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Thursday, July 28, 2011

A terrific world premiere in the Berkshires.


Aisha Hinds and John Bedford Lloyd
The Best of Enemies - a moving new drama by Mark St. Germain another winner for Barrington Stage Company

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

recently reviewed off-Broadway shows


All New People- Put four people with major issues in a room and see what happens when they are fueled by alcohol, an assortment of drugs including cocaine and a script that is neither credible nor makes much sense. . . .

Romeo and Juliet- Theater 2020 bring Shakespeare's young lovers to Brooklyn. And for FREE! . .

The Patsy- An old play and a new monologue have been created as performance pieces, each allowing the wonderfully talented Greenspan to be ingratiating and impressive in different ways. . . .

TheShoemaker - this three-character play features a sequence of metaphors and symbols that too often get in the way of the inherent dramatic opportunities. . .

No Child-Nilaja Sun's acclaimed solo piece back briefly at its first hom . . .

If you're visiting the Berkshires. . .


The Hound of the Baskervilles- A superbly executed spoof of Sherlock Holmes' novella. . .

Dutch Masters world premiere at Berkshire Theater Group's Unicorn Theater

Doll's House
Lily Rabe with Zinab Jab in a scene from A Doll's House
A Doll's House- Lily Rabe makes Sam Gold's production at Willimastown's Nikos Stageworth seeing even without a slam-bang ending

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Hair' Roadcompan is Broadway Summer Feast


Hair - the touring Tribe rocks again on Broadway. . .

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Terrific Oklahoma back in DC for tthe summer


Oklahoma!— Curtainup revisits this return engagement. and finds it better than ever .

Monday, July 18, 2011

A. R. Gurney's doggie romance still gets laughs. . .

Sylvia
David Adkins and Rachel Bay Jones
Sylvia- A.R. Gurney's popular doggie romance at Berkshire Theatre Festival. . .

Monday, July 11, 2011

Kevin Spacey is a not-to-be-missed Richad III

Richard III
Kevin Spacey as King Richard III

Richard III- It is a role made for Kevin Spacey who surely would surely have been made a knight of the theatre if foreign nationals were eligible for the award of the royal "sword on shoulder" honour. . .

Sunday, July 10, 2011

The evil Dr. Lecter sings in off-Broadway musical


Silence the Musical- cheeky musical based on the famous film about Hannibal Lecter . . .

Friday, July 8, 2011

Still timely Robin Baitz play with Steven Weber



Three Hotels
Steven Weber in Three Hotels
Three Hotels- Jon Robin Baitz's 1993 two-hander at Williamstown

A stage version of a beach read at the Irish rep

Tryst- an entertaining and suspenseful,a theatrical get-away. . .

Tyne Daly reinvigorates Master Class revival


Master Class - You don't have to be a Maria Callas fan to empathize with the prescribed notes of poignancy or purpose of Tyne Daly's portrayal of the diva

Monday, July 4, 2011

Only on Sundays. . an ode to Neew York's "Village"

The Greenwich Village Follies/- Musical celebration of New York's most beloved neighborhood . . .

The Berenstain Bears make for a lively kiddie musical

Berainstein Bears
The Berenstain Bears LIVE! 
The Berenstain Bears LIVE! In Family Matters- The popular children's book series translates into a fun musical . . .