Comedian Vicki Lawrence — remember the “Carol Burnett Show?” — will be at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield on October 23rd, 2010. She’ll perform as herself, and also as her character, Mama, from the show. At Brook Farm Inn, your Lenox B&B, we still have lots of green leaves, so we think there will still be plenty [...]
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Berkshire Theater for the Fall Foliage Season
September 25th, 2010 by philhalpern
Visitors to Brook Farm Inn, Lenox MA, are within walking distance of Shakespeare & Co., where “The Real Inspector Hound” is the hilarious hit of the fall foliage season. The Boston Globe calls it “laugh-out-loud funny all the way through.” In the hilarious whodunit The Real Inspector Hound, playwright Tom Stoppard displays surgeon-like theatrical deftness [...]
Lenox B&B Recommends “Comedy of Errors”
August 23rd, 2010 by philhalpern
Brook Farm Inn, our Lenox B&B, is a short walk from Shakespeare & Co., but we think you should run to the box office to get tickets for “The Comedy of Errors.” We took our 14-year old granddaughter to see it, and it was enjoyed by an audiience of every age. Performed with a circus [...]
Summer Play: Revels and Revelations
August 18th, 2010 by philhalpern
Ventfort Hall Mansion and The Gilded Age Museum Written and Directed by Juliane Hiam Starring Andi Bohs Produced by Ventfort Hall in cooperation with Shakespeare & Company The extraordinary life of Belle da Costa Greene, perhaps the most influential woman of the Gilded Age that you’ve never heard of! A story of books, art, [...]
The Taster takes the stage!
August 5th, 2010 by philhalpern
Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer directs the world premiere of acclaimed Berkshire’s playwright Joan Ackermann’s mystical and magical tale of love, loyalty and desire. The Taster features Founding Company member and OBIE-award winning actor Rocco Sisto and renowned opera singer Maureen O’Flynn in this transformative tale that flows through memory and across time. The play [...]
July Performances at Colonial Theatre in the Berkshires
July 17th, 2010 by philhalpern
Here’s the July lineup for the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, just minutes from Brook Farm Inn in Lenox. You can see our list of recommended Pittsfield restaurants as well, at http://brookfarm.com/the-berkshires/dining-restaurants/ Marc Salem’s: Mind Games Friday 7/16/10 8pm All Tickets: $35 Mind Games is a captivating excursion into the power and possibilities of the human [...]
Shakespeare Tickets $15
July 1st, 2010 by philhalpern
See incredible Shakespeare for just $15 Did you know that everyone can see the great shows in Founders’ Theatre for just $15, every day? Shakekspeare & Co. has priced the front row of seats to every performance of Richard III, The Winter’s Tale and the world premiere of Joan Ackermann’s The Taster this summer at [...]
Berkshire International Film Festival
May 21st, 2010 by philhalpern
The 5th annual Berkshire International Film Festival will be June 3 – 6. Brook Farm Inn, a Lenox bed & breakfast, is situated right in between the two film festival locations — Great Barrington and Pittsfield. This festival has grown every year and this year boasts 75 premieres. Marge Champion, Chris Noth, and Peter Reigert [...]
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