REVIEW: “A New Brain” at Barrington Stage

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss A New Brain, by William Finn, is receiving a new life at Barrington Stage in a collaboration with Williamstown Theatre Festival. What a thrill to have the playwright/composer in the audience to witness this exceptional revival, first produced at Lincoln Center in 1998 and revived in 2015.…

BSC and WTF Announce Initial Casting for “A New Brain”

(Pittsfield, MA–May 18, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) is pleased to announce initial casting for William Finn’s 1998 musical A New Brain, opening Sunday, August 20, 2023 and playing through September 10, 2023 on BSC’s Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). A New Brain will feature Adam Chanler-Berat (Broadway: Next to Normal, Peter and the Starcatcher;…

“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Opens at Capital Rep

ALBANY (Sept. 28) – Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, a lightning-fast, 90-minute gender-bending, quick-change magical romp will open at Capital Repertory Theatre for previews Friday, September 30. The production will run through Sunday, October 23. The show is co-authored by Steve Rosen and theREP Associate Artist Gordon Greenberg, who also directs.…

REVIEW: 11th Annual 10×10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage

by Macey Levin As the winter fades the Berkshires theatre season is beginning is off to a effervescent start with Barrington Stage Company’s eleventh edition of 10X10… ten short plays by ten different playwrights. The show opens with the 10×10 players singing and dancing a charming welcome written by Matt…