• 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
  • 100 Years of Movies: “The Philadelphia Story” (1940)

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

    George Cukor’s classic comedy “The Philadelphia Story” stars Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart in a romantic romp about marriage and high society. The film marked Katharine Hepburn’s box office breakthrough, and earned two Oscars – Best Actor (Stewart) and Best Adapted Screenplay. (Not rated, 1h 52min.) Following last year’s success, the Mahaiwe will continue its […]

    $8
  • “Sabrina” (1954)

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

    Audrey Hepburn plays the titular role in the romantic comedy-drama “Sabrina,” by celebrated director Billy Wilder. Returning from studying abroad, Sabrina catches the attention of her longtime crush David (William Holden). David’s brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart) worries the romance will interfere with a pre-planned family business-related union. (PG, 1h 53min.)

    $8
  • Madeleine Peyroux & Bettye LaVette

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

    Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. In every note, Peyroux digs deep, rendering this exquisite work with the disarming grace and gravitas of an artist in peak form. Bettye LaVette was hailed by The New York Times as “one of the great soul […]

    $55 – $85
  • Del McCoury Band

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

    Even among the pantheon of music’s finest artists, Del McCoury stands alone. From the nascent sound of bluegrass that charmed hardscrabble hillbilly honkytonks, rural schoolhouse stages, and the crowning glory of the Grand Ole Opry to the present-day culture-buzz of viral videos and digital streams, Del is the living link.Almost unimaginable, McCoury’s sixth decade in […]

    $44 – $79
  • 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
  • Mahaiwe & NYTW Workshop’s Mind the Gap, Intergenerational Performance Program / Mind the Gap, programa de representación intergeneracional del New York Theatre Workshop

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

    New York Theatre Workshop’s Mind the Gap, Intergenerational Performance Program/ Mind the Gap, programa de representación intergeneracional del New York Theatre Workshop Monday, June 23 - Friday, June 27 Public performance on Friday, June 27 at 7pm   APPLY TO PROGRAM RESERVE TICKETS   Mind the Gap is a free intergenerational theatre program in which youth and elders […]

    free
  • “Diner” (1982)

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

    A group of college-age friends toe the line between adolescence and adulthood in 1950s Baltimore in Diner. Starring Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly, and Ellen Barkin, the film is celebrated for its performances and understated direction by Barry Levinson. (R, 1h 50min.)

    $8
  • Chanticleer

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

    The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one […]

    $39 – $69
  • Paquito D’Rivera Quintet

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

    NEA Jazz Master, composer, and reedist Paquito D’Rivera brings to life the eclectic fusion of his extensive travels with unparalleled improvisations, multinational rhythms, and original orchestrations. D’Rivera has won a combined 16 Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards (5 Grammy and 11 Latin Grammys). He is celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements […]

    $43
  • “Born Yesterday” 1950

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

    Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, and William Holden star in this classic comedy-drama from 1950 by George Cukor. The story follows wealthy junkyard tycoon Harry Brock’s (Crawford) travels to Washington to lobby Congress. Brock hires journalist Paul Verrall (Holden) to teach his girlfriend Billie Dawn (Holliday) D.C. etiquette, and his plans go awry. The film was nominated for five Oscars, with Holliday winning Best Actress. (PG, […]

    $8
  • 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

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