Review: Berkshire Theatre Group tinkers with a classic: “Oklahoma!” at the Colonial
The core of a great musical has to be its heart and soul, not Brechtian nonsense.
Beastly “Lord of the Flies” a Triumph of Theatricality at Barrington Stage Company (To Oct 21)
The classic story now on stage reminds us how fragile civilization really is. . “The beast is inside all of us.”
“Cassandra Speaks” – Tod Randolph Shines as WWII Journalist Dorothy Thompson
A great story makes for great theatre at Shakespeare & Company. Read More…
Hair, The Tribal Rock Musical at Cohoes Music Hall – Burns and Murray Report
Don’t Miss this one, it’s “Hair” today, gone tomorrow. Gail and Larry dish about the show. Read More…
Rebuttal to Dissent Over the 2009 Berkshire Theatre Festival Production of “Ghosts”
by Gail M. Burns Let me make it very clear that this issue surrounding the BTF production of “Ghosts” is the proverbial Tempest in a…
Gail’s Letter to the Editor Concerning the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Posted September, 2006 To the Editor: Let’s be honest here. The Williamstown Theatre Festival has been all about itself and not about its audience for years. It…
OPINION: Why You Should Go See the BSC Musical Theatre Lab Productions
by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 The remaining show in the inaugural season of Barrington Stage Company’s Musical Theatre Lab – Disorder: A Mother/Daughter Vaudeville is not open…
Letter from David Lane RE: Review of “Like Home” at Main Street Stage
Posted May 1, 2006 This is an enlightening e-mail I received from David Lane, director of Like Home, a new full-length play by Jennifer Mattern (Lane’s…