Tag Archive for musical theater

One-Man Show at BSC Celebrates Broadway Musicals

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Drama Desk Award-winner Jim Brochu brings his new show, “Character Man” — a salute to the memorable character actors of Broadway – to Barrington Stage Company from Thursday, September 18, through Sunday, September 28, 2014. A musical valentine celebrating the golden age of the American musical, “Character Man” is filled with hilarious…

Chita Rivera Stars in ‘The Visit’ at WTF

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – Broadway legend Chita Rivera stars in “The Visit,” one of the last Kander and Ebb musicals, based upon Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 satirical play of the same name about greed and revenge, on the Main Stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival through Sunday, August 17, 2014. The cast also includes Roger Rees, Jason…

William Finn Introduces New Broadway Talents at Barrington Stage Cabaret

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.)  – The eighth annual edition of Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don’t Know But Should…, a cabaret hosted by Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn (Falsettos, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) featuring works by a new generation of Broadway songwriting talent, takes place at Barrington Stage on Friday,…

Battle of Bands Featured in New Rock Musical at Barrington Stage

(PITTSFIELD, MA) August 3, 2012 – New rock musical The Black Suits, about a high school garage band on suburban Long Island trying to win the St. Anne’s Battle of the Bands, runs in a workshop production as part of Barrington Stage’s Musical Theatre Lab, for which William Finn is artistic producer, through Sunday, September…

Broadway Musical Star Betty Buckley to Perform at Mahaiwe

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Tony Award-winning singer and actress Betty Buckley performs at the Mahaiwe in Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway on Sunday, August 19, 2012, at 7pm. The concert features Buckley performing men’s songs from Broadway shows that she has always wanted to sing, including numbers from Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Guys…

Barbara Cook and John Pizzarelli Team Up for Duo Show at Mahaiwe

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The so-called Great American Songbook will be the script from which Broadway musical star Barbara Cook and jazz singer-guitarist John Pizzarelli will read when they join forces for an exclusive duet concert at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at 8 p.m. Cook’s silvery soprano, purity of…

Leslie Kritzer Sings Jule Styne at Barrington Stage

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Broadway musical theater star Leslie Kritzer performs an evening of songs by Jule Styne in Hello, Gorgeous! Leslie Kritzer Sings Jule Styne at Barrington Stage Company on Monday, July 30, 2012, at 7pm on the mainstage. Kritzer, a two-time Drama Desk Award nominee who won everyone’s hearts with her portrayal of ‘Adelaide’…