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…
REVIEW: Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 Being my curmudgeonly self, I was less than thrilled with the announcement that the Mac-Haydn would bring me…
REVIEW: “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 One look at the press release for the current Mac-Haydn production of Thoroughly Modern Millie and I knew that this…
REVIEW: “Bosoms and Neglect” at Main Street Stage
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 I have been a big fan of the American playwright John Guare (1938- ) since I was a…