REVIEW: “tiny father” at Barrington Stage Company
by Roseann Cane We first see Daniel (Andy Lucien), a 30-something event planner for a major bookstore chain, as he bursts into the NICU (Neonatal…
REVIEW: “Something Rotten” Playhouse Stage Company in Washington Park
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss As someone privileged to see the original Broadway production of Something Rotten in 2015, starring Brian D’Arcy James and Tony winner Christian…
REVIEW: “The Making of a Great Moment” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Macey Levin The theatre, the world, and life are at the core of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s complex play-within-a-play The Making of a Great Moment…
REVIEW: “The Contention (Henry VI, Part II)” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) is probably Shakespeare’s first play, according to the program note of the Director, Tina Packer. As…
REVIEW: “Something Rotten” at the Sharon Playhouse
by Macey Levin There is a rollicking production of a witty and very corny show with exuberant musical numbers at the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon,…
REVIEW: “Misery” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Jana Lillie Friday night, I went to the Dorset Theatre Festival see the preview of Misery, the play by William Goldman, based on the…
REVIEW: “42nd Street” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch Is there a better way to celebrate the first full day of summer than an evening spent at a theater putting on…
REVIEW: “Photograph 51” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 is not only significant because of its account of Dr. Rosalind Franklin, a Jewish female scientist whose essential…