Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 Party Come Here is a lively and intriguing new musical with a book by Daniel Goldfarb and music and lyrics by David Kirschenbaum being given a very fine production under the direction of Christopher Ashley on the Nikos Stage at the WTF. When I…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 “The stately homes of England tho’ rather in the lurch,Provide a lot of chances for psychical researchThere’s a ghost of a crazy younger son,Who murder’d in thirteen fifty one,An extremely rowdy nun (who resented it),And people who come to callMeet her in the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 “Those closest to the Murphys found it almost impossible to describe the special quality of their life, or the charm it had for their friends. They were utterly captivating.”– Calvin Tomkins, Living Well Is the Best Revenge Villa America is a piece of theatre manufactured…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 To my great surprise, I got to see Dissonance on the Nikos Stage at the WTF. And I liked it very much. Coincidentally, exactly a week earlier my younger son had turned to me and asked “What does dissonance mean?” And even though I know…
Here is a conundrum: while I laughed a lot at “Lounge-Zilla!” I didn’t actually have fun. The curtain call was one of those “Phew! Glad that’s over” moments. And the show was barely an hour long. I think perhaps I am: A) too old (younger members of the audience seemed…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 If you are now or have ever been a teen-aged girl, you must go and see So Kiss Me Already, Herschel Gertz! which has only two more performances at the Daniels Arts Center on the Simon’s Rock campus as part of the 2007 Berkshire Fringe Festival. If you…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 I want to make it clear that this commentary is based on a one-night-only performance of these three short plays. While not staged readings, these were also not full productions, and no admission was charged. What I saw were clearly works in progress…
by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 Long before I started officially reviewing BSC shows here on GailSez.com, I used to save up my pennies and make the hour and fifteen minute one-way drive down to Sheffield to see the Barrington Stage musicals. Not only were they professionally presented, but there…
