'Laughter on the 23rd Floor': Comedy seeks a voice by Jeffrey Borak

BENNINGTON, Vt. -- Neil Simon cut his professional teeth as the youngest member of the writing staff for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows." And what a stable of hands to work with -- among t…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:25am on July 22, 2011☆⚑

Barrington Stage Company: More monsters than music ... by Jeffrey Borak

The press material for "Mormons, Mothers and Monsters," the newest and among the more misguided projects of Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, suggests a playful, witty musical …

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:24am on July 22, 2011☆⚑

Iconic work springs to life by Jeffrey Borak

There was an understandably festive air in the people-choked lobby of the Colonial Theatre Saturday night. Roughly eight weeks shy of the handsomely restored theater's opening on Aug. 29, 20…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 7:24pm on July 15, 2011☆⚑

Bringing a first love to the stage by Jeffrey Borak

"Romeo and Juliet" is the first Shakespeare play director Daniela Varon ever read. "It's the first Shakepeare play I loved," Varon said during an interview in the lobby of Shakespeare & Comp…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 7:22pm on July 15, 2011☆⚑

Finishing unfinished business by Jeffrey Borak

For actress Karen Allen, Michael Weller's "Moonchildren" was a play more heard about than seen.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:43pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

Big show for merged venues by Jeremy D. Goodwin

"The Who's Tommy," directed by Eric Hill and featuring Randy Harrison in the title role, which has been previewing since Thursday, officially opens Saturday evening and runs until July 16. M…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:41pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

A life story in theater put to song by Richard Houdek

In many ways, Donna McKechnie is the same brighteyed, enthusiastic optimist who, as a teenager, fled the nest in Pontiac, Mich., for the lights and excitement of New York.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:41pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

'Going to St. Ives': All talk and no play by Jeffrey Borak

Gretchen Egolf and Myra Lucretia Taylor, two extremely smart and resourceful actresses, are giving two vigorous and passionate performances in director Tyler Marchant's clean, uncluttered pr…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:40pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

'Moonchildren': Bob Dylan interrupted by Jeffrey Borak

"Moonchildren" resonates more forcefully in the generous samplings of Dylan's music used by director Karen Allen than it does in Weller's text.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:39pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

'As You Like It': Dancing to the music of lovenline by Jeffrey Borak

Valentine's Day doesn't come around again for another eight months or so but love clearly is in the air at Shakespeare & Company, where director Tony Simotes' luminous, and illuminating, pro…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:38pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

'A Streetcar Named Desire': An American classic redefined by Jeffrey Borak

Cromer's "Streetcar " is a raw, muscular, searing drama about an instinctively abusive man and the collateral damage that comes as a result. It is, at times, exhilirating and gripping; at ot…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 6:22am on June 28, 2011☆⚑

'The Memory of Water': Familiar story told with grace by Jeffrey Borak

On the surface, there is a certain air of worn familiarity about Shelagh Stephenson's "The Memory of Water": On the night before and morning of the funeral of their mother, three sisters try…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 3:11pm on June 25, 2011☆⚑

‘Ghosts': Searching for the light by Jeffrey Borak

Tuesday, Aug. 18 EDITOR'S NOTE: This review will appear in Wednesday's print edition of the Berkshire Eagle.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 1:57pm on August 18, 2009☆⚑