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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Berkshire (MA) Eagle Review: Berkshire Theatre Group's "Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS"Pure comfort food for the Holidays! by Jeffrey Borak

In a grand company, as the love-wary "Bob Davis," MICHAEL WARTELLA is an amiable, skillful presence who sings and dances gracefully and with great style.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 01:32PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Chester Theatre Company: 'Gulf View Drive' by Jeffrey Borak

Couple face winds of change

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM
Friday, August 23, 2013

At Berkshire Theatre Group: 'Anna Christie' and the instrument of language by Jeffrey Borak

STOCKBRIDGE Language was a potent instrument for American playwright Eugene O’Neill.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:08AM
Friday, August 16, 2013

Tina Packer: Grabbing hold of a runaway train in 'Beauty Queen of Leenane' by Jeffrey Borak

After four and a half months in New York with her Off-Broadway triumph, "Women of Will," Tina Packer has come home to the theater company

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:10AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Berkshire Theatre Group: 'The Lion in Winter': A family Christmas to remember by Jeffrey Borak

It is Christmas 1183 in the winter court of King Henry II at Chinon, France and no one is in a giving mood.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 11:20AM

Berkshire Theatre Group: 'The Lion in Winter': A family Christmas to remember by Jeffrey Borak

Friday June 28, 2013 STOCKBRIDGE -- It is Christmas 1183 in the winter court of King Henry II at Chinon, France and no one is in a giving mood.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:10AM
Friday, June 7, 2013

Shakespeare & Company: Sacrifices that hit home with 'Master Class' by Jeffrey Borak

Friday June 7, 2013 LENOX -- Opera diva Maria Callas takes no prisoners in Terrence McNally’s "Master Class.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:19AM
Friday, February 15, 2013

10 plays in 10 minutes at play fest in Pittsfield by Jeffrey Borak

PITTSFIELD -- You want less is more? Try Barrington Stage Company's 10x10 New Play Festival.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 11:13AM

10 plays in 10 minutes at play fest in Pittsfield by Jeffrey Borak

Friday February 15, 2013 PITTSFIELD -- You want less is more? Try Barrington Stage Company’s 10x10 New Play Festival.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:04AM
Thursday, January 3, 2013

The year's outstanding stage artists by Jeffrey Borak

A look at the men and women - actors, directors, designers - whose work enhanced the 62 productions I reviewed this year.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 10:36AM
Friday, December 28, 2012

THEATER: Best productions and the worst by Jeffrey Borak

Friday December 28, 2012 Forgive the cliché, but It was neither the best of times nor the worst of times on the region's stages in

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 10:50AM

THEATER: Best productions and the worst by Jeffrey Borak

Friday December 28, 2012 Forgive the cliché, but It was neither the best of times nor the worst of times on the region’s stages in

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:02AM
Friday, December 7, 2012

Jacob's Pillow 81st-season schedule announced by Jeffrey Borak

BECKET Renewed and revitalized, Dance Theatre of Harlem is on its feet and on the road again -- and Jacob's

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:55AM
Friday, November 30, 2012

Shakespeare & Company: Elf is retiring for now by Jeffrey Borak

Friday November 30, 2012 LENOX -- The third time, they say, is the charm.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:11AM
Friday, September 28, 2012

Called to don multiple selves by Jeffrey Borak

Friday September 28, 2012 LENOX Murder, mayhem and espionage: Put those together and you have "The 39 Steps," Patrick Barlow’s

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:38AM
Friday, September 21, 2012

No pause for intermission by Jeffrey Borak

Friday September 21, 2012 An innocent man who has been framed for murder races across England and Scotland in pursuit of answers even as he is

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:09AM
Friday, August 17, 2012

For actors, an unexpected turn by Jeffrey Borak

Friday August 17, 2012 STOCKBRIDGE - Actress Jill Eikenberry and her husband, actor Michael Tucker, hadn't planned to spend this summer in the Berkshires.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 11:14AM
Friday, August 10, 2012

Rain image, bible phrase inspire play by Jeffrey Borak

Friday August 10, 2012 STOCKBRIDGE -- Playwright William Donnelly admits he can’t quite put his finger on what prompted him to write

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:27AM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Reviving Russian passion by Jeffrey Borak

Friday August 3, 2012 WILLIAMSTOWN -- It began with a fan letter from an American playwright to an American-Russian pair of translators.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 01:01PM
Friday, June 29, 2012

Williamstown Theatre Festival: Wilde meets Runyon by Jeffrey Borak

Friday June 29, 2012 WILLIAMSTOWN - Oscar Wilde and Damon Runyon were born 30 years and an ocean apart.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:02PM
Friday, April 27, 2012

Berkshire Playwrights Lab to debut new works by Jeffrey Borak

Friday April 27, 2012 GREAT BARRINGTON -- Berkshire Playwrights Lab has a song to sing this summer -- many of them, in fact.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:08PM
Friday, April 13, 2012

Theater from scratch in 24 hours by Jeffrey Borak

Friday April 13, 2012 LENOX - " Time is of the essence" the saying goes, especially in Berkshire County's not-for-profit theaters where rehearsal time often averages little more than 31/2 we…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 01:23PM
Friday, March 9, 2012

Playwright aims to break silence of hidden trauma by Jeffrey Borak

Friday March 9, 2012 As she tries to ward off a brutal sexual attack by two teenage boys, 14-year-old Joley, the central

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 07:52AM
Friday, February 3, 2012

Ladies making fools of themselves by Jeffrey Borak

Friday February 3, 2012 It's been 35 years since Tina Packer first, and last, directed Moliere's "The Learned Ladies."

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:56PM
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Seeking unique theater voices by Jeffrey Borak

Friday January 27, 2012 PITTSFIELD -- New plays are at the top of Julianne Boyd’s agenda.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 11:58PM
Friday, December 30, 2011

Theater: Best and worst of 2011 on stage by Jeffrey Borak

Friday December 30, 2011 Theater years are about more than bests and/or worsts, particularly 2011 which was a year of transitions.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:04AM
Friday, December 9, 2011

Berkshire Theater Group aims to build buzz in 2012 lineup by Jeffrey Borak

Friday December 9, 2011 PITTSFIELD -- It's all about generating excitement, says Berkshire Theater Group artistic director and CEO Kate Maguire, and BTG's programmer, Simon Shaw.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 07:45AM
Friday, October 28, 2011

Fateful journey in new WAM play by Jeffrey Borak

Friday October 28, 2011 PITTSFIELD For Berkshires actress Karen Lee, playing Jelly in the upcoming WAM Theatre production of "The Attic, The

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:34AM
Friday, September 30, 2011

Theater: Area stages getting into high gear by Jeffrey Borak

Friday September 30, 2011 PITTSFIELD -- Summer may be over but theaters in and around the Berkshires are in high gear.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:05AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards