Tanglewood Plans Full 2022 Season; James Taylor Returns for 4th

03:39PM / Thursday, January 20, 2022Print Story | Email Story

LENOX, Mass. — Tanglewood will hold its first full summer season since 2019, including the traditional James Taylor concert on the Fourth of July.

The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra canceled its entire 2020 season after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and shifted to virtual performances. Last year, there was a truncated season with shortened performances, distancing protocols and limited capacity.

The full-season schedule will run eight weekends of BSO, Boston Pops and Popular Artist concerts, and performances by the Fellows of Tanglewood Music Center. Ozawa Hall and the Linde Center for Music and Learning will both reopen to the public after being closed for two years.

The performance venue is again working with 9 Foundations Inc. to develop safety protocols that will be announced closer to the season, as well as announcements about youth, family and community programs, dining, and hours and locations for the campus shop.

"Each year I look forward to the orchestra's return to Tanglewood with ever greater anticipation, as we join our devoted music community for wonderful concerts in the beautiful setting of the Berkshire hills," said Music Director Andris Nelsons. "The 2022 Tanglewood season is filled with so many wonderful styles of compositoin, performed by the most extraordinary musicians working today, among them our very own Boston Symphony Orchestra. We hope today's announcement will excite music fames everywhere as we look forward to warmer days and a full summer season of inspiring performances at Tanglewood."

Tanglewood has also been host to numerous local graduations that were done virtually or relocated over the past two years. No word yet on whether the venue will again be filled with graduates in June.

It will be filled with music lovers and returning musicians: this season marks eight world and American premierres, 28 works by living composers and 21 artists making their Tanglewood or BSO debuts.

Tickets for Taylor's performance on July 3 go on sale on Jan. 31; the July 4 concert is sold out because of carryover tickets from the concerts canceled in 2020 and 2021. Ticketholders from the canceled concerts can use it this year or get credit or a refund.

In addition to Taylor, Tanglewood will host popular music stars Ringo Starr and his band on June 17; Bonnie Raitt on June 18; The Mavericks on June 27; and Earth, Wind & Fire on Aug. 9. Tanglewood on Parade is schedule for Aug. 2 and John Williams will be celebrated twice: first with the showing and live score of "Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back" ("Star Wars: A New Hope" was performed back in 2019) on July 15 and a 90th Birthday Celebration on Aug. 20 that will feature a selection of his concert music and film scores with guest artists.

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Great Barrington Public Theater Appoints Artistic Director

09:57AM / Monday, December 29, 2025

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater announced that Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha will now join Jim Frangione at the helm as Artistic Director of Great Barrington Public Theater.

"We at Great Barrington Public Theater are thrilled that Judy Braha will assume the role of Artistic Director alongside myself. I couldn't have asked for a better partner to help advance the interests of the theater as we move into the next phase of growth as the region's premiere developmental theater," Founder & Artistic Director Jim Frangione said. "Judy brings a tremendous amount of experience and value to our company and has, in just a few short years, grown and greatly enhanced GB Public Theater's signature program, Berkshires Voices, where playwrights develop their work, leading to public readings and in some cases workshops and full productions. I look forward to working more closely with Judy to select the next generation of plays to be presented under the GB Public banner. It's a "Bear" of a job! But we feel great about the direction of our theater."

Judy Braha joined the GB Public artistic leadership team in 2023 as the Associate Artistic Director after 2 years directing for the company. She has since then been collaborating with Founder and Artistic Director Jim Frangione on the selection of new work for readings and full productions in the summer season. Her impressive portfolio of credits and accomplishments strengthened Great Barrington Public's creative programming and offered new perspectives to the body of works and events produced each year.

Judy Braha has been a career director, actor, teacher and artist for social justice for over four decades with directorial credits in theaters and universities throughout New England. She led the M.F.A. Directing Program at Boston University's School of Theater, retiring in 2022 after 29 years of service at BU.

"Judy has the strength of commitment, leadership and passion for theater and how it affects communities that fit hand-in-glove with our founding mission and core beliefs," Founder and Producing Director Deann Halper Simmons explains. "Her artistic integrity, sense of stage esthetic and ability to make important choices that craft life from the script continues to be a great asset to our company and growth."

"Judy's distinguished artistic voice has significantly contributed to the exceptional growth of GB Public in recent years," Managing Director Serena Johnson added. "We are truly excited to have her stepping into this leadership role in the 2026 season."

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