Tobacco Road
Set in the shadow of the Great Depression, Tobacco Road follows the Jeeter family as the old agrarian South collapses beneath their feet.
American Repertory Theater of WNY
545 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14221
American Repertory Theater of WNY is a theatre in Buffalo.
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Review: HAIR at Musicalfare At SHEA’S 710 Theatre
The psychadelic musical HAIR that put rock music onto the Broadway stage in 1968 may feel dated to some but that time capsule will always be fully recognizable. With such musical hits as “Let the Sun Shine In ” and “Aquarius,” the musical that shows hippies burning their green cards…
Review: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
The Buffalo theatre season most assuredly opened with a bang as the first national tour of the hit Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB launched in the Queen city right here at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. The Latin rhythms were infectious and the energy sizzled as the spectacular production took t…
Review: AMADEUS at Shaw Festival
The Shaw Festival seems to be having a small tribute festival to Shaffer brothers as it is presenting two of their known pieces this season. The dark mystery SLEUTH by Anthony Shaffer is now playing to great acclaim at the Court House Theatre and more recently and the comic drama AMADEUS by Sir Pe…
Review: SLEUTH AND ONE FOR THE POT at SHAW FESTIVAL
An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival. Two very different plays are given world class productions sharing many of the same talents. Last week I attended Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller SLEUTH at the intima…
Review: ALL-STAR DANCE GALA at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater
What did our critic think of ALL-STAR DANCE GALA at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater?…
Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Shaw Festival
That belovedly droll English valet of old, Jeeves, has resurfaced to the delight of everyone in the the charming play JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE now onstage at The Shaw Festival. After the recent demolition of the Royal George Theatre in Niagara on the Lake Ontario, the Shaw Festival h…
Review: A FEW GOOD MEN at Road Less Traveled Productions At Shea’s 710 Theatre
Nothing can be as exciting as a heated courtroom drama. And author Aaron Sorkin most assuredly masters his craft in the stage version of his blockbuster movie A FEW GOOD MEN now playing in a riveting presentation by Road Less Traveled Productions at Shea’s 710 Theatre.…
Review: HIS GIRL WATSON: A SHERLOCK NOIR at Alleyway Theatre
Everything old is new again. And our old sleuth Sherlock Holmes is back at it in an all new adventure with more twists and turns than ever. Playwright Kevin Cirone was a winner of the 2025 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award for his new play HIS GIRL WATSON: A SHERLOCK NOIR, based on the beloved charact…
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Shaw Festival
When FUNNY GIRL opened on Broadway it was a smash hit in 1964 and would jettison the career of Barbra Streisand. It became a staple on repertory companies, regional and community theatres and summer stock. But the looming memory of Streisand's iconic performance on stage and then on screen seemed …
Review: GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY at Road Less Traveled Theater
An unlikely pair creating an unlikely piece of theatre essentially sums up the new production of GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY now playing at Road Less Traveled Theater. Yes, horror writer Stephen King has paired up with musician John (formerly Cougar) Mellencamp to write a musical. And someho…
Past Shows
When Worlds Collide
American Repertory Theater of WNY is proud to present “When Worlds Collide”, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Holiday tale, “A Christmas Carol”. This new reimagining of the old tale features 716 playwrights and poets as they weave their words into the Victorian language...
Something Wicked
James Marzos deliciously fiendish story of three brothers, murder, a plot, and three hangings
The Underpants
Coming off a winter hiatus, ART/WNY kicks off the second-half of the 2016-17 season with renowned comic actor and author of PICASSO AT LAPIN AGILE, Steve Martin's wild satire adaptation of the classic 1910 German farce DIE HOSE by the playwright Carl Sternheim. Artie Award...
Moonlight and Magnolias
The 2012-13 season concludes with Ron Hutchinson's rip-roaring MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS. Renown film producer David O Selznick is desperate to finish the screenplay to Margaret Mitchell's epic novel Gone With The Wind, so locking the door and stocking the room with bananas and...
First Lady Suite
Last season ART made local theater history by producing the acclaimed (and awarded) FLOYD COLLINS by Adam Guettel. This season ART is proud to be presenting the Buffalo debut of Michael John LaChiusa's FIRST LADY SUITE. Described by The Guide to Musical Theatre, FIRST LADY SUITE...
Jesus Hates Me
The New Year finds a strange but hilarious Americana comedy entitled JESUS HATES ME by Wayne Lemon. In the backdrop of a putt-putt golf course (called the "Blood of the Lamb") with a religious theme, five Texans take a existential journey to try to see their lives more clearly...
The Dead English
Taking a unique look at the classic story of a Transylvania bloodsucker and puts a mod-musical spin on it, ART in collaboration with Theatre Jugend presents a refreshing original-music take on a moldy classic. With composition and lyrics by Steven E Sitzman and librettist Justin...
The Guys
Anne Nelson's THE GUYS was written shortly after the fateful 9/11 terrorist attacks and is based on the actual exchanges between Nelson and an NYC fire captain who lost men responding to the dire situation. She reflects this encounter in her work THE GUYS in which an NYC writer...
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Guys and Dolls Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center (9/11-9/27) |
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BOOP! The Musical West Herr Auditorium Theatre (10/03-10/10) |
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The Lion King Auditorium Theatre (4/28-5/16) |
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Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla (11/15-11/15) |
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Hell's Kitchen Shea's Buffalo Theatre (10/27-11/01) |
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Swan Lake by The United European Ballet Company West Herr Auditorium Theatre (10/21-10/21) |
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Hair 710 Main Theatre (9/17-10/04) |
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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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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
