Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2000 I was 13 years old when “Company” opened on Broadway in 1970. In my mind, it was the musical that established Stephen Sondheim as STEPHEN SONDHEIM, although I am well aware that he had had an illustrious career before that. It was a…
Comments by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 This is not a review because I was unable to stay past intermission. I had donated blood that afternoon and apparently my body only had enough energy to last until 9:30 PM after that. I stood up at intermission, realized I was about…
Interview by Gail M. Burns, July, 1999 If you are looking for a night on the town this weekend, head to the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield to hear Marni Nixon: The Voice of Hollywood. Who’s Marni Nixon and how can she be the voice of Hollywood if I’ve never heard…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 1999 Barrington Stage is batting a thousand this season with a second highly entertaining production “Spunk”. Based on three stories by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted for the stage by George C. Wolfe, directed by Rob Ruggerio, and beautifully cast, “Spunk” delivers a wide range…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 1999 This is one of those fabulous flops that enters into modern theatre folk-lore. “Mack and Mabel” ran this than two months in its initial Broadway outing in 1974, but people still talk about it. Because of this continued interest it is often produced…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October, 1998 Its a wonderful title, isn’t it? “Trapped in the Car with Mom” is a new musical-in-progress currently being presented by Barrington Stage in the Clock Tower Building in Pittsfield. The show was presented in staged readings at Barrington Stage’s summer home in Sheffield…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1998 “A View from the Roof” focuses on three generations of women and the impact one man’s heartless act has on them, and on him. But you don’t realize that until about an hour after you’ve left the theatre. Playwright Dave Carley has crafted…
