Barb Burke
Barb Burke, a writer and a life-long New Englander, loves the arts in all its forms. She also volunteers at living history events.
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Granite Theatre
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Festival Ballet Providence
BWW Review: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE at Festival Ballet Providence
BWW Review: A COMEDY OF TENORS at Granite Theatre
BWW Review: OTHELLO at Trinity Rep
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Contemporary Theater Company
BWW Review: ON GOLDEN POND at The Arctic Playhouse
BWW Review: A COMEDY OF TENORS at Granite TheatreJuly 7, 2018
Laugh the night away at A Comedy of Tenors at Westerly's Granite Theater.
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Contemporary Theater CompanyJuly 5, 2018
If you go see the Contemporary Theater Company's current production ofPeter and the Starcatcher,prepare to be enchanted. This production - at times poignant, at times delightfully silly - casts a spell over the viewer with the imaginative ways it tellsthe backstory of Peter Pan. The play, adapted for stage by Rick Elice, is based on the 2004 book by humorist Dave Barry andRidley Pearson. Music is by Wayne Barker.
BWW Review: QYRQ QYZ at FirstWorksMarch 16, 2018
Central Asian ensemble finds a modern way to bring an ancient tale to life with music, film and spoken word.
BWW Review: OTHELLO at Trinity RepFebruary 22, 2018
Trinity Rep's Othello is macho, engaging and spirited
BWW Review: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE at Festival Ballet ProvidenceFebruary 10, 2018
A new adaptation of Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale made its world debut at the VETS, Providence last night in a Festival Ballet Providence's production where it was, as per the ballet's direction, "read, played and danced.
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Festival Ballet ProvidenceDecember 18, 2017
Beautifully choreographed by Mihailo Djuric, The Festival Ballet welcomes the audience with a first act full of charm and humor, inviting the viewer to enjoy the excellent dancing to follow, making this production ideal for both the first-time ballet goer as well as the seasoned ballet lover.
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Granite TheatreOctober 27, 2017
A powerful production of it in a comfortable, intimate setting.
BWW Review: ON GOLDEN POND at The Arctic PlayhouseOctober 9, 2017
Be sure to share this moment with friends soon as the Arctic Playhouse's production of On Golden Pond ends October 14.
BWW Review: ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST at Contemporary Theatre CompanyJune 23, 2017
Experience some of this South Country magic.
BWW Review: SOUVENIR at Granite TheatreMay 27, 2017
It takes a true professional-both musical and comedic- to assault some of opera's most beloved arias and make it entertaining. In the Granite Theatre's production of Souvenir, the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the joke never gets old.
BWW Review: TAKING SIDES at Granite TheatreApril 24, 2017
The Granite Theatre in Westerly RI successfully tackles Taking Sides, the thought-provoking drama set in post-war Berlin.
BWW Review: SHE WOULD IF SHE COULD at AS220 Black BoxApril 1, 2017
Treat yourself to She Would if She Could, Head Trick Theatre's delicious production of Sir George Etherege's bawdy comedy of manners, this weekend at AS220.
