Actors often become associated with a particular character—or at least a type of character. Some are cast as the friend in a romantic comedy or the gangster in a mob movie or the too-good-to-be-true defendant in a legal thriller.
Actor and pianist Hershey Felder has had a successful run on stage portraying legendary musicians—from Chopin and Beethoven to George Gershwin. Starting Thursday night and running through October 25, he’ll play Irving Berlin for Arizona Theatre Company.