REVIEW: “Miracle on 34th Street” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2007 “Is this what Christmas has degenerated into, Doctor? It’s pure commercialism. Is there no true Christmas spirit left…
REVIEW: “Arsenic and Old Lace” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October 2007 Alas, poor Mortimer Brewster (Jason Marr). A recalcitrant theatre critic for a major New York newspaper, on the…
REVIEW: “The Imaginary Invalid” at Bakerloo Theatre Project
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 ARGAN: Your Molière is a fine impertinent fellow with his comedies! I think it mightily pleasant of him…
REVIEW: “Macbeth” at Bakerloo Theatre Project’
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 As we left Academy Hall after seeing the Bakerloo Theatre Project’s current production of Macbeth, my companion said to…
REVIEW: “Variations” at Bakerloo Theatre Project
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 I want to make it clear that this commentary is based on a one-night-only performance of these three…
REVIEW: “The Twilight of the Golds” at Confetti Stage
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 I must begin this review by making it very clear that, due to a very busy schedule, I…
REVIEW: “Bushwa: A Modern Ubu” at Confetti Stage
by Gail M. Burns If you have studied dramatic literature, you know that Alfred Jarry’s “Ubu roi” holds a seminal place in the inexorable transition…
REVIEW: “American Soup” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, March 2007 I tried to explain American Soup to someone the other day and ended up saying, “Well, at the back of…