Friday, March 9, 2018
Darko Tresnjak to Leave Hartford Stage at the end of next season..
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 09:55AMWednesday, March 7, 2018
by Mark G. Auerbach Think Summer! Chester Theatre Company Announces Season Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer has announced Chester Theatre Company’s 2018 Summer Season, w…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:11PMby Mark G. Auerbach History repeats itself in musical theatre, as the Roundabout Theater’s award-winning production of Cabaret visits the UMass Fine Arts Center for one performance. Dire…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 07:19AMWednesday, February 28, 2018
by Mark G. Auerbach Think Summer! CT. Rep Announces Nutmeg Summer Series Terrence Mann has announced the three-musical summer season for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nutmeg Summer S…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 03:56PMSaturday, February 24, 2018
Ken Ludwig's adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit, given a deluxe production at Hartford Stage
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:26PMWednesday, February 21, 2018
by Mark G. Auerbach I watched the film version of The Bodyguard for the first time over the weekend, and like many of the reviewers covering the film in 1992, felt that the score was beyond-…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 07:36AMMonday, February 19, 2018
by Taylor Choquette, intern, WSU ’18 WESTFIELD – On March 1-3, the Musical Theatre Guild at Westfield State University will be putting on their production of Carrie: the Musical.…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 07:02AMThursday, February 15, 2018
by Mark G. Auerbach PITTSFIELD – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and its Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire have announced the line-up for Berkshire Theatre Group’s 90th Anniver…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:01PMWednesday, February 14, 2018
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 2/14/18. "Cabaret" plays the UMass Fine Arts Center, "The Wolves" debuts at Smith, "The Crucible" at CT Rep and theatre news for W.Mass and N. CT.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:43PMWednesday, February 7, 2018
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 2/7/18. "Murder on The Orient Express" at Hartford Stage, "The Bodyguard" at The Bushnell and theatre news for WMass and No.CT.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:14PMWednesday, January 31, 2018
The national tour of Broadway's "Something Rotten" brings music and comedy to Hartford.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 10:19AMFriday, January 26, 2018
Westfield News Group review of "Constellations" at Theaterworks in Hartford. An inventive play with innovative staging, a fine live-played music score, and superb performances and design.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:10AMWednesday, January 24, 2018
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1/24/18. Barrington Stage’s summer season, Goodspeed’s Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony and arts news for W.Mass. and No.CT..
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:57PMSaturday, January 20, 2018
Westfield News Group review of Feeding The Dragon at Hartford Stage. Sharon Washington's tale about growing up in a New York City library. The production moves to Primary Stages in New York …
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 10:08AMWednesday, January 17, 2018
The Westfield News Group Arts Beat for 1/17/18. “Something Rotten” at The Bushnell, “The Anatomy of Love” at Playhouse on Park, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Alan Cumming and arts news…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:36PMWednesday, January 10, 2018
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1/10/18. Nick Payne's "Constellations" opens at TheaterWorks in Hartford. The Springfield Symphony's guest pianist, Diane Walsh, was on Broadway opposite Ja…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:01PMWednesday, January 3, 2018
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1/3/18. Sharon Washington stars in Feeding The Dragon at Hartford Stage. Sondheim’s Road Show is reason for a Boston road trip and arts news for W.Mass an…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:19PMWednesday, December 27, 2017
The Westfield News Group ArtsBeat or 12/27/17. Tanglewood celebrates a Leonard Bernstein Centennial, and Goodspeed presents a Festival of New Musicals and more arts news for W.Mass and No.CT.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:25PMWednesday, December 20, 2017
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 04:46PMWednesday, December 13, 2017
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat "Best of The Arts" Part 2. The outstanding plays, musicals, directors, and designers in WMass and No.CT this year.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:16PMThursday, December 7, 2017
Westfield News Group Best of the Arts 2017, Part 1. Some of the innovators: Kristen Van Ginhoven and WAM Theatre; Matt Bertuzzi and Kevin Rhodes for the Springfield Symphony Real Time Concer…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 11:38AMWednesday, December 6, 2017
Powerful storytelling and John Foyle's distinctive staging make "The Color Purple" in Hartford thrilling.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:13AMSaturday, December 2, 2017
Westfield News Group reviews of two holiday traditions with updates: A Christmas Carol at Hartford Stage has a new "Scrooge". At TheaterWorks, Christmas on The Rocks has a new playlet by Jac…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 01:08PMWednesday, November 29, 2017
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/29/17. A new "Scrooge" at Hartford Stage, Shakespeare and Company's upcoming season, holiday gift ideas for arts lovers, and theatre news or WMass and No…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:45PMWednesday, November 15, 2017
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 11/15/17. "The Color Purple" is Bushnell-bound. User-friendly performances at Hartford Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Goodspeed, Springfield Symphony and m…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 04:25PMWednesday, November 8, 2017
Westfield News Group's ArtsBeat. Theatre and arts news for WMass and No.CT. A preview of holiday fare headed to the region.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:01PMTuesday, November 7, 2017
Recap of the Berkshire Theatre Awards, presented November 6 at Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, MA.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 02:05PMWednesday, November 1, 2017
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat or 11/1/17. Chester Theatre Company and Goodspeed Musicals travel programs, Garrison Keillor in Pittsfield, The Edwards Twins in Northampton, and more. Theatre …
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 05:11PMSaturday, October 28, 2017
Sarah Gancher's "Seder" has its world premiere at Hartford Stage. Set in Budapest after the IronCurtain falls, it's a taut, compelling family drama about reconciling with the past.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:50AMThursday, October 26, 2017
A fine revisal of a musical with an exquisite score, beautifully staged, designed, and performed.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:47AMWestfield News Group ArtsBeat for 1O/25/17. WAM Theatre's Berkshire Leadership Conference, Tony Danza comes to Springfield, and more arts news for WMass and N.CT.
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