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The Website of theatre critic J. Peter Bergman reveals
his opinions and feelings about the shows and plays he sees in five regions: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley, Southern Vermont, Eastern New York State and Northern Connecticut. There may also be reviews of theater experiences in New York City and other locations.
Peter’s reviews and articles may also be read at www.theberkshireedge.com
From time to time there may also be reviews by other critics.
Reviews are generally posted by 10:00am after the show is seen by the critic.
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BERKSHIRES:
2024
WAM Theatre: Galileo’s Daughter
Berkshire Theatre Group: The Weir
Barrington Stage Co.: Primary Trust
Adams Theatre: Comfort Girl
Shakespeare & Co.: Three Tall Persian Women
Berkshire Opera Festival: Gounod’s Faust
Barrington Stage Co: Next to Normal
Duffin Theater: Rebel Town
The Adams Theatre: The Refuseniks
Shakespeare & Co,: Flight of the Monarch
Barrington Stage Co: Forgiveness
Berkshire Theatre Group: BTG’s Pipe Dream
Shakespeare & Co.: The Islandeers
Williamstown Theatre Festival: Pamela Palmer
Great Barrington Public Theater: Night at the Speakeasy
Barrington Stage Co: Boeing-Boeing
Shakespeare & Co.: The Comedy of Errors, 2024
Great Barrington Public Theatre: Survival of the Unfit
Shakespeare & Co.: Shake It Up
Berkshire Theatre Group: Young Frankenstein
Barrington Stage Company:
A Tender Thing
Shakespeare & Co.: A Body of Water
Barrington Stage Company: La Cage aux Folles
Berkshire Theatre Group: Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Great Barrington Public Theater: Dog People
Berkshire Theatre Group: 4000 Miles
Barriington Stage Company: 10×10 New Play Fesrival 2024
2023
Barrington Stage Company: English
Berkshire Theatre Group:
Copenhagen
Shakespeare & Co.: Lunar Eclipse
Berkshire Opera Festival:
La Boheme
Great Barrington Public Theatre:
Representation and How to Get It.wpd (2)
Barrington Stage Company with Williamstown Theatre Festival:
A New Brain
Berkshire Theatre Group:
On Cedar Street
Shakespeare & Co.:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare & Co.:
Golda’s Balcony
Barrington Stage Company:
Faith Healer
Great Barrington Public Theatre: Just Another Day
Shakespeare & Co.: Fences
BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY: Blues for an Alabama Sky
Berkshire Theatre Group: The Smile of Her
Great Barrington Public: Off Peak
Barrington Stage Company: World Premiere- tiny father
Berkshire Theatre Group: Million Dollar Quartet
Shakespeare & Co.: The Contention (Henry VI, Part 2)
Barrington Stage:
BSC Cabaret
Berkshire Theatre Group:
BTG Photograph 51
Great Barrington Public: The Stones
Shakespeare & Co: Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Barrington Stage: The Happiest Man on Earth at BSC
WAM/BTG: What the Constitution Means To Me
10×10 2023
Seascape
Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues
All Of Me
Other VeNUES:
2024
Bennington Theatre: Scrooge in Rouge
Proctors: MJ, the Musical
Bridge Street Theatre: Discord
Harbinger Theatre: Into the Breeches
Majestic Theater: A Moon for the Misbegotten
Hartford Stage: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York: Berta, Berta
Ghent Playhouse: The Outsider
Majestic Theater: Shear Madness at the Majestic
Bridge Street Theatre: ChipandGus
Proctors Theatre: Some Like It Hot
theRep: Seared, theRep
Mac-Haydn Theatre: The Fantasticks at M-H
The Sharon Playhouse: Steel Magnolias
Dorset Theatre Festival: True Art at DTF
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Something Rotten
Bridge Street Theatre: Griswold
Chester Theatre: Big Big Sky
Dorset Theatre Festival: Sidekicked
Mac-Haydn Theatre: All Shook Up
The Sharon Playhouse: The Prom
Chester Theatre: Will Sacrifice
Living Room Theatre: Amor and Psyche
Mac-Haydn Theate: Rent, 2024
theRep: Beautiful
Dorset Theatre Festival: Native Gardens.DTF
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Moondance
Chester Theatre: Unreconciled
Sharon Playhouse: Rock of Ages
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Sister Act
Dorset Theater Festival: The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Proctors Theatre: Beetlejuice, the ,musical
Mac-Haydn Theatre: West Side Story at Mac-Haydn
Hartford Stage: 2.5 Minute Ride
Ghent Playhouse: Circle Mirror Transforation at GPH
Bridge Street Theatre: Uncle Vanya
Proctors: SIX
theRep, Albany: Three Mothers
Hartford Stage: All My Sons, Hartford
MAJESTIC THEATER: The Play That Goes Wrong
Goodspeed Musicals: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Ghent Playhouse: The Bridges of Madison County at Ghent
Pauline Productions: The Cemetery Club
Hartford Stage: The Hot Wing King
Majestic Theater: The Ladyslipper
Ghent Playhouse: All My Sons
Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York: The Mountaintop
MajestIc Theater: The Importance of Being Earnest
Proctors Theatre: Annie at Proctors
2023
Harbinger Theatre: Mrs. Packard
Proctors: Girl from the North Country
theRep: Million Dollatr Quartet Christmas
Goodspeed Musicals: Dreamgirls at Goodspeed
Bridge Street Theatre: Sympathetic Magic
Majestic Theater: Moonglow
Hudson Hall: Rodelinda
Proctors Theatre: Mrs. Doubtfire
Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York: Skeleton Crew
Hartford Stage: Pride and Prejudice in Hartford
Bennington Theatre: Players
Proctors: Company at Proctors
Bridge Street Theatre: The Glass Menagerie
Sharon Playhouse: The Lifespan of a Fact
Goodspeed Musicals: The 12 at Goodspeed
Sharon Playhouse: Our Town in Sharon
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Still Within the Sound of My Voice
Mac-Haydn Theatre: The Marvelous Wonderettes
Majestick Theatre: Bright Star
Dorset Theatre Festival: The Thanksgiving Play
Bridge Stret Theatre: I Am Barbie
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Jersey Boys
Dorset Theatre Festival: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B
Chester Theatre: Circle Mirror Transformation
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Something Wonderful
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Godspell
Goodspeed Musicals: Summer Stock
Chester Theatre: Chester’s The Light
The Living Room Theatre: Her Name Means Memory
theRep: Honky Tonk Angels
Dorset Theatre Festival: Still
Mac-Haydn Theatre: TheSound of Music
Chester Theatre: Guards at the Taj
Mac-Haydn Theatre: Footloose
Dorset Theatre Festival: Misery
The Sharon Playhouse: Something Rotten!
Chester Theatre Company: The Making of a Great MomenT
Mac-Haydn Theatre: 42nd Street
Silverthorne Theater: The Cake
Hartford Stage: Trouble in Mind
Ghent Playhouse: The Nether
BTTofUNY: Hoodoo Love
Bridge Street: East of Berlin
Proctor’s: Ain’t Too Proud
Goodspeed Musicals: Gypsy at Goodspeed
Proctor’s: Jagged Little Pill
Majestic Theater: Buddy Holly Story
Bridge Street Theatre: Rude Mechanics
Hartford Stage: The Winter’s Tale
theRep: Midsummer Night’s Dream
Ghent Playhouse: Ruthless
Proctors: TOOTSIE TOUr
Ghent Playhouse: Invitation to a March
theRep: Secret Hour
MAJESTIC THEATER: NATIVE GARDENS
2022 SHOWS (BELOW)
GOODSPEED MUSICALS: Christmas in Connecticut
HARBINGER: The Agony and The Agony
PROCTORS: Hairspray
theRep (Capital Rep): The Wizard of Oz
MAJESTIC THEATER: Love, Milly and Murray
BRIDGE STREET: The Lion in Winter
PROCTORS: Pretty Woman, the Musical
BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF UPSTATE NEW YORK: Knock Me a Kiss
Hartford Stage: The Mousetrap
Proctors : Aladdin
: Bridge Street: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Ghent: Buyer and CellaR
Sharon: A RAISIN IN THE SUN
theRep: Dracula A Comedy of Terrors
Ancram Opera House: Still Life
Harbinger : Andy and the orphans
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Mac-Haydn: To Sondheim, With Love
Majestic Theatre: Mamma Mia!
Mac-Haydn: Xanadu
Bridge Street: Shelley’s Shadow
Mac-Haydn: Showstoppers
Sharon Playhouse: Shear Madness
Oldcastle: Sheepdog
Mac-Haydn: A Call to Places
Dorset: Thirst
Mac-Haydn: The Full Monty
Chester To the Moon and Back
Ancram: Invasion!
Mac-Haydn: next to nomal
Peter- Loved your article on our gala in
The Berkshire Edge..
Barrington Stage Gala, July 18. 2022
Julianne Boyd
Thank you so much for your kind review. I’m so happy you enjoyed the production!
Guys and Dolls, Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT
Justin Boccitto, Director/Choreographer