Berkshire On Stage Critics Pick Their Favorites
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Favorites of 2024: Lisa Jarisch
A (very) few of my favorite things Admittedly, I was somewhat distracted during my summer theater season this year, being preoccupied with some unexpected personal…
REVIEW: “West Side Story” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch This confession may very well get me drummed out of the musical theater corps of critics and aficionados alike, but in all…
REVIEW: “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch At first glance, it almost seemed a cruel joke on the part of the Mac-Haydn Theatre management—choosing as the last show of…
REVIEW: “Jersey Boys” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch I lied. I do confess it, and I beg forgiveness in the name of famed Broadway critic Walter Kerr, and perhaps with…
REVIEW: “Godspell” at the Mac-Haydn
by Lisa Jarisch I have been waiting not-so-patiently many a year for the Mac-Haydn Theatre to take on this show, one of my absolute personal…
REVIEW: “The Sound of Music” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch With the Mac-Haydn Theatre season’s 3rd offering, director John Saunders adds another gem to the collection of jewels in his directorial crown,…
REVIEW: “42nd Street” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch Is there a better way to celebrate the first full day of summer than an evening spent at a theater putting on…