4/02/21 ArtsBeat TV/Radio Special: Follies at Fifty

It’s “Follies at Fifty” FRI 8AM on WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. ArtsBeat TV/Radio Sondheim’s brilliant musical “Follies” on its 50th anniversary with original cast member Michael Misita, musical theatre historian Peter Filichia; Evan Pappas from the original London production; TheaterWorks Hartford Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero who staged the St. Louis production, Charlie Siedenburg, enticed to Barrington Stage by their production of “Follies”. Watch, listen, stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1DxE5kdoA

3/30/21 Westfield News ArtsBeat

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/30/21. Tanglewood 2021, The Bacon Brothers headline Hartford Stage gala, "Follies" at 50, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-362/

3/30/21 ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio

3/30/21 New Arts Beat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. News from Goodspeed and the Nutmeg Summer Series. Valley Voices from Northampton, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and Sondheim’s “Follies at Fifty”. segment begins at: 5:30 https://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/30/brad-shepard-today-tuesday-march-30-2021/

3/31/21 On The Mark TV/Radio

Program Note: New “On The Mark”, WED 8AM on WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. TV veteran Ray Hershel and The Train Campaign’s Karen Christensen. Watch. Listen. Stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00TI4eqpk3I

On The Mark TV/Radio 3/24/21

Tomorrow. 8AM. On The Mark from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. Golf author Joel Zuckerman’s letters of gratitude, and Mediterranean Living’s Bill Bradley talks about eating right. Listen. Watch. Stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYtp6bwUJfU

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/23/21

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/23/21. Jacob's Pillow on the rebound. Maestro Rhodes in Rome, and other arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-361/

Pioneer Valley Radio ArtsBeat 3/23/21

New Arts Beat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. Tanglewood and Jaco’s Pillow a go. Nutmeg Summer Series no go. A new book on Broadway’s leading men, and an art heist thriller filmed in the Berkshires. segment begins at 1:48 http://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/23/brad-shepard-today-tuesday-march-23-2021/

Pioneer Valley Radio Review: Goodspeed's Passing Through

Pioneer Valley Radio review of Goodspeed's "Passing Through", streaming through April 4. segment starts at: 3:40. http://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/22/brad-shepard-today-monday-march-22-2021/

Westfield News Review: Goodspeed's "Passing Through"

My Westfield News review of Goodspeed's musical "Passing Through", now available on demand. https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-goodspeed-streams-its-2019-musical-passing-through/

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 3/19/21

Program Note. FRI 8AM ArtsBeat TV/Radio from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. Howard Sherman profiles his new book “Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in the 21st Century”. Listen. Watch. Stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYchk3m6GI

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/16/21

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/16/21. Chester Theatre announces 2021 season, Tennessee Williams from CT Repertory Theatre, author Eddie Shapiro's upcoming "A Wonderful Guy", and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-360/

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 3/16/21

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. Kevin Rhodes is in Rome. Chester Theatre announces its summer season, and public radio’s Selected Shorts streams from Northampton. Segment begins at 4:40. http://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/16/brad-shepard-today-tuesday-march-16-2021/

Pioneer Valley Radio Review: Barrington Stage 10 x 10

My Pioneer Valley Radio review of Barrington Stage Company's 10 x 10 New Play Festival. ​segment begins at 2:20. http://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/15/brad-shepard-today-monday-march-15-2021/

On The Mark TV/Radio 3/17/21

Program Note: Preview it now! WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB’s On The Mark features another segment of “What Young People Think” with Brenda Garton’s advanced journalism class at Western New England University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXsMRGh-eNU

Review: 10 x 10 New Play Festival

My Westfield News review of the 10 x 10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage Company. https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-the-10-x-10-new-play-festival-at-barrington-stage/

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 3/12/21

Program Note: Friday 8AM on ArtsBeat TV/Radio from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. Taneisha Duggan and Eric Ort from TheaterWorks Hartford update us on their current season, and Kate Maguire from Berkshire Theatre Group announces a spring music series. Listen. Watch. Stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYchk3m6GI

On The Mark TV/Radio 3/10/21

Program Note: Tomorrow, 8AM, WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB On The Mark features another segment of “What Young People Think” with Suzanne Boniface’s communications class at Westfield State University. Listen. Watch. Stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eJ82IprAcs

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 3/09/21

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. Letters to Kamala at WAM, Mr. Parent at TheaterWorks, Hershey Felder as Puccini and more Stream after 6AM. Segment begins at: 4:00. http://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/09/brad-shepard-today-tuesday-march-9-2021/

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/09/21

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/09/21. "Mr. Parent" at TheaterWorks; "Letters to Kamala" at WAM Theatre, Hailey Brinnel's new jazz CD, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-359/

3/5/21 ArtsBeat TV/Radio: The Little Big Broadcast

Sneak Preview! Friday's ArtsBeat hour with The (Little) Big Broadcast's Mark Gionfriddo and Brian Lapis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JMVX4cTQ8s

March Column: Succeeding in Small Business

My March column for Succeeding in Small Business. https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/making-the-pandemic-pivot-with-your-small-business/

Westfield News ArtsBeat 3/02/21

Westfield News ArtsBeat. Barrington Stage's 10x10 New Play Festival, Berkshire Theatre Group's spring concerts; Goodspeed on Demand and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-358/

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 3/02/21

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. News from Goodspeed, Berkshire Theatre Group, and Holyoke Civic Symphony, plus Barrington Stage’s 10x10 New Play Festival. Segment begins at: 6:26 http://pioneervalleyradio.com/2021/03/02/brad-shepard-today-tuesday-march-2-2021/

On The Mark TV/Radio 3/03/21

On The Mark TV/Radio 3/03/21. from WCPC15 and 89.5fm/WSKB. Mark G. Auerbach interviews Kathy Tobin from Baystate Health Foundation and Seth Stutman from The J. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdb297B6_40&feature=youtu.be