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“What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine” is a new exhibition at The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In this special broadcast, Joe Donahue and Brian Shields explore the exhibition with artists, writers, editors, and exhibition curators.
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With the recent passing of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the production of “Becoming Dr. Ruth” at Curtain Call Theatre becomes very significant.
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Justin Hayward, vocalist, lead guitarist, and composer for the Moody Blues, brings his Blue World Tour to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Hayward and the Moody Blues, progenitors of so-called progressive rock, are known for such classic-rock hits as “Nights in White Satin,” “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere,” and “Tuesday Afternoon.” As a member of the Moody Blues, Hayward is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Fri, Jul 19)
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The most recent movie of German filmmaker Wim Wenders is Perfect Days. It is an art film much in the style of mid-20th century art films. The accent is on mood, and, in this case, a reflection on a single fictional life.
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Great Barrington Public Theatre on the McConnell Theater mainstage, is presenting the American premiere of "Survival of the Unfit" running through July 21. Matt Penn will direct the four-person cast including our next guest, veteran actress Carolyn Hennesy. She plays the mother, Shirley.
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With Independence Day behind us the summer is officially here. The truth is , in theater, it’s been here for at least two weeks.
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Spend enough time watching George Balanchine’s ballets, and you start to believe that he could express anything on the stage. Friday’s all-Balanchine New York City Ballet program at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center progressed from tragic romance to comic celebration, with Swan Lake and Stars and Stripes marking its emotional poles.
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The New York City Ballet’s riches include its priceless repertory of ballets, especially those by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. It might surprise us, then, that the company commissions more new dances than any other ballet troupe. Thursday night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, four of these contemporary works demonstrated the great variety of ways in which NYCB keeps pirouetting into the future.
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Seun Kuti – the son and musical heir of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti – brings his father’s legendary band, Egypt 80, and his blend of West African genres and American funk and jazz to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass., tonight at 8pm.