Berkshire on Stage

This is the last weekend to see “Hello Dolly” in Cohoes, New York. See it “before the parade passes by” to quote one of Dolly’s songs.

Despite a worrisome deficit looming over C-R Productions, this is a Guys and Dolls that gets two thumbs up, and a vote of confidence for the Cohoes Music Hall team. Read More…

Don’t Miss this one, it’s “Hair” today, gone tomorrow. Gail and Larry dish about the show. Read More…

Of all the classic Christmas stories, Frank Capra’s A Wonderful Life is the holiday touchstone that best conflates holiday nostalgia with authentic real life situations. The Nutcracker is a bit too sugary, A Christmas Carol typically Victorian, Santaland Diaries is somewhat world weary and sarcastic, but A Wonderful Life hits…

When John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote Cabaret, they of course hoped it would be a success on Broadway. Its success exceeded all expectations, especially with the release of the film starring Liza Minelli and Joel Grey. The songs are classic. Who doesn’t know at least some of the words…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2009 I am always going to the theatre, and so when I ask a member of my family if they want to go with me, they only want two pieces of information: What and Where. Producers, Cohoes There was no further discussion, my younger…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, April 2009 I don’t need to tell you that vampires are all the rage – again – if they ever went out of style in the first place. I confess I don’t understand the fascination and even seeing my beloved Raul Julia in the title…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2009 This is the third production of the stage musical of The Full Monty that I have seen – the second I have reviewed – and until I saw this mounting at the Cohoes Musical Hall I have been a staunch defender of the show as…