by Barbara Waldinger Oxford Languages’ English dictionary defines farce as “a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay, and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.” For those, like this reviewer, who are not avid fans of slapstick comedians like the Marx brothers, Abbott and Costello, Harold Lloyd, Buster…
by Barbara Waldinger Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 is not only significant because of its account of Dr. Rosalind Franklin, a Jewish female scientist whose essential contributions to her field continue to be overlooked sixty-five years after her death, but also as a psychological study revealing how Franklin’s all-consuming approach to…
by Macey Levin Cabaret opened on Broadway in November, 1966, and went on to win eight Tonysincluding Best Musical (book by Joe Masteroff,) Best Original Score (John Kander) andBest Lyrics (Fred Ebb.) It also brought Joel Grey stardom for his iconic role as theEmcee. After fifty-seven years the creative staff…
by Roseann Cane To see a well-produced Stephen Sondheim musical is a delight. To see a magnificently crafted Sondheim musical is sublime, especially if that musical is A Little Night Music. In directing her final show as Barrington Stage Company Artistic Director, Julianne Boyd has created a resplendent, mesmerizing event,…
by Roseann Cane In 1976, Andy Warhol was invited to a White House state dinner in honor of the Shah of Iran. Warhol chatted briefly with the Shah’s wife, Empress Farah Pahlavi, and soon after, he was invited to Tehran to create a portrait of her. Warhol was joined on…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods If you are looking for a night out to immerse yourself in the Christmas spirit, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the Musical is sure to do just that. The Berkshire Theatre Group has just the ticket—a sweet and nostalgic, toe-tapping, all-around fun night at the theatre. There…
by Macey Levin The city of Boca Raton, Florida, conjures up an image of high-end country clubs and safe gated communities. A new play, Boca by Jessica Provenz, produced at Barrington Stage Company’s tent at their Production Center, is a series of twelve ten-minute plays that take place in this…
by Macey Levin Eleanor Roosevelt is one of America’s most important figures whether male or female. Playwright Mark St. Germain salutes this ingenious and brave woman in his play Eleanor currently at Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson main stage theatre in Pittsfield. If one is familiar with her life there is…
