REVIEW: “Grand Night for Singing” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss A perfect title for this musical revue, A Grand Night for Singing at the Mac-Haydn Theatre bathes the audience in the glorious…
REVIEW: “The Elephant Man” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Have we made much progress in how we treat ‘the other?’ Do we struggle with learning and accepting the interior of a…
REVIEW: The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY Presents “Eclipsed” at theREP
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Admittedly, I knew nothing about the Civil Wars in Liberia. In fact, I know nothing about Liberia in West Africa. Eclipsed by…
REVIEW: “Rosie is Red and Everybody is Blue” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The world premiere of Rosie Is Red and Everybody Is Blue by John Spellos at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany is…
REVIEW: “Polishing Shakespeare” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Typically, I resist reviewing Shakespeare’s plays. I question my understanding and knowledge of the breadth of the Bard’s work to adequately assess…
REVIEW: “Working” at the Ghent Playhouse
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I was excited to see the revised version of Working, a Musical by Studs Terkel and adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina…
REVIEW: “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I love the work of Neil Simon. In the 1970s and 1980s, his plays were ubiquitous on Broadway. 1983 saw the beginning…
REVIEW: “The Lehman Trilogy” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini takes us through the 164-year history of Lehman Brothers, one of the largest and most influential…