Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 I just loved the Barrington Stage Company production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies which is flawlessly cast and energetically performed. But then I am a real geek when it comes to Broadway musicals and a big fan of Stephen Sondheim. For me it is a thrill…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2005 While Jeffrey Hatcher’s Three Viewings is certainly excellent theatre, it is not exactly a play. Set in a Pittsburgh funeral home, it consists of three monologues by characters who really don’t know each other and who are each mourning the passing of different people. Having…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2004 This show is everything you would expect a musical about a spelling bee to be. It is tuneful and cheerful. Each character gets a little moment – a little scene and song – to explain themselves and ingratiate themselves into our hearts. If…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2002 The evening of theatre presented under the title Falsettos is comprised of two chamber operas – March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. The fictional action of the shows takes place in 1979 and 1981 respectively, but they were written in 1981 and 1990, and not combined into their…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2002 Just when I thought I could go to the theatre and just enjoy myself, I have to go see Black Sheep, and everyone says “Oh, you HAVE to write about it, Gail!” And I suppose I do. This is the strangest play I have…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2002 It is a great pity that Christianne Teasdale is so dead wrong as Nellie Forbush, otherwise this would be a really great production of South Pacific. But because Teasdale tries and misses in this pivotal role, it is simply a good one. I say this…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2001 I am a big fan of Barrington Stage, regularly driving the hour and a quarter from Williamstown to Sheffield to see their shows. The quality of their productions is always excellent, seats are reasonably priced and fairly easy to come by, and the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2000 This is a terrific show. The play, which is being given its world premiere production after several workshop readings, has a few minor glitches. But the production that Barrington Stage has mounted is just about perfect and that makes this the Must-See production…
