“When the slapstick’s too thick and the Prince is a chick,That’s a Panto!When a guy wears a dress and not under duress,That’s a Panto!” – to the tune of That’s Amore by Harry Warren, lyrics by the PantoLoons I suppose there are some people who don’t like the Panto, but I am…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2006 Gas for the car – $30 dollarsDinner at the Blue Plate – $28.50Ticket to the Ghent Playhouse – $15 or lessWatching the Panto – PRICELESS! Prince V (for Very) Charming (Sally McCarthy) is being badgered by his mother Queen Blair (Paul Murphy) and…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2005 The Emperor’s New Clothes is the sixth annual British-American Panto presented as a Thanksgiving treat for Columbia County and the surrounding region by Judy Staber and her stalwart Pantoloons, and this year they have a real, albeit small, theatre in which to perform. Having…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, April 2005 I was so excited to see Pal Joey on the Ghent Playhouse schedule this season. This 1940 Rodgers and Hart classic is seldom produced – everyone sings the songs but no one stages the show. I have seen bits of the 1952 film version starring…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2003 The World Goes ‘Round is a revue of the music of Kander and Ebb. The amassing of songs by a particular composer/lyricist/team or made famous by a certain star or all on a common theme seems to be a very popular form of theatrical…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2002 The Panto is back! Puss In Boots and the Witch of Punsit Creek is the third annual British-American pantomime production at Spencertown Academy, and, while it isn’t quite as hilariously loopy as its predecessors, it remains a highlight of the holiday season in Columbia County.…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2002 I think it takes real chutzpah to stage Assassins less than a year after 9/11. In a summer season where many area theatres are busily waving the flag, scheduling this daring, edgy musical which explores the lives and possible motives of nine people who attempted…
