Stagestruck: Once, Upon a Stage
“Once,” the 2011 musical based on the 2007 film, calls for 13 performers who can sing, act and play an instrument, all of them to a high standard, plus do a passable Irish or Czech accent. Berkshire Theatre Group’s production pretty much checks all those boxes, with delightful results.
Podcast: Former Ninja Turtles artist Eric Talbot on becoming a tattoo artist
Also: his tattoo mentor.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Sparkling wines for New Year’s Eve … and normal drinking days in 2020
2020 is, of course, an election year. If you are anything like me, you will be doing a lot of extra drinking because of that fact.
Bizarro Briefs: Someone on the Naughty List
This week in weird news.
Stagestruck: The Equity Equation
Every year I make a survey of the representation of women and people of color in area theaters. And every year the outlook gets a little better. Of the 45 full productions I saw this year in the Valley and Berkshires, 30 were written by, directed by, and/or centrally focused on women and/or people of color.
V-Spot: I’m Tiptoeing Around His Erectile Dysfunction
I want to be an understanding and respectful partner but I also want to get my needs met.
Free Will Astrology: You’ll be more grounded in 2020 than Igor Stravinsky, Libra
My prediction is that you will develop a more robust sense of where you belong than ever before.
Stagestruck: History Lessons – Recalling the past to inform the present
If the past is prologue, in these murky times it’s more necessary than ever to look back. This year, more plays than ever reflected or reimagined episodes from the past, casting light on the here-and-now.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: What is art, anyway?
This week in weird news.
Opal Canyon on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Opal Canyon plays modern country and folk with a dash of psychedelic rock.
Letters to the Editor: Come together over hunger
“As a Kansan, I’m proud that Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Great Bend, Kansas) introduced H. Res. 189 alongside Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) to work towards bettering global nutrition with U.S. aid.”
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Local Calendar: Monday 8/6 – Wednesday 8/9
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Cinemadope: Bringing the Red Sox to Israel
After a long winter, spring has returned to Western Mass. And with it, as hotly anticipated as any crocus, comes a new season of Red Sox baseball. It’s a tradition that we have come to take for granted, and even when it’s not a great season — let’s face it,...
