Berkshire on Stage

by Jess Hoffman Musicals about musicians are almost as common as plays about thespians, and they tend to offer the same opportunities and be prone to the same pitfalls. They can be playfully and thoughtfully metatheatrical when done well; when done poorly they can be so tediously self- referential that…

ALBANY (June 30) – “Once,” the Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Olivier award-winning musical, comes to the MainStage at Capital Repertory Theatre from July 11 through Aug. 10. Book by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, “Once” is described as a heart‑stirring ode to the…