REVIEW: “The Cake” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Walldinger Directions for a perfect production of The Cake:Â Â start with a brilliant, sensitive and brave playwright (Bekah Brunstetter), add a director who…
REVIEW: “Bar Mitzvah Boy” at Chester Theatre Company
by Barbara Waldinger Metaphor: the oft-repeated word describing Rabbi Michael Levitz-Sharon (Tara Franklin)’s view of biblical stories in Mark-Leiren-Young’s Bar Mitzvah Boy. The Creation of…
REVIEW: “Morning After Grace” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger For its first production of the 2018 season, Shakespeare & Company dispenses with kings, queens and wars, instead seeking a perfect marriage…
REVIEW: “Damn Yankees” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger The Mac-Haydn Theatre, celebrated for its spectacular musical revivals, opened its 50th season with the Tony-award winning Damn Yankees. The performance delivered…
REVIEW: “Leni” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger For the past four years, Bridge Street Theatre has laudably dared to present challenging plays with highly controversial central characters. Following up…
REVIEW: “Cabaret” at the Ghent Playhouse
A Snapshot of the Weimar Republic by Barbara Waldinger The classic Kander and Ebb musical CABARET portrays sexual depravity as a metaphor for the decadence…
REVIEW: “Where Storms Are Born” at Williamstown
Weathering Family Storms by Barbara Waldinger The 2017 season underlines Williamstown Theatre Festival’s commitment to new work. Six of the seven plays at the Festival…