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Author Archives: L. Beck
Treasure at Tanglewood: Saturday morning talks and rehearsals a welcome opportunity to enjoy and learn
By Lesley Ann Beck Every summer Saturday, an enthusiastic audience gathers at Tanglewood at 9:30 in the morning, ready to learn about the program for the Sunday afternoon concert. On Saturday, July 16, they were rewarded with a wealth of … Continue reading
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Captivating production of Kiss Me, Kate now on stage at Barrington Stage Company
Kiss Me, Kate Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Book by Bella and Sam Spewack Directed by Joe Calarco Choreography by Lorin Latarro Elizabeth Stanley as Lili Vanessi/Kate Paul Anthony Stewart as Fred Graham/Petruchio Mara Davi as Lois Lane/Bianca Tyler … Continue reading
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It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is a holiday delight at Shakespeare & Company
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Adapted by Joe Landry From the original screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra and Jo Swerling Directed by Jenna Ware Starring Jonathan Croy, Jennie M. Jadow, David Joseph, Sarah Jeanette … Continue reading
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Mark St. Germain’s new play about Fitzgerald and Hemingway makes for a gripping evening of theater
Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah by Mark St. Germain A Barrington Stage Company production at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center Through September 29, 2013 Reviewed by Lesley Ann Beck Playwright Mark St. Germain … Continue reading
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Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra offers a stellar performance on a perfect Sunday afternoon
Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conducting; Emanuel Ax, piano Sunday afternoon, August 18, 2013 Reviewed by Lesley Ann Beck Mozart and Mahler were performed with panache and passion last Sunday when the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, led … Continue reading
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Olympia Dukakis blazes through Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children at Shakespeare & Company
Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Tony Simotes Shakespeare & Company, Tina Packer Playhouse, July 26 through August 25, 2013 Reviewed by Lesley Ann Beck Olympia Dukakis fully inhabits the title character in Mother Courage and … Continue reading
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs Verdi’s magnificent Requiem Mass at Tanglewood
Reviewed by Lesley Ann Beck Requiem Mass by Guiseppe Verdi Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus conducted by Carlo Montanaro with soloists Kristine Opolais, Lioba Braun, Dmytro Popov, and Eric Owens Koussevitzky Music Shed, Saturday, July 27 [Lenox, … Continue reading
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The Barrington Stage Company production of Chaim Potok’s The Chosen is profound, moving theater
The Chosen, adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok from the novel by Chaim Potok Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, Barrington Stage Company, through August 3, 2013 [PITTSFIELD, MA] – Chaim Potok’s The Chosen, currently in a magnificent production on the Mainstage … Continue reading
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Shakespeare & Company presents None but the Lonely Heart, an innovative evening of theater and music
None But The Lonely Heart: The Strange Story of Tchaikovsky and Madame von Meck Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Shakespeare & Company, through August 3, 2013 Reviewed by Lesley Ann Beck [Lenox, MA] — In None but the Lonely Heart, … Continue reading
Opening night at Tanglewood: Joshua Bell and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-Tchaikovsky program
Reviewed by Lesley Ann Beck There was a marvelous display of musical pyrotechnics on stage at Tanglewood on Friday evening, July 5, when Joshua Bell and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed an opening night all-Tchaikovsky program in the Koussevitzky … Continue reading
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