REVIEW: “Summer, 1976” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright, David Auburn, has written a masterful play featuring two very different women in Summer, 1976,…
REVIEW: “The Legend of Georgia McBride” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger From the moment David Adkins appears at a microphone wearing a baseball cap (as Eddie, the nearly bankrupt owner of Cleo’s bar…
REVIEW: “John & Jen” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Imagine a full-length musical with twenty-five vocal numbers, accompanied by keyboard, cello and percussion, staged on a simple, practical but stunning set,…
REVIEW: “The Weir” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger The second most important announcement by the Berkshire Theatre Group, after its decision to produce THE WEIR, an exquisite play by Conor…
REVIEW: “Pipe Dream” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss We are all familiar with the iconic musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. We have seen them on the stage and screen, and…
REVIEW: “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger How does a director in 2024 attempt to update a 1938 Pulitzer-winning play–ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS by Robert E. Sherwood—so that it…
REVIEW: “4000 Miles” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The beauty of being a resident of the Berkshires is having to travel less than 15 miles to see excellent theater, as…