REVIEW: “A New Brain” at Barrington Stage

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss A New Brain, by William Finn, is receiving a new life at Barrington Stage in a collaboration with Williamstown Theatre Festival. What a thrill to have the playwright/composer in the audience to witness this exceptional revival, first produced at Lincoln Center in 1998 and revived in 2015.…

Lillias White and Hugh Panaro Join the August Line-up at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) has announced additions to the Summer Series of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street) for August. Tony Award-winner Lillias White (Broadway: Hadestown, The Life, Dreamgirls) returns to Mr. Finn’s for…

BSC and WTF Announce Initial Casting for “A New Brain”

(Pittsfield, MA–May 18, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) is pleased to announce initial casting for William Finn’s 1998 musical A New Brain, opening Sunday, August 20, 2023 and playing through September 10, 2023 on BSC’s Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union Street). A New Brain will feature Adam Chanler-Berat (Broadway: Next to Normal, Peter and the Starcatcher;…

Barrington Stage Announces Full Cast & Creative Teams for “Cabaret” and “The Happiest Man on Earth”

(Pittsfield, MA–April 27, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of Mark St. Germain’s new play The Happiest Man on Earth(May 24-June 17) and a new production of the legendary Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret (June 14-July 8). Kenneth Tigar (Broadway: Fish in the Dark; Amazon Prime: “The Man in the High…

Barrington Stage in Association with Williamstown Theatre Festival Presents William Finn’s “A New Brain”

(Pittsfield, MA – March 7, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), will partner for the first time to present the 1998 musical A New Brain. As previously announced, A New Brain, featuring music and lyrics by BSC Associate Artist William Finn (BSC: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Royal Family of…

Barrington Stage Company Announces Full 2023 Season

(Pittsfield, MA – January 31, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, will produce a 2023 season that will feature two major musical revivals, two world premiere plays, and two modern classic play revivals. “‘You gotta have heart and music.’” Bill Finn wrote those lyrics for…

Barrington Stage Celebrates the Reopening of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

FALL CABARET SERIES SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 8 Featuring Chantell & Friends, Andy Tierstein & Friends,  Billy Keane & Friends and Gospel Night! (Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, celebrates the reopening of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing…

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Comes to Bridge Street Theatre

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…

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