Borge, Anna Russell and Spike Jones all have in common? They all loved to spoof the classic icons of music. Today musical satire has been updated by young comedians like Aleksey Igudesman and Richard Hyung-Ki

The Magic Flute at the Berkshire Museum Little Cinema

The Little Cinema at Berkshire Museum shows La Scala’s “The Magic Flute”

Big change has arrived at the Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema, and it is a sign that mass marketing does not serve all the public, and the growing need to reflect the tastes of a broader section of the Berkshire’s populace.

The Magic Flute at the Berkshire Museum Little Cinema

The Little Cinema at Berkshire Museum shows La Scala’s “The Magic Flute”

Big change has arrived at the Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema, and it is a sign that mass marketing does not serve all the public, and the growing need to reflect the tastes of a broader section of the Berkshire’s populace.

Merrily We Roll Along. Jonathan Barber photo.

The rich collection of musical theatre that surrounds the Berkshires: “Crazy for You,” “Cutman,” Sondheim, more

Oh, heretic! Oh, fickle theatre-goer! Imagine the editor of Berkshire on Stage leaving the Berkshires – the center of all things theatrical during the summer – to revel in some off-season guilty pleasures found not far from us. It was

Merrily We Roll Along. Jonathan Barber photo.

The rich collection of musical theatre that surrounds the Berkshires: “Crazy for You,” “Cutman,” Sondheim, more

Oh, heretic! Oh, fickle theatre-goer! Imagine the editor of Berkshire on Stage leaving the Berkshires – the center of all things theatrical during the summer – to revel in some off-season guilty pleasures found not far from us. It was