Barrington Stage Company

Theater Review: “A Little Night Music” — Failing the Test of Time

August 18, 2022
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Appreciating Stephen Sondheim’s achievement does not mean loving all of his shows. A Little Night Music may just be one of his musicals that should be politely nudged aside.

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Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — Powerful Political Drama

June 3, 2019
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The play’s disparate elements have been blended into a riveting drama, energetically directed by Lisa Rothe, and nimbly performed by Joel de la Fuente.

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Theater Review: “The Glass Menagerie” — Doing Justice to an American Classic

October 9, 2018
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This is a first-rate production of a true American classic.

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Theater Review: “West Side Story” — Still Brilliant After All These Years

August 12, 2018
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The Barrington Stage Company’s moving and fiercely energetic production brings West Side Story back to the stage with a bang.

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Theater Review: “The Chinese Lady” — History as a Clever Two-hander

July 27, 2018
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Atung and Moy have a lot to say about American history and culture — acutely informed by the playwright’s 21st century sensibility and identity politics.

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Theater Review: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” — A Not So Subtle Sequel

July 17, 2018
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The action is set in an incongruous and ahistorical no-man’s land, adrift between realistic drama and farce.

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Theater Review: “Typhoid Mary” — Surprisingly Apt for Our Times

May 29, 2018
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This tautly-directed, well-cast production is filled with contemporary medical, political, and social resonances.

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Theater Review: Berkshires Stage Round-up — Minimal Cheers

August 9, 2017
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Theater in the Berkshires has now entered a less than sparkling mode with a group of offerings that left me wondering why they were chosen for production.

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Theater Review: “Kunstler” — A Radical for the Defense

May 23, 2017
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Barrington Stage has kicked off its summer season with a smart, funny, and very timely show about radical defense attorney William Kunstler.

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Fuse News Quick Picks — Berkshire Theater Best Bets

June 27, 2016
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Two fine new plays that create deeply absorbing drama from stories in the headlines.

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