Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2002 Oh dear, oh dear! How to delicately put this…? Mr. Richard Smithies, co-owner and director of the Greenwoods Theatre at Norfolk, has seen fit to star himself in the current production of A Private Buffoon, a one-man musical focusing on the professional life of Sir W.S.…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2002 The last time I saw an (almost) one woman show about Sophie Tucker, I wrote the following: “Whenever [the star] opens her mouth to sing, the show gets exciting. But then the book inevitably comes tromping back in. Just let this woman sing!…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2002 I am about to launch in to a scintillating dissertation of the creative history of Crazy For You, so if you want to cut to the chase and find out whether or not the production currently running at the Mac-Haydn is any good, let…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2002 The Spirit of ’76 is alive and well at the Mac-Haydn this week in this lively, well-staged production of the Tony award-winning musical play 1776 brimming with talent and excitement. Towards the end of the second act I actually found myself biting my nails and…
