Monday, July 29, 2024

Westfield News/MassLive Review: Will Sacrifice

My Westfield News/MassLive review of Chester Theatre's "Will Sacrifice", a world premiere by Julie McKee, directed by Keira Naughton. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/talented-director-captures-couple-in-transition-with-will-sacrifice-in-chester-theater-review.html

Westfield News/M assLive ArtsBeat 7/29/24

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/29/24. Mark St. Germain’s “Forgiveness” and “Next to Normal” at Barrington Stage, “A Night at The Speakeasy” at Great Barrington Public Theatre, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/arts-beat-roaring-20s-speakeasy-prison-justice-drama-on-western-mass-stages.html

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/24/24

New ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/24/24. An hilarious Boeing Boeing at Barrington Stage (photo by Daniel Rader), Will Sacrifice at Chester, Pipe Dream at Berkshire Theatre Group and arts news for WMass and No.CT. Segment begins at: 5:51 https://pioneervalleyradio.podbean.com/e/brad-shepard-today-july-24-2024/

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Westfield News/MassLive Review: Boeing Boeing

My Westfield News/MassLive review of "Boeing Boeing" at Barrington Stage. It's two and a half hours of non-stop laughs. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/skillful-crew-flies-through-fast-paced-farce-in-barringtons-boeing-boeing.html

On The Mark TV/Radio 7/24/24

NEW On The Mark TV/Radio WED 7/24/24, from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media, and Southwick Community TV. "What Young People Think: the Alumni Edition". Aubree Carr, Simone Singletary, Emma McCorkindale, Addie Patterson, Nicole Acavedo and Matt Jones, who appeared on this program as undergrads, have all graduated college and gone into the workforce. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db7CUHRea1k

Monday, July 22, 2024

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/22/24

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/22/24. “Pipe Dream” at Berkshire Theatre Group, “Boeing Boeing” at Barrington Stage, “Will Sacrifice” at Chester, “Comedy of Errors” at Shakespeare & Co and arts news for WMass and NoCT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/arts-beat-chester-theatre-premieres-new-comedy-set-in-post-911-new-york.html

Friday, July 19, 2024

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/18/24

NEW ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/18/24. Boeing Boeing lands at Barrington Stage, Woody Sez at TheaterWorks, Cabaret with Marty Kluger and arts news for WMass and No.CT. segment begins at: 5:20 https://pioneervalleyradio.podbean.com/e/brad-shepard-today-july-18-2024/

Thursday, July 18, 2024

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 7/19/24

NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio 7/1724 from Great Barrington's Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media, and Southwick Community TV. Meet Gabe Napoleon, Michael Beuth, Debroah Reinisch, and Natalia Bernal onstage at The Mahaiwe. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dKVGIDVXzk

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

On TheMark TV/Radio 7/17/24

NEW On The Mark TV/Radio 7/17/24 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. What's growing in vegan journalist Bess Hochstein's garden? Plus an encore airing of our interview with GBH reporter and producer Alexi Cohan. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPJytVcvdIM

Monday, July 15, 2024

AWestfield News ArtsBeat 7/15/24

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/15/24. Degas at The Clark, Darlene Love and Natasha Bedingfield sing for Berkshire Theatre Group and Barrington Stage. Jessica Provenz’ new play, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/arts-beat-westfield-native-director-helms-plays-world-premiere-in-vermont.html

Thursday, July 11, 2024

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/11/24

NEW: ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/10/24. Review: Chester Theatre’s “Unreconciled”, “Ask for The Moon” sails into Goodspeed, SummerSaults in the Berkshires and arts news for WMass and No.CT. segment starts at: 7:16 https://pioneervalleyradio.podbean.com/e/brad-shepard-today-july-11-2024/

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 7/12/24

NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio tomorrow 7/12/24 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. We're onstage at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington with Berkshire Opera Festival's Jonasthon Loy and Abigail Rollins. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMD43cLQ-Pc

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

On The Mark TV/Radio 7/10/24

NEW On the Mark TV/Radio 7/10/24 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Southwick Community TV and Agawam Media. "You Oughta Be in Pictures". Meet Diane Sobolewski, Goodspeed Musicals' official photographer since 1985, and Springfield's Carl Bartels, who went to LA and became a cinematographer. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2WSHPk9hcI

Monday, July 8, 2024

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/08/24

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/08/24. "Ask for the Moon" at Goodspeed, local playwright's "Iodine", WAM plans "Fragments of Outside" and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/arts-beat-westfield-playwright-to-debut-iodine-in-adams-staged-reading.html

Thursday, July 4, 2024

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/03/24

NEW ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 7/03/24. A review of “South Pacific” at Goodspeed (photo by Diane Soibilewski). “Unreconciled” at Chester Theatre (MA) and arts news for WMass and No.CT. segment begins at: 6:11 https://pioneervalleyradio.podbean.com/e/brad-shepard-today-july-3-2024/

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

On The Mark TV/Radio 7/03/24

NEW On The Mark TV/Radio tomorrow 7/03/24 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Meet Amherst Cinema's Angela Combest, and catching up with Bo Sullivan from the Westfield Boys and Girls Club. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir3srOugPoE

Monday, July 1, 2024

WEstfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/01/24

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 7/01/24. Sevenars opens its 56th season, “Survival of The Fit” premieres in Great Barrington, “Janet Planet” a movie with local ties and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/07/arts-beat-jaws-retelling-irish-history-von-trapp-spoof-coming-to-w-hartford.html