REVIEW: “The Secret Garden” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The Secret Garden, Mac-Haydn’s third musical of the 2026 summer season is in full bloom. John Saunders beautifully directs this outstanding cast…
REVIEW: “Fireflies” at Shakespeare & Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I knew I had to see and review Fireflies by Matthew Barber at Shakespeare & Company. My husband just published his novel,…
REVIEW: “The Zionists” at Barrington Stage Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss “The Zionists was born from a place of deep, personal pain. It was my way of trying to make sense of everything…
REVIEW: “Dirty Blonde” at the Ghent Playhouse
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Mae West is the subject of Claudia Shear’s play, Dirty Blonde, being performed at the Ghent Playhouse. First seen on Broadway in…
REVIEW: Green Day’s “American Idiot” at SLOC
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Unfamiliar with Green Day’s music, but aware it attracts a younger crowd, I had few preconceptions about American Idiot, performed at SLOC…
REVIEW: “1776” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
Berkshire on Stage highly recommends the CapDist Theater Events page! by Paula Kaplan-Reiss 2026, the 250th anniversary of our country, is the perfect time to…
REVIEW: 2026 10 x 10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss In the midst of a frigid winter in the Berkshires, we had a sunny day where the above freezing temperature gave a…
REVIEW: “A Raisin in the Sun” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Lorraine Hansberry, the first black woman to have a play on Broadway in 1959, wrote A Raisin in the Sun, depicting a…