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Updated 9/22/2016

Belle Linda Halpern/CRAVINGS

  • M

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

After a critically acclaimed run at the Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA, we're booking

"CRAVINGS: Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction"

a Jewish-American take on our constant cravings, featuring celebrated Boston cabaret artist Belle Linda Halpern, & Ron Roy on piano. Directed by Sabrina Hamilton.

Hunger for food. Hunger for food. For love. For acceptance. For fame . . . and for true nourishment!

This theatre/cabaret hybrid is a funny and thought-provoking look at our search for what feeds us.

Songs that range from Tin Pan Alley classics to pop anthems, contemporary ballads and Yiddish showstoppers are spiced with comic personal narrative reflecting Halpern’s Jewish-American culinary journey.

As she prepares the traditional Passover dish charoset, and finally serves it to the audience, Halpern’s humorous take on our constant cravings evolves to a life-affirming call to taste the sweetness in the everyday.

  • The Boston Globe has called Belle Linda Halpern’s work “stunning, both as music and theater” as she sensuously croons ballads, powerfully belts out the blues, and, with lightning speed and hilarity, whips out a patter song.
  • The Boston Herald hails her as, “Boston’s best singing actor” as she tells her story in a way that touches our stories with the music and lyrics of American and European cabaret songs.

Find Me

Sabrina Hamilton
Job Title: Director
Phone: 413-427-6147
Address:
Amherst, MA 01004

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Theater - General
  • Theater - Devised / Artist-Led
  • Theater - Musical
  • Theater - Solo / One-Person Show

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Residency - Community
Seasons Active: spring, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 20

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Immigrant Populations

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Network of Ensemble Theaters

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Network of Ensemble Theaters

Awards

Awards:

  • Nominated for Best Solo Performance by the Independent Reviewers of New England (I.R.N.I.E)

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Fee range:

$200 - $3,000

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Fee range:

$200 - $3,000

Touring Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • The show is fairly simple. We require a tuned piano in good condition, a piano bench or stool, a wireles lav mic, with appropriate receiver, amp, mixer, speakers and monitors, and simple theatrical lighting. We will provide props and set pieces.

Fee Range:

$1,500 - $6,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

2

Maximum Number of Performers:

2