REVIEW: Harbinger Theatre’s “Between Riverside and Crazy” at the Albany Civic Theater
by Jess Hoffman Two years ago, I reviewed Harbinger Theatre’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis and was delighted with the heartfelt…
REVIEW: “Once” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Jess Hoffman Musicals about musicians are almost as common as plays about thespians, and they tend to offer the same opportunities and be prone…
REVIEW: “Where the Mountain Meets the Sea” at the Ancram Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Ancram Center For the Arts never disappoints. Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin is currently playing, featuring a Haitian…
REVIEW: “The Book Club Play” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Emily Edelman In Karen Zacarías’ “The Book Club Play,” onstage at Dorset Theatre Festival through Saturday, July 26, a local book club has become the subject of a documentary…
REVIEW: “Madame Mozart: The Lacrimosa” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Barbara Waldinger One of the most important missions of the Great Barrington Public Theater is: “to develop and produce new plays, with a focus…
REVIEW: “fuzzy” at Barrington Stage Company
by Macey Levin There is an extraordinary theatrical experience at Barrington Stage Company’s Saint Germain Stage. This world premiere, imaginatively written by Jeff Talbot, of…
REVIEW: “A Bronx Tale” at The Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Sierra Pasquale Having seen “A Bronx Tale” on Broadway where the towering presence of Nick Cordero as Sonny left a lasting impression, I wasn’t…
REVIEW: “Oklahoma!” at Park Playhouse (Playhouse Theatre Company)
by Jess Hoffman I have to admit I have no love for Rodgers and Hammerstein. I find their musicals boring and overly sentimental. My introduction…