Roll the dice and take a chance on one of Broadway’s most beloved musical comedies! Set amid the colorful hustle and bustle of 1940s New York City, Guys and Dolls follows high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson, determined missionary Sarah Brown, lovable schemer Nathan Detroit, and...
Margot and Charlie settle in for their Saturday morning ritual with one goal: beat their Saturday crossword record. Two people who know each other inside and out work through the hardest puzzle of their lives together. Somewhere between the familiar clues and the impossible...
An examination of the inmates within a system trying to discover meaning in the face of isolation and doubt in one's own worth over a 25-year bid. The play explores familial ties, love, race, inmate-correctional officer relations, the passing of time, and the succeeding...
After failing out of community college, Sam, 21, tries to regain his confidence by starting a live-action role-playing group. But the only people who show up are his unstable older sister, Claret, who has a history of destroying Sam's relationships, and Arden, a misguided steam...
A presentation of five short plays by one of Western New York's leading playwrights, performed by an ensemble of six of the area's best actors. From comedy, to drama, to science fiction, this genre-bending evening of bite-sized theater aims to offer a little something for...
Janelle and Brittany haven't spoken since they were teen besties at summer camp; when they're accidentally reunited years later, they happily pick up where they left off, sharing vacations, the PTA, and their BFF daughters. Brittany wants nothing more than a friend for life, but...
You wake to find your body is unfamiliar; your hair is all messed up; and all those around you will bend over to accommodate your every request, no matter how senseless or immoral. You are now the most powerful person in the world, and sure, that seems like a wild unhinged...
The play centers on a housewife seemingly content with her lot in life. Exciting additions to her household, a television and new pants, ignite a desire for her to become a woman of the times, though her husband has his reservations. Set in the living room of their home in...
The play follows two parallel storylines: Jason Caine, a man in personal and financial collapse, forms a dangerously intimate and tragic relationship with an advanced AI chatbot, and Stacey Grandholm, a senior executive at the company behind the technology, becomes the victim of...
Lucy is a soul being who was supposed to be born in the 1970s, but because of the environmental Love Canal atrocities, she was never born after her mother miscarried. Now she is an activist soul being who occasionally comes to physical life to move the needle on environmental...
In 1922, Daisy Buchanan ran down a woman with Jay Gatsby's car and drove away. Fifty years later, she explains in her granddaughter's hospital room that it wasn't nearly the worst thing she's ever done.
On June 24, 1986, three Yugoslavian teenagers claim to see an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the small town of Bruskiva, and the visions continue every day for two whole years. During a socialist upheaval that makes practicing religion increasingly dangerous, the...
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 …
From the legendary creators of Chicago and Cabaret , Curtains features a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes. Based on an original concept by Peter Stone, this hilarious and suspenseful musical delivers...
Alive and Kicking: Laughter Never Gets Old is a high-energy musical comedy revue filled with clever song parodies, outrageous sketches, and toe-tapping tunes that celebrate life, laughter, and the joys (and jokes) of aging. Conceived and written by seasoned theatre artist...
An All-Female cast of Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of...
First Look Buffalo Theatre Company presents PRESERVATION a new play by Deborah Yarchin Directed by Lara D. Haberberger Produced by Michael Audet and Bob Rusch Starring Sarah Emmerling, Rick Lattimer and Lanie Shannon. Preservation synopsis In a quiet town’s archival library lies...
First Look Buffalo Theatre Company’s NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL is back for the 2025-26 season! Nine new plays over two fun-filled weekends featuring local and national playwrights. These readings are directed and rehearsed and will be presented for the first time for the public...
for immediate release, for further information, please contact Rick Lattimer at 716-440-5521 First Look Buffalo Theatre Company and Buffalo United Artists proudly presents. The Girl in the Washroom a new play by Bella Poynton Buffalo United Artists & First Look Buffalo Theatre...
First Look Buffalo Theatre Company presents DECONSTRUCTION A new play by Adam Hahn First Look Buffalo Theatre Company (FLB), which exclusively develops and produces new works, continues their 2024-25 season at the beautiful Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in...
"America's Doctor" Anthony Fauci and playwright/ activist Larry Kramer had an unlikely and complicated friendship. In the 90s, both were fighting the AIDS crisis from opposite ends of the political spectrum. After Kramer's death during COVID, in May of 2020, his spirit visits...
First Look Buffalo Theatre Company presents New Play Reading Festival 2023-24 Vol. 2 January 19th-21st, 2024 Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center 705 Renaissance Dr, Williamsville NY 14221 No reservations necessary. Donations accepted at the door. Join First Look Buffalo...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Look Buffalo Theatre Company presents New Play Reading Festival 2023-24 Vol. 1 December 8th-10th, 2023 Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center 705 Renaissance Dr, Williamsville NY 14221 No reservations necessary. Donations accepted at the door. Join...
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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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Hair 710 Main Theatre (9/17-10/04) |
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Tobacco Road American Repertory Theater of WNY (10/15-10/31) |
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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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A Rebel Revisited: Movement Variations Inspired by Martha Graham Torn Space Theater (9/18-9/18) |
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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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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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Songs to Drink Wine To: Prosecco Edition Blackfriars Theatre (9/15-9/20) |
