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…
REVIEW: “A Wonderful Life” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2006 On the way over the mountains to Troy my eleven-year-old nephew regaled me with tales of why his…
REVIEW: “Better Don’t Talk” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October 2006 If you love theatre, you MUST go and see Better Don’t Talk, and you better had hurry because it…
REVIEW: Bakerloo Theatre Project Presents “Antigone”
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 Once again the good folks at the Bakerloo Theatre Project are offering a special discount to GailSez readers! Mention this…
REVIEW: Bakerloo Theatre Project Presents “Julius Caesar”
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2006 Once again the good folks at the Bakerloo Theatre Project are offering a special discount to GailSez readers! Mention this…
REVIEW: “The Cat, The Sun, and The Mirror” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2006 It is a sad comment on how we prioritize our arts dollars that I am used to seeing…
REVIEW: “The Lark” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2006 Joan of Arc (1412-1431) made her first appearance as a character in a play within five years of…