REVIEW: “The Chalk Garden” at the Ghent Playhouse
by Fred Baumgarten Every generation, it seems, must have its “Chalk Garden.” Major revivals pop up every decade or so like crocuses sprouting in spring.…
REVIEW: “The Elves and The Shoemaker” Panto 2018
After two years of good-but-not-great Panto productions, the Pantoloons at the Ghent Playhouse have regained their mojo and are currently tearing up the stage with…
REVIEW: “Cabaret” at the Ghent Playhouse
A Snapshot of the Weimar Republic by Barbara Waldinger The classic Kander and Ebb musical CABARET portrays sexual depravity as a metaphor for the decadence…
REVIEW: “Clever Little Lies” at the Ghent Playhouse
by Gail M. Burns Joe DiPietro has something to say about being married for the long haul – it’s a slog. This is neither news…
REVIEW: “Dancing at Lughnasa” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2009 Oh dear sisters, our life is not yet at an end. Let us live. The music is so…
REVIEW: “The Boys Next Door” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2009 Tom Griffin, the author of The Boys Next Door bills himself as an actor and a playwright. I have never…
REVIEW: The Panto-Loons Present “Jack and the Beanstalk” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2008 Fabulosity, thy name is Panto! Everyone I took with me to see the 9th annual British-American Panto at…
REVIEW: “Clue: The Musical” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October 2008 It’s a board game! It’s a musical! Its Clue: The Musical! Which should be titled Eight Actors in Search…