Barrington Stage Company Celebrates 20 Remarkable Seasons
Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. It was like old home week at Barrington Stage's 20 Seasons Celebration on Monday, July 7, as actors, musical theater writers and others from the theater’s past returned to take part in the performed retrospective. Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Board Chair Mary Ann Quinson recounted the theater’s history from its start at Mt. Everett High School in Sheffield. Actors from past shows delivered a musical review from many of Barrington Stage’s outstandingly successful productions, including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which went on to garner two Tony Awards on Broadway, and last season's stellar On the Town, which is headed for the Great White Way. While the performers were competing with the noisy cloudburst that seemed to hover over the building, BSC staff accomplished the Herculean feat of moving the party setup from tents across the street into the adjacent Elks Club. (If the company — felled by an epic storm during its first season — could run a box office from a pay phone, what’s a little rain during a party?) At the reception, guests mingled with actors, actors caught up with each other and all danced to tunes provided by The Wanda Houston Band. [Photo, above: Actor Mark H. Dold, Tony Award-winning director John Rando, Kiss Me, Kate's Elizabeth Stanley and Julianne Boyd.]
Former Pittsfield mayor Jimmy Ruberto and Christine Condaris chat with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick; A family parties together: Dawn Kerrigan, Samantha Kerrigan and their aunt, Barbara Alibozek.
Board Chair Mary Ann Quinson, Actors Debra Jo Rupp and Mark H. Dold, and Lighting Designer Scott Pinkney.
Sharon Siegel and Bobbi Cohn toast BSC; Artist Joe Goodwin and Mary Spina.
John Blaylock, June Guertin, Bill Finn, composer/lyricist and artistic producer of BSC's Musical Theatre Lab, Rachel Sheinkin, who won a Tony Award (best book) for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Arthur Salvadore.
Lauren Marcus and Joe Iconis, musical theater writer and performer who appeared over the weekend at Mr. Finn's Cabaret; The ladies of the 2005 Follies production: Leslie Denniston, Donna McKechnie and Kim Crosby.
BSC's Music Director Darren R. Cohen and David Topchik, who co-wrote the book and lyrics for the 2003 production The Game.
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