REVIEW: “Via Dolorosa” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2006 For it would seem that we write not with the fingers, but with the whole person. The nerve…
REVIEW: “Auntie and Me” at Chester Theatre Company
by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 As a critic, I can never leave a show early, nor do I often feel inclined to do so,…
REVIEW: “Two Rooms” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 Michael Wells, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, is being held hostage by Shiite Muslim extremists.…
REVIEW: “Rent” at the Colonial Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 About halfway through the very long first act of Rent I was beginning to panic. Why wasn’t I thrilled and…
REVIEW: “Gigi” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2006 When you say the name Gigi people usually have rapturous responses linked directly to their memories of the 1958 musical…
REVIEW: “Guys and Dolls” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2006 This production is all about the Shook sisters – Karla and Kelly – who play Miss Sarah Brown…
REVIEW: “Engaging Shaw” at Oldcastle
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 “Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the constancy of its vows are the very…
REVIEW: “Martha Mitchell Calling” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2006 I am linking this review of the 2006 production at Shakespeare & Company to the 2007 production at…