Gail Burns has been waiting for a long time for a Merchant of Venice worthy of her bucket list. Does Tina Packer’s new staging in Lenox redeem this controversial play? Read on…
Here’s a show that has it all: great cast, fun songs, twisted plot, a man (and woman) eating plant and swift direction that keeps things moving along at a brisk pace. Critic Larry Murray loved it.
Critic Charles Giuliano takes a long, heartfelt look at a play that “takes a chunk out of your heart and psyche,” and continues to linger in his mind.
“Williamstown Theatre Festival has mounted an outstanding production of this seldom-performed play with the marvelous Marisa Tomei leading an exceptional cast,” writes Macey Levin.
Our reviewer, Macey Levin, finds this new play about an injured combat veteran at Shakespeare & Company well written and acted with poignancy and truth, but sometimes too contained.
Tamara Tunie and Michael Hayden play an estranged, interracial couple who collide as they confront an unexpected crisis involving their son, the police, and an abandoned car. The new play by Christopher Demos-Brown has already received the Laurents/Hatcher Award. Julianne Boyd directs.
A very timely musical from 50+ years ago, “Fiorello!” and its youthful cast attacks both corrupt business-as-usual politics and the struggle of the working stiffs with good humor and great songs.
Debra Jo Rupp leads a strong cast who get not only laughs, but our empathy in this dynamic production directed by a flawless Rob Ruggiero.
