Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2004 “Never mind the why and whereforeLove can level ranks and therefore…”– W.S. Gilbert On the off chance that you have not seen, heard, or heard of H.M.S. Pinafore in the 126 years since it first opened in London in 1878, the idea that love levels…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March, 2004 When I was six or seven years old, shortly after I learned to read, I became enamored of DC comics. The mock mythology of Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Green Latern, etc. became enthralling to me. My parents allowed me to read them…

Previewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2004 “What is a fact in the context of autobiography? A fact is something that happened to me or something I experienced. It can also be something I thought happened to me, something I thought I experienced. Or, indeed, an autobiographical fact can be…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2004 This is not a very good production of Aeschylus’ “Agamemnon.” The 95% of the acting is quite atrocious, but you are distracted frequently by the bad costumes, so that provides some relief. The set, on the other hand, is quite striking, which is…

Previewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2004 Why Greek tragedy in the depths of winter? “Because nothing is more hot and exciting than ‘Agamemnon,” replied director Frank LaFrazia, Artistic Director of Main Street Stage, “The words are so rich and the questions the play poses are so relevant to today.”…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2004 This show is everything you would expect a musical about a spelling bee to be. It is tuneful and cheerful. Each character gets a little moment – a little scene and song – to explain themselves and ingratiate themselves into our hearts. If…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2004 “We’re talking about a style that became a way of being for a lot of people. English cultural history between the world wars is, in some extremely large part, Noël Coward. He put himself into the narrative the English tell themselves about their…