Belle Linda Halpern and

CRAVINGS: Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction

Belle Linda Halpern's original, heartwarming show CRAVINGS: Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction is a funny, thought-provoking Jewish-American take on our constant cravings for food, love, acceptance, fame…and true nourishment. She has been called "Stunning, as both music and theater" in the Boston Globe. The Boston Herald hails her as “Boston's best singing actor.” 

CRAVINGS: Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction includes songs that range from Tin Pan Alley classics to pop anthems, contemporary ballads and Yiddish showstoppers 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. Belle Linda Halpern has performed CRAVINGS to sold-out runs, received a nomination for best solo show in Boston, and was named in Boston's Globe's round up of best Boston theater in 2009.

“Sassy…sweet…rousing--with impeccable phrasing, rich coloring and infectious exuberance… Halpern should consider taking "Cravings" around the world.” – The Jewish Advocate

“Undeniably warm and homey…winningly delivered. She can put a lump in your throat one moment...a smile on your face the next...and expertly locate the laughs!” – The Boston Globe

CRAVINGS is a Ko Theater Works production, created by Belle Linda Halpern in collaboration with musical director/accompanist Ron Roy and director Sabrina Hamilton. A sure-fire hit with audiences, it has been designed to travel, and holds particular appeal for Jewish audiences, cabaret fans, parents and, of course, all those who love food.

For more reviews and info on CRAVINGS, go to www.cravingscabaret.com

 

CRAVINGS: Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction Trailer

About Belle Linda Halpern:

Belle has performed as a cabaret singer and actor at clubs and theaters including New York's Town Hall in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Paris, Munich, Jerusalem, and Bombay. Each summer she sings cabaret concerts in the villas and castles of Northern Italy. 

Belle has co-created  Moon Over Dark Street , a Brecht/Weill Cabaret with Pilgrim Theatre;  Cutting Crosstown: From 2nd Avenue to Broadway  with fellow performer Jeffrey Korn; and her one woman shows  Songs from the Brink, Songs of Love and Agitation  and The Love Songs of Rodgers and Sondheim . On the Jewish theater circuit, venues have included the JCCs of St. Paul, MN; Rochester, NY; Newton, New Bedford and Stoughton, MA; as well as Jewish events from Phoenix, Arizona to Kansas City, Missouri. Belle's interest in Weill and Yiddish music was inspired by the generous spirit of her teacher, Martha Schlamme.

A graduate of Harvard/Radcliffe, she performs in French and Italian as well as Yiddish and Hebrew. Her theater roles include Esther in Elizabeth Swados' rock opera  Esther , Alice in her   Alice in Concert , Josephine in Laura Harrington's  N (Bonaparte ) and Sally in  Cabaret .  Belle's other theater credits include work with Robert Wilson and Andrew Serban at the American Repertory Theater.  She has taught singing and performance since 1991 at Harvard University and each summer in Italy through the Tuscany Project.

“Halpern shapes a unique dramatic performance with each musical change of mood...brassy and exuberant...hot and bluesy...and how she can put the torch to a song." – The Boston Herald

What the Press has said About

CRAVINGS: Songs of Hunger & Satisfaction:

“Undeniably warm and homey…winningly delivered. She can put a lump in your throat one moment... a smile on your face the next... and expertly locate the laughs!” – The Boston Globe

"The hits keep coming ... from torchy to wistful to brassy and bold!... delicious cabaret experience" – Edge Boston

“With impeccable phrasing, rich coloring and infectious exuberance…rang[ing] from a sassy delivery of Cab Calloway's "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House" to a sweet rendition of John Bucchino's "Grateful" to a rousing version of Yiddish favorite "Roumania, Roumania," Halpern… should consider taking "Cravings" around the world.”

Belle Linda Halpern in the studio recording “If I Can Dream”

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