by Tom Sturm | Aug 14, 2008 | Stage
If only the Middle East could take a cue from these two travelling comedians: Azhar Usman (a Muslim) and Rabbi Bob Alper (a Jew) have combined their respective arsenals of yuks to battle a common enemy: boredom.Alper, who holds a doctorate from Princeton’s...
by Ella Longpre | Aug 21, 2008 | Stage
It's a pretty safe bet that sometime in your adult life, you will manage to kill a few houseplants through simple neglect. Though it's easy to forget to pour water over your roommate's African violets every morning, it's pretty hard for even the most...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 28, 2008 | Stage
By coincidence, both Pittsfield's Barrington Stage Company and the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge are currently running plays by that epitome of urbane wit and sexual skirmishing, Noel Coward. Both productions are attired in smoking jackets and evening...
by Kendra Thurlow | Sep 10, 2008 | Stage
If, like most people, you didn't get a chance to go to Beijing and witness the spectacular show of human strength, agility and showmanship that is the Olympics, have no fear, Cirque du Soleil offers a chance to see some other extraordinary physical feats (and you...
by Tom Sturm | Sep 11, 2008 | Stage
Well, let’s hope so, Baryshnikov, because the latest conception of Northampton’s two-woman dance company, Slipperyfish, appears to require some audience participation. The 24 Hour Dance consists of an evening wherein audience members and performers alike...
