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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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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 -

Previews: THE FANTASTICKS at Provincetown Theater

July 5, 2023

The Provincetown Theater will be presenting their production of the longest running musical in theatre history.

Review: GYPSY at Shaw Festival

June 13, 2023

'A Musical Fable.

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Irish Classical Theatre

June 9, 2023

It's good to be reminded that there was a time when manners mattered, albeit at the expense of social end economic hierarchy.

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

June 7, 2023

When reality slaps you in the face and your personal problems seem unsurpassable, you may escape to the fantasy world of a Broadway musical.

Previews: STARRING BUFFALO presents HELLO, DOLLY! AT SHEA'S 710 THEATRE

May 12, 2023

Some of Broadway's great talents will once again be merging with the best of Buffalo's own actors to present a beloved hit from 1964--Jerry Herman's HELLO, DOLLY! Starring Buffalo, led by Artistic Director Drew Fornarola, has assembled a cast of nearly 50 for it's concert presentation of the classic

Review: KINKY BOOTS at Shea's 710 Theatre

May 5, 2023

Everyone was raising the roof at Shea's 710 Theatre last night singing 'Yeah' as the little story of a drag queen who saves a failing English shoe shop captured the audience's heart in KINKY BOOTS

Review: SIX at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

April 26, 2023

The Tudor Era meets the Girl Band as the six wives of Henry VIII take the stage in the flashy new musical SIX now playing at Shea's Buffalo.

Previews: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at SUNY Buffalo Drama Theatre

April 13, 2023

A classic American musical is headed to SUNY Buffalo with Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA.

Review: THURGOOD at Irish Classical Theatre

April 7, 2023

American History, Civil Rights, Black History and theatrical drama are magically melding on stage in the one act play THURGOOD that is playing at Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre.

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Kavinoky Theatre

March 6, 2023

What did our critic think of Just how wrong can everything go so that it looks wrong in a perfect way? That should be the goal in any good farce.

Review: THE THIN PLACE at Road Less Traveled Productions

February 26, 2023

The stage can bring you to places never dreamed of before, but what about places that are even beyond your dreams.

Review: HADESTOWN at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

February 22, 2023

Finding new ways to tell age old stories is as old as time.

Review: THE MAI at Irish Classical Theatre

January 27, 2023

A modern day memory play of sorts with influences of Greek mythology may be one way to describe THE MAI, now playing at Irish Classical Theatre.

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

December 14, 2022

The best uplifting evening of theatrical magic is happening again just in time for the Christmas season.

Review: ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914 at SHEA'S 710 THEATRE

December 8, 2022

If ever there were to be a hope of peace, it couldn't be found any closer than the trenches of the battles fought in World War I.

Review: CHARLES DICKENS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS at Irish Classical Theatre

December 2, 2022

The holiday season often brings about classic Christmas stories being retold and Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL is usually number one on most producer's short list.

Review: Holiday Classic WHITE CHRISTMAS Takes the Stage At Shaw Festival

November 29, 2022

Christmas traditions may come and go, but watching the film WHITE CHRISTMAS has always been an obligatory part of the holiday season for me.

Review: GUARDS AT THE TAJ at Road Less Traveled Theater

November 28, 2022

The bonds of a true friendship rarely can be broken, even in the face of adversities.

Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Shea's Buffalo Theatre

November 9, 2022

The beloved diva took to the Shea's Buffalo stage as the Broadway musical TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL opened to wild audience approval last night.

Review: A Disturbing MISERY at Kavinoky Theatre

October 30, 2022

The Halloween season is upon us and the folks at Kavinoky Theatre have capitalized on the eerie and sometimes gruesome story that is Stephen King's MISERY.

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