Berkshire on Stage

Pittsfield, MA – This July, Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are delighted to present Songs For a New World, the first musical by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA. Songs For a New World written and composed by…

Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are excited to announce that this season BTG has expanded the sensory-friendly programming and will offer a sensory-friendly performance for many of its summer season shows. A “sensory-friendly” performance is a production that is slightly modified to…

Amherst College Department of Theater and DanceThe Last Five YearsApril 7, 8, and 9Amherst College Kirby Theater: 200 S Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002 The Amherst College Theater and Dance Department is proud to present Jason Robert Brown’s beloved musical, The Last Five Years. This show is Mattea Denney’s (Class…

Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are thrilled to announce BTG’s 2022 Summer Season. A full season cast announcement will be released at a later date. This season will feature a Tony Award-winning musical, a classic gothic tale of horrors, a world premiere…

Performances October 22-24, 26-30 on the Boyd-Quinson Stage (Pittsfield, MA – September 22, 2021) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, is pleased to welcome Tony and Emmy Award winner Billy Crystal in a presentation of a new musical in development, Mr. Saturday Night, on the Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street)…

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Director: Rose Biggerstaff Music Director: Dan Galliher Producer: John Meglino Choreographers: Emily Fuller & Mani McCalmon  Audition Dates: ●     Auditions are being accepted by online video submission only ●     Video submission deadline is Friday, October 22nd. ●     Performers must be 18 or older by November 8 ●     In-person call backs (by appointment…

The final thirty minutes are so sob-inducing there should be a couple of kleenex tucked into each program.

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 Songs for a New World is basically a semi-staged concert of songs by Jason Robert Brown, an up-and-coming young composer and lyricist. In the decade since its brief 28 performance premiere at the WPA theatre in New York, the show has had over 300…