REVIEW: “The Lion in Winter” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger The Lion in Winter, James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play, contains a unique mix of historical and contemporary elements. Though the year is…
REVIEW: “Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger In describing Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, director Margo Whitcomb refers to “the common and overused device of an older celebrity…
REVIEW: “Seascape” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger The stage at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn has been transformed into a beach where a middle-aged, English-speaking, long-married couple are suddenly confronted…
REVIEW: “Xanadu” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Picture a musical consisting of seven of the nine Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus (supposedly the other two are in the band),…
REVIEW: “Measure for Measure” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, now being staged at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse, is known as a “problem play.” Neither tragedy…
REVIEW: Berkshire Opera Festival’s “Don Giovanni”
by Barbara Waldinger In the age of Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein, how is a director embarking on a production of one of the many…
REVIEW: “Thirst” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Barbara Waldinger “Set during Eugene O’Neill’s classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night, failure, denial and passion roil as two Irish servants and an American…
REVIEW: “To the Moon and Back” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Barbara Waldinger Chester Theatre Company’s mission statement includes two important goals: offering audiences “fresh perspectives on vital issues” and developing and supporting new work. …