ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 8/31/18

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB 8/31/18. Hartford Stage Season Preview. Mark G. Auerbach chats with Hartford Stage Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Williamson an Jackson Gay, director of Bess Wohl's "Make Believe". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxfqDO0Tb04

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/29/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/29/18. Bess Wohl's "Make Believe" has a world premiere at Hartford Stage; Joe Iconis at Barrington Stage, and arts news for WMass and No.CT.
https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-240/

News from Mark G Auerbach Public Relations / September

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends,

Please note: Our offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, .

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We’re proud to share our clients’ activities

Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative hosts its 5th annual Exchange in Springfield on October 20. Pilar Alessandra from On The Page will teach workshops on pitching screenplays and scripts. Tickets on sale September 15. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For details on Pilar Alessandra: https://www.onthepage.tv/ For event details: www.berkshirefilm.org.

The Big Broadcast! the annual Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College recreation of a live 1940s radio show returns to Chapin Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College, on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Tickets go on sale later this Fall. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For details: ask me.

The Capitol Steps perform every Friday and Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,  in Washington, DC. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. They also perform throughout the year at theatres coast-to-coast. Their new CD, Make America Grin Again, is now available For details: http://capsteps.com/

The Mike Thornton Agency brings The Capitol Steps back to Cambridge, MA for their annual Thanksgiving show, Saturday, November 24 at 5PM & 8PM, Sanders Theatre, Harvard University. Tickets are on sale at the Harvard Box-Office. For details:  617-496-2222 or https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu

Steven Schoenberg, pianist and composer, and author and WMass gallery owner Richard Michelson, have collaborated on a new musical, Dear Edvard, which will be workshopped on Martha’s Vineyard on September 3. Steven appeared on ArtsBeat Radio to talk about this performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0KBQfzrcvI For information on that performance: http://mvplayhouse.org/theater/2018/09/dear-edvard/. For details on Steven Schoenberg: http://stevenschoenberg.com/

Jeanne Yocum, author of The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss, will present her workshop, The Thrills (and Chills) of Self-Employment, including myths of self-employment, benefits of being your own boss and the self-employment mindset. Q&A to follow presentation on October 4, Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill, NC. For details: https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/the-self-employment-survival-guide/

The Westfield News Group will sponsor a production of Pirandello’s Naked at The Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, September  27-October 28. Eric Hill directs. For details: https://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org. For information on the Westfield News Group: .http://thewestfieldnews.com/  

More Shameless Self-Promotion

89.5fm/WSKB’s ArtsBeat Radio airs weekly on Fridays at 8AM. September guests include Elizabeth Williamson and Jackson Gay from Hartford Stage’s Make Believe; composer Adam Schoenberg, Maestro Kevin Rhodes, and tubist Steve Perry previewing the Springfield Symphony 75th season. Actors James Barry and Tara Franklin talk about Berkshire Theatre Group’s Naked, and Barrington Stage’s Julianne Boyd previews The Glass Menagerie.  Tune in on 89.5fm/WSKB, or stream via www.wskb.org or www.westfieldtv.org

My ArtsBeat columns and theatre reviews for Westfield News Group, and articles for Succeeding in Small Business are catalogued at Random Notes From a P.R. Guy: http://mgauerbach.blogspot.com/

Bring on foliage season!

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB / August 24 / Two Music Men

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5m/WSKB 8/24/18. Two Music Men. Theatre composers Steven Schoenberg and Alexander Sovronsky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0KBQfzrcvI

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/22/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 8/22/18. “Well Intentioned White People” premieres at Barrington Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group announces fall programs, and “Johnny Guitar” opens the Majestic season, plus arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-239/

Westfield News Group Review: Sister Mary / Actor's Nightmare

Westfield News Group review: Sister Mary Ignatius Explain It All For You and The Actor's Nightmare at Berkshire Theatre Group. https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-sister-mary-ignatius-explains-it-all-for-you-and-the-actors-nightmare-at-berkshire-theatre-group/

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB / 8/17/18

ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WASKB for 8/171/8. Mark G. Auerbach interviews Meredith Atkinson from West Hartford's Playhouse on Park and Elizabeth Aspenlieder from Shakespeare and Company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYqgePn3kJE

Westfiel News Group ArtsBeat 8/15/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/15/18. “Mothers and Sons” at Shakespeare and Company; ten shows you can’t miss this fall, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-238/

Review: The Aliens at Chester Theatre

Westfield News Group review of Annie Baker's The Aliens at Chester Theatre. Set in a small New England town like Baker's native Amherst, MA, "The Aliens" offers three primer performances by Joel Ripka, James Barry, and Paul Pontrelli. https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-the-aliens-at-chester-theatre-company/

Review: West Side Story at Barrington Stage

Westfield News Group Review: "West Side Story" at Barrington Stage.
https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-west-side-story-at-barrington-stage/

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/8/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/8/18. "As You Like It" and "Heisenberg" at Shakespeare & Company, "Aliens" at Chester, The Capitol Steps in Lenox and arts news for WMass and No. CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-237/

Listings: Capitol Steps Washington DC Performances

DATELINE: August 9, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CALENDAR LISTINGS

THE CAPITOL STEPS

MAKE AMERICA GRIN AGAIN

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheatre

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 20004

Tickets available through Ticketmaster.

Ticket and venue information: (202) 312-1555 or 

http://www.capsteps.com/live/reagan04.html

The Capitol Steps, the political musical satire group that has been putting the “mock” in democracy since 1981, perform every Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM, at the Amphitheater of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC. Their current show, Make America Grin Again, includes songs and satire from their new CD of the same name.

With plenty of opportunities to find laughs amidst the buffoonery in our Nation's Capital, The Capitol Steps work overtime to capture the new administration's antics in satire and song. And since The Capitol Steps mine their laughs from materials ripped from today’s and tomorrow’s headlines, you never know whether Stormy Daniels, Vladimir Putin, Jeff Sessions, or Kim Jong-un might appear from Mar-A-Lago or The White House.

The Capitol Steps’ performance of mostly new material and some old favorites “is cheaper than therapy”, says Capitol Steps co-founder Elaina Newport. “No matter who is making the news, we all need a laugh. And as fast as a politician can send a tweet, we add a new song or joke. Our show transcends all political views, and there's always more than enough happening that's worthy of satire.” 

The Capitol Steps began when a group of Congressional staffers got together to provide entertainment for a holiday office party on Capitol Hill. The Capitol Steps  provide their unique mix of musical and political comedy and satire to audiences coast-to-coast.  Each show consists of tasteful lampooning guaranteed to leave anyone in politics or watching it on news smirking. The Capitol Steps perform in Washington DC every weekend, tour nationally throughout the year, and have appeared on “The Today Show,” “ABC News Nightline,” “CBS Evening News” and on specials for NPR. 

The Capitol Steps perform in Washington DC every weekend year-round, and several touring productions travel to performances coast-to-coast. For details: http://capsteps.com/

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Review: The Petrified Forest at Berkshire Theatre Group

Westfield News Group review of "The Petrified Forest" at Berkshire Theatre Group. On the road to nowhere, a group of the disillusioned and dreamers converge at a roadside cafe. Superb production and performances in a rarely-revived play. https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-the-petrified-forest-at-berkshire-theatre-group/

August column / Succeeding in Small Business

My August column for Succeeding in Small Business. Words, words, words.
https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/in-marketing-your-small-business-word-choice-matters/#.W2RAcCMrJaV

Review: The Lion King at The Bushnell

Westfield News Group review: "The Lion King" roars at The Bushnell. It's an exquisite feast for the eyes and the ears. https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-the-lion-king-at-the-bushnell/

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/1/18

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 8/1/18. The Petrified Forest plays Berkshire Theatre Group, West Side Story dances at Barrington Stage, The Lincoln Family Album at Chesterwood and arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-236/