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Rosey’s Play Reviews Archive
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“45 Seconds from Broadway” – Lovable Characters from Neil Simon at Camelot Theatre Company
Posted on May 19, 2013 | No CommentsWho would have thunk it? A Neil Simon comedy that spends more time tugging tenderly at the heartstrings than it does going for the belly laughs? True, there are still... -
“A Streetcar Named Desire” – Taut, Tense and Well-Told at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsBear with me. I’m going to start with the set, which says everything you need to know about this compelling production and why I felt as though I were privileged... -
“Dog Park the Musical” – Barking up the Right Tree at Oregon Cabaret Theatre
Posted on April 7, 2013 | No CommentsOnce you’ve seen this patently playful laugh-a-minute musical, you may never view your pet in quite the same way. In fact, it could very well have been subtitled, “The Secret... -
“The Unfortunates” – Real, Surreal and Riveting at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Posted on April 6, 2013 | No CommentsMaybe you shouldn’t read this review before you see this piece of theatre. Maybe you should avoid reading the director’s notes in the Playbill or the fascinating features published in... -
“The Sound of Music” – Classic Still a Charmer at Camelot Theatre Company
Posted on March 17, 2013 | No CommentsThere’s a lot to like about this production. And like it I did. Very much. Thank God for that. Because not only is “The Sound of Music” a classic in... -
“Two Trains Running” – Exceptional Ensemble Work at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Posted on March 12, 2013 | No CommentsI didn’t get it at first. I wasn’t able to fully grasp what I’d seen. Did I like it? How would I rate it? In fact, I had no idea,... -
“King Lear” – Intense and Intriguing at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Posted on March 10, 2013 | No CommentsWatching “Lear,” I couldn’t help but think of Joseph, whose dad, Jacob, sparked an attempted fratricide of Biblical proportions by favoring the Hollywood handsome lad over his siblings, and not... -
“Taming of the Shrew” – Swept Up in a Sensory Storm at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsSet a play in an amusement park, and then kick it off with raucous heavy-metal-edged rockabilly music and the near deafening sound of a roaring crowd, and you’ve raised the... -
“My Fair Lady” – Fun-Fueled, Fresh Yet Familiar at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Posted on February 26, 2013 | No CommentsWatching the show unfold, layer after breathtaking layer, I couldn’t help being reminded of the classic pitch from those late night TV commercials for Ginsu Knives, “Wait, Wait, there’s more!”... -
“A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” – Country Comfort Food at its Best at Oregon Cabaret Theatre
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsPatsy Cline, I hardly knew you! Perhaps the best measure of the success of this production is how much more I wanted to know about this this dynamic performer whose...
