8 | Summer Previews 2022
Weekend Edition | Saturday & Sunday, May 28-29, 2022
BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP
Back indoors with ‘all the bells and whistles that make it all magic’ After two summers of outdoor theater productions, Berkshire Theatre Group is bringing all of its programming indoors. “We had a good time under the tents, but it’s not the same as being indoors, in the theater spaces, with all the bells and whistles that make it all magic,” Berkshire Theatre Group Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire said while announcing the season. Performances will take place at the Colonial and Unicorn theatres, but the 314-seat Fitzpatrick Main Stage will remain dark this summer, allowing for the enhancement of the historic Fitzpatrick Playhouse’s HVAC system. Colonial Concert Series featuring Broadway Luminaries
Legacy Project Premiere Film Screening, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 28: Tony Award
Me: A Celebration of Smokey Robinson” featuring Tony Award nominee, Charl Brown. $59. 7 p.m.
chrie presents HYPROV with Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci. From the brilliant minds of improv and comedy legend Colin Mochrie and master hypnotist Asad Mecci comes a brand new, mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, side-splitting show! Hypnosis and improv, two art forms that have mystified and entertained fans, skeptics and everyone in between for decades worldwide, come together. Two masters of their crafts unite for a totally unique comedy experience. $60. 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 31: “Chita: The
Onstage
nominee Tony Yazbeck. Since his Broadway debut as a newsboy in the 1989 revival of “Gypsy,” quintessential songand-dance man Tony Yazbeck has continued to land coveted roles and garner critical acclaim, including a Tony Award nomination for the leading role in “On the Town” (2014). $50. 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 30: “Smokey &
Rhythm of My Life” featuring Tony Award winner Chita Rivera. Come celebrate the one and only Chita Rivera in a unique concert event! The incomparable two-time Tony Award winner will recreate signature moments from her legendary career from “West Side Story,” “Sweet Charity” and “Bye Bye Birdie” to “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” “The Visit” and more. $75 and up. 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 4: Colin Mo-
Berkshire Theatre Group 83 Main St., Stockbridge 413-997-4444, berkshiretheatre.org
Colonial Theatre 111 South St., Pittsfield
Special Events
July 1-July 16: “Once the Musical.” Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, “Once” tells the story of a guy who gave up on love and music and the girl who inspired him to dream again. $75-$90, $37.50 teens. $60 previews, July 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. $15 sensory-friendly show, July 12 at 7 p.m.
Friday, June 17: The Black
Aug. 11-Aug. 27: “Dracula.”
PHOTO BY LAURA MARIE DUNCAN
Legendary Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera performs at the Colonial Theatre on July 31.
