Theatre
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Colonial Theater's February Heart Throbs
Romeo & Juliet To An Elvis Valentine Bash
By: - Feb 02nd, 2010Be still dear heart. February is for lovers and the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield is offering that romantic mood. Highlights include a touring production of Romeo and Juliet as well as an Elvis Valentine's Bash.
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O'Neill and Beckett by Brian Dennehy
At Chicago's Goodman Theatre to Feb. 23
By: - Feb 01st, 2010The superb actor Brian Dennehy suggested that Hughie and Krapp's Last Tape be performed together, and this was a brilliant choice. The run has been extended to February 23.
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Shakespeare & Company Back on Track
Les Liaisons Dangereuses To March 21
By: - Jan 16th, 2010Last year, for the first time, Shakespeare & Company mounted a winter production. The one woman show "Bad Dates" was a hit for Elizabeth Aspenlieder which won her Boston's Norton Award when she the took the show to Lowell. She is now in rehearsal, directed by Tina Packer, as the lead in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" which opens January 29 and runs through March 21. We dropped by for a rehearsal and to catch up on S&Co.'s ongoing efforts to pay down a $10 million debt.
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Wonderful All My Sons at Huntington Theatre
Arthur Miller's Breakthrough Play Impressive
By: - Jan 15th, 2010It was just after WWII (1947) that Arthur Miller's All My Sons was presented on Broadway and established him as one of America's greatest playwrights. The Huntington Theatre Company's production of this play is about as good as drama gets. The acting, direction and production values are superb. This is a brilliant theatrical treat that deals with morality, family and patriotism.
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Edge Performed at Gallery 51 January 27
Marcy J. Savastano Stars as Sylvia Plath
By: - Jan 13th, 2010Edge, Method Machine's production of a play about Sylvia Plath, Wednesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Gallery 51 at 51 Main Street, North Adams. Under the direction of David Henderson, Edge features Marcy J. Savastano in the role of Sylvia Plath, the poet and author most famous for the novel The Bell Jar.
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Yazmina Reza's Art at the Clark Art Institute
Williamstown Theatre Festival Reading Feb. 5
By: - Jan 12th, 2010The Clark and the Williamstown Theatre Festival present a staged reading of Yasmina Reza's international hit Art February 5 at 7 pm at the Clark. Hailed as "a remarkably wise, witty and intelligent comedy" by The London Times, Art is sure to tickle your funny bone and brain. Reservations are required for this free event.
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Mamet's American Buffalo at the Steppenwolf
Chicago Welcomes Back Its Homies
By: - Dec 29th, 2009While Mamet's first Chicago home was the Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf has stepped up with a wonderful new production of American Buffalo. It continues in the Windy City through February 7.
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Holiday on Broadway
Prime Time Means Price Spike
By: - Dec 21st, 2009During the prime time Holiday season the top Broadway shows appear to be recession proof. Expect to pay up to $351 for a choice seat to "Billy Elliot." But the budget conscious will find good deals at the TKTS booth in Times Square.
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Shakespeare & Company Releases Main Stage Schedule
John Douglas Thompson Returns as Richard III
By: - Dec 20th, 2009Obie winner John Douglas Thompson will return this summer to star as "Richard III" at Shakespeare & Company. Tina Packer will direct "The Taster" a new play by Joan Ackerman. And Elizabeth Aspenlieder will star in "A Winter's Tale."
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Barrington Stage Company Announces Season
Sweeney Todd Brings Blood and Guts to Pittsfield
By: - Dec 19th, 2009The Barrington Stage Company season will start on May 27 with a Stage 2 production of "The Whipping Man" and run through December with "A Christmas Story." Not for the squeamish that arch villain "Sweeney Todd" will be serving up gory meat pies to the delight of one and all starting June 17.
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Barrington Stage Receives Grant
Announces Season This Week
By: - Dec 15th, 2009The hot stove is glowing in the off season. This week Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield will announce its schedule which opens with the musical Sweeney Todd. We will learn other details. Artistic director Julianne Boyd is also announcing a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Cindy Bella at Shakespeare & Company
Perfectly Ridiculous Holiday Fun to Dec. 20
By: - Dec 12th, 2009Hilarious Holiday fun for the whole family prevails at Shakespeare & Company with an evening of farce in a concoction Cindy Bell more or less based on the classic fairy tale Cinderella. They are playing it over the top just for laughs. Lots of them.
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Arlo Guthrie Benefit Earns $23,000
Shakespeare & Company Rallying Support
By: - Dec 10th, 2009There were 339 paid admissions in the not quite full 406 seat Founders Theater for the recent Arlo Guthrie benefit staged by Shakespeare & Company. The evening brought in $23,000 for the Lenox based company facing a debt of $10 million.
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Nicholas Martin to Resign after 2010 Season
Williamstown Theatre Festival Seeks New Leadership
By: - Dec 08th, 2009While last season was financially challenged and less successful than his first one as artistic director, Nicholas Martin was widely applauded for restoring stability and artistic integrity to the historic Williamstown Theatre Festival. Martin, now 71, has announced that he will step down after the coming 2010 season.
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American Repertory Theater's Gatz
Directed by John Collins Through Feb. 7
By: - Dec 08th, 2009Imagine the Great Gatsby deconstructed as Gatz by Elevator Repair Service. This itchy glitchy production will be directed by John Collins opening at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge runs through February 7.
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All My Sons at Huntington Theatre Company
Arthur Miller Classic Through Feb. 7
By: - Dec 08th, 2009David Esbjornson was Arthur Miller's director of choice late in life, staging the premieres of his last two plays. He will bring Miller's classic "All My Sons" to the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston through February 7.
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David Mamet Plays the Race Card
James Spader at NY's Barrymore Theater
By: - Dec 07th, 2009David Mamet is widely regarded as the foremost contemporary American playwright. He is known for taking on tough issues with expletive laced frankness. This time he has focused on the hot button of Race which has opened at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theater starring perennial TV attorney James Spader. It has evoked mostly mixed reviews.
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High Holidays by Alan Gross Chicago's Goodman Theater
Starring 13 Year-Old Max Zuppa
By: - Nov 30th, 2009Award-winning poet and playwright Alan Gross returns to Chicago and the legitimate theater. The Goodman Theater presented the world premiere of "High Holiday," brilliantly directed by Steven Robman.
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Huntington Theatre Holiday Special Offer
$25 One Day Sale December 10
By: - Nov 24th, 2009In the spirit of gift giving the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston will conduct a one day sale on Thursday, December 10. Selected performances are being offered at just $25.
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Barrington Stage to Open Season with Sweeney Todd
Jeff McCarthy to Star as Sondheim's Demon Barber
By: - Nov 22nd, 2009Julianne Boyd, the artistic director of Barrington Stage in Pittsfield likes to start the season with a popular musical. For the third time, marking his 80th birthday, Boyd will direct a Stephen Sondheim production, this time, the ghoulishly delicious Sweeney Todd. It will run from June 17 through July 17 to the delight of one and all.
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A Civil War Christmas at The Huntington
An American Musical and Historical Celebration
By: - Nov 22nd, 2009Set at Christmas in and around Washington, D.C. in 1864, A Civil War Christmas at the Huntington Theatre Company portrays a number of poignant stories of various individuals including the Lincolns, soldiers on both sides of the conflict and runaway slaves. The narrative is told in a lovely tapestry of song as well as often with poetic words. The voices and acting are superb. Created by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel, it is a tough and humanly complex story to tell well and stylishly.
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Fela! Nominated for 11 Tony Awards
Bill T. Jones to be Honored by Jacob's Pillow
By: - Nov 18th, 2009The Nigerian musician and political activist,Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who created the genre of Afro Pop, died of AIDS at 59 in 1997. He had been arrested and tortured some 200 times. His mother, a feminist, was thrown from a window during the destruction of Fela's compound and nightclub. Bill T. Jones has brought the music and dance to Broadway in what is sure to be an award winning hit. And yet.
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Cindy Bella Slips into Shakespeare & Company
Cinderella Adapted December 10 to 20
By: - Nov 18th, 2009In a limited run, December 10 through 20, Shakespeare & Company presents family entertainment. The production of Cindy Bella is based on the traditional fairy tale of Cinderella. Irina Brook directs this production created and adapted by Brook and Anna Brownstead.
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American Repertory Theater Holiday Shows
Best of Both Worlds Through Jan.3
By: - Nov 13th, 2009The American Repertory Theatre will present Best of Both Worlds. written by Randy Weiner, music by Diedre Murray, and directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus. Bursting with the sounds of R&B and gospel, Best of Both Worlds is a soulful re-envisioning of The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare's timeless story of heartbreak and redemption. Clap your hands, jump out of your seat, and feel the power of love with this holiday treat for all ages. It runs from November 21 through January 3.
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John Douglas Thompson Riveting in The Emperor Jones
Hit Show Moves to Soho Playhouse to Jan. 31
By: - Nov 06th, 2009John Douglas Thompson is familiar to Berkshire audience for his sensational performances in Othello and the Dreamer Examines His Pillow this past season at Shakespeare & Company. His portrayal of The Emperor Jones has been met with rave reviews and sold out shows at New York's Irish Repertory Theater. The hit show has moved to the larger Soho Playhouse through January 31.
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