Book reviews from various blogs I’ve written for over the years compiled at Goodreads (I’m working on getting the reviews all in one place over there…bear with me in the meantime)
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Guest posts at Lahikmajoe Drinks Tea
…a hundred visions and revisions, before the taking of toast and tea
We’ve no time to wash the things between whiles
North Country Writer’s Festival 2015 (First Place, Poetry)
Watertown Daily Times, Page A2
Two poems – Ex-Pats and Black Pond
A ‘wickedly’ entertaining musical
Durang’s farce both moving and hilarious
‘Gutenberg’ silly and irreverent, yet enjoyable
Shakespeare & Company play is an absolute dream
‘The God Game’ at Capital Repertory a stunning work
‘Flashdance’ evokes nostalgia, and that’s enough
Despite slow start, ‘Gypsy’ succeeds
Home Made Theater’s tame version of Christie play worth seeing
‘SantaLand Diaries’ generates some serious laughs for SCP
Iranian playwright’s ‘White Rabbit’ is raw and compelling
Cap Rep production portrays gripping struggle for power
C-R Productions’ ‘Les Mis’ has merits, issues to iron out
Technology takes the life out of ‘Ghost: The Musical’
Exuberant ‘Anything Goes’ treat for both eyes and ears
‘Les Miserables’ is a feast for the eyes and ears
‘Leading Ladies’ lingers too long
SCP gets in spirit of Coward comedy
Cohoes’ ‘Dolly’ gets sterling treatment
Whitton shines in one-man ‘SantaLand’
‘Drawer Boy’: Strong performances make play on friendship compelling
Uneven “Chorus Line” still fun
Potter spoof gets everyone laughing
Gritty realism: Green Day show ‘American Idiot’ has one more show at Proctors
Jane Austen tale gets musical, pleasing adaptation at Cap Rep
Rigby’s ‘Peter Pan’ proves magical for children and adults alike
Classic drama of family intrigue gets royal treatment in the Berkshires
Nostalgic ‘Animal Crackers’ funny, yet feels dated
‘On the Town’ is perky love letter to 1940s NYC
Flawless ‘Heroes’ not to be missed
SLOC production of ‘Sweet Charity’ ambitious but uneven
Woman goes from victim to victimizer in mesmerizing play
‘Spamalot’ is frenetic fun at Park Playhouse
Classic whodunit tale gets stellar, innovative update at Berkshire
Players offer fine addition to resurgence of Holmes
Hilarious ‘Spelling Bee’ a must-see at SLOC
Barrington’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ pure inspiration
Strong cast propels ‘Young Frankenstein’
Performers shackled by dated, offensive ‘Rat Pack’
Story about making the movie ‘Gone with the Wind’ makes engaging play
Cast can’t save outdated ‘Morning’s at Seven’
Shaq survives ‘Running Wild’ in Adirondacks
Last-minute gift idea: The arts!
Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal
The Museum of Americana: A Literary Review
Real Live Girls with Scales and Tails
Gingerbread House Literary Magazine
It’s dysfunction junction at Albany Civic’s Wonderful World
HMT’s ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ is a hot ticket in chilly weather
Into the Woods: Songcraft, steampunk and arts and crafts
Albany Civic Theater’s soup kitchen for the soul
Jack Hanna’s boundless energy and passion for animals cheer Proctors
A reimagined Sherlock Holmes dazzles at Home Made Theater
Third time, still charming: Wicked at Proctors
A contemporary Dorian Gray that maintains the classic Wildean values
SLOC’s Sondheim production goes into the weeds
The Foreigner at Home Made Theater will make you think
A Shot in the Dark at Albany Civic Theater struggles to find its way
Risk pays off for Confetti Stage with Mary Kate Olsen is in Love
The Curious Savage stands the test of time
True West needs a bit of calibrating
The brilliance of “Dog Sees God”
“They’re all going to laugh at you!” Carrie at The Barn
“Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat” is electric
“Rich” production buttresses heavy “Marigolds” at Bridge Street Theatre
Ragtime at Park Playhouse is a triumph
Skeleton Crew captures real life struggle
“Mamma Mia!” at Cap Rep is enjoyable fluff
Intimate Apparel is “theater at its most powerful”
At Home at the Zoo is explosive
Sweeney Todd in the round at Mac-Haydn Theatre
Despite talented cast, “This” isn’t quite it
“Every Brilliant Thing” tells deep truths
“Actually” finds power in its realism
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