Goodspeed Announces Casting for “All Shook Up”

20th Anniversary Production of a Broadway Show That Began at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre EAST HADDAM, Conn. (May 22, 2025) – Goodspeed Musicals proudly welcomes All Shook Up as its second production of the 2025 season. Featuring the hit songs of Elvis Presley, which fuel the romantic tale of a small town turned upside down…

Newsmakers Mazel tov to Alex Hill, Richmond native, on his marriage to Nicole Rodriguez, on February 15, in Punta Cana. Hill, who got his start at Berkshire Theatre Group. received the 2024 Emmy Award for his work on Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. Alex is the son of Berkshire Theatre Group Artistic Director and CEO  Kate Maguire and director Eric…

REVIEW: “Maggie” at Goodspeed Musicals

by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage Maggie, a new musical, has its American Premiere at Goodspeed Musicals this fall season. It’s a panoramic tale of a mother and her sons in industrial Scotland from the 1950s through the 1970’s. Christine Dwyer plays Maggie, and composers Johnny Reid,…

Goodspeed Musicals Announces Casting for “Maggie”

Inspired by True Story, Makes U.S. Premiere at The Goodspeed EAST HADDAM, Conn. (July 22, 2024) – Goodspeed Musicals proudly welcomes the U.S. premiere of Maggie as its third production of the 2024 season. A heartwarming story about home, family and community, Maggie will run at The Goodspeed from Aug. 23 – Oct.…

Winners of the 2021 “Berkie” Awards Announced

PITTSFIELD, MA (November 15, 2021) – The fifth “Berkie” Awards for outstanding achievements in theatre arts for productions in the greater Berkshire region between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2021, were presented by the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) on the evening of Monday, November 15 at Zion Lutheran Church in downtown Pittsfield,…

Barrington Stage Announces Beowulf Boritt, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Alejo Vietti as Associate Artists

(Pittsfield, MA) October 2021 – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, announces the 2021 Associate Artists – scenic designer Beowulf Boritt, actress Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and costume designer Alejo Vietti. “I am tremendously excited to welcome these outstanding new Associate Artists – all who…

REVIEW: “A Crossing” at Barrington Stage

by Macey Levin There is a dynamic production of a world premiere dance musical, A Crossing, at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield.  It is stunning for the eyes which outweighs some of the problems.  The show, which is sung through, was created through BSC’s Sydelle Blatt New Works Commissioning Program…

REVIEW: “A Crossing” at Barrington Stage

by Barbara Waldinger Barrington Stage Company concludes its summer season with a creatively brilliant but flawed spectacle:  A Crossing.  In response to the immigration crises on our southern border, Director Joshua Bergasse, who has been developing this show for six years, seeks to shine a light on the humanity of…