Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 The only sure thing about the existing version of “Anything Goes” is that Cole Porter wrote the music and lyrics. He didn’t write all of them for the original “Anything Goes” which opened in Broadway in 1934, but he did write them. Beyond…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 “Come on and meetThose dancing feet.On the avenueI’m takin’ you to –42nd street!”– Al Dubin This is it. The Mac-Haydn has pulled out all the stops and come up with an all singing, all dancing extravaganza. Pack up grandma, grandpa and the kiddies…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 “Godspell” was the first show I ever saw at the Theater Barn. It was their second seaon and they were performing in a store front in downtown New Lebanon, where the Hitching Post Cafe is now (good place to catch a bite to…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 There are pros and cons to the production of “Guys and Dolls” currently running at the Theater Barn. The pros come mostly from sudden bursts of talent and energy from the cast. The cons lie squarely at the feet of director and choreographer…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 In 1962 Sid Ceasar was the reigning King of America Comics. He made a triumphant return to the Broadway stage in “Little Me” – a musical tailor-made for him by a hand-picked creative team. Neil Simon wrote the book, Cy Coleman wrote the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 1999 This is a very pleasant evening at the theatre. I left the house thinking, “This will be pleasant.” and when I turned to my companion at the end of the show she said, “Well, that was pleasant.” Pleasant. Pleasant is the word. Is…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 1999 Vikki True is a really great singer. Starring her in a bio-revue of the life and music of Sophie Tucker seems like a really good idea. True and her voice resemble Tucker’s in many ways, and Tucker is highly under-appreciated by modern audiences.…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 1999 “West Side Story” is the only musical on this season’s Mac-Haydn roster not to have won the Tony Award for Best Musical. It lost in 1957 to “The Music Man”, which opened the Mac-Haydn’s 1999 season. Comparing those two shows is like comparing…
