By Guest Blogger Janet Murphy Robertson of ArtistsandMusicians.org The Simon Sinfonietta’s 2011-2012 season will culminate on Saturday, June 2 with featured soloist Sara Daneshpour performing Mozart’s D minor Piano Concerto No. 20, K466. Music Director and Conductor Stephen Simon has paired this concerto with two additional works to complete the Sinfonietta’s season of adventure: Stravinsky’s … Continue reading
Pat Farrell, Jody Carman, and Carol McManus chat about life in “The Cemetery Club” at The Barnstable Comedy Club. Photo by Rachael Kenneally. “The Cemetery Club,” at the Barnstable Comedy Club through May 27, is warm and funny, poignant and charming. The play, by Ivan Menchell, is intelligently written, and director Marti Baker brings out … Continue reading
From left, Cortney Charleston, Hannah Van Sciver, Seth Simons, Jillian Blackwell, Victoria Ford, and Richard Thomson. It was part witty and hilarious stand-up comedy, part heart-and-soul-felt reflection on personal experience, part astute observation on life, and all amazing. Six members of the University of Pennsylvania’s Excelano Project brought their spoken word show/poetry slam to Cotuit … Continue reading
Going to see “Losing Your Pants” at Cotuit Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater is a lot like visiting your crazy, but loveable, relatives as they gather for a family reunion/wedding/hideout from the Mafia. Except, unlike the others, you don’t have to explain your actions to Mama, who is clearly in charge despite having … Continue reading
Bret Poulter as the Leading Player dances with Jessie Edgar, left, and Maddie Edgar in a battle scene from “Pippin.” The Falmouth Theatre Guild has an abundance of “Magic to do, just for you” in its current production of “Pippin,” which opened Friday and runs through May 13 at Highfield Theater in Falmouth. It is … Continue reading
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