Review: “The Chosen” a work of profound beauty at Barrington Stage Company
Gail Burns finds the “The Chosen” is both beautiful and great theatre. Read her insightful review.
The Berkshire Fringe, Week One: Malhalla, The Other Mozart and Dead Letter Office
Burns and Murray don’t always agree which particular Berkshire Fringe shows are winners, but think it is always worth the trip.
Modern dress and Gospel tunes undermine “Richard II” at Shakespeare & Company
In Shakespeare’s time this story was a political hot potato. Gail Burns reviews.
Review: Trust and deceit meet in “Tryst” at the Chester Theatre Company
Critic Gail Burns agrees that this straight-laced thriller might be described as “Downton Abbey meets Hitchcock”.
Reviewing Oldcastle Theatre’s “Northern Boulevard” – it’s even better the second time around
This new old fashioned musical is back, and even more evocative of a family’s story.
“Hapgood” Review: Kate Burton stars in Stoppard’s spy thriller in Williamstown
A rarely performed spy thriller by Tom Stoppard sweeps across the Nikos Stage is a flurry of episodic scenes.
Review: Berkshire Theatre Group tinkers with a classic: “Oklahoma!” at the Colonial
The core of a great musical has to be its heart and soul, not Brechtian nonsense.
“Animal Crackers” and its Crazy Marx Brothers Antics at Williamstown Theatre Festival
It is a rare treat to see a 1920’s musical, especially one in which you get to see the Marx Brothers in action.