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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.
As one would expect, Irish themed plays are best done by those who understand the people and terrain of Ireland.
A mix of borscht-belt comedy and Broadway showtunes, with a hint of neurotic sitcom hyperactivity.
Disney's Theatrical Productions high energy stage version of the 1992 film NEWSIES opened last night at Shea's after a tryout at New Jersey's PAPERMILL PLAYHOUSE and subsequent Broadway run.
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off it's Bank of America's Pops Season in high style.
Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC elegantly opened the Irish Classical Theatre's 25th season.
Buffalo born playwrights and authors often have used their hometown as their setting, from A.
The Shaw Festival is known for dusting off old chestnuts and breathing new life into them.
Whether you grew up with Mary Martin , Sandy Duncan or Cathy Rigby flying on your TV screen or on a stage near you, children and adults alike still love escaping with the boy who never grew up.
Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields iconic 1960's musical SWEET CHARITY is playing on the stage of the Festival Theatre as this year's musical offering at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.
Dark and disturbing is the best way to sum up Irish Classical Theatre's polished new production of THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE.
Sparse CAROUSEL Takes to the Stage
2015 brings a lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of The Opera' that opened at Shea's Buffalo Theatre on Wednesday and it has received glorious new sets by Paul Brown, while retaining most of Maria Bjornson's Tony Award winning costume designs.
A battle of the classes is playing out in The Irish Classical Theatre's brilliant new production of 'After Miss Julie,' that opened last night.
As with any good laboratory, hypothesis and conjecture are needed to lead to breakthroughs and new discoveries.
When brainstorming concepts for new shows, the idea of making a musical about Berry Gordy--not necessarily a household name, may have seemed like an odd choice.
Just when you thought your family had issues with each other and holidays were unbearable.
When you hear the name Charles Dickens, you almost automatically put in your mind an image of that cute little orphan boy roaming the streets of London picking pockets, or maybe the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future guiding Scrooge on a walk down memory lane.
The intimate MusicalFare Theatre on the Daemen College campus is one of Buffalo's premier theatres.
A review of Buffalo Laboratory Theatre's production of Tom Stoppard's ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD,running through 9/29.
From the opening piano riff, a driving and intense, yet somehow melodic, progression, the Irish Classical Theatre Company's production of Next to Normal is arresting, poignant, and emotionally charged.
Anyone who knows me knows that I adore MEMPHIS.
The plot of William Finn's semi-autobiographical musical, A New Brain, is not typical fare for the genre: the story of composer Gordon Michael Schwinn and his simultaneous battle with a brain injury and artistic creativity.
It seems only appropriate that Rochester's Geva Theatre Center would transition from Arthur Miller's The Price to August Wilson's Two Trains Running; comparatively speaking, however, Wilson has given Miller a run for his money.
Ireland mustn't be such a bad place, so - but it certainly isn't devoid of faults or wickedness.
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The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes VIII Shea's Smith Theatre (8/14-8/30) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
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Dealbreaker Memorial Art Gallery (9/19-9/20) |
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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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Sister''s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi''s Gold Shea's Smith Theatre (12/23-12/23) |
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The Golden Girls - The Lost Episodes Viii Shea's Smith Theatre (8/14-8/30) |
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Songs to Drink Wine To: Prosecco Edition Blackfriars Theatre (9/15-9/20) |
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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
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Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla (11/15-11/15) |
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The Lion King Auditorium Theatre (4/28-5/16) |
