TheaterWorks Hartford Adds Twelve Performances for “Circus Fire”

TheaterWorks Hartford has announced a 12-performance extension of its World Premiere production of CIRCUS FIRE, now scheduled to run through May 31, 2026. The extension includes additional Sunday evening performances on April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17, as well as a special Sunday matinee on May 24. The production…

TheaterWorks Hartford Announces Details of World Premiere of “Circus Fire”

TheaterWorks Hartford, under the direction of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, announces details for its upcoming World Premiere production of CIRCUS FIRE, which will be performed at the historic First Company Governor’s Foot Guard in Downtown Hartford. The production has already been extended due to increased demand, running from April 16 –…

REVIEW: “N/A” at Barrington Stage Company

by Barbara Waldinger “Stop talking,” says Nancy Pelosi to the newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whom she has invited to her office.  But discussion is the point of this seventy-seven minute intermission-less series of confrontations between the two women from 2018-2022, currently playing at Barrington Stage Company’s St. Germain Stage.…

REVIEW: “The Lehman Trilogy” at Capital Repertory Theatre

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini takes us through the 164-year history of Lehman Brothers, one of the largest and most influential banks in the world, until its collapse in the recession of 2008. The talented Kevin McGuire, William Oliver Watkins, and Oliver Wadsworth have the arduous…

Favorites of 2024: Jess Hoffman

August: Osage County, Schenectady Civic PlayersMy absolute favorite show of 2024 was Schenectady Civic Players’ triumphant production ofAugust: Osage County. Before seeing the production at Schenectady Civic Playhouse, I hadread the play but had never seen it performed. August Osage County is an extremelychallenging play to produce and I was…

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…

“Seared” Brings Heat and Humor to Albany’s Capital Repertory Theatre

ALBANY (Sept. 5) – Capital Repertory Theatre is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of “Seared,” a sizzling comedy by acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck, running from Friday, Sept. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 6. Directed by Margaret E. Hall, this mouth-watering play brings drama, humor and culinary artistry to the stage…

Barrington Stage Extends Run of “Forgiveness” by Popular Demand

(Pittsfield, MA) – By popular demand, Barrington Stage Company has added five performances to the run of Associate Artist Mark St. Germain’s world premiere play Forgiveness at the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street, Pittsfield).  Originally scheduled to play through Sunday, August 25, Forgiveness will…