All stories by Richard Houdek on BroadwayStars

Monday, May 25, 2015

Night of special gifts by Richard Houdek

Barbara Cook is a wonder, the musical gift that keeps on giving, as she proved again Sunday evening in a concise 90-minute concert that was tuneful, witty, intelligent, and altogether marvel…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 05:58PM
Friday, September 21, 2012

Movement expands to different stages by Richard Houdek

Friday September 21, 2012 Although the stages of Jacob’s Pillow are rather silent and dark as the autumn leaves begin their seasonal

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:08AM
Friday, August 31, 2012

Feinstein adding milestones by Richard Houdek

Friday August 31, 2012 LENOX Active is the operative term for the life of Michael Feinstein.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:05AM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Cook and Pizzarelli join forces by Richard Houdek

Friday August 3, 2012 GREAT BARRINGTON -- When a Barbara Cook concert is announced it generally is accorded special event status in datebooks.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:58PM
Friday, July 13, 2012

Living life as a musical by Richard Houdek

Friday July 13, 2012 GREAT BARRINGTON - During the heyday of the American movie musical, many - especially the hopeless romantics among us - fantasized about how great life would be if we c…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 01:01PM
Friday, June 22, 2012

Homage to Kate Smith by Richard Houdek

Friday June 22, 2012 GREAT BARRINGTON -- Kate Smith was one of the most popular singers in America, enjoying a career that, over five

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:05AM
Monday, August 15, 2011

Favored musical staged anew by Richard Houdek

Seduction, betrayal and revenge are the premises of "The Game," which opens officially Wednesday evening at 7, following a series of public previews that began Thursday.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 06:16AM
Saturday, August 6, 2011

At 72, still makin' up dances by Richard Houdek

PITTSFIELD - Tommy Tune: Remarkable and hard to miss, at six feet, seven inches tall, the singing voice, as always, clear and mellow, the choreographic ideas continuing to flow, and even mor…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 10:11AM
Friday, August 5, 2011

At 72, still makin' up dances by Richard Houdek

Tommy Tune: Remarkable and hard to miss, at six feet, seven inches tall, the singing voice, as always, clear and mellow, the choreographic ideas continuing to flow, and even more remarkable,…

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 11:08AM
Monday, July 11, 2011

A life story in theater put to song by Richard Houdek

In many ways, Donna McKechnie is the same brighteyed, enthusiastic optimist who, as a teenager, fled the nest in Pontiac, Mich., for the lights and excitement of New York.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 06:41PM