Review: THREE MOTHERS at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Noah Casner - May 03, 2024
I’ll be the first to admit that when it came time for me to see Three Mothers, I was a bit worried what the experience would be. Watching three women grieve the loss of their sons didn’t sound like the kind of activity I would generally choose to subject myself to for entertainment— it frankly seeme...
Review: SISTERS IN LAW at JCC Centerstage Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 08, 2024
Currently playing at Rochester’s JCC Centerstage Theatre is a play that seems out of place in our modern era of intense division and heightened polarization because it explores the deep respect and affection between two people who hold sharply different political and philosophical views, performed b...
Review: SANCTUARY CITY at Geva Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - March 29, 2024
Currently playing on Geva Theatre’s Fielding Stage is “Sanctuary City”, a powerful—and timely—story about the American dream and the concept of home....
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - February 22, 2024
f you’re a 90’s kid like me, that famous greeting from cinema’s most iconic Scottish nanny is permanently imprinted on your memory, especially if, like me, your childhood home had “Mrs. Doubtfire” playing on repeat throughout your formative years (I think we eventually burned out the VHS tape). And ...
Review: HITMAKERS: ROCK VS. DISCO at JCC Centerstage Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - February 06, 2024
There is perhaps no greater rivalry in the history of music than that of rock and disco. Both genres had their icons and their laughingstocks, and the rivalry among the respective fanbases reached a level of ferocity unforeseen in the annals of popular culture. What better fodder for the 2024 instal...