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Ed Siegel

@siegeled

Writing and editing arts website for WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. Theater, books, film, music. Also tweets at @WBURArtery

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Great to be in the Berkshires last weekend with so many arts organizations at the top of their game: @BarringtonStage; @TanglewoodMA with @YoYo_Ma; #Rodin at @the_clark; and a moving exhibit about depictions of race in illustrations at @NRockwellMuseum. wbur.fm/3QHmNyq

From Rodin to Sondheim and Yo-Yo Ma to Leonidas Kavakos, the art in the Berkshires is monumental

Critic-at-large Ed Siegel was knocked out by Barrington Stage Company's "A Little Night Music," Clark Art's "Rodin in America" and a chamber concert at Tanglewood. The Berkshire Theatre Group's...

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John Douglas Thompson, Julie Boyd @BarringtonStage, @IgorGolyak and Darya Denisova have made the world a better place through their theatrical heroics. My @WBURartery recap of this year's @nortonawards. wbur.fm/3NwtmlP

SpeakEasy, Huntington and Gloucester go to town at the Elliot Norton Awards

The three companies took the prize for outstanding production in their respective categories, among other honors, during the 39th installment of the awards.

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"Bluest Eye" by the @huntington, "People, Places & Things" by b @SpeakEasyStage and "Tiny Beautiful Things" at @GloucesterStage have a ball at @nortonawards. wbur.fm/3NwtmlP
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Should only Jews play Shylock and Mrs. Maisel? Should Jews not write about Puerto Ricans? Taking issue with the censoriousness of the authenticity absolutists in @WBURartery. John Douglas Thompson and @naelnacer can play anyone they want to, in my book. wbur.fm/3CCeXQA
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As we look forward to this new year, we want to take a look back at some of our favorite theater productions in the area. Here are our top 10 picks, curated by critics @siegeled and @Jwills1. wbur.org/news/2021/12/21/202…
The 10 best theater productions of 2021

The 10 best theater productions of 2021

Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair and critic-at-large Ed Siegel share their favorite productions from a year which saw the return of live productions onstage and audiences back in seats.

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.@IgorGolyak and @arlekinplayers create another powerful online production, 'Witness,' about the MS St. Louis, the ship carrying Jews fleeing the #Holocaust, most of whom were turned away by US and other countries. @Jwills1 review in @WBURartery: wbur.fm/32vllew
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.@Jwills1 and I look back in admiration at summer and fall theater: 'A Crossing' at @BarringtonStage and the Bard at @commshakes and @shakeandco followed by @IgorGolyak's 'Merchant' @ASPBoston and 'Macbeth in Stride @americanrep. wbur.fm/3EnWLJX
The 10 best theater productions of 2021

The 10 best theater productions of 2021

Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair and critic-at-large Ed Siegel share their favorite productions from a year which saw the return of live productions onstage and audiences back in seats.

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As much as I love Sondheim, the new @WestSideMovie spotlights how one artist can drive another to new heights, whether it's Sondheim and @LennyBernstein or Spielberg and Tony Kushner. Same goes for 'Get Back' and @TheBeatles. My essay in @WBURartery. wbur.fm/30zvUNh
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No summer has been complete without taking in offerings at @BarringtonStage in the Berks (@BerkshiresToday). Next summer will be the last for founder @juliannemboyd. We'll be there. My @WBURartery appreciation. cc @JoeCalarcoNYC. wbur.fm/31y29wr
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Image from Ed Siegel (@siegeled)
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ICYMI: Meet The ARTery 25 — Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape. wbur.org/news/2021/09/20/mee…
Meet The ARTery 25 — Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape

Meet The ARTery 25 — Artists Of Color Transforming The Cultural Landscape

Introducing creatives of color to watch, today and in the coming years. They are artists who make Greater Boston a brighter, more dynamic place and enrich the public sphere.

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A #maculardegeneration odyssey leaves me feeling like a cross between Peter Sellers finding he can walk in 'Dr. Strangelove' and Roman Polanski in "The Tenant." My @WBURARtery essay: wbur.fm/3zIBcT1 cc @MacularHope
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A macular degeneration odyssey, with a little help from friends like @LeighMontville, @Celtics, #Beethoven, @ wbur.fm/3mOPQV9
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What a way for #Boston #theater to restart. 'The Tempest' on the Common is the best @commshakes ever. Kudos to @SteveMaler, John Douglas Thompson, @naelnacer and the whole cast and crew. @Jwills1 review in @WBURartery: wbur.fm/3ld4ncd cc @artsboston @StageSourceBos

Our Revels Now Are Restarted: 'The Tempest' Gets Boston Theater Buzzing Again On The Common

John Douglas Thompson leads a pitch-perfect cast, says critic Jacquinn Sinclair.

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I hadn't been to @JacobsPillow in ages. A treat to go back. Also revisiting @the_clark and discovering a new fun music place, The Foundry in @Weststockbridge, featuring a fascinating, rousing @sxipshirey. @WBURArtery Berkshires Notebook with @jwills1: wbur.fm/3l8BIoO
Berkshires Notebook: Dance At Jacob's Pillow, Art At Mass MoCA And The Clark, Live Music At The...

Berkshires Notebook: Dance At Jacob's Pillow, Art At Mass MoCA And The Clark, Live Music At The...

Arts & culture writers Jacquinn Sinclair and Ed Siegel take in dance, music and art as their Western Massachusetts coverage continues.

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.@shakeandco and @BarringtonStage continue to represent what's great about #Berkshires #theater. Christopher Lloyd is an underrated, understated 'Lear.' Reed Birney and son reminded us what live theater can do that Zoom can't. Our @WBURartery notebook: wbur.fm/3i8Srq3
Berkshires Notebook: Theater Is Thriving, Diversity Is Gaining, Christopher Lloyd Is Affecting

Berkshires Notebook: Theater Is Thriving, Diversity Is Gaining, Christopher Lloyd Is Affecting

ARTery writers Jacquinn Sinclair and Ed Siegel roam the Berkshires in search of post-pandemic sustenance. In their first entry, the pair take in the offerings at three renowned theaters.

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I had a blast roaming around @TheBerkshires with my @WBURARtery colleague Jacquinn Sinclair (@Jwills1). Today's Notebook centers on food (@MezzeGroup, Mission in @ArtsPittsfield); books and Berkshire Botanical Garden. wbur.fm/3rBsGSv
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Thanks, Sandy. I'm going tomorrow (Wednesday).
Sandy MacDonald (@SandyMacDonald) profile pictureSandy MacDonald@SandyMacDonald27 Jul 2021
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And this after quitting his job hawking computers and embarking on a new career in his 30s. See @siegeled ‘s excellent recent profile: wbur.org/news/2021/07/14/joh…
John Douglas Thompson Embodies Shakespeare's Complexities For A Post-Pandemic World

John Douglas Thompson Embodies Shakespeare's Complexities For A Post-Pandemic World

Those who’ve seen the actor play Othello are eagerly anticipating his turn as Prospero in the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's return to Boston Common with “The Tempest” July 21-Aug. 8.

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John Douglas Thompson has been great at @shakeandco, @trinityrep, @americanrep, @TheHuntington, and in "Mare" on @HBO. Now he's Prospero with @commshakes on Boston Common. My interview for @WBURartery. wbur.fm/3ipwTEL
John Douglas Thompson Embodies Shakespeare's Complexities For A Post-Pandemic World

John Douglas Thompson Embodies Shakespeare's Complexities For A Post-Pandemic World

Those who’ve seen the actor play Othello are eagerly anticipating his turn as Prospero in the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's return to Boston Common with “The Tempest” July 21-Aug. 8.

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Great argument on separating the art from the artist by Kaylie Jones in @thedailybeast in regard to Ernest Hemingway's vile letter about James Jones. bit.ly/3g3zQeh
Novelist James Jones Showed Grace in the Face of Hemingway’s Cruelty

Novelist James Jones Showed Grace in the Face of Hemingway’s Cruelty

Hearing Hemingway’s famously nasty letter about her father read aloud in the new Burns and Novick documentary came as a rude shock.

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Looking forward to going back to @TanglewoodMA this summer. Nice interview with Mark Volpe of @BostonSymphony by @CristelaGuerra in @WBURartery. wbur.fm/3vMcIq8

BSO Announces Return Of In-Person Audiences At Tanglewood Music Festival

The orchestra will be returning to its Lenox venue July 9 through August 16, marking the its return to in-person performances since March of 2020.

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