REVIEW: “The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 I confess that I don’t quite understand the current kiddy mania for all things piratical. But be that…
REVIEW: “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical” at The Theater Barn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 If you are a fan of the American musical theatre (and the work of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber)…
REVIEW: “The Atheist” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2008 George Bernard Shaw grouped his earliest published plays into volumes entitled Pleasant and Unpleasant. Using that system, Ronan…
REVIEW: “Beyond Therapy” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2008 Ah, the American mental health system. My most recent brush with it entailed a therapist who demanded that…
REVIEW: “The Mysteries of Harris Burdick” at Barrington Stage Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 If you are not already familiar with Chris Van Allsburg’s 1984 book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick I suggest that…
REVIEW: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at Barrington Stage Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 I defy anyone to dislike this show. It is just so funny and heartwarming, and contains some truly…
REVIEW: “Candida” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 Men have this problem with women. They want us to be virgins, they want us to be whores,…
REVIEW: “The Grass is Greener” at Oldcastle Theatre Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 On Friday night and Saturday afternoon I saw two romantic comedies, written about 70 years apart. Guess which…