Category Archives: Theatre

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Fun Filled Evening of Rhythmic Circus Welcomes Extreme Dance Energy to Pittsfield

“Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!” is more than the name of a show. This incredible band of musicians and dancers gives it their all, and it’s contagious. Is the Colonial ready for an epidemic of dancing in the aisles? May 12 is the date. Read More…

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Fun Filled Evening of Rhythmic Circus Welcomes Extreme Dance Energy to Pittsfield

“Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!” is more than the name of a show. This incredible band of musicians and dancers gives it their all, and it’s contagious. Is the Colonial ready for an epidemic of dancing in the aisles? May 12 is the date. Read More…

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Half Price Tickets for a Berkshire Original – “Freud’s Last Session” Now Playing in Chicago

From Barrington Stage to New York to Chicago, Freud’s Last Session seems never ending. It’s now in Chicago and for our readers there, we have half priced tickets. Read More…

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Half Price Tickets for a Berkshire Original – “Freud’s Last Session” Now Playing in Chicago

From Barrington Stage to New York to Chicago, Freud’s Last Session seems never ending. It’s now in Chicago and for our readers there, we have half priced tickets. Read More…

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More About David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s “Here Lies Love” Playing WTF in June

Already a music phenomenon, Here Lies Love is about to shake up the theatre world, too. Read More…

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More About David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s “Here Lies Love” Playing WTF in June

Already a music phenomenon, Here Lies Love is about to shake up the theatre world, too. Read More…

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Barrington Stage Buys VFW Building as Company Continues to Grow in Downtown Pittsfield

When they first moved to Pittsfield seven years ago, who knew their brand of theatre was just what people were hungry for. They bought and renovated an old vaudeville house on Union Street, and now Stage 2. Read More…

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Barrington Stage Buys VFW Building as Company Continues to Grow in Downtown Pittsfield

When they first moved to Pittsfield seven years ago, who knew their brand of theatre was just what people were hungry for. They bought and renovated an old vaudeville house on Union Street, and now Stage 2. Read More…

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Burns and Murray on the Gospel of John: 3 Actors, 2 Chairs, 1 Table

Seeing the Gospel of John come to life on stage is a big challenge. Three actors played all the roles. Read More…

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Burns and Murray on the Gospel of John: 3 Actors, 2 Chairs, 1 Table

Seeing the Gospel of John come to life on stage is a big challenge. Three actors played all the roles. Read More…

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“Oceanic Verses” from Paola Prestini, Top Crowdsourced Composer at Mass MoCA

Multimedia drama meets great singing in the oratorio-like Oceanic Verses which is, well, different from most operas. In a good way. Read More…

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“Oceanic Verses” from Paola Prestini, Top Crowdsourced Composer at Mass MoCA

Multimedia drama meets great singing in the oratorio-like Oceanic Verses which is, well, different from most operas. In a good way. Read More…

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Now to May 6: Half Price Tickets for the Bill T. Jones Show “Fela!” in Boston

Lively, provocative, fun and a bit serious, too, Fela! playing in Boston is a lively evening of theatre. Here’s a chance to see it at half price. Read More…

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Now to May 6: Half Price Tickets for the Bill T. Jones Show “Fela!” in Boston

Lively, provocative, fun and a bit serious, too, Fela! playing in Boston is a lively evening of theatre. Here’s a chance to see it at half price. Read More…

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The Arts are Growing, Not Shrinking, Folks, and So Are We

Something’s coming, something good, I don’t know what it is, but it is Gonna be great! Read More…

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The Arts are Growing, Not Shrinking, Folks, and So Are We

Something’s coming, something good, I don’t know what it is, but it is Gonna be great! Read More…

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The Stars Come Out for Spectacular Berkshire Playwright Lab’s Gala at Mahaiwe on June 9

In person, via film and satellite, the stars come out this June to take part in the 5th Season of the Berkshire Playwright’s Lab. Read More…

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The Stars Come Out for Spectacular Berkshire Playwright Lab’s Gala at Mahaiwe on June 9

In person, via film and satellite, the stars come out this June to take part in the 5th Season of the Berkshire Playwright’s Lab. Read More…

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Pittsfield Celebrates Herman Melville, the Great Whale Moby DIck, and its Literary History

The City of Pittsfield celebrates All Things Melville this summer with Theatre, Art, History, Film, & an Online Community Reading of Moby Dick. Read More…

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Pittsfield Celebrates Herman Melville, the Great Whale Moby DIck, and its Literary History

The City of Pittsfield celebrates All Things Melville this summer with Theatre, Art, History, Film, & an Online Community Reading of Moby Dick. Read More…

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Quiara Alegria Hudes Honored with 2012 Drama Pulitzer for “Water by the Spoonful”

We look at the brilliant playwright who earned the Pulitzer Prize in Drama today, and provide a little insight as to why. Read More…

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Quiara Alegria Hudes Honored with 2012 Drama Pulitzer for “Water by the Spoonful”

We look at the brilliant playwright who earned the Pulitzer Prize in Drama today, and provide a little insight as to why. Read More…

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Norton Award Nominees Named: Tommy Tune, Kate Snodgrass Earn Special Honors

An exceptional season of Boston theatre in 2011-12 will be followed by a fun filled evening of Elliot Norton Awards. It’s the 30th year that the “Norties” will make Boston Theatre the star. And Tommy Tune will perform for a lucky audience. Read More…

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Norton Award Nominees Named: Tommy Tune, Kate Snodgrass Earn Special Honors

An exceptional season of Boston theatre in 2011-12 will be followed by a fun filled evening of Elliot Norton Awards. It’s the 30th year that the “Norties” will make Boston Theatre the star. And Tommy Tune will perform for a lucky audience. Read More…

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Women Still Struggle for Equal Role in Commercial Theatre

Producers have their heads in the sand. On Broadway, shows written by women (who statistically write more female roles than men) actually pull in more at the box office than plays by men. Why then the resistance? Read More…

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Women Still Struggle for Equal Role in Commercial Theatre

Producers have their heads in the sand. On Broadway, shows written by women (who statistically write more female roles than men) actually pull in more at the box office than plays by men. Why then the resistance? Read More…

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WTF Pulls Two Surprises: New David Byrne Club Show at Mass MoCA, plus star studded Elephant Man

There were just a couple of blanks to fill in on the Williamstown Theatre Festival 2012 Schedule – but what wonderful suprises Jenny Gersten had up her sleeve! Read More…

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WTF Pulls Two Surprises: New David Byrne Club Show at Mass MoCA, plus star studded Elephant Man

There were just a couple of blanks to fill in on the Williamstown Theatre Festival 2012 Schedule – but what wonderful suprises Jenny Gersten had up her sleeve! Read More…

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See “Avenue Q” in Boston with Half Price Tickets to Lyric Stage, May 23-June 1

Avenue Q is one of those wonderful and rare shows that leaves you smiling and humming a new tune. Lyric Stage with its intimate setting is the perfect place to see it, too. And at half price if you order early, who can resist! Read More…

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See “Avenue Q” in Boston with Half Price Tickets to Lyric Stage, May 23-June 1

Avenue Q is one of those wonderful and rare shows that leaves you smiling and humming a new tune. Lyric Stage with its intimate setting is the perfect place to see it, too. And at half price if you order early, who can resist! Read More…

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“Chita Rivera: My Broadway” in Boston at Shubert Theatre May 4 – Fabulous Ticket Deal

In a rare appearance in Boston,Chita Rivera brings her costumes, her songs and her history for an evening to remember at Boston’s Shubert Theatre this week. Read More…

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“Chita Rivera: My Broadway” in Boston at Shubert Theatre May 4 – Fabulous Ticket Deal

In a rare appearance in Boston,Chita Rivera brings her costumes, her songs and her history for an evening to remember at Boston’s Shubert Theatre this week. Read More…

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After the Show: Burns and Murray Talk About the 24 Hour Theatre Project

“This is a new adventure, sharing our after-show conversations with the whole world,” Gail said. And so something new begins. Read More…

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After the Show: Burns and Murray Talk About the 24 Hour Theatre Project

“This is a new adventure, sharing our after-show conversations with the whole world,” Gail said. And so something new begins. Read More…

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Preview: Cornball “Greater Tuna” Still Going Strong at 30, at Unicorn Theatre May 4-6

Step back in time to Tuna, Texas where the locals are all characters, and the subjects range from God and guns to the KKK. Greater Tuna has been making people laugh for three decades now. Read More…

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Preview: Cornball “Greater Tuna” Still Going Strong at 30, at Unicorn Theatre May 4-6

Step back in time to Tuna, Texas where the locals are all characters, and the subjects range from God and guns to the KKK. Greater Tuna has been making people laugh for three decades now. Read More…

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Beauty and the Beast Cast Announced for Barrington Stage Youth Theatre

This Summer the Barrington Stage Youth Theatre will tackle the popular Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, and for the first time it will be presented on a newly renovated stage at the Berkshire Museum. Read More…

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Beauty and the Beast Cast Announced for Barrington Stage Youth Theatre

This Summer the Barrington Stage Youth Theatre will tackle the popular Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, and for the first time it will be presented on a newly renovated stage at the Berkshire Museum. Read More…