8 • Summer Previews 2021
Saturday, June 19, 2021
BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
A little more leg room This summer, Barrington Stage Company is moving theater back indoors. Four of the seven productions scheduled by BSC for its 2021 season will be staged at the theater’s Boyd-Quinson Stage on Union Street. Three other shows will be presented outdoors, under a tent at BSC’s Production Center at 34 Laurel St., just off Merrill Road. “I think people are ready to come out,” said BSC Artistic Director Julianne Boyd in an Eagle interview announcing the season. “I think this summer in the Berkshires is going to be very exciting.” June 10 - July 3: “Who Could Ask for Anything More?” - The Songs of George Gershwin Celebrating one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, from “I Got Rhythm” to “Embraceable You” to “Summertime,” George Gershwin’s soaring, glorious music will lift your spirits and warm your hearts. Featuring a cast of Broadway singers, this concert will have you asking yourself “Who Could Ask for Anything More?”
Barrington Stage Company Boyd-Quinson Stage , 30 Union St., Pittsfield BSC Production Center, 34 Laurel St., Pittsfield 413-236-8888, barringtonstageco.org
Outdoors under the tent at the BSC Production Center Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Elizabeth Stanley (Broadway: “Jagged Little Pill,” “On the Town”) performs a special one-night-only concert. 8 p.m., $35 - $100. July 16 - Aug. 1: “Eleanor” by Mark St. Germain BSC Associate Artist and playwright Mark St. Germain brings life to Eleanor Roosevelt. From her “Ugly Duckling” upbringing to her unorthodox marriage to Franklin, Eleanor puts her controversial life, loves and passions on the stage. Tony Award- winning actress Harriet Harris returns to the role.
Outdoors under the tent at the BSC Production Center. 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. $25-$85 June 18 - July 3: “Chester Bailey” In a stateside hospital at the close of World War II, a young man recovers from catastrophic injuries. Or so the doctors have told him. But Chester Bailey denies what’s happened to him has actually happened, which is how he comes under the care of Dr. Philip Cotton. Chester Bailey stars real-life father and son, Tony Award-winner Reed Birney (“The Humans,” “House of Cards”) and Ephraim Birney (“Gotham,” “The Americans”), as doctor and patient.
Boyd-Quinson Stage 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $25-$69
Boyd-Quinson Stage 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $25-$69
Outdoors under the tent at the BSC Production Center 8 p.m., $35 - $100.
Monday, June 28: Elizabeth Stanley in Concert
Saturday, July 24: Jeff McCarthy: I Promise You a Happy Ending Singing his way through what is left of the pandemic, Jeff McCarthy (BSC’s “Mack & Mabel,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Broadway Bounty Hunter”) will entertain you with songs he’s happily sung through his years in the theater.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY BSC
Associate Artists Alysha Umphress (pictured here) and Alan H. Green head the cast of "Who Could Ask For Anything More?" (June 10 - July 3).
July 30 - Aug. 22: “Boca” World Premiere Play In the world premiere of
