COMEDY & CONVERSATION Series Continues with Eddie Brill Sunday, June 19 At Shakespeare & Company
Brill will also lead Eddie Brill's Building a Career in Entertainment Seminar on Saturday, June 18 at 6 p.m., at Shakespeare & Company's Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.
Berkshire Mountain Comedy Arts Festival and Shakespeare & Company present an evening of stand-up comedy and sit-down conversation with three-time Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) Award-winning comedian Eddie Brill, Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m. at the Tina Packer Playhouse.
With BMCAF co-founder Kevin Bartini serving as Master of Ceremonies, the first half of the evening will feature Brill and his son Dan Madonia's stand-up comedy in honor of Father's Day, followed by a sit-down conversation between Bartini and Brill highlighting backstage stories, lessons, and advice from a life in the entertainment industry. The event is part of BMCAF's Comedy & Conversation Series.
"Eddie Brill is a legendary presence in the comedy world, who has helped launch the careers of some of the biggest and best comics working today, " said Bartini. "He has maintained a career that spans all the way back to the seventies. and has a Zelig-like presence in the comedy biz."
Brill will also lead Eddie Brill's Building a Career in Entertainment Seminar on Saturday, June 18 at 6 p.m., at Shakespeare & Company's Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, during which he will talk about the entertainment industry from his position as a stand-up comedian, booker, host, writer, and producer. He will share insights gained in the course of a six-decade career that took him from the nascent days of the legendary Boston Comedy Scene through 17 years onstage and backstage at Letterman.
Tickets for The Comedy & Conversation Series are $40, and tickets for the seminar are $30; for more information, visit shakespeare.org or call the Box Office at (413) 637-3353.
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