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 the life and times of legendary actor Zero Mostel are telling their neighbors and friends about it in glowing terms. This has set off an avalanche of phone calls for tickets at the BSC box office. With just the final weekend remaining, there are not nearly enough tickets to go around.
So what’s a theatre to do but revise their tightly planned schedules in order to find some additional playing time that will keep everyone happy.
Funny thing is, the next show slated to go on in the space just happens to be called Surviving the Avalanche. And while they did indeed survive intact, they lost one of their performance dates.
So, bottom line, Barrington Stage Company’s Stage 2 production of “Zero Hour” has been extended for five performances: Tuesday, June 7 through Friday, June 10 at 7:30pm and Thursday, June 9 at 3pm. Tickets are $30-$39.
Because of the extension, the Musical Theatre Lab’s Cabaret Surviving the Avalanche performance on Friday, June 10 at 8pm has been cancelled. The previously scheduled performances on Saturday, June 11 at 8pm and Sunday, June 12 at 3pm will remain the same.
Barrington Stage box office 413-236-8888 or online at www.barringtonstageco.org
Theatre Critics far and wide were ecstatic:
Larry Murray’s review at Berkshire On Stage
Gail Burns review at Gail Sez
Charles Giuliano review at Berkshire Fine Arts
Peter Bergman review in The Advocate
Still more rave reviews:
Michael Eck’s review at The Times Union
B.A. Nilsson’s review at Metroland
Jeffrey Borak’s review at The Berkshire Eagle
Bob Goepfert’s review at The Troy Record
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