Sharon, CT – The Sharon Playhouse proudly presents Once Upon a Mattress as the inaugural production of its brand-new Launchpad Company, a transformative pre-professional program created to launch the careers of emerging local theater artists ages 15–20. With music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and a book by…
The Sharon Playhouse, the historic arts and entertainment venue in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, continuing its tradition of pairing extraordinary talent from Broadway, television and film with talented local theater artists from the region and beyond, proudly announces casting for the 2025 season. Tickets for all productions are on…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I was excited to see the revised version of Working, a Musical by Studs Terkel and adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso at The Ghent Playhouse. I was part of the audition process and heard some excellent voices. I have a vague memory of seeing a…
The Sharon Playhouse, the historic arts and entertainment venue in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, is proud to announce the exciting 2025 Season lineup, with performances that span from May through December. Tickets are now on sale: https://www.sharonplayhouse.org The 2025 MainStage lineup kicks off with the foot-stomping musical hit Million…
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony…
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School“Once Upon a Mattress”February 3 at 7:00pm,02/04/23 @ 7:00pm, 02/05/23 @ 2:00pm; snowdate 02/05/23 @ 7:00pmPVPA 15 Mulligan Drive, South Hadley, MA 01075 The Queen had declared that no couples could marry until her son, the Prince, found a bride. Princesses came from far…
by Fred Baumgarten At the risk of stating the extremely obvious: it’s 2019. American goods are manufactured in Mexico, Vietnam, and China. Something called “Democratic Socialists” are making a political stir. The wealth gap continues to grow to obscene proportions. I mention this not to start an argument, but because…
Pittsfield, MA–Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are thrilled to announce Berkshire Theatre’s 2019 Summer Season. BTG will be releasing a season cast announcement at a later date. According to Maguire, “Coming in on the heels of last year’s 90th celebration, I found myself looking at…
