Joe Donahue

One of the premiere violinists in the world - Joshua Bell - will return to Tanglewood tomorrow night to perform the world premiere of Edgar Meyer’s Double Concerto for violin, double bass, and orchestra for their opening weekend. TThat performance will be conducted by Kansas City Symphony Music Director, Michael Stern, making his Tanglewood and BSO debut.

Tony Simotes and Elizabeth Aspenleider from Shakespeare and Company - tell us about the many and varied exciting projects they are working on.

Bassist and composer, Edgar Meyer joins us. Joshua Bell will return to Tanglewood tomorrow night and join Meyer in performing  the world premiere of Meyer’s Double Concerto for violin, double bass, and orchestra.

Ellen Highstein joins us to talk about the experience young musicians have at the Tanglewood Music Center.

It's always a treat to speak with BSO Artistic Administrator, Tony Fogg about the planning and execution of a Tanglewood season.

It's always fun talking to BSO's Managing Director, Mark Volpe, about the Tanglewood season in store.

Williamstown Theatre Festival's second Nikos Stage production of the season is a Jessica Stone directed mounting of Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers. We welcome Jessica Stone and actors Leslie Bibb and Brooks Ashmanskas to The Roundtable.

Susie Essman is one of the stars in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers, running on the Nikos Stage July 11 – 22 - and on July 23rd she'll present a night of stand-up on the Mainstage.

We welcome Lewis Black back to the show to talk about his upcoming WTF Benefit - "The Importance of Being Lewis" - One Slight Hitch, and, well, the state of the world.