by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I was excited to see the revised version of Working, a Musical by Studs Terkel and adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso at The Ghent Playhouse. I was part of the audition process and heard some excellent voices. I have a vague memory of seeing a…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss It’s a love story, which began as a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller in 1992, turned into a movie in 1995 starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood, and adapted into a musical which premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2013 and moved to Broadway in…
BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING BOOK [GHENT, NY] The Ghent Playhouse continues its 2023-24 season with “The Bridges of Madison County,” the Tony award-winning musical based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller. This sweeping romantic tale recalls the unexpected love affair between a roving photographer and an Italian-born housewife.…
GHENT PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS FOR ITS EARLY SPRING PRODUCTION “THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman; Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Sunday, February 11 and Thursday, February 16, 2024 Important! Change to…
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman; Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Directed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Ellen Rizzo Sunday, February 11 and Thursday, February 16, 2024 7:00-9:00pm At The Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Road, Ghent, New York SYNOPSIS:…
The doors of the Ghent Playhouse will open on their 49th Season October 6th (preview October 5th) Tickets available August 1st OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Written by John Patrick Shanley Directed by John Trainor In rural Ireland, next door neighbors, Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Watching the years…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss EDITOR’S NOTE: An unfortunate error was made in the editing of this review when it was first posted. That error has been corrected to the satisfaction of the editor and the critic. Berkshire on Stage apologizes for the distress that the original post caused. When Sylvia St.…
GHENT PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES OPEN ***AUDITIONS*** FOR RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL “The stage mother of all musicals” Music by Marvin Laird; Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley Directed and Choreographed by Michael C. Mensching and Michael McDermott Musical Direction by Joanne Mensching Sunday, February 5 and Monday, February 6, 2023 7:00-9:00 p.m.…
