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Gail M. Burns has been a professional, independent theatre critic since 1997. She studied theatre at Sarah Lawrence College with Obie Award-winner Shirley Kaplan and Tony Award-winner Wilford Leach. She has been working with young people in the theatre since 1971. The Burns family owned and operated the Starlight Stage Youth Theatre in Williamstown, MA, for 45 years. Gail is a direct descendant of Eleanor of Aquitaine, among many, many other people.
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REVIEW: “My Way: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra” at The Theater Barn

by Berkshire On StageJune 19, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2002 If you like the Lawrence Welk Show, then you will just love My Way, a lightweight entertainment billed as…

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REVIEW: “Dirty Blonde” at The Theater Barn

by Berkshire On StageJune 19, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2002 If you take a close look at Mae West (1893-1980), you will see that she is nothing that…

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REVIEW: “Assassins” at The Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageMay 21, 2002

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2002 I think it takes real chutzpah to stage Assassins less than a year after 9/11. In a summer season where…

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REVIEW: “The Sound of Music” at The Mac-Haydn

by Berkshire On StageMay 21, 2002

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…

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REVIEW: “Golda’s Balcony” at Shakespeare & Company

by Berkshire On StageMay 19, 2002

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…

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REVIEW: “Quilters” at The Ghent Playhouse

by Berkshire On StageJanuary 21, 2002

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…

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REVIEW: The Drury Drama Team Presents “The Miracle Worker”

by Berkshire On StageDecember 18, 2001

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…

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REVIEW: “The Smell of the Kill” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival

by Berkshire On StageAugust 18, 2001

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…

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