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 many of us saw them performed at our high schools. Likely, we have never heard of Pipe Dream, originally performed on Broadway in 1955 and…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) in association with Bay Street Theater and Geva Theatre Center are excited to announce casting for its upcoming production of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, the hilarious creation brought to life by the creator of The Producers. At…
by Barbara Waldinger On Cedar Street is a musical based on Kent Haruf’s final novel, Our Souls at Night,a simple, bittersweet story about two lonely, damaged, widowed neighbors, Addie Moore and Louis Waters, who have discovered through each other a second chance at connection, companionship, and even love. In the…
A joyful and inspiring story of second chances when two people come together to wrestle with the events of their lives. At The Unicorn TheatreOn Cedar StreetA World Premiere Musicalbook by Emily Mannmusic by Lucy Simon & Carmel Deanlyrics by Susan Birkenheadadapted from the novel Our Souls at Night by Kent…
by Barbara Waldinger Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 is not only significant because of its account of Dr. Rosalind Franklin, a Jewish female scientist whose essential contributions to her field continue to be overlooked sixty-five years after her death, but also as a psychological study revealing how Franklin’s all-consuming approach to…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are delighted to announce casting for two of its summer 2023 shows: Million Dollar Quartet, a three-time Tony Award–nominated once-in-a-lifetime musical evening back by popular demand with some of the same cast as 2017 and Photograph 51,…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are thrilled to announce BTG’s Full 2023 Summer Season, plus select casting. A full season cast announcement will be released at a later date. The Summer 2023 Season will include Million Dollar Quartet, a three-time Tony Award–nominated…
by Macey Levin Nina Simone was an iconic singer during the 1960’s through ‘80’s specializing in pop, rock, soul and R&B, what she called Black classical music. Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham currently at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is a biographical play with music…
