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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Review: "Hair" at Berkshire Theatre Group by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review: Berkshire Theatre Group's "Hair". The bold, daring, groovy, “make love not war” musical that introduced Broadway to the rock idiom, is getting a high-octane …

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:26AM
Saturday, July 7, 2018

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 7/6/18: Guest: Rob Ruggiero by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio 89.5fm/WSKB 7.6.16. Mark G Auerbach interviews Rob Ruggiero, Artistic Director of TheaterWorks, who's directing "Oliver" at Goodspeed Musicals, "Gypsy" at The Muny, and "Evita…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:09AM
Friday, July 6, 2018

Review: "Disgraced" at Chester Theatre by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of "Disgraced" at Chester Theatre, directed by WAM's Kristen Van Ginhoven. Chester Theatre brings this Pulitzer Prize winner to the stage, Disgraced is a dynamic…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:59PM
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Westfield New Group ArtsBeat 7/4/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 7/4/18: "A Doll's House, Part 2" at Barrington Stage, "Macbeth" an "Love's Labors Lost" at Shakespeare & Company, "Jesus Christ Superstar" at CT Rep, and arts n…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:19PM
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Review: "Coming Back Like A Song!" at Berkshire Theatre Group by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of "Coming Back Like A Song!" world premiere at Berkshire Theatre Group. Lee Kalcheim's play with music about a Christmas Eve gathering with Irving Berlin, Harold…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:30AM
Friday, June 29, 2018

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 6/29/18: Guest: Kristen Van Ginhoven by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB. Mark G. Auerbach interviews Kristen van Ginhoven, WAM Theatre co-founder, who's directing "Disgraced" at Chester Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QpRy…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:48AM
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 6/28/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 6/28/18. "Coming Back Like A Song" premieres at Berkshire Theatre Group. "Oliver!" plays Goodspeed Musicals, and Alan Cumming, James Taylor, and Doc Severinsen …

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 10:26AM
Sunday, June 24, 2018

Review: "The Cake" at Barrington Stage by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of Bekah Brunstetter's wonderful new play "The Cake" at Barrington Stage. Debra Jo Rupp stars as a baker, who is conflicted about baking a wedding cake for a lesb…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:13PM

Review: "Sweeney Todd" at CT Repertory Theatre by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group Review: "Sweeney Todd" at CT Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series. Terrence Mann and Liz Larsen co-star in a superb production of the Sondheim masterpiece. https://t…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:48PM
Friday, June 22, 2018

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB. 6/22/18 by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB for 6/22/18. Mark G. Auerbach interviews actor/director Eric Hill, formerly o StageWest, CT. Repertory Theatre, and Brandeis, now with Berkshire Theatre Group.

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:32AM
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Review "On Your Feet!" at The Bushnell, Hartford, CT by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of On Your Feet!, the Emilio and Gloria Estefan Broadway musical at The Bushnell. It sizzles!

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:21AM
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Review: "Church & State" at Berkshire Theatre Group by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of Jason Odell Williams' "Church & State" a dynamic opening to Berkshire Theatre Group's season.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:12PM
Thursday, June 14, 2018

Review: "The Royal Family of Broadway" at Barrington Stage by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of Barrington Stage's world premiere of William Finn's and Rachel Sheinkin's "The Royal Family of Broadway" has great performances from Will Swenson, Harriet Harr…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:19AM

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 6/13/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 6/13/18. Terrence Mann and Liz Larsen star in "Sweeney Todd" at CT Rep's Nutmeg Summer Series. Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley perform Broadway at Great Barring…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:56AM
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat Extra: 1/2 Price Ticket Program in the Berkshires by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat Extra 6/12/18. There's a half-price ticket discount for several Berkshires arts groups.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:30PM
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Westfield New Group ArtsBeat 6/6/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 6/6/18. Bernstein musicals and opera at Tanglewood; Rob Ruggiero's 25th Anniversary at TheaterWorks; "Church & State" opens Berkshire Theatre Group season; "Hon…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:05PM
Friday, June 1, 2018

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB. 6/1/18 by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB for 6/1/18. Host Mark G. Auerbach interviews Terrence Mann, Artistic Director of The Nutmeg Summer Series at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and David M. Lutken,…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:46AM

Review: "The Invisible Hand" at TheaterWorks by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of "The Invisible Hand" at Theaterworks in Hartford. A tense, taut thriller about an American banker, kidnapped by a Pakistani group labelled as "terrorists". The…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:35AM
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 5/30/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 5/30/18. TheaterWorks announces new season, "The Pianist of Willesden Lane" returns to Hartford Stage. Rylan Morsbach stars in "I Am My Own Wife" at The Maj…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:46PM

Review: "Love Never Dies" at The Bushnell in Hartford by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review for "Love Never Dies" at The Bushnell. A lush production of a sequel to "Phantom", but it can't surpass the original.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:06AM
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Review: "A Lesson From Aloes" at Hartford Stage by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of Athol Fugard's "A Lesson from Aloes" at Hartford Stage, directed by Darko Tresnjak.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:56AM
Friday, May 25, 2018

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB. 5/25/18 by Mark G Auerbach

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 5/25/18. Host Mark G. Auerbach interviews Daniel Elihu Kramer, Artistic Director of Chester Theatre, and Graham Rowat, star of "Church and State" at Berkshire T…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:51AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Westfield New Group ArtsBeat 5/23/18 by Mark G Auerbach

The Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 5/23/18. TheaterWorks presents "The Invisible Hand"; Barrington Stage premieres "The Royal Family of Broadway". "Love Never Dies" at The Bushnell, and more …

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:09PM
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat Extra: Funding the WMass Creative Economy by Mark G Auerbach

An infusion of federal and state funds to area theatres, among them Barrington Stage, Chester Theatre, and Shakespeare and Company, which must be matched, will fuel the creative economy in W…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:01PM

Westfield New Group ArtsBeat 5/16/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 5/16/18. "A Lesson from Aloes" directed by Darko Tresnjak at Hartford Stage; "Disaster" opens Nutmeg Summer Series at CT. Rep, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:35PM
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Westfield New Group ArtsBeat 5/9/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 5/9/18. Patti Cohenour headlines "You Are Here" at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre; new seasons at Sevenars and North Hall. Plus arts news for WMass and N.CT.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:55PM
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Review: "The Will Rogers Follies" at Goodspeed by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group Review of "The Will Rogers Follies" at Goodspeed. A star turn by David M. Lutken, dazzling choreography by Kelli Barclay, and Ilona Somogyi's sumptuous costumes make thi…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:48AM
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 5/2/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 5/2/18: Shakespeare and Company announces casting; Longmeadow Chamber Music Society concert, WAM Theatre's Fresh Takes Series, and other arts news for WMass and…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:14PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/25/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/25/18. Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley added to Mahaiwe line-up; "The Tattooed Man Tells All" at Silverthorne Theatre and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:29PM
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/18/18 by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/18/18. Berkshire Theatre Group casting, “Moulin Rouge” and “Jagged Little Pill” Boston Premieres, Springfield Symphony Verdi Requiem, Highline Voc…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:25PM
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Review: "The Age of Innocence" at Hartford Stage by Mark G Auerbach

Westfield News Group review of Hartford Stage's "The Age of Innocence", Edith Wharton's story adapted for the stage by Douglas McGrath. It's "one of the most visually exciting Hartford Stage…

SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 06:54PM

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