REVIEW: “The Sound of Music” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May, 2002 Nuns wearing wimplesAnd captains with whistlesBrave young MariaAnd Nazis who bristleEdelweiss, goatherds,And children who singThese are a few…
REVIEW: “Golda’s Balcony” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2002. This is superb theatre. One fine actress, Annette Miller, one great playwright, William Gibson, one inspired director, Daniel…
REVIEW: “Quilters” at The Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2002 Quilters is a fascinating show based on real stories of 19th century pioneer women in the American west. Most…
REVIEW: The Drury Drama Team Presents “The Miracle Worker”
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2001 “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller (1880-1968) I do…
REVIEW: “The Smell of the Kill” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2001 “Now give three cheers. I?ll lead the way. Hoorah, hoorah, hooray!” – W.S. Gilbert, H.M.S. Pinafore Now give three…
REVIEW: “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2001 Like many people of my respectable middle age, I have a personal attachment to Jesus Christ Superstar born of it…
REVIEW: “Victor, Victoria” at the Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2001 For reasons best left undisclosed, I have seen the 1982 film version of Victor, Victoria many more times than I…
REVIEW: “And God Created Great Whales” at MASS MoCA
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2001 I see an awful lot of traditional, realistic, proscenium-bound theatre, so when the opportunity arises to see something…