A master class with famed opera singer Maria Callas is an intimidating affair. Just ask Sophie, her first “victim” in Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning Master Class. McNally takes us inside Callas’ infamous sessions, which she conducted late in her career. Callas—played by the inimitable Elliot Norton and IRNE Award winner Annette Miller—regales us with the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Shakespeare & Co.’
Live Theater in the Berkshires — February and March 2013
January 4th, 2013 by philhalpern
FEBRUARY 4 – MARCH 24 at SHAKESPEARE & CO Walking distance from Brook Farm Inn, our Lenox B&B The Liar by David Ives adapted from the comedy by Pierre Corneille A tangled web of lies, misdirected advances, and the unmistakable confusion of love, The Liar has all of the ingredients that make for a great French [...]
The Lenox Tub Parade September 15
September 6th, 2012 by philhalpern
The 21st Annual Tub Parade. The carriages (tubs) will start from Shakespeare & Co and will proceed up Kemble street to Walker and to Main Street then right on to Franklin and Church and to Main Street again. They will go around twice and then return to Kemble street and Shakespeare & Co. where there will [...]
Satchmo At the Waldorf — See It At Shakespeare & Co.
August 27th, 2012 by philhalpern
Shakespeare & Co is where you can see the New England premiere of Terry Teachout’s debut play, Satchmo at the Waldorf starring John Douglas Thompson. Already the response has been overwhelming. Guests of Brook Farm Inn in Lenox MA have raved about it, and it will be playing through September 16 The time is March of [...]
Richard Dreyfuss visits Shakespeare & Co in Lenox MA
June 28th, 2012 by philhalpern
“It’s Time to Talk: the National Conversation” This Monday, we welcome Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss as he presents his provocative discussion It’s Time for a Talk – The National Conversation in Founders’ Theatre. Dreyfuss was an actor at Shakespeare & Company in the early 80′s, and we proudly welcome him back. A lively and [...]
Tickets on sale for Shakespeare & Co. 2012 Summer Season
February 15th, 2012 by philhalpern
Shakespeare & Company’s 35th Anniversary Season will include Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis as Prospero in The Tempest, Dennis Krausnick in the title role of King Lear, and OBIE Award-winner John Douglas Thompson in a new one-man play about Louis Armstrong, Satchmo at the Waldorf written by Wall Street Journal drama critic, author and librettist Terry [...]
“The Santaland Diaries” — A Berkshires Holiday Tradition
December 8th, 2011 by philhalpern
It’s at Shakespeare & Co., Lenox Massachusetts, through December 30th. Brook Farm Inn guests have been to the opening this past weekend, and loved it. It’s a laughter-filled holiday performance. Critics say, “Sardonic Santaland delights!” Ryan Winkles takes the stage in The Santaland Diaries, the Berkshires’ newest holiday tradition (each year a new S&Co actor [...]
“War of the Worlds” Coming to the Berkshires!
August 25th, 2011 by philhalpern
Shakespeare & Co. continues its popular Fall Foliage season with “War of the Worlds,” based on Orson Welles’ thrilling radio broadcast about Martians invading Earth. This production features half a dozen seasoned actors playing a variety of outrageous roles as they bring the tale of Martians and mayhem to life on the stage. It’s an [...]
Shakespeare & Co. Offers Presidents’ Weekend Entertainment
February 14th, 2011 by philhalpern
It’s here! The Mystery of Irma Vep. Among the Presidents’ Weekend offerings in the Berkshires, is this play at Shakespeare & Co. You can walk there from our Lenox B&B. “Even a bouquet of wolfsbane could not keep laughter from the door. A masterpiece.” (The New York Times) The notorious Kevin G. Coleman is back [...]
Berkshires Winter Theater
January 11th, 2011 by philhalpern
Next up at Shakespeare & Co. is The Mystery of Irma Vep! The notorious Kevin G. Coleman is back at it again (Rough Crossing, The Ladies Man and last summer’s The Winter’s Tale), this time with a zany romp through the mysterious and the sublime. The Mystery of Irma Vep: A features two actors—Josh Aaron McCabe and [...]
Guided Outdoor Excursions – Hiking, Biking or Kayaking
Shakespeare & Co., Lenox MA – Now Playing!