Easthampton Theater Company Announces Auditions for “Applause”

APPLAUSE AuditionsBook by Betty Comden & Adolph GreenMusic by Charles Strouse,  Lyrics by Lee Adams. Male and Female Leads and Ensembleauditions by appointment only Sunday, January 25th and Tuesday, January 27th Easthampton Theater Company is excited to announce auditions in January for the musical Applause, book by Betty Comden and…

REVIEW: “Peter Pan” at The Bushnell

by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage A new revision of Peter Pan, touring the country, flew into The Bushnell in Hartford this week. Based on the 1954 musical, this version has an updated (and more politically-correct) script by Native American playwright Loretta FastHorse, whose recent The Thanksgiving Play, has…

Home Made Theater Holds Open Auditions for “Peter Pan”

Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their February/March production of Peter Pan, music by Morris “Moose” Charlap and Jule Styne, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green, and book by J.M. Barrie. This production will be directed by Dawn Oesch, with musical direction by Richard Cherry, and…

Not So Common Players Announce Auditions for “Bells Are Ringing”

NOT SO COMMON PLAYERS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR… BELLS ARE RINGING! Books and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Music by Jule Styne Join us for the comedic musical Bells Are Ringing which tells the story of the Susanswerphone answering service. Sue, the owner, starts dating Sandor, but doesn’t realize…

Berkshire Theatre Group Announces 2020 Summer Season

Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are thrilled to announce Berkshire Theatre’s 2020 Summer Season, with a casting sneak-peek. BTG will be releasing a complete season cast announcement at a later date. Maguire says, “The 2020 summer season marks ten years since the announcement of…

REVIEW: “On the Twentieth Century” at Barrington Stage

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2001 I am a big fan of Barrington Stage, regularly driving the hour and a quarter from Williamstown to Sheffield to see their shows. The quality of their productions is always excellent, seats are reasonably priced and fairly easy to come by, and the…

REVIEW: “Bells Are Ringing” at Oldcastle

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 1999 I was so excited to see “Bells Are Ringing” on Oldcastle’s 1999 schedule. This happy 1956 musical with music by Jule Styne and book and lyrcis by Betty Comden and Adolph Green is not done nearly enough. I looked forward to Friday evening…