Monday, December 28, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 12/28/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat for 12/28/15. Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks, and Longmeadow Chamber Music Society. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-108

Monday, December 21, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 12/21/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 12/21/15. My favorite performances of 2015. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-107

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 12/13/15: Best of 2015: Part II


Westfield News Arts Beat 12/13/14: The Best of 2015. Plays, Musicals, Productions, Directors. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-106

Monday, December 7, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 12/07/15


Westfield News Arts Beat 12/07/15. The Best of 2015. Part 1. A year of milestones, creative industry, and art. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-105

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 12/03/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat 12/03/15. An exhibit about pencils at the Springfield Museums, theatre in Hartford, music in Amherst, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/120049-2

Westfield News Review: Christmas on The Rocks at TheaterWorks


My Westfield News Review: Christmas on the Rocks at Hartford's TheaterWorks. Hilarious, laugh-a-minute entertainment. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-christmas-on-the-rocks-at-theaterworks

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Friday, November 27, 2015

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 11/19/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat for 11/19/15. All the holiday shows from a Christmas Carol to Nutcracker, to holiday pops. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-103

Monday, November 16, 2015

Westfield News ArtsBeat Special 11/16/15


Westfield News Arts Beat Special. Two Longmeadow sisters are cast in Hartford Stage's "A Christmas Carol". http://thewestfieldnews.com/longmeadow-sisters-featured-in-hartford-stages-a-christmas-carol

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 11/12/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat for 11/12/15.  Spotlight on Longmeadow plus Shrek, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-spotlight-on-longmeadow

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Westfield News Review: "Rear Window" at Hartford Stage.


My Westfield News review of "Rear Window" at Hartford Stage. Alexander Dodge's sets are among the best I've ever seen in live theatre. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-rear-window-with-kevin-bacon-at-hartford-stage

Westfield News Arts Beat 11/04/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat for 11/04/15. The Capitol Steps return to town. A new play at CT Repertory Theatre. and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-102

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 10/29/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 10/29/15. Michael Riedel brings "Razzle Dazzle" to the Mark Twain House. Thomas Bergeron performs with the Springfield Symphony and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-101

Monday, October 19, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 10/19/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 10/19/15. WAM's Holy Laughter, Goodspeed's new season, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-100

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 10/15/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 10/15/15. Live Art Magazine in Northampton, "Indian Joe" at Goodspeed, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-99

Westfield News Review: The Laramie Project at CRT


My Westfield News review of “The Laramie Project” at Connecticut Repertory Theatre. A riveting production with a solid ensemble performance. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-the-laramie-project-at-connecticut-repertory-theatre

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 10/08/15


My 10/08/`5 Westfield News Arts Beat. Newsies at The Bushnell. WMass Film and Media Exchange. Pops at both Hartford and Springfield Symphony orchestras. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-98

Monday, October 5, 2015

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 10/01/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 10/01/15.  Veils at Barrington Stage, Thitd at TheaterWorks and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-97

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Westfield News Profile: Josh Burrage of "Newsies"


Westfield resident Josh Burrage is part of the "Newsies" company headed to Hartford's Bushnell. My Westfield News report. http://thewestfieldnews.com/spotlight-westfields-josh-burrage-in-newsies-national-tour

Friday, September 25, 2015

My Westfield News Review: An Opening in Time at Hartford Stage.


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. My Westfield News review. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-hartford-stages-an-opening-in-time

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 9/23/15

Westfield News Arts Beat 9/23/15. The Laramie Project at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, The Homecoming at Berkshire Theatre Group, Springfield and Hartford Symphony openers, Kurn Hattin in Springfield and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-96

Monday, September 21, 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 9/17/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 9/17/15. The Illusionists at The Bushnell. Hamish Linklater at Shakespeare and Company, Paula Poundstone at the Colonial and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-95

Friday, September 11, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat Extra 9/10/15


My first and likely only attempt at sports coverage. The Springfield Symphony was part of the pre-game program at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots' season opener. My report for Westfield News. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-extra

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 9/10/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 9/10/15. World premiere at Hartford Stage, Fresh Takes at WAM, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-94

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 8/27/15


Westfield News Arts Beat 8/27/15. ART's Waitress is Broadway-bound. Cry Havoc at Shakespeare and Company, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-92

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 8/20/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 8/20/15. Mary Poppins at Berkshire Theatre Group, and last chance for On The Town in New York. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-91

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Friday, August 7, 2015

My Opera North Feature for Take Magazine

My feature on New Hampshire's Opera North for Take Magazine. A fun feature because new producer Evans Haile and I had worked together at Miami Opera, and Evan Pappas was the first person I'd interviewed for a piece in Show Music Magazine. Evan P. and I have become good friends since. http://thetakemagazine.com/opera-north.html

Westfield News Arts Beat 8/07/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 8/07/15. WAM Fresh Takes, Laramie Project coming to Connecticut Repertory, Patrick Tobin does Sinatra, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-90

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 8/06/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 8/06/15. Jessie Mueller stars in Waitress at ART in Cambridge; Evan Pappas directs West Side Story at Opera North, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-89

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 7/30/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat Column for 7/30/15. a Jazz Festival in downtown Springfield, a program on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist in Hartford, Karen Murphy as Sue Mengers at TheaterWorks and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-88

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 7/23/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 7/23/15. Good shows at Shakespeare & Company, Barrington Stage, Chester Theatre, and Gina Hyams' delicious Tanglewood Picnic Book. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-87

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Westfield News Review: La Cage Aux Folles at Goodspeed Musicals


My Westfield News Review of La Cage Aux Folles at Goodspeed. I was swept away in the moment. That doesn't happen to me often when I'm reviewing a show. Maintains my faith in the magic of theatre. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-goodspeeds-la-cage-aux-folles

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat for 7/12/16


My Westfield News Arts Beat for 7/12/15. New works at Goodspeed, Chester Theatre, and Silverthorne and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-86

Monday, July 6, 2015

Friday, July 3, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 7/03/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 7/03/15. Impressionists at the Springfield Museums, Bells are Ringing in Pittsfield, Yidstock in Amherst, and spotlight on Ryan Winkles from circus to Shakespeare. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-85

Monday, June 29, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 6/29/15


My Westfeld News Arts Beat for 6/29/15. Deathtrap at Berkshire Theatre Group, Paul Taylor Dance at The Mahaiwe, and Mamie Parris as Lily Garland in On The Twentieth Century. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-84

Friday, June 26, 2015

Westfield News Ewview: Thoreau or Return to Walden


My Westfield News review of "Thoreau or Return to Walden" by and starring David Adkins and directed by Eric Hill at Berkshire Theatre Group. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-world-premiere-of-thoreau-or-return-to-walden-at-berkshire-theatre-group

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat for 6/25/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 6/25/15. Arts along Route 20 towards The Berkshires. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-83

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 6/16/15

Westfield News Arts Beat for 6/16/15. Harvey Fierstein's "heroines" center stage in Goodspeed's La Cage Aux Folles and Kinky Boots at The Bushnell. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-82

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 6/11/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 6/11/15. Man of La Mancha at Barrington Stage, Peter Pan at CRT, Thoreau in Stockbridge, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-81

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 6/04/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 6/04/15. Longmeadow native David Rosenthal plays the Iron Horse; The Capitol Steps return to the Berkshires, a Majestic summer season, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-80

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 5/28/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat for 5/2815. Curious George summers at the Springfield Museums. Tony Awards time and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-79

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 5/21/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 5/21/15. "Once" at The Bushnell, "Les Miz" at UConn, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-78

Thursday, May 14, 2015

My May Article for "Succeeding in Small Business"


My May article for the award-winning "Succeeding in Small Business" blog. Using performance techniques to better your presentation skills. Part Two runs next Tuesday. http://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/performance-techniques-to-help-you-deliver-a-winning-presentation-act-1/#.VVS4uM2kVaV

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 5/14/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 5/14/15. Eric Hill directs "Masha's Seagull" in Stockbridge, Creative Economy Summit in Greenfield and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-76

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 5/07/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat 5/07/15. Another opening, Another show. Kiss Me Kate at Hartford Stage, Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac at ART and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-77

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

My First Feature Article for "The Take"


I’m so excited to have written my first theatre piece for The Take, a new New England arts magazine published by long-time friend and colleague Michael Kusek. I was fortunate to be edited by Janet Reynolds, another long-time friend and colleague. http://thetakemagazine.com/tonyawards.html

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 4/30/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat for 4/3015. Borscht Belt Flory Days, Varla Jean Merman, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-75

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 4/23/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 4/23/15. Four new books for arts fans, upcoming seasons at Hartford and Springfield Symphony and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-74

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 4/16/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 4/16/15. "Camelot" at the Bushnell, Spencer Myer and The Springfield Symphony and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-73

Westfield News Arts Beat 4/09/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 4/09/15. Bach Birthday Bash in Amherst, Berkshire Theatre Unicorn Season, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-72

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 4/02/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 4/02/15. Guys and Dolls at Goodspeed, Springfield Symphony's Vienna Choral Spectacular. Newsies plays The Bushnell next season and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-71

Monday, March 30, 2015

My Westfield News Review: "The Pianist of Willesden Lane" at Hartford Stage


Hartford Stage presents Mona Golabek in "The Pianist of Willesden Lane", the riveting story of her mother's escape from Nazi-occupied Vienna via Kindertransport. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-the-pianist-of-willesden-lane-at-hartford-stage

Saturday, March 21, 2015

My Westfield News Arts Beat Column for 3/21/15



My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 3/21/15. Jeremy Denk at the UMass Fine Arts Center and Mona Golabek's "Pianist of Willisden Lane" at Hartford Stage. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-70

Monday, March 16, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 3/16/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 3/16/15. WAM announces its new season, Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" at The Bushnell, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-69

Friday, March 13, 2015

Think Before You Click. My March article for "Succeeding in Small Business"


http://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/think-before-you-click-your-reputation-depends-on-it/#.VQMUTc2kVaU

Monday, March 9, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 3/09/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 3/19/15. Sara Davis Buechner joins the Springfield Symphony for Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety", and a showcase of Berkshires women writers. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-68

Monday, March 2, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 3/02/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 3/02/15. "Together in Song" airs on WGBY, The Chieftans at UMass, NEPR Arts & Humanities Awards and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-67

Friday, February 27, 2015

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 2/26/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 2/26/15. "The Big Broadcast!" heads for Western Mass, a Lewis Black comedy at The Majestic, "Follies" in Wilbraham. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-66

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat Column for 2/17/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 2/17/15. Sizzling Grupo Corpo comes to Amherst; "Lysistrata" brings the battle of the sexes to UConn's CRT, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-65

Westfield News Arts Beat 2/12/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 2/12/15. World premiere at Hartford Stage, Latin guitar at the Springfield Symphony and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-64

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Westfield News Review: "Dancing Lessons" at TheaterWorks


My Westfield News review of "Dancing Lessons" at TheaterWorks in Hartford. Poignant comedy with good performances. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-dancing-lessons-theaterworks

Westfield News Arts Beat 2/05/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 2/05/15. Barrington Stage's 10x10, Hartford Symphony Valentine, and BJ Novak. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-63

My Westfield News Review: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"


My review: the national touring company of "Nice Work If You Can Get It" at The Bushnell. Some great Gershwin tunes. http://thewestfieldnews.com/nice-work-can-get-bushnell

Friday, January 30, 2015

February PRIME: "The Big Broadcast!"

From the February PRIME Magazine. The 10th "Big Broadcast!" plays Chapin Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley and Pittsfield's Colonial Theatre. http://www.primeontheweb.com/travel/thebigbroadcastswi/

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 1/27/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 1/27/15. Gershwin at the Bushnell, Gala at the UMass FAC, and a Michael Jackson tribute at the Springfield Symphony. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-62

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 1/22/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 1/22/15. A Mark Twain Festival in Hartford, WAM on the road and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-61

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Art of The Schmooze. My January article for Succeeding in Small Business


http://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/mastering-small-talk-the-art-of-schmooze-when-networking-for-your-small-business/#.VL6ZbShBv68

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat 1/10/15

My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 1/10/15. New works at TheaterWorks, Springfield Symphony, and The Majestic. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-60

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Westfield News Arts Beat Column 1/07/15


My Westfield News Arts Beat column for 1/07/15. New musicals at Goodspeed, "Private Lives" at Hartford Stage, and more. http://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-59

My Westfield News review: "Pippin" at The Bushnell

My Westfield News review of "Pippin" at The Bushnell. In one word: astonishing. In two words: Lucie Arnaz. http://thewestfieldnews.com/review-pippin-bushnell