A Star In The Making In Western Mass.

“Every summer, a theater world routinely awakens, Brigadoon-like, in the Berkshires. But the past few summers have brought a genuine surprise: Julianne Boyd’s nonprofit Barrington Stage Company, which has emerged as a serious challenge to the dominance of the region’s most established venues.” A little show that premiered there, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” won two Tony Awards this year.