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Michael Rabice has over 40 years of experience attending plays, musicals and opera all over the world. He is a frequent performer in opera and has appeared with the Glimmerglass Opera, Artpark Opera, Greater Buffalo Opera and Nickel City Opera. Michael has extensively studied the history of the American musical theatre throughout the past century. In addition, he has written many essays on the impact of musical theatre on American culture, as well as how musical styles of a specific era impacted the Broadway stage and it's orchestrations. He regularly attends theatre in Buffalo, Toronto , Niagara-on-the-Lake, and New York City. Michael serves on the Board of Directors of STARRING BUFFALO. He has been a Contributing Editor at Broadwayworld since 2014.

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About Michael Rabice

First Show: Woman of the Year with Lauren Bacall
Favorite Show: Mame -Revival with Angela Lansbury

Favorite Stories

BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! at Shea's Buffalo - I spent 2 years studying Oklahoma, it's effects on American culture, Musical Theatre and it's importance influencing the future of the American Musical Comedy. This production was controversial and I felt passionate about my view.
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at Shea's Buffalo - This show is unorthodox in it's simplicity and quiet method of story telling, not often seen in Musical Theatre. I found it beautifully crafted, written, acted and directed
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Shea's 710 Theatre - Every once and a while a production surprises me with how perfect the cast and direction is. This show was made up of local Buffalo actors who could hold their own on any professional stage
Review: SIX at Shea's Buffalo Theatre -
Review: GASLIGHT at Shaw Festival -

Latest Articles

BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD at Shaw Festival

August 1, 2016

From it's ominous sounding opening organ chords, Stephen Sondheim makes it clear that you are in for a macabre evening of theatre as his masterpiece SWEENEY TODD begins.

BWW Review: Victorian Charmer ENGAGED Right at Home at Royal George Theatre

July 11, 2016

The Shaw Festival has unearthed a bit of a gem, that in lesser hands may be considered no more than a cubic zirconium.

BWW Review: A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at SHAW FESTIVAL

June 27, 2016

Ever the consummate commentator of society and gender, Oscar Wilde has never been afraid of controversy or potentially offending member of both sexes.

BWW Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Shaw Festival

June 22, 2016

The Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake has pulled out all the stops on it's glittering new production of Lewis Carroll's ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

BWW Review: AN IDEAL HUSBAND at BUFFALO'S IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE

June 13, 2016

Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre is doing what they so often do best- presenting a classic, like their current production of Oscar Wilde's AN IDEAL HUSBAND, with subtlety and care.

BWW Previews: SHOT! A WORLD PREMIERE presented by NICKEL CITY OPERA AT SHEA'S BUFFALO THEATRE

May 16, 2016

Out of a sense of homegrown spirit and pride, Nickel City Opera enlisted the 27 time ASCAP award winning composer, Persis Vehar to set a libretto to music based on the assassination of President William McKinley at the 1901 Pan American Exposition by Polish-American dissident and self proclaimed ana

BWW Review: LOVE LETTERS at 710 MAIN THEATRE

May 12, 2016

MACGRAW AND O'NEAL MASTER THE ART OF 'LOVE LETTERS' Before cell phones, texts, tweets or facebook messages there existed that lost art of writing letters.

BWW Review: THE YEATS PROJECT at IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE

April 22, 2016

Three of Buffalo's esteemed arts organizations have teamed together to present what is being called THE YEATS PROJECT: TWO PLAYS BY W.

BWW Review: AVENUE Q at 710 Main Theatre

April 8, 2016

A joyous thing is happening at 710 Main Theatre.

BWW Reviews: THE WIZARD OF OZ at SHEA'S BUFFALO Theatre

April 6, 2016

Escaping to Oz may be the fate for Dorothy, but her glorious adventure had patrons at Shea's Buffalo Theatre delighted to follow her down that infamous yellow brick road.

BWW Review: FULLY COMMITTED at Irish Classical Theatre

March 25, 2016

Imagine a day at the office when no one else shows up but you.

BWW Review: DIXIE'S NEVER WEAR A TUBETOP WHILE RIDING A MECHANICAL BULL at Shea's Smith Theatre

March 2, 2016

Shea's Smith Theatre is hosting everyone's favorite Tupperware lady, Dixie Longate, for the rest of this week and anyone yearning for some strong belly laughs, groans, and an all around 90 minutes of hilarity should head downtown.

BWW Review: PIPPIN at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

January 27, 2016

The 1970's was an era of self discovery, rebellion and personal exploration.

BWW Reviews: ALL MY SONS at Irish Classical Theatre

January 16, 2016

BRILLIANT CAST SHINES IN MILLER'S AMERICAN TRAGEDY

BWW Reviews: THE END OF THE RAINBOW at THE KAVINOKY THEATRE

January 15, 2016

Real life is often more dramatic than stage drama, and in the case of Judy Garland, everyday life was a scary venture for the drug and alcohol addicted child star turned adult superstar.

BWW Review: ANNIE at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

December 9, 2015

The iconic 1977 Charles Strouse musical ANNIE opened last night at Shea's Buffalo to a large, appreciative audience.

BWW Reviews: THE SANTALAND DIARIES at Road Less Traveled Theatre

December 6, 2015

A disgruntled elf at Christmas time? Well, I'm sure everyone remembers Hermey, the wanna be dentist elf featured in Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, who was unsatisfied with his elfin duties.

BWW Review: Man's Best Friend Triumphs in SYLVIA at 710 Main Theatre

November 8, 2015

A man and his relationship to his animal.

BWW Reviews: MATILDA at SHEA'S BUFFALO

November 5, 2015

A magical blend of a Grimm fairy tale, like HANSEL AND GRETEL, a Dickensian novel like OLIVER, and a childhoodhood fable like Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, and you have the makings of the new musical MATILDA, (also by Roald Dahl), that is playing at Shea's Buffalo Theatre.

BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE

October 30, 2015

As one would expect, Irish themed plays are best done by those who understand the people and terrain of Ireland.

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