STANLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS [STANLEY THEATRE]

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 13, 2024

What did our critic think of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Company 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...

by Noah Casner - April 07, 2024

What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AT PROCTORS at Proctors?...

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....

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 ...

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - February 18, 2024

What did our critic think of OEDIPUS REX at Company 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...

by Dan and Julie Izzo - February 05, 2024

If you are hungry for some tasty theater that is fresh, natural and with just enough sizzle to keep you satisfied, get yourself down to Syracuse Stage to see Clyde’s, a thoughtful and inspiring new play by Pulitzer Prize winner, Lynn Nottage. Set in a lonesome truck stop diner somewhere outside of R...

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - February 02, 2024

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” is a story with myriad adaptations. The 18th century novel was spun into a stage play in 1985 by playwright Christopher Hampton, which was then adapted into the 1988 film “Dangerous Liaisons”, which was THEN adapted into the 90’s cult sensation “Cruel Intentions.” It’s not...

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - January 23, 2024

What did our critic think of DIAL M FOR MURDER at Geva Theatre?...