Favorites of 2025: Paula Kaplan-Reiss
After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have…
REVIEW: “Pippin” at The Two of Us Productions
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The quest for purpose and meaning in life is universal. Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz used this theme in their musical,…
REVIEW: “1999” at WAM Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was written in response to a preview performance of 1999. As with any world premiere production, some changes…
REVIEW: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The late great William Finn wrote the music and lyrics for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, originally workshopped at Barrington…
REVIEW: “Escape to Margaritaville” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Escape to Margaritaville, featuring the music of the late Jimmy Buffett, had a brief run on Broadway in 2018. Bringing this musical…
REVIEW: The Plein Air Plays 3.0 at the Ancram Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss What better way to spend a gorgeous August evening in the scenic fields of Ancramdale than seeing three wonderful short plays? For…
REVIEW: “Annie” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Multiple Tony Award winning musical, Annie, first on Broadway in 1977 for six years, revived on Broadway in 2012, toured all over…
REVIEW: “The Best Medicine” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Great Barrington Public Theater, noted for producing new works, brings Robin Gerber’s one woman play, The Best Medicine to the stage. Gerber’s…