Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004 I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Catholic Church. If I was or had been, or if I had attended a Catholic school, I think my opinions on this show would be very different. Certainly, Shoes, as it…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004 I knew that I had reviewed a previous production of The King and I at the Mac-Haydn many years ago, and that I had had some problems with it. Looking back at my review from 1998, I see that it was the first show I…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004 Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) was 60 years old when Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut. At the time, it was the largest circus venture in American history. Shortly thereafter Barnum coined the phrase “The greatest show on earth,”…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004. It is always a treat to see actress Annette Miller on the stage. And I don’t wonder at her choice of vehicles this time around – I can see the allure of playing the charming and eccentric Diana Vreeland, mid-20th century fashionista to…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004. If you did not see this show during its November/December run last year, I would encourage you to go. It is a delightful play – funny and profound – with excellent central performances by Tina Packer and Diane Prusha. My only warning to you is…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004 (On July 28th Christine Marie Brown took over the role of Rosalind. Click HERE to read my update.) I saw As You Like It with a crowd of Elderhostel folks. An elderly man was seated to my left and when the final curtain fell (metaphorically,…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004 Okay, this is another one of those revues, the kind I usually don’t like. The formula is simple, take an even number of attractive and moderately talented young men and women and select a group of songs with a common theme – they…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004 Every season the Theater Barn trots out a murder mystery. This year it is Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, considered by fans to be one of her finest works for the stage. Sure enough, before the lights come up a murder is committed, and…
