REVIEW: “Bye Bye Broadway” at North Pointe Cultural Arts Center
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 Seeing the well received and lively opening night performance of Bye Bye Broadway at North Pointe last night took me…
REVIEW: “Nunsense” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2004 Twenty one years ago Dan Goggin opened Nunsense at a New York cabaret called the Duplex. The show was based,…
REVIEW: “H. M. S. Pinafore” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2004 “Never mind the why and whereforeLove can level ranks and therefore…”– W.S. Gilbert On the off chance that…
REVIEW: “The Miser” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2003 The French find Molière and Jerry Lewis hysterically funny. I find them both mildy amusing but slightly inscrutable.…
REVIEW: “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2003 The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a deeply disturbing play. It is an alarming blend of hysterical comedy, grand…
REVIEW: “The World Goes Round” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2003 The World Goes ‘Round is a revue of the music of Kander and Ebb. The amassing of songs by…
REVIEW: “Rumors” at The Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2002 Sometimes, comedy writers just wanna have fun. Sometimes it is good to pick up your pen and be…