Review: Some Like It Hot

My Berkshire On Stage review of "Some Like It Hot", playing at The Bushnell through Sunday. https://berkshireonstage.blog/2025/04/30/review-some-like-it-hot-at-the-bushnell/

On The Mark TV/Radio 4/30/25

NEW On The Mark TV/Radio WED 4/30/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Dr. Gary Gorman on getting back into shape, and Shoestring journalist Dusty Christensen. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-r7gd0i0e8&list=PLnSwTu8SRtqISqovu6rRi4NBpxFHb2Rkr&index=3

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/28/25

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/28/25. WAM kicks off Fresh Takes, CONCORA’s world premiere, Much Ado About Nothing in Storrs and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2025/04/arts-beat-several-performances-to-take-place-this-weekend.html?gift=7fc785a8-c635-43f3-82f2-a9771ffe71d7

Berkshire OnStage Review: Romeo & Juliet at Hartford Stage

My Berkshire On Stage review of Hartford Stages production of "Romeo & Juliet", staged by Melia Bensussen. https://berkshireonstage.blog/2025/04/26/review-romeo-and-juliet-at-hartford-stage/

ArtsBeat TV/Radko 4/25/25

NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio FRI 4/25/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. TheaterWorks Hartford's Hilary Ward and Justin Weaks on "Primary Trust", and Hartford Stage's Melia Bensussen previews "Romeo and Juliet". Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVxx0DGp1so

Survivor Stoiries 4/25/25

NEW Survivor Stories FRI 4/25/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Gail Burns navigates everyday life in a fat-adverse world; actor Gabe Levey finds a new stage and laughter after a brain tumor. Stream after 7AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRjYW37Q1hg&list=PLnSwTu8SRtqLto_6FD-UP6H0xGaUXnjL4&index=8

Berkshire On Stage Newsmakers April 25

My April 2024 People and Places Newsmakers column for Berkshire On Stage. https://berkshireonstage.blog/2025/04/23/122443/

On The Mark TV/Radio 4/23/25

NEW On The Mark TV;/Radio WED 4/23/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. "What Young People Think". Westfield Technical Academy senior (and Westfield Community Programming Producer) Brady LePage and his student colleagues Jake, Gabriella, and Sophia. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rSFV2uhhXg

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/21/25

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/21/25. Talcott Mountain Music Festival 2025 Season, Orlando in Northampton, Mathew Morrison in Hartford, Andrew Rannells at The Mahaiwe and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2025/04/arts-beat-music-festivals-performances-to-come-to-region.html?gift=4073502a-ee63-4ec2-827a-a2abc49e5093

Review: Primary Trust at TheaterWorks

My Berkshire On Stage review of "Primsry Trust" at TheaterWorks Hartford. https://berkshireonstage.blog/2025/04/18/review-primary-trust-at-theaterworks-hartford/

Survivor Stories 4/18/25

NEW Survivor Stories FRI 4/18/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Attorney Wendy Golenbock, upon release from prison, starts a non-profit to help others after release, regain their lives. Stream after 7AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIrLUxX17IE&list=PLnSwTu8SRtqLto_6FD-UP6H0xGaUXnjL4&index=9

On The Mark TV/Radio 4/16/25

​NEW On The Mark TV/Radio WED 4/16/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Wayfinders' John Bidwell on volunteerism, and Milk Street's J.M. Hirsch previews his new Italian cookbook and travelogue. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm_iGPnNg6E

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/14/25

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/21/25. Bushnell announces is 2025 season, “Some Like It Hot” sizzles in Hartford, Springfield Chamber Players’ “Broadway With Strings Attached” at 52 Sumner and srta news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2025/04/arts-beat-the-bushnell-brings-broadway-to-hartford-this-fall.html?gift=50e34514-f1fc-4944-b56f-7c48e6aefb36

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 4/11/25

NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio FRI 4/11/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Sarah Vincelett Dredge and Marty Kluger introduce Springfield Chamber Players Broadway Pops, and Melia Bensussen previews Hartford Stage's Romeo & Juliet. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umc27Abo44Q

Survivor Storis 4/11/25

NEW Survivor Stories FRI 4/11/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. World class violinist Yevgeny Kutik and his family fled Belarus, when he was five, to be resettled in Western Massachusetts. They left with nothing except their music. Stream after 7AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdjXYnRXT6c&list=PLnSwTu8SRtqLto_6FD-UP6H0xGaUXnjL4&index=8

On The Mark TV/Radio 4/09/25

NEW On The Mark TV/Radio WED 4/09/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Richard Mickey and Kirstin Lipkens preview the Springfield Chamber Players Oboe Quartet debut at The Westfield Athenaeum, and Westfield. Boys and Girls Club's Bo Sullivan. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW19yAEjJ3M

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 4/07/25

Westfield News/Mass Live ArtsBeat 4/07/25. Hartford Stage announces 2025-6 season; Goodspeed’s Chester season, “Waitress” at The Majestic, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2025/04/arts-beat-broadway-musical-comes-to-west-springfield.html?gift=71f48e34-a3ea-4a9c-bd7e-bd0cfee0cffa

Berkshires on Stage Newsmakers 4/05/25

​My Berkshires On Stage 4/05/25 Newsmakers Column. Local creatives Steven Schoenberg and Richard Michelseon's new musical "Dear Edvard" to premiere on Martha's Vineyard; Pittsfield's Ali Louis Bourzgui joins Broadway's "Hadestown", Berkshire OLLI highlights the WMass theatre season, and other people in the news. https://berkshireonstage.blog/2025/04/05/121999/

ArtsBeat TV/Radio 4/04/25

NEW ArtsBeat TV/Radio 4/04/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Jim Frangione previews Great Barrington Public Theater's summer season, and backstage at the Academy of Music Theatre with Poetry Slam's Lyrical Faith. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gc5ZB-ggbo

Survivor Stories 4/04/25

Survivor Stories Season 2 Premiere. FRI 4/04/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. Meet Irene Butter, Holocaust survivor, a contemporary of Anne Frank, who just received The Netherlands' highest award. Stream after 7AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Ft6eVsvUI&list=PLnSwTu8SRtqLto_6FD-UP6H0xGaUXnjL4&index=6

On The Mark TV/Radio 4/02/25

NEW on The Mark/Superintendents Spotlight 4/02/25 from Westfield Community Programming, 89.5fm/WSKB, Agawam Media and Southwick Community TV. From the new Westfield River Elementary School, Patrick Kennedy and the Westfield High Jazz Band. Program produced by WTA senior Brady LePage with Steve Forni's students from Westfield Technical Academy. Stream after 8AM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6E_YSXbg5I