REVIEW: “George Gershwin Alone” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger During the question and answer session that concludes his solo production, George Gershwin Alone, Hershey Felder was asked by an audience member…
REVIEW: “Shylock” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Does anyone remember Tubal? Aside from Shylock, he’s the only Jewish character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice; in fact, they are…
REVIEW: “Fall Springs” at Barrington Stage
by Barbara Waldinger A musical about fracking? Is it doomed to share the fate suffered by entertainments on such unlikely subjects as Anne Frank…
REVIEW: “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger Kevin G. Coleman, the Director of Education and founding member of Shakespeare & Company, and runner-up for the Tony Award for Excellence…
REVIEW: “The Brothers Size” at the Ancram Opera House
by Barbara Waldinger Nestled in the southeast corner of Columbia County is The Ancram Opera House, formerly a grange hall built in 1927. Currently, according…
REVIEW: “If I Forget” at Barrington Stage
by Barbara Waldinger “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue…
REVIEW: “Tell Me I’m Not Crazy” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Barbara Waldinger Gun control, stay-at-home fathers, working mothers, breast feeding, immigration, fear of “the other,” white rage, forced retirement, a young child acting out,…
REVIEW: “Gertrude and Claudius” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger Gertrude and Claudius, Barrington Stage Company’s newest offering by Mark St. Germain, based on John Updike’s 2000 novel by the same name,…