REVIEW: “The Almost True and Truly Remarkable Adventures of Israel Potter” at Oldcastle
by Gail M. Burns Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile, first published in serial form from 1854-1855, is Herman Melville’s only historical novel, based…
REVIEW: “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Circle Theatre Players at SLCA
by Gail M. Burns I am all in favor of community theatres taking risks. And while The Importance of Being Earnest is not generally a…
REVIEW: “The Tarnation of Russell Colvin” at Hubbard Hall 2018
by Gail M. Burns AUTHOR’S NOTE: I have written extensively about The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. My preview piece for the June performances at the…
Berkshire On Stage Critics Pick Their Favorites of the 2017 Season
The four critics who review for BerkshireOnStage.com – Gail M. Burns, Roseann Cane, Macey Levin, and Barbara Waldinger – have each listed their favorite regional…
REVIEW: “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at Hubbard Hall
by Gail M. Burns In 1983 successful singer/songwriter Rupert Holmes concocted a plan to make a musical out of Charles Dickens’ unfinished final work The…
In Cambridge, NY: Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre’s magnificent “Madama Butterfly”
Bei-Bei Guan sang the title role superbly, in this tragic opera where a Navy captain who leaves his “wife” and child behind after a fraudulent marriage returns at last.
Yes, Barrington Stage has created the most wonderful “Pirates of Penzance” ever
This Pirates of Penzance is is a tidal wave of music and mayhem guaranteed to thrill and entertain all but the stodgiest of Savoyards.
Gail Burns reviews Oldcastle’s mind-changing musical “Big River”
With a cast of sixteen, Big River is a delightful musical, a ground-breaking piece of anarchy about the relationship of Huck and Jim as they glide down the Mississippi on a raft.