REVIEW: “The Nina Variations” at the Miniature Theatre of Chester
by Gail M. Burns, August 2005. The Nina Variations raises a very important question. Is it fair to expect or require an audience to have to…
REVIEW: “Sky Girls” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Gail M. Burns August, 2005. From 1942-1944 about 1,100 young women flew American military aircraft stateside in a program called WASP (Women Air Force…
REVIEW: “Brigadoon” at The Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2005 I have a soft spot in my heart for Brigadoon for two reasons. First, I am married to Robert Burns…
REVIEW: “Barry Manilow’s Copacabana” at The Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2005 Like every review I write, this is ONLY my opinion, but from where I sit Barry Manilow’s Copacabana is a…
REVIEW: “The Tricky Part” at Shakespeare & Company
by Gail M. Burns, AUGUST, 2005. Actor Martin Moran was sexually abused by a male camp counselor he met when he was twelve. This relationship…
REVIEW: “King John” at Shakespeare & Company
by Gail M. Burns, AUGUST, 2005. “John, John, bad King John,Shamed the throne that he sat on…” Thus begins a poem by Herbert and Eleanor…
REVIEW: “South Pacific” at Park Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 Now celebrating its 17th season, Park Playhouse presents one big musical every summer outdoors on a large stage…
REVIEW: “Songs for a New World” at The Theater Barn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 Songs for a New World is basically a semi-staged concert of songs by Jason Robert Brown, an up-and-coming young…