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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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 Vocal Jazz,…
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…
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/11/18. The Capitol Steps return to Northampton, David Sedaris at The Colonial in Pittsfield, The Texas Tenors come to Symphony Hall, "Guys and Dolls" at t…
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 4/4/18. Hartford Stage, WAM Theatre, and Barrington Stage's cabaret announce upcoming seasons and arts news for WMass and No. CT.
The Westfield News Group ArtsBeat or 3/28/18. Hamilton headlines the upcoming Bushnell Broadway series in Hartford. The Age of Innocence premieres at Hartford Stage. The Revisionist plays Pl…
Westfield News Group review of TheaterWorks' "The Legend of Georgia McBride". A laugh-filled over-the-top story of an Elvis impersonator who turns to drag to make a buck.
SOUTHWICK " The Drama Club at Southwick Regional High School is gearing up to perform a Wizard of Oz musical this weekend. The opening performance will be Friday at 7 p.m. with the others ta…
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 3/21/18. "The Will Roger Follies" opens Goodspeed's season, plus news about Hartford Symphony, Berkshire Theatre Group, Silverthorne, CT. Repertory Theatre …
by Mark G. Auerbach Theaterworks Presents "The Legend of Georgia McBride" Matthew Lopez's The Legend of Georgia McBride is a new play catching the attention of theatres coast-to-coast, and T…
Darko Tresnjak to Leave Hartford Stage at the end of next season..
by Mark G. Auerbach Darko Tresnjak will step down as Hartford Stage’s Artistic Director at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season. Tresnjak has served as the Tony Award-winning theatre's…
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…
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…
by 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…
by 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…
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 Ser…
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 Ser…
Ken Ludwig's adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit, given a deluxe production at Hartford Stage
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-…
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.…