COLONIAL THEATRE (PITTSFIELD)

The Colonial Theatre is a 780-seat historic performance venue at 111 South Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, operated by Berkshire Theatre Group. The theater is a National Historic Treasure designated by the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service. It is one of the primary performing arts venues in the Berkshires.

Programming includes Broadway-caliber theatrical productions, concerts, comedy, dance, and community events. Berkshire Theatre Group operates the Colonial alongside its Stockbridge campus, presenting professional productions and touring performances year-round. The theater's restored grandeur provides a formal concert and theater setting.

The Colonial Theatre opened on September 28, 1903 with a production of "Robin Hood" and was built in only 5.5 months at a cost of $70,000. Designed by Pittsfield architect Joseph McArthur Vance with J.B. McElfatrick, the theater hosted greats including George M. Cohan, Sarah Bernhardt, and John Barrymore. It closed in 1951 but was protected by the Miller family for decades. In 1998, then-First Lady Hillary Clinton visited to recognize its national historic designation. A $21 million restoration was completed, and the theater reopened in 2006. Berkshire Theatre Group was formed in 2010 by merging the Colonial Theatre Association with the Berkshire Theatre Festival (founded 1928).