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.
REVIEW: “Carousel” at Barrington Stage Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 The title of Carousel makes you think of color, music, movement, and summer carefree afternoons, but behind that mask lies…
REVIEW: “Carousel” at the Cohoes Music Hall
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, April 2008 There is a debate about which is Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest work – Carousel or South Pacific. I lean towards saying…
REVIEW: “Oklahoma!” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2007 Unlike Lou Grant, I like a woman with spunk. And that is the one thing that saves Rodgers…
REVIEW: “South Pacific” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2006 When I go to see an oft-produced classic like South Pacific I ask myself two questions: Does it effectively tell…
REVIEW: “South Pacific” at Park Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 Now celebrating its 17th season, Park Playhouse presents one big musical every summer outdoors on a large stage…
REVIEW: “Carousel” at The Mac-Haydn Theatre
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 In 1999, Time Magazine looked back over the entire 20th century, a century that saw the American musical…
REVIEW: “The King and I” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2004 I knew that I had reviewed a previous production of The King and I at the Mac-Haydn many years ago,…