Berkshire on Stage

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The late great William Finn wrote the music and lyrics for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, originally workshopped at Barrington Stage Company in 2004 and premiered on Broadway in 2005. A winner of two Tony awards, this sweet, endearing and hilarious musical depicts the competitors…

Schuylerville Community Theater is excited to continue announcing our 2024/25 Season. Our Spring 2025 musical will be The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. We are thrilled to welcome back Jonathan Nichols-Pate (directed Cinderella) as our director of this show! Both productions this season will be at the Town Hall…

Following the enormous success of last year’s “The Addams Family Musical: Quarantine Edition”, Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre has made the decision to turn their Summer Youth Musical an annual event! This year’s production, featuring an all-student cast and slated for a two-weekend run August 4-14, will be the Tony and…

Auditions for the Bridge Street Theatre Summer Youth MusicalTHE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Auditions areTuesday, June 14 from 4-6pm and Wednesday, Jun 15 from 4-6pmat Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge Street Produced by Bridge Street TheatreDirected by Michelle Storrs-RyanSets and Lights by John Sowle Regular weekday rehearsals start…

by Gail M. Burns I have seen this show several times since the icy day in February 2004 when I slithered down to Barrington Stage to see a workshop and it has never failed to charm me. In the interim it has been produced widely, won a couple of Tonys,…

by Roseann Cane What do you get when you bring together a thoroughly brilliant cast of singing, dancing actors, a preternaturally gifted director, and a supremely inspired choreographer? You get a hit, a palpable musical theater hit, and if you want savor the recipe, you’d be well advised to reserve…

(Pittsfield, MA– January 11, 2018) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in the Berkshires (Pittsfield, MA) under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, announced today its 2018 season, which will feature three world premieres, including a major new musical from Tony Awards winners William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin,…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 I defy anyone to dislike this show. It is just so funny and heartwarming, and contains some truly beautiful songs penned by William Finn. There’s something here for the whole family to enjoy. What’s not to like? The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling…