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,…
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.…
SCHENECTADY (Nov. 21) – Proctors announced today that individual tickets for the Schenectady premiere of JAGGED LITTLE PILL will go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 10 a.m. Inspired by the seminal rock album of the same name by seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette (she/her), tickets to the Tony and Grammy…
SCHENECTADY (MARCH 17) – Described by the Los Angeles Times as a “cultural phenomenon,” Dear Evan Hansen comes to Schenectady’s Proctors Tuesday, March 22-Sunday, March 27. In advance of the start of performances, the production announced today that it will host a digital ticket lottery offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number…
PROCTORS ENGAGEMENT RUNS TUESDAY, MARCH 22 – SUNDAY, MARCH 27 SCHENECTADY (March 8) A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted:…
by Barbara Waldinger A musical about fracking? Is it doomed to share the fate suffered by entertainments on such unlikely subjects as Anne Frank or Anna Karenina, the Musicals: obscurity and a critical chorus of “What could they have been thinking?” Decidedly not! Fall Springs by Niko Tsakalakos (music…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2008 “He’s dying, but he’s not dead yet,” Malcolm King observes about his father William, who is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Malcolm has just completed a degree in environmental science and economics from UConn and has been accepted to graduate school and met a…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2008 Ah, the American mental health system. My most recent brush with it entailed a therapist who demanded that I “get something” out of therapy, not just “talk about things.” Since I didn’t get what it was I was supposed to be getting, and…
