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BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
August 2014 MR. FINN’S CABARET SCHEDULE
Alix Korey, 10 Minute Musicals, Shakina, Eli’s All-Stars
(PITTSFIELD, MA) July 2014 – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and Tristan Wilson Managing Director, announces August performances at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street, Pittsfield). Tickets are available by calling (413) 236-8888, at the Box Office (30 Union Street) or online www.barringtonstageco.org.
August 3-4. DOIN’ WHAT COMES NATURALLY: Starring Alix Korey. After years of glowing reviews for her Broadway and cabaret performances nationwide, Alix Korey and Music Director Christopher Marlowe created a tribute to the great Ethel Merman: songs she made famous, songs you never knew she sang and stories you’ve never heard before. Tickets $30, reserved seating. Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. (413) 236-8888. www.barringtonstageco.org.
August 16-17. 2ND ANNUAL 10 MINUTE MUSICALS: Starring BSC’s Musical Theatre Apprentices. If you love our 10×10 New Play Festival, you’ll adore our 10-Minute Musicals, written by a group of young and very talented songwriters and performed by our equally talented Musical Theatre Apprentices. August 16 at 10 pm and August 17 at 7pm. Tickets $10, reserved seating. Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. (413) 236-8888. www.barringtonstageco.org.
August 18. ONE WOMAN SHOW: Starring Shakina. Shakina returns for one night only, recounting in song and story the exploits and misadventures that led to her gender transition, a story of surviving the 90s and creating a new life in a new millennium. Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. August 18 at 8pm. Tickets: $20, reserved seating. (413) 236-8888. www.barringtonstageco.org.
August 24. ELI’S ALL-STARS: CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC JAZZ, The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong. Banjo virtuoso Bo Winiker, vocalist Jimmy Mazzy, and the brilliant Boston Pops pianist Bob Winter join four other dynamite jazzmen to form this All-Star band. They’ll bring to life delicious Armstrong rarities, side by side with the greatest jazz and pop hits, from “Black and Blue” to “Hello Dolly” and “It’s a Wonderful World August 24 at 8pm. Tickets: $35, reserved seating. Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. (413) 236-8888. www.barringtonstageco.org.
August 25: ELI’S ALL-STARS: CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC JAZZ, George Gershwin’s Romantic Jazz. George Gershwin, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, raised popular music theatre to a new level of sophistication. Hear the swirling of “Fascinatin’ Rhythm” and the glorious “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” as well as songs that spoke to every yearning heart in “The Man I Love” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Tickets: $35, reserved seating. Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. (413) 236-8888. www.barringtonstageco.org.
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