Favorites of 2024: Jeannie Marlin Woods

2024 was another amazing theatre season in the Berkshires! These are the highlights of the productions that reminded me of why, for me, the Berkshires are the center of the theater universe. Three fabulous musicals offered something for everyone. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at the Colonial Theatre (Berkshire Theatre Group) was worth…

2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Winners Announced

The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were presented on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. Presenters included J. Peter Bergman, Paul Sugarman, Mark G. Auerbach, and Berkshire on Stage critics Macey G. Levin, Barbara Waldinger, and Paula…

REVIEW: “La Cage aux Folles” at Barrington Stage Company

by Jeannie Marlin Woods Glamorous, amorous, provocative, and hilarious—La Cage aux Folles is a not-to-be-missed extravaganza that will make your heart sing! Artistic Director Alan Paul has pulled together a truly amazing creative team to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Barrington Stage Company, setting a very high bar for this…

Barrington Stage Company Announces Casting for “La Cage aux Folles”

(Pittsfield, MA – May 14, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to launch its 30thanniversary season with a new production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical, La Cage aux Folles. The production will play June 11-July 6 on the Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). Opening…