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  • Met Opera Live in HD: Beethoven’s “Fidelio”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone […]

    $25

  • Patton Oswalt: “Effervescent”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Patton Oswalt has a brand-new hour of his signature apocalyptic, pop culture comedy. He’s older, way less wise, and going through some stuff. Come see the hilarious train wreck. He’ll be dead in thirty or forty years so this might be your last chance to catch him.

    $39

  • London’s National Theatre in HD: Dr. Strangelove

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece “Dr. Strangelove.”  This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley. (Running time: 150 minutes – to […]

    $17

  • Met Opera Live in HD: Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian […]

    $25

  • Shakespeare & Company Free Community Day

    Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

    Shakespeare & Company will hold its second-annual free Community Day on Saturday, May 24 from 11 am – 4 pm, Memorial Day Weekend! This event features live demonstrations and performances, scavenger hunts, film screenings, food trucks with lunches and snacks for purchase, and dozens of other local nonprofits sharing the many ways we all serve […]

    Free

  • Met Opera Live in HD: Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, CountAlmaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-8 baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don […]

    $25

  • London’s National Theatre in HD: “A Streetcar Named Desire”

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Gillian Anderson (“Sex Education”), Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”), and Ben Foster (“Lone Survivor”) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed […]

    $17

  • Steve Earle: Solo & Acoustic

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters and a master storyteller in his own right. Earle’s 1988 hit Copperhead Road was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023, and in 2024, he was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.

    $44 – $84

  • Romeo & Juliet

    Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

    Presented under the Berkshires’ summer skies this summer, Romeo and Juliet proves that even the ultimate case of love at first sight can lead to… well, chaos. Meddling families and murderous duels meld to offer an evening of sword fights, swinging soirees, and secret weddings — but the play is also full of exuberant vulgarity, harsh brutality and above […]

    $22 – $81

  • August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

    Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

    Set against the backdrop of 1936 Pittsburgh during the Great Depression, August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning The Piano Lesson explores the lives of the Charles family, and vividly portrays an enduring conflict between siblings. The family piano at the heart of the argument is an heirloom intricately carved by an enslaved ancestor. Determined […]

    $22 – $76.50

  • FREE magic show at the Mahaiwe on 8/4!

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Join in for an event filled with laughter, wonder and endless surprises as renowned magician Bill Blagg presents Family Magic! With over 60 minutes of non-stop magical fun, Family Magic is specifically designed to entertain and engage audiences of all ages. Bill Blagg’s unique blend of comedy, audience participation, and mind-bending magic will keep you on the edge […]

    Free

  • 100 Years of Movies at the Mahaiwe continues with “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” on 8/8!

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA

    Sci-fi family favorite ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ is the story of a boy who befriends a lovable alien he dubs E.T. The Steven Spielberg-helmed film became a cultural phenomenon upon its release and has been cherished since. (Rated PG, 2h.) Following last year’s success, the Mahaiwe will continue its “100 Years of Movies” series with film director and educator Deborah […]

    $8

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