Friday, April 13, 2018

John Oliver, Longtime Director Of Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Dead At 78 by Artsjournal1

He founded the choir, the Boston Symphony's resident ensemble, at the BSO's summer home in 1970 and directed it until he retired in 2015. In addition, "he led his own John Oliver Chorale and…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 08:47AM
Monday, July 3, 2017

Today's Birthdays by The Associated Press

Playwright Neil Simon is 90. Actress Eva Marie Saint is 93. Actress Gina Lollobrigida is 90.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 02:37PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Shakespeare & Company: 'The Dreamer Examines His Pillow'
Review by Jeffrey Borak

The play is being performed to the hilt, and then some, by a first-rate ensemble working under the keen, razor-sharp, go-for-broke direction of actress Tod Randolph in her directorial debut.…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Actor gets a workout in an edgy new play By Jeffrey Borak

Scott is eager to see how Berkshires audiences will respond to "The Atheist."

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

The connections game By Jeffrey Borak

A strange thing happened to "The Opposite of Sex," Don Roos' edgy 1998 black comedy, on its way from the screen to the stage.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

The artists whose accomplishments enhanced area stages by Jeffrey Borak

Setting the standard is David Garrison for his bold, seamless, virtuoso turn as Henry Carr in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Tom Stoppard's "Travesties."

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Simon comedy misses a few key ingredients by Jeffrey Borak

BENNINGTON, Vt. -- The set-up for "The Dinner Party" at Oldcastle Theatre Company sounds like vintage Agatha Christie.
With Karen Ziemba and Bill Tatum.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Hanging with George By Jeffrey Borak

Writer moves from Clinton to Bush in new one-man play

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Fairy tales with a hip viewpoint By Jeffrey Borak

The production moves at a steady determined pace, although it feels, at times, longer than its intermissionless 110 minutes.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

A battle of unequals at Hartford Stage by Jeffrey Borak

The real flower in this garden is Zi�mba's luminous Beatrice, a shrewd, insightful, smart woman who deserves much better than Dan Snook's Benedick, a fly boy who pushes the notion of devil-m…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Children at play in the most stylish sandbox in town By Jeffrey Borak

"Design for Living" with Campbell Scott, Steven Weber and Marisa Tomei.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Coward in minor 'Keys' By Jeffrey Borak

If there was meant to be a playful, mischievous Champagne twinkle in Coward's eye, it is hard to find on the BTF stage.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Now, in one more victim role By Jeffrey Borak

Summer in the Berkshires is no camp for actor Randy Harrison.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Musical travels familiar roads By Jeffrey Borak

In "Greetings From Niagara," the last of the six mini-musicals that make up "See Rock City and Other Destinations," a new, generally unchallenging, musical at Barrington Stage Company's Musi…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Broadway history in song By Jeffrey Borak

When it comes to Broadway musicals, it's the story that counts, says songwriter, producer and pianist Neil Berg.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

'Ghosts': Searching for the light By Jeffrey Borak

In the end, this is little more than a shadow of a play in a shadow of a production that seeks a light it never truly finds.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

Pageant world takes center stage By Jeffrey Borak

Playwright/ actor Mark Setlock acknowledges he knew very little about the world of child pageants until, that is, three years ago when he saw the HBO documentary, "Living Dolls."

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic