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Review: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD at ALLEYWAY THEATRE
That brilliant murder mystery author Agatha Christie is universally praised and beloved, but one of her first successes is not well known to American readers. Happily the the stage adaptation by Heidi Armbruster of that early work, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, now playing at Buffalo's Alleyway T...
Review: NEIL DIAMOND: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
The trend continues of bringing a musical superstar's life to the Broadway stage in a jukebox bio-musical style. We've had Cher, Tina Turner, Gloria Estefan, Michael Jackson, and now Neil Diamond in THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. The flashy and often heartfelt Broadway tour settled ont...
Review: DORIAN at Irish Classical Theatre
The personal life and writings of Oscar Wilde have been so inextricably linked that the new play DORIAN has woven Wilde's journey into that of one of his best known characters, Dorian Gray. In an everything old is new again fashion, Wilde's' 1891 play THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY has been freely a...
Review: CHESS at LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE
Every now and then there is a musical that is near universally loved for it score, treasured by cast recording collectors, and infamous to many, BUT is rarely ever produced. Most were failures soon after theirs debuts. My personal desert island treasured flop from that category is Jerry Herman's...
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Shea's 710 Theatre
Murder, greed, blackmail, love affairs and a potential hanging are just some of the many dark subjects that form the fabric of the fabulous production of DIAL M FOR MURDER now playing at Shea's 710 Theatre. Who doesn't love a good old fashioned murder mystery? Alfred Hitchcock turned this nail biter...
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at MusicalFare
Broadway's great leading lady Elaine Stritch once corrected herself when talking about musicals, when she was describing a Broadway show as a 'musical comedy.' 'Every musical was called a musical comedy in my day,' she quipped. Well, times have changed, and the Pultizer Prize winning musical NEX...
Review: THE WIZ at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
Everything OZ continues these days. L Frank Baum would be flabbergasted to think that his 1900 novel 'THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ' would be as popular, if not MORE popular, in 2025. The endless fascination with the story of young Dorothy being whisked away by a twister from her home in Kansas to ...
Review: THE LOVED ONES at Irish Classical Theatre
When worlds collide, drama ensues. And in the new play THE LOVED ONES by Erica Murray, 4 women meet under the most unusual of circumstances. Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre is presenting the North American Premiere of this 2023 play. And as can be expected, the dark subjects of death, remorse, unw...
Review: BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART at Bellissima Productions at Alleyway Theatre
What did our critic think of BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART at Bellissima Productions At Alleyway Theatre?...
Review: & JULIET at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
Everything old is new again. That saucy playwright William Shakespeare continues to ignite audience's imagination, with two separate shows in Buffalo this month alone. But wait, not really his own plays, but plays based on the Bard's own writing. SOMETHING ROTTEN at Musicalfare has would be competit...
Review: WITCH at Road Less Traveled Theater
With a penchant for the cutting edge and often obscure, Road Less Traveled Productions has programmed Jen Silverman's dark comedy WITCH in it's regional premiere. Silverman is now represented on Broadway with the 2 person show THE ROOMMATE with the unlikely duo of Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow. ...
Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at Musicalfare
Something hilarious is playing out on stage of Musicalfare Theatre in their raucously funny production of SOMETHING ROTTEN. It’s a daring title that befits the silly musical that’s only purpose is to amuse....
Review: THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL at Irish Classical Theatre
Witty, smart and heartbreaking. That about sums up the new musical THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL now playing as a preview production at Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre Company....
Review: 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at 2nd Generation Theatre
An utterly charming afternoon of fun perfectly sums up THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, now playing at Shea's Smith Theatre. Second Generation Theatre Company has a track record of presenting quality productions in this cozy theatre, and they continue to produce at a very high level...
Review: MY FAIR LADY at Shaw Festival
MY FAIR LADY is quite obviously the most perfect choice of a musical that the SHAW FESTIVAL could program and this 2024 musical offering is a delicious delight, sure to please. It plays through December 22, 2024 and is the perfect excuse to visit Niagara on the Lake for the holiday season....
Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Irish Classical Theatre
Not only are the Halloween decorations out at Target and Walgreens, but theatre season for Irish Classical Theatre is beginning with a macabre story in a comedian's clothes as they present the very silly DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERROR....
Review: SHIPWRECKED!- THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF) at Road Less Traveled Theater
Rivaling the adventures of The Count of Monte Cristo, we now hear the tale of a new found character who once took literary England by storm at the end of the 19th Century. SHIPWRECKED: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF) has taken to the stage in 'an entertainment' wr...
Review: DISNEY'S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL at Shea's 710 Theatre
The Buffalo theatre season is back in full swing and it's off to a great start, if the fine production of DISNEY'S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL is an indication. Playing at Shea's 710 Theatre alongside co presenter The D'Youville Kavinoky Theatre, the creative talent assembled showcases the best of Western N...
Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN HEART at Shaw Festival
He's done it again! The famous sleuth and his sidekick are back at it, solving cases with cunning precision and insight. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN HEART is playing in a fabulous production at the SHAW FESTIVAL in Niagara on the Lake. Audiences are intrigued, captivated and thoroug...
Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at Shaw Festival
Who doesn't love a good belly laugh, a groan and a perpetual smile on their face for 2-1/2 hours. That's exactly what you'll be in store for when attending the joyously silly production of ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake....
Review: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at Shaw Festival
Time travel back to the age of film noir when black and white movie dramas were played to the hilt with overarching mannerisms, full of prototypical characters and not too subtle close ups full of tension inducing musical scores. The Shaw Festival is producing one from that ilk with the classic Agat...
Review: MJ at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
The king of pop surely had a storied musical career that went from child star to tabloid fodder in his all too short life. The life of Michael Jackson, now the Broadway musical MJ, is igniting the stage of Shea's Buffalo Theatre through June 16th. Fear not , the moon walk, the infamous sparkly glove...
Review: PRIVATE LIVES at Irish Classical Theatre
Noel Coward may well have been the arbiter of all things regarding propriety , social class, and manners. So it may have come as a shock to some that his witty play PRIVATE LIVES, now playing at Irish Classical Theatre, makes it clear that his upper crust characters certainly do NOT always behave ...
Review: THE PRICE at Irish Classical Theatre
Something wonderful has taken to the stage at Buffalo ‘s Irish Classical Theatre, as Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE is being presented in a near perfect production. This seldom produced play may sound somewhat stilted in it’s formality of language, but the story continues to be captivating, all the...
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
Guilty as charged. I openly admit I really enjoy the ABBA musical, MAMMA MIA! There is a time and place for all kinds of entertainment, and the birth of the jukebox musical can almost certainly be attributed to kind of show MAMMA MIA has become. Now 25 years after it's opening, the national tour tha...
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Suffs at Sheas Performing Arts Center Sheas Performing Arts Center (6/02-6/02) |
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Little Women The Meeting House (5/29-6/07) |
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THE DRESSER MuCCC (7/24-8/01) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
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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 Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) Warner Theatre (6/17-6/18) |
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Bluegrass music at the Bundy museum Bundy Museum of History and Art (6/05-6/05) |
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Shakespeare in Love Aurora Players (5/29-6/14) |
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NYSCA-Funded Performance in Buffalo: Bridging Acts (July 25, 2026) | 6:30-7:45pm Center for the Arts - University at Buffalo (7/25-7/25) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center / Black Hole Studios (6/23-6/23) |
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