FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Richard Marx will appear at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on December 4. In addition, the Mahaiwe will present pianist Sean Mason in a jazz trio on November 21 at the Indigo Room, along with a robust calendar of already-scheduled programming.
Richard Marx
Richard Marx will perform on the Mahaiwe mainstage on Friday, December 4 at 8 p.m.
Marx is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and producer whose career has spanned four decades of chart success and creative reinvention. With over 45 million albums sold, one billion streams, and fourteen number-one singles to his name (including “Right Here Waiting,” “Hazard” and “Hold On to the Nights”), Marx is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on the Billboard charts, and one of only two artists – alongside Michael Jackson – to write a number-one song in four different decades.
Marx’s work extends far beyond his own recordings, having written for and produced artists including Luther Vandross, Keith Urban, NSYNC, Barbra Streisand and Burt Bacharach. His latest album After Hours (featuring Rod Stewart & Kenny G) debuted at number 14 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz Albums chart and was praised by The New York Times, USA Today, Billboard and more. He also hosts the hit podcast Stories to Tell (with guests including Paul Stanley, Rick Springfield and Kenny Loggins).
Tickets are $49 to $99 with discounts for Mahaiwe Members and individuals ages 30 and under.
Sean Mason Trio
Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Sean Mason will perform two sets at the Indigo Room on Saturday, November 21 at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Mason will perform with a trio.
Mason stands as one of the most compelling and visionary artists to emerge from the jazz tradition in the 21st century – a jazz pianist and composer whose impact extends far beyond the bandstand. A Grammy nominee, Bessie Award-winner, and Bistro Award-recipient, Mason has distinguished himself not merely as a leading voice within the music industry, but as a cultural architect reshaping the genre’s relationship with style, movement, and artistic identity.
From his roots in Charlotte, N.C., to the world stage, Mason’s trajectory reflects a steady and self-defined evolution. Shaped by formative experiences at Juilliard and within the lineage of the Marsalis tradition, he has developed a voice that is distinctly his own.
For Mason, jazz is not an act of presentation, but a condition of discovery, one in which meaning is formed in real time, and where musicians and listeners arrive together at something more truthful than either could have produced alone.
Mason’s performance will follow the arrival of his latest release, State of the Art (out October 16), featuring his trio.
Tickets are $49 general admission, café table seating.
Tickets
Tickets go on sale to Mahaiwe Members on Wednesday, August 19 at noon, and to the public on Friday, August 21 at noon.
Tickets can be purchased online at mahaiwe.org, or by calling or visiting the Box Office, 413-528-0100, on Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
To learn more about Mahaiwe Membership, contact Brenna Hull at 413-644-9040 x107 or brenna@mahaiwe.org, or visit mahaiwe.org/membership.
Individuals ages 30 and under are eligible for $15 youth tickets for live Mahaiwe Presents events on the mainstage. Visit or call the Box Office to redeem this offer.
About the Mahaiwe
Located in downtown Great Barrington, Mass., the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is the year-round presenter of world-class music, dance, theater, opera, classic films, Live in HD broadcasts, and arts education programs for the southern Berkshires and neighboring regions. The intimate jewel box of a theater opened in 1905. Since 2005, the performing arts center has hosted over 2,500 events and welcomed over 600,000 people through its doors. More than 28,000 students from 77 different schools have benefited from the Mahaiwe’s school-time performances and residencies. In 2025, the Mahaiwe opened a second performance venue, the Indigo Room. For more information, see mahaiwe.org.
About the Indigo Room
The Indigo Room is a flexible performance venue in the former Great Barrington firehouse building at 20 Castle Street, next door to the historic Mahaiwe theater. Audience capacity ranges between 75 and 150 based on the floor plan for a given performance.
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