December, 2019
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends,
We’re proud to share our clients’ activities
The Big Broadcast!, the 15th annual recreation of a live 1940s radio broadcast, created and directed by Mark Gionfriddo, and performed by The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College, returns to Chapin Auditorium on March 7 at 2PM and 7:30PM. This signature event at Mt. Holyoke College will again star WWLP's Brian Lapis as "Fred Kelly". Tickets are on sale at The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, and the UMass Fine Art Center Box-Office. 413-545-2511, 800-999-UMAS or www.fineartscenter.com. We're thrilled to have sponsorship commitments from Mount Holyoke College, Loomis Communities, PRIME Magazine, The Republican, MassLive and All Pueblo Latino; WWLP-22News & The CW Springfield and others to be announced. We'll also have special group rates for senior groups. Message me for details.
The Capitol Steps perform their new show, The Lyin’ Kings every Friday and Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. They're taping their annual Politics Takes A Holiday New Year's Eve Special on December 13-14 in Washington, DC. Tickets at Ticketmaster. You can see them perform throughout the year at theatres coast-to-coast, including a return to Cambridge, MA for their 21st annual Thanksgiving weekend performances on November 30. Some tickets are still available at the Harvard Box-Office. https://www.
Gaslight Entertainment is a new venture co-founded by two of my 89.5fm/WSKB colleagues, Patrick Berry and Jay Pagluica, to bring live music entertainment in a variety of genres from pop to rock to blues to jazz to folk, from nationally touring tribute bands and local artists. They kicked off their series in November, and one weekend per month, they present three days of music at the Westfield Women's Club in downtown Westfield, MA. Their next monthly music weekend is January 10-12. For details: www.westfieldconcerts.com
More Shameless Self-Promotion
My weekly ArtsBeat column runs online online every Wednesday and in print on Thursdays in The Westfield News. ArtsBeat monthly “Pick Hits” runs on the first Thursday of the month in The Longmeadoiw News and The Enfield Press. My theatre reviews generally run online a day or two after I see the performance.
ArtsBeat is now on the airwaves on both 89.5fm/WSKB and on TV on WCPC15. We’re originating the program from new studios at Westfield Technical Academy . November guests include: members of The Albany Berkshire Ballet on November 29. In December, guests include Eric Hill and Travis Daly from Berkshire Theatre Grooup's A Christmas Carol on December 6, and a two-part special from Hartford Stage on December 13-20. On December 27, arts reporters Chris Rohmann, J. Peter Bergman and I wrap up the "Best of 2019". Thanks to Patrick Berry for co-hosting our December shows. Here's a program featuring musician David Kidwell, composer, Hoilyoke Civic Symnphony Maestro, and keyboard player at Goodspeed Musicals' Billy Elliot: The Musical. https://www.youtube.
And, I’m now a weekly contributor to the web-based Pioneer Valley Radio. Find my ArtsBeat on Brad Shepard Today, every Tuesday. Theatre reviews may run on other days of the week. http://
ArtsBeat columns and ArtsBeat Radio/TV often appear on BroadwayStars.com.
Our offices will be closed on December 24-27 and December 31 and January 1. Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and a great year ahead. Instead of sending holiday cards and client gifts, I'm donating those funds to several local non-profits who strive to make our communities better. I hope that in the spirit of the season, you'll support non-profit organizations.
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