REVIEW: “The Waiting” at Playhouse Stage Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss How rare it is to attend a brand-new musical by an unknown writer and composer and to feel captured by the very…
REVIEW: “The Elephant Man” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Have we made much progress in how we treat ‘the other?’ Do we struggle with learning and accepting the interior of a…
REVIEW: The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY Presents “Eclipsed” at theREP
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Admittedly, I knew nothing about the Civil Wars in Liberia. In fact, I know nothing about Liberia in West Africa. Eclipsed by…
REVIEW: “Polishing Shakespeare” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Typically, I resist reviewing Shakespeare’s plays. I question my understanding and knowledge of the breadth of the Bard’s work to adequately assess…
REVIEW: “Working” at the Ghent Playhouse
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…
REVIEW: “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss I love the work of Neil Simon. In the 1970s and 1980s, his plays were ubiquitous on Broadway. 1983 saw the beginning…
REVIEW: 14th Annual 10×10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The beauty of ten ten-minute plays is the variety of stories and genres capturing the audience’s attention, the chance to see the…
Favorites of 2024: Paula Kaplan-Reiss
When I think back to the stand-out theater of this year, three shows come to mind. Two plays are familiar; one is brand new. Centuries,…