REVIEW: “The Music Man” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2007 Some old musicals are just that – old. But The Music Man is one of that handful of shows that…
REVIEW: “Singin’ in the Rain” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2007 Only recently has there been a trend to convert movie musicals into theatrical vehicles, usually with the view…
REVIEW: Dood Paard in “medEia” at MASS MoCA
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2007 I have been sad over the past few summers that Berkshire County has been engaging in sustained cultural…
REVIEW: “The Fantasticks” at Oldcastle Theatre Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2007 I cannot recall how many times I have seen The Fantasticks – once in summer stock when I was very…
REVIEW: “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Theater Barn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2007 Even theatre critics have their favorite shows, and it is no secret that Little Shop of Horrors is one of…
REVIEW: “Violet” at the Theater Barn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2007 “To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself…
REVIEW: “The Autumn Garden” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2007 The title of this 1951 Lillian Hellman play is evocative. Imagine a garden in autumn – the light…
REVIEW: “The Corn is Green” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2007 Richard Burton (1925-1984) was born in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, the 12th of 13 children of a coalminer. Burton showed…