by Jess Hoffman Next to Normal is one of only a handful of musicals ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama, but despite this honor, I had not seen it when I went to Steamer No. 10’s production, which runs through January 18th. Steamer No. 10’s production of this…
ALBANY – The Eclectic Performance Series for Adult Audiences at Steamer No. 10 Theatre will stage the compelling musical Next to Normal  January 9-18, 2026 at its theater on Western Avenue in Albany. Kicking off 2026, the show will perform at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th, and at…
UMass Department of TheaterNEXT TO NORMAL Nov. 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.The Rand Theater There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in — Leonard Cohen How do you hold onto reality…
NEXT TO NORMAL Audition Announcement CALL FOR ADULT MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMERS! Director: Sean Baldwin & Eleah Jayne Peal Music Director: James Alexander Steamer No. 10 Theatre and the production team are committed to building a diverse, authentic cast. Artists of any gender identity, ethnicity, and neurodiversity are encouraged to audition!…
UMass Theater mainstage fall auditions are coming up. Actors. Actors who like yoga. Actors who would like to be in a play that thinks about the place of yoga in our culture. Singers. Performers who want to be in a musical. Performers who want to be in a work that examines grief…
NEXT TO NORMAL (Barrington Stage Company): A gorgeous, heartbreaking musical, with a spectacular cast and a clever use of video that enables us to see into the hearts and minds of this broken family. PRIMARY TRUST (Barrington Stage Company): A simple, poignant story narrated by the main character, whose attempts to…
Of the limited numbers of shows I saw, 2024 was the year of brilliant solo performances, particularly Felicia Curry in David Cade’s Sandra at TheaterWorks Hartford, and Jay Sefton in his and Mark Basquiill’s Unreconciled, which for me was the best new play of the year., 2024 was also the year that video and projections became a major…
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…
