REVIEW: “Don Pasquale” at the Berkshire Opera Festival
by Fred Baumgarten Comedy, arguably one of the two greatest human gifts – the other being music – is a timeless art. Picture an arrow…
REVIEW: “Shylock” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Does anyone remember Tubal? Aside from Shylock, he’s the only Jewish character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice; in fact, they are…
REVIEW: “Fall Springs” at Barrington Stage
by Barbara Waldinger A musical about fracking? Is it doomed to share the fate suffered by entertainments on such unlikely subjects as Anne Frank…
REVIEW: Topdog/Underdog” at Shakespeare & Company
by Roseann Cane I lived in Manhattan for many years, and, particularly downtown and in other neighborhoods heavily populated with tourists, fast-talking young men…
REVIEW: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Sharon Playhouse
by Macey Levin Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the first successful show written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice; it was…
REVIEW: “Hamilton” at Proctors
by Roseann Cane Information about the HAM4HAM Lottery Yes: it’s every bit as good as you’ve heard. There are many reasons why Hamilton…
REVIEW: “What We May Be” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Macey Levin The Berkshire Theatre Group’s world premiere production of Kathleen Clark’s What We May Be has a few problems, the major one…
REVIEW: “Before the Meeting” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Roseann Cane A small gem of a play, now in its world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Adam Bock’s Before the Meeting presents…