Stagestruck: Filling in the Blank
Brian Stanton is doing a class exercise based on Oedipus Rex, and he freezes. The story of the Greek king who’s tragically ignorant of his real parents strikes too close to home.
Podcast: Maureen O’Reilly on the Holyoke Care Center college programs and trash buster John Coughlin
We’re relaunching the Valley Advocate Podcast!
V-Spot: How Do I Have Group Sex, Properly?
What is the proper etiquette??
Free Will Astrology: Who needs credentials, Aquarius?
Take a page out of Gertrude Belle Elion’s book.
Cinemadope: Neither Wolf Nor Dog at the Bing
The Bing Arts Center building, down on Sumner Avenue in Springfield’s Forest Park neighborhood, has had its share of ups and downs over the years. It started life as Kossaboom’s Service Station a century ago, and filled tanks for a few decades before a reconfiguration...
Lady Jane on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Valley Advocate Sessions performer is folk-rock singer-songwriter Lady Jane, who combines melancholic melodies with lyrics that pull on your heart strings.
Letters to the Editor: Abortion Should Not Be Law of the Land
I have never responded to any of the numerous far left pieces I read in the Advocate but this one demands a rebuttal.
Valley Show Girl: STRONG & Pleasant This Way Comes
A hop around festival that spans over a three day schedule.
Editorial: Just Impeach Him Already!!
Mueller was about as clear as he could be.
Stagestruck: The Flamingo Kid cruises into Hartford
The Flamingo Kid, a world-premiere musical at Hartford Stage, revolves around Jeffrey, a Brooklyn teenager, played with nerdy charm by newcomer Jimmy Brewer, who gets a summer job at a posh beach club and has his working-class head turned by the swank surroundings and the beautiful Karla, with whom he falls head-over-Keds in love at first sight.
Two Lyrical, Soulful Spitters: A Q&A with Springfield hip-hop artists T’Swan and Fabeyon
Rappers T’Swan and Fabeyon are hoping to mold a hip-hop music scene in their hometown of Springfield.
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V-Spot: For the Love of the Uncut
Unlubed, Uncut, Now What?
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Stage Struck: True Illusions
Two world-premiere musicals have just opened in the region. One is an unassuming little pocket piece with a nifty hook, the other a glamorous spectacular that assumes it’s going to Broadway. he Musical Theatre Lab at Barrington Stage has developed...
