by Gail M. Burns, July, 2005. This gentle and perfect afternoon of theatre puts me in mind of a modest engagement ring: two perfect twinkling diamond chips set in a soft setting of warm yellow gold. Not big and flashy but breathtakingly beautiful to those who take the time to…
by Gail M. Burns, June, 2005. The other day, while working on updating this Web site, I came upon a button that asked me to “click here for a chance to win free tickets” to a performance of The Underpants at New Century Theatre. I figured that the worst that could happen…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 We have all heard the old saying “Old age is not for sissies.” Well, it would be hard to tell that old age is a time of change and challenge based on the four senior citizens depicted in Joe DiPietro’s comedy Over the River…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 I just loved the Barrington Stage Company production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies which is flawlessly cast and energetically performed. But then I am a real geek when it comes to Broadway musicals and a big fan of Stephen Sondheim. For me it is a thrill…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 In 1999, Time Magazine looked back over the entire 20th century, a century that saw the American musical take shape, and named Rodgers and Hammerstein’s second collaboration Carousel the Best Musical of the Century! High praise indeed. Rodgers and Hammerstein themselves liked Carousel the best of all…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 Every year, usually early in the season, the Mac-Haydn treats local audiences to a gem from the canon of English operetta. These are memorable because, with the exception of a couple of the Savoy operas, operetta is seldom heard these days. In its…
by Gail M. Burns, June, 2005. In years to come, when someone asks me about The Ice Glen, I think that I will tell them that I saw it on a crisp fall day, when the scenery outside of the Spring Lawn mansion was ablaze with color and the geese could…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2005 Much to my surprise and delight, I was invited to Caffè Lena on May 1st to see and review humorist Dirck Toll in the world premiere of his satirical/theatrical monologue entitled Irregular Opposition. Dirck Toll bills himself as a humorist. A Schenectady resident, he has performed…
