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…
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…
What did our critic think of ALL-STAR DANCE GALA at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater?…
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…
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.…
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…
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 …
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…
An existential 'thing' rooted in theatre of the absurd and gritty reality with undertones of self destruction and weighty Christian symbolism. That could not even begin to summarize the slick yet often perplexing production of THINGS WITH FRIENDS now completing it's run at Buffalo's Alleyway Theat…
Sometimes people really do run away and join the circus. Author Sara Gruen had great success with that idea in her award winning novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, and Hollywood soon after took the story to the silver screen. Now a Broadway musical has hopped on the bandwagon and the result is often a …
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What if the writing of Romeo and Juliet came from Shakespeare’s own unexpected love story? Shakespeare in Love is the imagined inspiration behind one of the world’s most celebrated love stories. Filled with romance, comedy, backstage chaos, and the thrill of making theatre, it...
Aurora Players presents Murder on the Orient Express , Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit, running March 13–29 at the historic Roycroft Pavilion Theater in beautiful East Aurora. Adapted by Ken Ludwig, this suspense-filled stage thriller follows legendary detective Hercule...
The stage is set, the tenor is missing, and the laughs are guaranteed as Aurora Players presents the Tony Award-winning farce, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor , running for three weekends beginning this Friday until June 22, 2025. Set in 1934, Lend Me A Tenor follows the chaos that...
A timeless classic of American theatre, The Miracle Worker , by William Gibson, tells the inspirational and true story of Annie Sullivan, a spirited and relentless young woman who managed to break through considerable barriers to reach young Helen Keller, a child left blind and...
Step into the holiday season with the wit and warmth of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley , The story is set at the festive Pemberley estate owned by Mr. Darcy, two years after Jane Austen's beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice leaves off. Four of the five Bennet sisters (Jane...
Professional actor on and off Broadway, Christine Estabrook, directs Deathtrap, the legendary thriller written by Ira Levin that has captivated audiences for decades.
Proo f, by David Auburn, tells the story of Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant but mentally unstable mathematician, who is struggling to come to terms with her father's recent death and her own identity as a mathematician. When a groundbreaking mathematical proof is...
Set in 1963's Brighton, England, a middle-class resort town, the play revolves around the misadventures of Francis Henshall, a hapless and hungry man who finds himself working for two different bosses at the same time. His motivations are simple: food and a girl. Hilarity ensues...
Set in 1972, this timeless, romantic drama centers on Don Baker, a young blind man who has just struck out on his own despite the objections of his over-protective mother. He is renting a shabby apartment in NYC to pursue his dream of becoming a song writer and soon becomes...
The rumors fly faster than a bullet train as four couples gather for an anniversary party, only to discover that their host, the deputy mayor of New York City, has shot himself and his wife is missing. As the evening progresses, the guests concoct increasingly elaborate lies to...
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Guys and Dolls Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center (9/11-9/27) |
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Ruby's High School Reunion Century Club at Strahallan (9/16-9/20) |
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B-Sides of Broadway: A Cabaret of Cut Songs ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (9/23-9/23) |
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Hell's Kitchen Shea's Buffalo Theatre (10/27-11/01) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Shea's Performing Arts Center (6/08-6/13) |
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B-Sides of Broadway: A Cabaret of Cut Songs ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (9/19-9/19) |
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Hair 710 Main Theatre (9/17-10/04) |
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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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A Rebel Revisited: Movement Variations Inspired by Martha Graham Torn Space Theater (9/18-9/18) |
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BOOP! The Musical West Herr Auditorium Theatre (10/03-10/10) |
