by Chris Rohmann | May 21, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck
There’s usually a bit of a lull between the end of one theater season and the start of the next – the spring pause before the summer rush. But the pause keeps getting briefer and the seasons are starting to overlap. Take this week, when three Berkshire theaters open...
by Chris Rohmann | May 6, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck
Two revisioned classics, a brand-new political drama, and some audience favorites are on tap in the Amherst Cinema’s series of broadcasts from the London stage via National Theatre Live. First up, this Saturday and again on the 14th, is Shakespeare’s most lyrical...
by Chris Rohmann | May 1, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck
When the twin towers crumpled on September 11, 2001, American airspace was closed for fear of further attacks and all U.S.-bound flights were diverted to other airports. One of these was Gander International, i n Newfoundland, where 38 airliners landed, carrying...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 29, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck
Jules Verne’s 1873 novel/travelogue, Around the World in 80 Days, is best remembered these days from its movie versions, including Disney’s in 2004 and the Oscar-winning three-hour blockbuster from 1956, both of them teeming with exotic multitudes and spectacular...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 25, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Featured, Review, Stage, Stagestruck
Anne Undeland, the playwright and star of Lady Randy, says she wanted to find a 19th-century woman to build a one-person show around. “It soon became clear that if I wanted name recognition, I had to find a woman who was associated with a famous man. Dammit!” She...