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May 23, 2012 | Theatre,

What are your favorite Gershwin tunes?

Get ready for Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone, at the Paramount Center Mainstage MAY 30 – JUN 10, by sharing some of your favorite Gershwin melodies! Comment below and...

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May 1, 2012 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books and music related to GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE

By Corrie Glanville FILMS Manhattan (1979) No matter how many times I have seen Woody Allen’s Manhattan, I never tire of its shimmering black and white cinematography, its equally sparkling...

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April 18, 2012 | Theatre,

Hershey Felder: The Man Behind the Maestro

By Corrie Glanville Few contemporary theatre artists have the versatility of Hershey Felder, the Canadian-born pianist/singer/actor/conductor whose specialty is bringing seminal composers to life on stage, including Gershwin, Beethoven, Chopin,...

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April 17, 2012 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books and music related to MAESTRO: LEONARD BERNSTEIN

By Corrie Glanville FILMS Leonard Bernstein: Omnibus – The Historic TV Broadcasts (2010) Long before Alastair Cooke became the host of Masterpiece Theatre, he made his American television debut in...

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April 10, 2012 | Theatre,

“A Constellation of Moments”

Magda Romanska, Emerson professor and dramaturg for Café Variations provides behind the scenes insight into the production… The trouble is I can’t make sense of my life at all. I...

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April 3, 2012 | Theatre,

CAFÉ VARIATIONS: Meet the Choreographer

Dramaturgy student Tierra Bonser interviews Barney O’Hanlon, choreographer. Barney O’Hanlon, aside from playing the role of Harold in Café Variations, is working as choreographer on this (as many of the...

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April 2, 2012 | Theatre,

CAFÉ VARIATIONS: Meet the Lighting Designer

Emerson dramaturgy student Tierra Bonser interviews Brian Scott, Café Variations’ lighting designer. Brian Scott describes his role as lighting designer as a “visual storyteller with light composition, the purpose of...

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March 30, 2012 | Theatre,

Check out these films, books and music related to CAFÉ VARIATIONS

By Corrie Glanville FILMS Brief Encounter (1945) I had the opportunity to see Kneehigh Theatre’s captivating stage adaptation at the American Conservatory Theater a few years ago, which incorporated clips...

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