Hershey Felder in Maestro: Leonard Bernstein

Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:00p

Paramount Center: Paramount Mainstage Boston, MA

In a poignant, finely wrought portrait, Hershey Felder explores the inner conflicts of a musical genius who packed several careers into one lifetime, but wished he had devoted more time to composing the masterwork of which he was capable. - Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

The Broadway legacy of Lawrence-born, Harvard-educated composer Leonard Bernstein includes "West Side Story," "Candide," and "On the Town." Hershey Felder will fill you in on these adn the maestro's other accomplishments in his one-man… Show more show, "Maestro: Leonard Bernstein," presented by ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage. -- June Wulff, Globe Staff

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‘Maestro’ grapples with Leonard Bernstein

(no rating) May 1, 2012 - Boston.com - Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

There are some giant figures — Norman Mailer and Marlon Brando come to mind – who forged spectacular, game-changing careers to which those nagging words “but’’ and “what if?’’ nonetheless cling.

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Actor tries to capture essence of Bernstein

(no rating) April 30, 2012 - Boston.com - Patti Hartigan, Globe Correspondent

Hershey Felder will be the first to tell you: He is no Leonard Bernstein. Like the late maestro, he is a singer, actor, composer, pianist, talker, impresario, director, and host of elaborate parties.

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