Winners of the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced

PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on Monday, November 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This is the ninth time in ten years that these awards have…

Nominees for 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced

PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies. The awards will be presented on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This…

2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Winners Announced

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…

REVIEW: “Next to Normal” at Barrington Stage

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss “Who’s crazy, the husband or wife…the one who can’t cope, or maybe the one who’ll still hope?” sings Dan in Next to Normal at Barrington Stage Company (in a co-production with Round House Theatre) about his struggling wife, Diana, and his suffering family. A Tony Award and…

REVIEW: “La Cage aux Folles” at Barrington Stage Company

by Jeannie Marlin Woods Glamorous, amorous, provocative, and hilarious—La Cage aux Folles is a not-to-be-missed extravaganza that will make your heart sing! Artistic Director Alan Paul has pulled together a truly amazing creative team to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Barrington Stage Company, setting a very high bar for this…

Barrington Stage Annouces Casts and Creative Teams for Four Summer Shows

(Pittsfield, MA – June 6, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to announce casting for four of the company’s 30th anniversary season productions. “As we launch Barrington Stage Company’s 30th anniversary, we are so proud to welcome a range of extraordinary talent to…

Barrington Stage Company Announces Casting for “La Cage aux Folles”

(Pittsfield, MA – May 14, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to launch its 30thanniversary season with a new production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical, La Cage aux Folles. The production will play June 11-July 6 on the Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). Opening…