REVIEW: “Show Boat” at The Glimmerglass Festival
by Roseann Cane Show Boat, first produced by Florenz Ziegfeld in 1927, marked a turning point in theater history.. Appearing during a time when…
REVIEW: “Into the Woods” at Barrington Stage
by Roseann Cane As Barrington Stage Company‘s production of Into the Woods opens, we’re presented with a group of fairy-tale familiar characters, including Cinderella (Amanda…
REVIEW: “Waitress” at Proctors
by Roseann Cane I remember the 2007 independent film, Waitress, well, and with a tinge of sadness. A charming and whimsical story of a…
REVIEW: “Hold These Truths” at Barrington Stage
by Roseann Cane History and artistry have merged on the St. Germain Stage of the Barrington Stage Company in a rare and wonderful way to…
REVIEW: “Camelot” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Roseann Cane There may be no American musical that comes close to the poignant resonance of Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot. A favorite play of…
REVIEW: “The Book of Mormon” at Proctors
by Roseann Cane The Book of Mormon (the musical comedy, that is) opened on Broadway in 2011 after seven years in development. It wowed the…
REVIEW: “Shakespeare in Love” at Capital Rep
by Roseann Cane Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, Producing Artistic Director of the Capital Repertory Theatre, has long been devoted to making the company currently known as theREP…
REVIEW: “I Am My Own Wife” at Hubbard Hall
by Roseann Cane Born Lothar Berfelde in Berlin-Mahlsdorf, Germany, in 1928, the son of a leader of the Nazi Party, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf recognized early…