by Jillian Fink | Nov 5, 2009 | Stage
Young@Heart, the well-known troupe of elderly choral singers, makes its way back home for a local performance at Mount Holyoke College after another seaon of globetrotting.Born in 1982 in a Northampton housing facility, The Young@Heart Chorus has become famous,...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 27, 2009 | Stage
This summer at Shakespeare & Company, a season of edgy contemporary works has unfolded in the company's Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. It's an intimate, rough-hewn space in S&Co's new, $10 million Production and Performing Arts Center, a former...
by Advocate Staff | Nov 12, 2009 | Stage
Putting the "mock" back in democracy, The Capitol Steps invade the Pioneer Valley with their new tour, "Obama Mia," featuring political satire that skewers both sides of the aisle. You'll be singing along to their spoofs of current news issues...
by Chris Rohmann | Nov 12, 2009 | Stage
A sweet, pure voice floats over the auditorium of the Academy of Music. The song, from a musical of the '90s, fills the air of Northampton's venerable old palace and bounces off the empty seats.Yes, empty seats. There's only a handful of people in the...
by Michael Cimaomo | Nov 12, 2009 | Stage
When the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia in the '70s, artists became targets. Many perished or fled the country in fear. Among those who fled were the creators of the Angkor Dance Troupe. In 1986, two dance teachers and a handful of dancers (who learned the...
