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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Westfield News ArtsBeat 12/11/19 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 12/11/19. Reviews of "Christmas on The Rocks" at TheaterWorks and "Santaland Diaries" at Playhouse on Park. Plus "Anyone Can Whistle" at Hartt, and arts news from WMa…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:19AM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

ArtsBeat Theatre Reviews: Hartford Holiday Theatre Shows by Mark G. Auerbach

Two ArtsBeat theatre reviews on Pioneer Valley Radio. "Christmas on The Rocks" at TheaterWorks and "Santaland Diaries" at Playhouse on Park. Segment starts at 2:57. 

SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.com at 07:19AM
Friday, December 6, 2019

ArtsBeat Radio/TV: Berkshire Theatre Group "A Christmas Carol" by Mark G. Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio/TV 12/6/19. Mark G. Auerbach and Patrick Berry chat with Berkshire Theatre Group's Eric Hill, adapter and "Scrooge" in "A Christmas Carol" and the production's director, Travi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:45AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Westfield News ArtsBeat 11/27/19 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 11/27/19. December Pick Performances in WMass and No.CT.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 06:39AM
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

ArtsBeat Radio 89.5fm/WSKB by Mark G. Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB. Mark G. Auerbach interviews Brian Lapis from "The Big Broadcast!", Matthew Pugliese from the Nutmeg Summer Series at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and Darron …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:31PM
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/20/17 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/20/17. The best theatre performances of the year, and arts news for W.Mass. and No.CT.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:46PM
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 10/11/17 by Mark G. Auerbach

Theatre and performing arts news for WMass and No.CT. "Seder" premieres at Hartford Stage. "School of Rock" heads to Hartford's Bushnell, and more.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 02:15PM
Monday, September 18, 2017

Take Magazine Profiles TheaterWorks' Rob Ruggiero by Mark G. Auerbach

New England's Take Magazine profiles TheaterWorks director Rob Ruggiero who is staging the upcoming production of "Rags" at Goodspeed Musicals.

SOURCE: thetakemagazine.com at 08:20AM
Monday, October 10, 2016

Review: "Camping With Henry and Tom" at Barrington Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

Brilliant sets and lights define this fine production of Mark St. Garmain's play about Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Warren Harding.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:34AM
Friday, October 7, 2016

Review: "Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz" at Goodspeed Musicals by Mark G. Auerbach

The Road to Oz", the new musical about Judy Garland before "The Wizard of Oz" is terrific at Goodspeed. Ruby Rakos as Judy and Michael Wartella as Mickey Rooney sing and swing with pure plea…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:19PM
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Review: "The Bakelite Masterpiece" at Berkshire Theatre Group by Mark G. Auerbach

The Bakelite Masterpiece, the American premiere of Kate Cayley's taut drama, is co-produced by Berkshire Theatre Group and WAM. Extraordinary performances by David Adkins and Corinna May in …

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 10:28AM
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Review: "Queens For A Year" Premiere at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

An intense and provocative drama about women in the Marines.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 02:33PM
Monday, July 25, 2016

Review: The Stone Witch at Berkshire Theatre Group by Mark G. Auerbach

Judd Hirsch stars as an eccentric writer in the world premiere of The Stone Witch at Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge, MA

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:15AM
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Review: "The Pirates of Penzance" at Barrington Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

From the creators of Barrington Stage's "On The Town", a fresh and fun revival of a Gilbert and Sullivan masterpiece.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:34AM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Review: "Bye Bye Birdie" at Goodspeed by Mark G. Auerbach

A delightful revival with fun performances that's perect for a summer night near the Connecticut shore.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:01AM
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Review: "How to Succeed" at CT Repertory Theatre by Mark G. Auerbach

How to Succeed gets a charming revival at CT Rep with Riley Costello as Finch, Fred Grandy as Biggley, and Tina Fabrique.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 12:58PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Review: "Anastasia" at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

The world premiere of a musical inspired by the story of Tsar Nicholas' daughter, and film treatments about her life, wrapped up in one of the most beautiful productions I've ever seen on th…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:03AM
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Review: Presto Change-O at Barrington Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

A world premiere musical about a family of magicians trying to regain the magic in their act. Commissioned and produced by Barrington Stage Company

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 10:56AM
Monday, May 2, 2016

Review: "Anything Goes" at Goodspeed Musicals by Mark G. Auerbach

First-class production of a Cole Porter classic.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 01:53PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Review: "Monty Python's Spamalot" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Mark G. Auerbach

Connecticut Repertory Theatre's season finale, "Spamalot" is zany, silly fun in a first class production.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:11AM
Monday, April 11, 2016

Review: "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years" at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

a well-directed, well-performed slice of American history, as told by two sisters, descendants of slaves, who became accomplished women.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:41AM
Monday, March 21, 2016

Review: Sex With Strangers at Hartford's TheaterWorks by Mark G. Auerbach

A sizzling production of Laura Eason's portrait of two writers.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 12:43PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

Review: "Romeo and Juliet" at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

Darko Tresnjak's well-directed (he designed the sets too) production of Romeo and Juliet, beautifully acted, and in one word, superb.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:10AM
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Review: Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal in "Love Letters" at The Bushnell by Mark G. Auerbach

Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal visit Hartford in A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters"

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:17AM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Review: The Body of an American at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

Riveting play about playwright Dan O'Brien's relationship with photojournalist Paul Watson, punctuated by great direction and performances.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:29AM
Thursday, December 3, 2015

Review: Christmas on The Rocks at Hartford's TheaterWorks by Mark G. Auerbach

Christmas on the Rocks at Hartford's TheaterWorks. Hilarious, laugh-a-minute entertainment. A group of playwrights contribute playlets about famous characters from holiday plays and movies …

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 10:13AM
Friday, October 16, 2015

Westfield News Review: A Wonderful Life at Goodspeed by Mark G. Auerbach

Goodspeed Musicals presents A Wonderful Life, a musicalization of the movie classic.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 12:54PM
Monday, October 12, 2015

Review: The Laramie Project at Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Mark G. Auerbach

A riveting play and a solid production of The Laramie Project at Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Storrs.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:31AM
Monday, October 5, 2015

Westfield News Review: The Homecoming at Berkshire Theatre Group by Mark G. Auerbach

Good direction merges a playwright's words, incredible design elements, and a fine acting ensemble into a tour-de-force production of a Pinter classic.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 12:07PM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Review: "An Opening in Time" at Hartford Stage by Mark G. Auerbach

Hartford Stage opens its new season with the world premiere of "An Opening in Time", a play about Connecticut people by a Connecticut playwright, Christopher Shinn.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 01:09PM
Friday, August 14, 2015

Review: "His Girl Friday" at Barrington Stage Company by Mark G. Auerbach

John Guare's adaptation of the play "The Front Page" and its movie adaptation "His Girl Friday" is fast-paced, fun comedy, beautifully staged and well performed.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:32AM

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