REVIEW: “The Band’s Visit” at Proctors
by Roseann Cane Transcendent. If you prefer a big, splashy musical with acrobatic choreography and catchy, hummable tunes, The Band’s Visit may not meet…
REVIEW: “It’s A Wonderful Life: Live from the WVL Radio Theater” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Roseann Cane Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, it may surprise you to learn, did not do well at the box office when it…
REVIEW: “Yellow” at Troy Foundry Theatre
by Roseann Cane As you enter the Trojan Hotel, the bar and ballroom of which date from 1830, the immersion begins. The hotel, abandoned for…
REVIEW: “Oklahoma!” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Roseann Cane The first musical written by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Oklahoma! opened on Broadway on March 31,1943. An…
REVIEW: Topdog/Underdog” at Shakespeare & Company
by Roseann Cane I lived in Manhattan for many years, and, particularly downtown and in other neighborhoods heavily populated with tourists, fast-talking young men…
REVIEW: “Hamilton” at Proctors
by Roseann Cane Information about the HAM4HAM Lottery Yes: it’s every bit as good as you’ve heard. There are many reasons why Hamilton…
REVIEW: “Before the Meeting” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Roseann Cane A small gem of a play, now in its world premiere at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Adam Bock’s Before the Meeting presents…
REVIEW: “Ghosts” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Roseann Cane Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), often referred to as the father of realism in modern theater, created a body of work that unflinchingly examined…