(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green musical On the Town opens the mainstage season at Barrington Stage Company (BSC) on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, and runs through July 13 on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage. On the Town, which marked Broadway debut of the music of Bernstein, will be directed by Tony Award-winner (Urinetown) John Rando and choreographed by Emmy Award-winner (TV’s SMASH) Joshua Bergasse, with music direction by Darren R. Cohen.  The musical is based on the ballet Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins.

On the Town is the story of three sailors on a 24-hour leave in New York City in 1944. Squeezed for time, they all manage to find love and incredible adventures in the Big Apple. On the Town features the first Broadway score by Bernstein, Comden and Green, with such gems as “New York, New York,” “I Can Cook Too,” “Lonely Town” and “Some Other Time.”

Written in less than eight months following the May 1944 premiere of the Jerome Robbins ballet Fancy Free, the musical comedy On the Town opened December 28, 1944, at the Adelphi Theatre with Betty Comden, Adolph Green, John Battles, Sono Osato, Cris Alexander, and Nancy Walker.  The show was revived in 1971 (with Phyllis Newman, Donna McKechnie and Bernadette Peters) and 1998 (with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lea DeLaria). The 1949 MGM film starred Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller and Vera-Ellen.

On the Town will be presented on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. Performances are Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm, Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday and Friday matinees at 2pm (excluding 6/12, 6/14 and 6/19), Sunday at 5pm. Please note Thursday, July 4 there is no 8pm evening performance; there will be a 2pm matinee. Press Opening: Sunday, June 16 at 5pm. Tickets start at $20. Tickets to the Low Priced Preview Performances June 12-14 are $15/$20. Seniors: $39 & $34 all matinees. Tickets for youth ages 6-18 are $15 all performances (subject to availability).

There will be a Post-Show Discussion following the June 18 7pm performance of On the Town at the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield.

Free Conversations with… Event: A Helluva Guy! Adolph Green’s Broadway

Tony-winning composer/lyricist William Finn (…Spelling Bee) interviews the family of great American playwright, screenwriter and lyricist Tony Award-winner Adolph Green – Tony-winner Phyllis Newman, Broadway lyricist Amanda Green and Vogue theater critic Adam Green – on his life and career and his experience creating On the Town. A Helluva Guy! will be held Sunday, June 16 at 3pm at the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. While all Conversations with…” events are free, reservations are highly recommended. All seating is general admission. Call the Box Office at 413-236-8888.