2024 was another amazing theatre season in the Berkshires! These are the highlights of the productions that reminded me of why, for me, the Berkshires are the center of the theater universe. Three fabulous musicals offered something for everyone. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at the Colonial Theatre (Berkshire Theatre Group) was worth…
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…
by Emily Edelman Berkshire Theatre Group’s “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein,” being staged at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is as delightfully funny as you’d expect while also being perfectly acted and produced. Based on the classic 1974 Mel Brooks film, the plot follows the activities of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) in association with Bay Street Theater and Geva Theatre Center are excited to announce casting for its upcoming production of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, the hilarious creation brought to life by the creator of The Producers. At…
Corbin Bleu and Danielle Wade to Lead the Cast EAST HADDAM, Conn. (May 23, 2023) – Goodspeed Musicals announces the cast for the world premiere musical comedy Summer Stock, the second production of its 60th anniversary season. Filled with exuberant dance numbers and hits from the American songbook, it is adapted from the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 “Perhaps the secret to Simon’s success is his ability…to show us — between, in, and around the funny lines — the pain, aspiration, and sheer panic behind all those unforgettable characters.” – from the Kennedy Center Honors Biography of Neil Simon Batten down…
