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Eclectic Guitar Virtuoso Frank Vignola to Play at Mahaiwe

Guitarist Frank Vignola

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola and his band, the Hot Club Trio, will give a concert at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Friday August 19, at 8, that melds gypsy jazz, bluegrass, swing, and front-porch picking into an eclectic, upbeat sound all their own. Vignola is noted for his eclecticism and…

Christine Ebersole to Perform Cabaret-Style at the Mahaiwe

Christine Ebersole

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Singer and two-time Tony Award-winning actress Christine Ebersole, whose career ranges from soap operas to Saturday Night Live and from sitcoms to stage to feature films (including Amadeus, Mac and Me, ‘Til There Was You and My Favorite Martian) will perform a cabaret-style evening of American popular standards with a theme…

Romantic Comedy to Get Staged Reading

Kate MacCluggage

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present a staged reading of Matt Hoverman’s The Glint, directed by Matthew Penn, on Wednesday, August 10 at 7:30 pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. The reading will feature actors Leslie Lyles, Kate MacCluggage, James Murtaugh, and Richard Poe. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested.…

(Music Review) Dr. John at the Mahaiwe

Dr. John at the Mahaiwe (photo Seth Rogovoy)

MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Dr. John and the Lower 911 Saturday, July 23, 2011 Review by Seth Rogovoy   (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Dr. John was smart – or lucky. When he created his sound, his persona, and his approach back about 40 years ago, he did it in such a way as to make…

New Orleans Legend Dr. John to Perform at the Mahaiwe

Dr. John

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Dr. John and the Lower 911 will perform on Saturday, July 23 at 8 at the Mahaiwe. A 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack, Jr., better known by the stage name Dr. John, is an American musical icon, in many ways the living incarnation of…

Barbara Carroll to Play Intimate Cabaret on Mahaiwe Stage

Barbara Carroll

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Legendary jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Barbara Carroll, accompanied by her longtime musical partner, the bassist Jay Leonhart, performs at the Mahaiwe on Sunday, July 24 at 7. With a career that has spanned some 65 years, Carroll has long been regarded as one of the most fascinating purveyors of swinging…

Playwrights Lab to Hold Annual New Short Play Festival

Dan Lauria

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present the Berkshire Playwrights Lab New Play Benefit on Friday, July 15 at 7:30 pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass.)  The benefit will feature world premiere readings of new short plays written especially for the occasion by Joe Cacaci, Richard…

Donna McKechnie Performs Musical Cabaret at Mahaiwe

Donna McKechnie

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – The Tony Award-winning star of the original cast of A Chorus Line, Donna McKechnie, will perform My Musical Comedy Life on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at 7 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. The one-woman show garnered McKechnie a Mac Award Nomination for Best Female Singer and the Backstage Bistro Award…