Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2006 I am on record as disapproving of revuesicals. They are not really theatre and not really a concert. Generally, they drive me nuts. But this one I found genuinely enjoyable, largely because of the excellent material culled primarily from the collaboration of George…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2006 Ira Levin’s Deathtrap is the uber-murder mystery play. Not only do three out of the five characters end up dead by the final curtain, but two of them take turns murdering, or threatening to murder, each other over and over again. During its 1978-1982 run…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004 Grimy and lewd, disturbing and surreal, the Theater Barn has pulled out all the stops to present a chilling and entertaining production of Kander and Ebb’s 1966 masterpiece Cabaret. Not a show for the faint of heart, Cabaret boldly blends music and theatre to bring the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004 I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Catholic Church. If I was or had been, or if I had attended a Catholic school, I think my opinions on this show would be very different. Certainly, Shoes, as it…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004 Okay, this is another one of those revues, the kind I usually don’t like. The formula is simple, take an even number of attractive and moderately talented young men and women and select a group of songs with a common theme – they…
eviewed by Gail M. Burns, September, 2002 The Country Club is an entertaining play, and one that is just the ideal size and shape for a production at the Theater Barn. A mostly able cast, many of them hold-overs from the Barn’s summer season, are put through their paces in a…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2002 If you have not been to the Theater Barn yet this season, or if (shame on you!) you have never darkened its doors at all, this is the show that you must buy tickets for NOW! You will start having fun from the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2002 This is a good news/bad news review. The good news is that there is a lot to like in the production of “Can-Can” currently running at the Theater Barn. I had fun and I bet you will too. But there are some things…
