REVIEW: “The Happiest Man on Earth” at Barrington Stage

by Roseann Cane The Barrington Stage Company has opened their season with a play that’s a mesmerizing punch in the gut. I urge you to experience it. Eddie Jaku, the man at the center of the play, was born Abraham Jakubbowicz in Leipzig, Germany in 1920. As playwright Mark St.…

Taylor Mac to Headline Barrington Stage’s 2023 Gala: “A Night at the Kit Kat Club”

MONDAY, JULY 24 STATIONERY FACTORY HONORING RHODA LEVITT, BSC TRUSTEE FEATURING GYPSY LAYNE, BROWNSKIN BAND AND MORE (Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) announces Gala 2023: A NIGHT AT THE KIT KAT CLUB on Monday, July 24 at 6:00 p.m. at the…

BSC and WTF Announce Initial Casting for “A New Brain”

(Pittsfield, MA–May 18, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) is pleased to announce initial casting for William Finn’s 1998 musical A New Brain, opening Sunday, August 20, 2023 and playing through September 10, 2023 on BSC’s Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). A New Brain will feature Adam Chanler-Berat (Broadway: Next to Normal, Peter and the Starcatcher;…

Barrington Stage Announces Headliners for Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) announces the 2023 Summer Series of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street) from June 4 through September 3.  The exciting lineup includes BSC…

Barrington Stage and the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Present “Reflections on Antisemitism and the Cautionary Tale of ‘Cabaret’”

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) and Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will present a free panel on “Reflections on Antisemitism and the Cautionary Tale of ‘Cabaret’” on Thursday, June 29 at 10:00 a.m. at the Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). Join…

Barrington Stage Announces the Appointment of Bryan-Keyth Wilson as Marketing Director

(Pittsfield, MA – May 3, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) has announced the appointment of Bryan-Keyth Wilson as Marketing Director. “We are thrilled to welcome Bryan-Keyth into our fold. He understands that successful marketing is not about sales, but rather, connection,”…

By Popular Demand, Mandy Patinkin Adds Concert Date at Barrington Stage

(Pittsfield, MA – May 1, 2023) – Having fully sold out the initial date of Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE within 24 hours, Barrington Stage Company and Mandy Patinkin have added another performance on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 8:00 PM. Tickets for the performance on June 20 will go on sale Tuesday, May 2 at…

Barrington Stage Announces Full Cast & Creative Teams for “Cabaret” and “The Happiest Man on Earth”

(Pittsfield, MA–April 27, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of Mark St. Germain’s new play The Happiest Man on Earth(May 24-June 17) and a new production of the legendary Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret (June 14-July 8). Kenneth Tigar (Broadway: Fish in the Dark; Amazon Prime: “The Man in the High…

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