Geva's Festival of New Theatre 2014 Kicks Off 10/20
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2014
Geva Theatre Center unveils its line-up for the Festival of New Theatre 2014 to be held in the Fielding Nextstage from October 20 - November 2. FONT 2014 is a vibrant and innovative mix of new works by some of the most exciting playwrights from across the country and around the corner and is part of Geva's ongoing commitment to developing and producing new work for the American theatre.
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2014
Geva Theatre Center unveils its line-up for the Festival of New Theatre 2014 to be held in the Fielding Nextstage from October 20 - November 2. FONT 2014 is a vibrant and innovative mix of new works by some of the most exciting playwrights from across the country and around the corner and is part of Geva's ongoing commitment to developing and producing new work for the American theatre.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of GIRLS ONLY at Downstairs Cabaret Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2014
Gather your girlfriends ladies! Girls Only - The Secret Comedy of Women comes to Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Place, Brighton-Henrietta beginning October 16, and continues through November 2. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2014
Gather your girlfriends ladies! Girls Only - The Secret Comedy of Women comes to Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Place, Brighton-Henrietta beginning October 16, and continues through November 2. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!
BPO Nation Presents Chazz Palminteri and His One-Man Show, A BRONX TALE, Tonight
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2014
BPO Nation proudly welcomes Academy Award Nominee Chazz Palminteri, as he brings his one-man show 'A Bronx Tale' for one night only to Kleinhans Music Hall at 8 p.m. tonight, Oct/ 4. Written and adapted by Chazz from the screenplay of the same name, 'A Bronx Tale' relives his coming of age in the midst of the workingman and gangsters in the Italian-American neighborhood where he grew up.
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2014
BPO Nation proudly welcomes Academy Award Nominee Chazz Palminteri, as he brings his one-man show 'A Bronx Tale' for one night only to Kleinhans Music Hall at 8 p.m. tonight, Oct/ 4. Written and adapted by Chazz from the screenplay of the same name, 'A Bronx Tale' relives his coming of age in the midst of the workingman and gangsters in the Italian-American neighborhood where he grew up.
Attendance Grows Significantly at First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2014
Attendance at the third annual First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (September 18-27) grew by 20% in 2014, topping last year's 50,000 by an estimated 10,000 people, say Fringe organizers.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2014
Attendance at the third annual First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (September 18-27) grew by 20% in 2014, topping last year's 50,000 by an estimated 10,000 people, say Fringe organizers.
Blackfriars Theatre to Present I'M NOT RAPPAPORT!
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
Blackfriars Theatre continues its 65th Season with Herb Gardner's compelling comedy I'm Not Rappaport! Nat Moyer, a feisty Jewish retiree with a tendency to exaggerate, and elderly Midge Carter, a half-blind African-American building superintendent spend their afternoons sharing a park bench and a relationship based on playful verbal sparring. These appealing seniors humorously take on the world and its many threats, including society's treatment of the aging, the difficulties dealing with adult children who think they know what's best for their parents, and the dangers that lurk in urban areas.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2014
Blackfriars Theatre continues its 65th Season with Herb Gardner's compelling comedy I'm Not Rappaport! Nat Moyer, a feisty Jewish retiree with a tendency to exaggerate, and elderly Midge Carter, a half-blind African-American building superintendent spend their afternoons sharing a park bench and a relationship based on playful verbal sparring. These appealing seniors humorously take on the world and its many threats, including society's treatment of the aging, the difficulties dealing with adult children who think they know what's best for their parents, and the dangers that lurk in urban areas.
Geva's 42nd Season to Continue with GOOD PEOPLE, Begin. 10/21
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
Geva Theatre Center presents Good People - the Broadway comedy-drama about culture, class and luck by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Mark Cuddy. Good People begins performances October 21, opens October 25 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through November 16.
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2014
Geva Theatre Center presents Good People - the Broadway comedy-drama about culture, class and luck by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Mark Cuddy. Good People begins performances October 21, opens October 25 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through November 16.
Robert Randolph and Tonic, Paul McDonald, Toby Lightman and More Set for 2014 East End Music & Arts Festival This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2014
The East End Music & Arts Festival, presented by NYC and Hamptons based entertainment organization, uniphi good, is a series of cultural and entertainment events taking place in the prestigious 'Hamptons' of New York -- bringing together two days of music, entertainment, culture and fun at community based venues in the Hamptons, to benefit local food pantries in Westhampton and East Hampton (Springs), all in one multi-media entertainment experience.
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2014
The East End Music & Arts Festival, presented by NYC and Hamptons based entertainment organization, uniphi good, is a series of cultural and entertainment events taking place in the prestigious 'Hamptons' of New York -- bringing together two days of music, entertainment, culture and fun at community based venues in the Hamptons, to benefit local food pantries in Westhampton and East Hampton (Springs), all in one multi-media entertainment experience.
BWW Interviews: Noah Falck On 100,000 POETS & ARTISTS FOR CHANGE
by Mark C. Lloyd - September 18, 2014
Noah Falck is the author of Snowmen Losing Weight (BatCat Press, 2012) & several chapbooks including most recently Celebrity Dream Poems (Poor Claudia, 2013). His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Crazyhorse, Kenyon Review, Poets.org, and elsewhere. He works as Education Director at Just Buffalo Literary Center, and curates the Silo City Reading Series in an abandoned grain silo along the Buffalo River.
by Mark C. Lloyd - September 18, 2014
Noah Falck is the author of Snowmen Losing Weight (BatCat Press, 2012) & several chapbooks including most recently Celebrity Dream Poems (Poor Claudia, 2013). His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Crazyhorse, Kenyon Review, Poets.org, and elsewhere. He works as Education Director at Just Buffalo Literary Center, and curates the Silo City Reading Series in an abandoned grain silo along the Buffalo River.
BWW Interviews: Jeffrey Coyle About Directing the Musical HELLO AGAIN
by Mark C. Lloyd - September 18, 2014
As the first production of American Repertory Theater of WNY's 2014-15 season about to kick-off with Michael John LaChiusa's musical HELLO AGAIN, Artie Award winning director, Jeffrey Coyle took time from a busy rehearsal schedule to answer a few questions about the production schedule to open on September 11th.
by Mark C. Lloyd - September 18, 2014
As the first production of American Repertory Theater of WNY's 2014-15 season about to kick-off with Michael John LaChiusa's musical HELLO AGAIN, Artie Award winning director, Jeffrey Coyle took time from a busy rehearsal schedule to answer a few questions about the production schedule to open on September 11th.
PUSH Physical Theatre Set for 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival, Now thru 9/27
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014
Award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre has had a very busy touring schedule for the past year, and-if plans unfold as expected-the future will find them on the road even more frequently. Local audiences will have a chance to catch up with this homegrown favorite during the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (September 18-27).
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014
Award-winning PUSH Physical Theatre has had a very busy touring schedule for the past year, and-if plans unfold as expected-the future will find them on the road even more frequently. Local audiences will have a chance to catch up with this homegrown favorite during the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (September 18-27).
CIRCUS ORANGE, Jay Pharoah, Spoon River Rochester and More Highlight 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival, Running Now thru 9/27
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014
The 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival runs today, September 18-27, 2014, in and around downtown Rochester's East End. Fringe 2014 will include more than 380 shows of all genres in 28 venues that range from parked cars to the return of the Magic Crystal Spiegeltent.
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014
The 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival runs today, September 18-27, 2014, in and around downtown Rochester's East End. Fringe 2014 will include more than 380 shows of all genres in 28 venues that range from parked cars to the return of the Magic Crystal Spiegeltent.
Frank Ingrasciotta to Bring BLOOD TYPE: RAGU to Shea Smith's Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2014
Broadway League Vice-Chair of the Road Member, Tony Award Winner, and Producer, Albert Nocciolino will present the one-man play, Blood Type: Ragu at the historic Shea Smith's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. A coming-of-age story exploring the first-generation American's delicate dance between culture and identity. Writer/Performer Frank Ingrasciotta, portrays more than 20 characters who live, love and laugh in this fast-paced, tour-de-force journey that is not just a comedy, not just a drama. It's family - and we all have one!
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2014
Broadway League Vice-Chair of the Road Member, Tony Award Winner, and Producer, Albert Nocciolino will present the one-man play, Blood Type: Ragu at the historic Shea Smith's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. A coming-of-age story exploring the first-generation American's delicate dance between culture and identity. Writer/Performer Frank Ingrasciotta, portrays more than 20 characters who live, love and laugh in this fast-paced, tour-de-force journey that is not just a comedy, not just a drama. It's family - and we all have one!
Blackfriars Welcomes New Artistic & Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2014
Blackfriars Theatre (Blackfriars) welcomes Danny Hoskins as Artistic and Managing Director of the organization. Mr. Hoskins inherits the position from Blackfriars current Artistic and Managing Director, John Haldoupis, who will step down as artistic leader of the organization after the close of the 2014-2015 Season.
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2014
Blackfriars Theatre (Blackfriars) welcomes Danny Hoskins as Artistic and Managing Director of the organization. Mr. Hoskins inherits the position from Blackfriars current Artistic and Managing Director, John Haldoupis, who will step down as artistic leader of the organization after the close of the 2014-2015 Season.
Photo Flash: First Look at ART of WNY's HELLO AGAIN
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2014
Coming off a historic 2013-14 seventh season, in which the company lead the Buffalo theater community with four Artie Awards for Theatrical Excellence and won its very first award for Best Musical Production, American Repertory Theater of WNY is proud to kick-off the 2014-15 season with a production of Michael John LaChiusa's HELLO AGAIN on September 11th and will run until October 4th. All performances will be at the ART in the Box, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14219. Showtimes are 7:30 pm, Thursday through Saturday performances. Ticket prices are $25 general/$20 online general; $18 Student/$15 Student online. For more ticket information visit www.artofwny.org or call 716-634-1102.
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2014
Coming off a historic 2013-14 seventh season, in which the company lead the Buffalo theater community with four Artie Awards for Theatrical Excellence and won its very first award for Best Musical Production, American Repertory Theater of WNY is proud to kick-off the 2014-15 season with a production of Michael John LaChiusa's HELLO AGAIN on September 11th and will run until October 4th. All performances will be at the ART in the Box, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14219. Showtimes are 7:30 pm, Thursday through Saturday performances. Ticket prices are $25 general/$20 online general; $18 Student/$15 Student online. For more ticket information visit www.artofwny.org or call 716-634-1102.
Webster Theatre Guild's JEKYLL & HYDE Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014
Take a journey into a captivating world of dark secrets with Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden, and Leslie Bricusse's gripping musical thriller Jekyll & Hyde at Webster Theatre Guild this fall! Intended for mature audiences, this evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014
Take a journey into a captivating world of dark secrets with Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden, and Leslie Bricusse's gripping musical thriller Jekyll & Hyde at Webster Theatre Guild this fall! Intended for mature audiences, this evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.
Photo Flash: RLTP's DEATHTRAP Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) presents its first production of its 2014-2015 season, DEATHTRAP, by Ira Levin. The production stars David Oliver, Mike Seitz, Lisa Vitrano (RLTP Ensemble Member), Mary Jakiel and Gerry Maher with direction under Scott Behrend. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) presents its first production of its 2014-2015 season, DEATHTRAP, by Ira Levin. The production stars David Oliver, Mike Seitz, Lisa Vitrano (RLTP Ensemble Member), Mary Jakiel and Gerry Maher with direction under Scott Behrend. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
RLTP's 2014 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop Kicks Off 9/22
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) has announced its schedule of public development readings of plays developed in the 2014 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop (NPW). Admission to all of these readings is FREE to the public and will include a free cup of coffee for all attendees.
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) has announced its schedule of public development readings of plays developed in the 2014 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop (NPW). Admission to all of these readings is FREE to the public and will include a free cup of coffee for all attendees.
ART of WNY Presents HELLO AGAIN, Now thru 10/4
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014
Coming off a historic 2013-14 seventh season, in which the company lead the Buffalo theater community with four Artie Awards for Theatrical Excellence and won its very first award for Best Musical Production, American Repertory Theater of WNY is proud to kick-off the 2014-15 season with a production of Michael John LaChiusa's HELLO AGAIN tonight, September 11th, and will run until October 4th.
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014
Coming off a historic 2013-14 seventh season, in which the company lead the Buffalo theater community with four Artie Awards for Theatrical Excellence and won its very first award for Best Musical Production, American Repertory Theater of WNY is proud to kick-off the 2014-15 season with a production of Michael John LaChiusa's HELLO AGAIN tonight, September 11th, and will run until October 4th.
Photo Flash: First Look at RLTP's DEATHTRAP
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) presents its first production of its 2014-2015 season, DEATHTRAP, by Ira Levin. The production stars David Oliver, Mike Seitz, Lisa Vitrano (RLTP Ensemble Member), Mary Jakiel and Gerry Maher with direction under Scott Behrend. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) presents its first production of its 2014-2015 season, DEATHTRAP, by Ira Levin. The production stars David Oliver, Mike Seitz, Lisa Vitrano (RLTP Ensemble Member), Mary Jakiel and Gerry Maher with direction under Scott Behrend. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Kitchen Theatre Company Announces Expanded Pay What You Can Program in 2014-2015 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014
Kitchen Theatre Company announced that it is expanding its Pay What You Can Night program for the 2014-2015 season. This program allows patrons who might not otherwise be able to afford a ticket to pay the amount that works for them.
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014
Kitchen Theatre Company announced that it is expanding its Pay What You Can Night program for the 2014-2015 season. This program allows patrons who might not otherwise be able to afford a ticket to pay the amount that works for them.
MusicalFare Presents THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Now thru 10/12
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014
As a die-hard musical theatre fan plays the record of his favorite musical, the (fictional) 1928 hit THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, the show bursts to life onstage in front of him! He wittily comments on the music, actors, and story of a rambunctious starlet, a panicked producer, a drunken diva, two singing and dancing hit men dressed as chefs, well - I'm sure you get the idea! This completely original musical, not based on a movie, a book, or a cartoon, is full of hummable tunes and overall hilarity. Winner of 5 Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Score, the MusicalFare production will rediscover the show's intimate roots (THE DROWSY CHAPERONE had its world premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival) in the tradition of previous MusicalFare productions such as AVENUE Q and SPELLING BEE.
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014
As a die-hard musical theatre fan plays the record of his favorite musical, the (fictional) 1928 hit THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, the show bursts to life onstage in front of him! He wittily comments on the music, actors, and story of a rambunctious starlet, a panicked producer, a drunken diva, two singing and dancing hit men dressed as chefs, well - I'm sure you get the idea! This completely original musical, not based on a movie, a book, or a cartoon, is full of hummable tunes and overall hilarity. Winner of 5 Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Score, the MusicalFare production will rediscover the show's intimate roots (THE DROWSY CHAPERONE had its world premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival) in the tradition of previous MusicalFare productions such as AVENUE Q and SPELLING BEE.
Geva Theatre Center Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK, Now thru 10/5
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2014
Audiences will be on the edge of their seats when Geva Theatre Center presents Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by David Ira Goldstein. Wait Until Dark begins performances tonight, September 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 5.
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2014
Audiences will be on the edge of their seats when Geva Theatre Center presents Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by David Ira Goldstein. Wait Until Dark begins performances tonight, September 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 5.
WAIT UNTIL DARK, WOMEN IN JEOPARDY!, 'VANYA AND SONIA' and More Set for Geva Theatre Center's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2014
Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Tom Parrish are proud to announce the 12 major productions of the much anticipated 2014-2015 Season, the non-profit's 42nd year of making professional theatre of a national standard in Rochester.
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2014
Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Tom Parrish are proud to announce the 12 major productions of the much anticipated 2014-2015 Season, the non-profit's 42nd year of making professional theatre of a national standard in Rochester.
Kenny Rogers to Bring 'Hits Through The Years' Tour to Buffalo This December
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2014
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds casinos are pleased to announce an upcoming concert by music legend and American icon Kenny Rogers at Four Winds New Buffalo's Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, December 5, at 9 p.m. Eastern.
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2014
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds casinos are pleased to announce an upcoming concert by music legend and American icon Kenny Rogers at Four Winds New Buffalo's Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, December 5, at 9 p.m. Eastern.
First Niagra Presents Rochester Fringe 9/18-27
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2014
With more than 380 shows and events, there's no doubt that the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (Sept. 18-27) will provide participants with a plethora of inspired experiences, but organizers believe that some of them may stick around long after the stage lights have dimmed.
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2014
With more than 380 shows and events, there's no doubt that the 2014 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (Sept. 18-27) will provide participants with a plethora of inspired experiences, but organizers believe that some of them may stick around long after the stage lights have dimmed.
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