3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (695+ words) Pittsfield, MA — The production of “Noises Off” at Barrington Stage Company is an impressive technical achievement that frequently adds to the abundant comedy that is in the script. Director Gordon Greenberg’s slapstick approach is gloriously performed by a game, tireless…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (751+ words) STOCKBRIDGE, MA — “Lovesong” at Berkshire Theatre Group has a storyline that is as simple as life itself, which is amazingly complicated. It’s a beautiful story that captures the essence of love and the complexity of sharing a life with another…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (588+ words) “People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius.” Also because I stole that line from Jerry Lewis and didn’t even give him credit until this sentence. It’s not like the last three words of the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (631+ words) CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — In terms of theater, the next couple of weeks might be the busiest of the year. Between now and June 30, 10 shows open. Three open this week. Tonight, Curtain Call Theatre in Latham opens the family drama-comedy “Pictures From…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (704+ words) CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — To give some idea of how much theater is available in May, consider that on Mother’s Day weekend, there are six productions available for Mom. What makes this worth noting is that Mother’s Day is not regarded as…...

5+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (518+ words) CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — Elephants, sharks, crying babies, Juliet without Romeo and Tennessee Williams in person (sort of). That’s what April has in store for theatergoers. The elephant comes to Proctors on Tuesday in the form “Water for Elephants.” It’s actually a…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (470+ words) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Home Made Theater’s opening of Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible” is the fulfillment of Toni Anderson-Sommo’s fantasy. In a recent telephone interview, she told me that during her 38 years teaching English in the Hudson Falls School District…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (496+ words) WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. — The Williamstown Theatre Festival announced it is going from annual productions to a biennial schedule. Earlier this week, it released a press release stating, “Today, the Festival launched a new long-term artistic model designed to build on its…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (560+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. — At one time or another writers will say about their creation, “This play is like a child to me.” It’s always sincerely said, but when Joe Kinosian, the co-writer, composer and performer in “Murder For Two: the Holiday Edition…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (562+ words) LATHAM, N.Y. — Agatha Christie was the most popular writer of mysteries in the world. However, the biggest mystery surrounding her work “The Man in the Brown Suit” is how it survived 100 years. The work began life as a novel in 1924, made…...