West Springfield, MA (4/1/26) – The Majestic Theater was the scene of a large gathering of theater professionals, associates, family and friends on March 30 who came to witness the naming of its stage for Founder/Producing Director Danny Eaton. The event began with guests mingling in the Majestic Café before taking their…
Opening June 19, individual tickets and FLEXpass ticket packages are on sale now LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced its full line-up for Season 2026, unveiling a slate of new titles, returning acts, free and low-cost community events, and more. The summer season kicks off at Shakespeare &…
by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage The two-decade plus run of successful theatre experiences at the Majestic Theater continues unabated with the 2025-2026 season opener “Once”. A vibrant mélange of guitars, piano, violins, and fiddles; a mandolin and a cello; with an accordion and a couple of Cajon…
West Springfield, MA (8/21/25) – West Springfield’s Majestic Theater open its 28th Season of plays with the musical Once, which runs September 4 – October 19. The Majestic Theater is located at 131 Elm Street in West Springfield, MA. Once, with a book by Enda Walsh, and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa…
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…
by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage Eugene O’Neill is one of the 20th century’s most important American playwrights, but his intense, brooding dramas aren’t performed as often as they should be. Hartford Stage produced his only comedy, Ah, Wilderness a couple of seasons ago, but O’Neill isn’t often seen…
West Springfield, MA (10/8/24) – West Springfield’s Majestic Theater will present A Moon for the Misbegotten, Eugene O’Neill’s final and most personal play, onstage October 24 through December 1. Set on a dilapidated Connecticut farm, the play focuses on Josie, a woman commanding and tough outside, sensuous and sensitive inside and Jamie…
by Macey Levin Into Kilnsea, a small village in northern England, a stranger enters the local cafe and changes life for four lost souls. The opening of Big Big Sky by Tom Wells at Chester Theatre Company, Chester, Massachusetts, may sound familiar as a story-telling device as it evolves into…
