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PITTSFIELD, Mass.
‘On the Town’ is perky love letter to 1940s NYC
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Under John Rando’s direction, “On the Town” is a hit — bright, perky, a love letter to the New York City of the past in just over two hours. It’s a perfect little time-capsule of a show and well-worth the drive to Pittsfield.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.
'Days of Our Lives,' Davidson, Tom win Daytime Emmys
Sunday, June 16, 2013
“Days of Our Lives” won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, while Doug Davidson and Heather Tom won best acting awards.
LOS ANGELES
'Man of Steel' soars with $125M in four-day opening
Sunday, June 16, 2013
“Man of Steel” leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend, taking in $125 million in four days.
HUDSON
Review: Set of one-act performances worth the trip
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The 17th edition of “Play by Play” is a seven-course meal expertly served up by directors Laura Margolis and Jeff Mousseau and five talented performers.
BURNT HILLS
Burnt Hills writer puts novel on hold, enjoys short pieces
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Wendy Hobday Haugh’s great American novel is coming, slowly but surely. Until it’s done, she’s been very happy producing magazine articles and getting her short stories and poetry published.
LENOX, Mass.
Flawless ‘Heroes’ not to be missed
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Tom Stoppard’s “Heroes,” in production at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, is a play with much humor, much pathos, much brotherhood — and his beautiful, trademark words.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Villella to return to SPAC for ballet gala
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Edward Villella, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer and founder of the Miami City Ballet, will be coming back to Saratoga this summer to attend the New York City Ballet’s gala Saturday, July 13.
When life gets complicated, Hawke and Delpy at their best
Friday, June 14, 2013
“Before Midnight,” the third movie in the Richard Linklater series that began with the 1995 “Before Sunrise,” is not only as good as the first two, it’s arguably better, tackling weightier, trickier issues — as in, mature everyday love — with wit, humor and breathtaking directness.
Cast outstanding, but ‘Man of Steel’ is mind-numbing, emotionless
Friday, June 14, 2013
“Man of Steel” is not your father’s Superman (there’s no kryptonite in sight), or your grandfather’s for that matter. It features brooding, buff British actor Henry Cavill as a muscular yet sensitive type trying to find himself, torn between his Krypton roots and his Kansas upbringing.
ALBANY
Review: Black Flag drummer unable to keep up
Friday, June 14, 2013
If guitarist Greg Ginn wants Black Flag to once again be the most powerful band in the world, he needs to find a new drummer.
HUNTER
Review: Nelson starts slow but finishes strong at Taste of Country Festival
Thursday, June 13, 2013
The first night of the first Taste of Country Festival at Hunter Mountain on Thursday offered more than just a taste, giving the crowd two up-and-comers and a legend in surprisingly good form.
ALBANY
Agnostic Front’s Miret puts family first
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Family has always been the most important thing to Agnostic Front vocalist Roger Miret.
ALBANY
Tenor Bocelli takes stroll back to his early years in new CD
Thursday, June 13, 2013
For his 14th studio album, “Passione,” Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli took a page from his own early playbook.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Social issues at heart of Tang’s ‘TRANSFORMer’ show
Thursday, June 13, 2013
For months, the exuberant spirit and colorful love-and-peace messages of Sister Corita Kent have delighted and enlightened visitors on the first floor of the Tang Teaching Museum. Now, on the second floor, there’s a new exhibit that marches to a similar drummer.
ALBANY
Show at Linda to highlight work inspired by Haitian quake
Thursday, June 13, 2013
When the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, jazz guitarist Michael-Louis Smith worked through his feelings on the subject in the way he usually does. He picked up his guitar and began writing.
