REVIEW: “RENT” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The unexpected tragic death of playwright, Jonathan Larson before Rent’s Off-Broadway opening in 1996 shattered the cast and the Broadway community. I remember…
REVIEW: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at theREP
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss When we think of the legendary Carole King, we most often picture her on the cover of her second studio album, Tapestry,…
REVIEW: “Native Gardens” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Emily Edelman Dorset Theatre Festival’s production of “Native Gardens” by Karen Zacarías deals with the serious topics of racial discrimination, environmentalism, ageism, class issues…
REVIEW: “Survival of the Unfit” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Emily Edelman The North American premiere of Oren Safdie’s “Survival of the Unfit” from Great Barrington Public Theater showcases the story of 39-year-old Samuel, who brings…
REVIEW: “Unreconciled” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Macey Levin Jay Sefton delivers a riveting performance in the powerful play Unreconciled at Chester Theatre Company. In his play, co-written with Mark Basquill,…
REVIEW: Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Emily Edelman Berkshire Theatre Group’s “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein,” being staged at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is as delightfully funny as you’d…
REVIEW: “Shake It Up: A Shakespearean Cabaret” at Shakespeare & Company
by Emily Edelman “Shake It Up: A Shakespearean Cabaret” was conceived by actor Jacob Ming-Trent and Shakespeare and Company artistic director Allyn Burrows as a…
REVIEW: “A Tender Thing” at Barrington Stage
by Barbara Waldinger How many actresses beyond their teenage years have bemoaned the fact that they will never get to play Juliet, never be cast…