REVIEW: “Skeleton Crew” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Roseann Cane The only way to truly understand the impact of a crisis is to put a face on it, to humanize it, to…
REVIEW: “The Whipping Man” at Oldcastle
by Roseann Cane In the days following the end of the Civil War, a young Confederate soldier named Caleb (Justin Pietropaolo) painfully makes his way…
REVIEW: “Ring of Fire” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Roseann Cane There are rare occasions when audience hooting, hollering, and foot-stomping add to the enjoyment of a night of theater, and Ring of Fire:…
REVIEW: “Hair” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Roseann Cane I was just shy of 15 when Hair opened off-Broadway and began to cause a stir in 1967, a pivotal time in…
REVIEW: “The Sound Inside” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Roseann Cane “Fruitful introversion is possible only when there is also a relation to the outside.”  –C.G. Jung The world premiere of The Sound…
REVIEW: “Church & State” at Berkshire Theatre Group
by Roseann Cane A screen descends, and on it a political television commercial appears. We hear the voice of Senator Charles Whitmore (Graham Rowat), a…
REVIEW: “The Royal Family of Broadway” at Barrington Stage
by Roseann Cane What do you get when you bring together a thoroughly brilliant cast of singing, dancing actors, a preternaturally gifted director, and a…
REVIEW: “Funny Girl” at the Mac-Haydn
by Roseann Cane A small number of American musicals seem inseparable from the actors who originated the lead roles. For devotees of musical theater, Yul…