Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 As I was leaving the Mac-Haydn after seeing their first public performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast I observed a child of about seven or eight leaping straight up and down in great glee exclaiming “I just loved that show! It was so exciting!”…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 “Perhaps the secret to Simon’s success is his ability…to show us — between, in, and around the funny lines — the pain, aspiration, and sheer panic behind all those unforgettable characters.” – from the Kennedy Center Honors Biography of Neil Simon Batten down…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 This is NOT the best of all possible Candides. If all of my colleagues have also led with this all-too-obvious remark, I apologize, but I make it a policy not to read any other reviews before I write my own, and this is the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 (Click HERE for production photos.) “The art of stage performance cannot be judged by how closely the actors can imitate or recreate ordinary, everyday life on stage. An actor uses his words and gestures to try to convince his audience of something profoundly true. It…
