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Review: GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY at Road Less Traveled Theater


by Michael Rabice - April 27, 2026

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...

Review: THINGS WITH FRIENDS at ALLEYWAY THEATRE


by Michael Rabice - April 24, 2026

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...

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre


by Michael Rabice - April 15, 2026

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 ...

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Shea’s 710 Theatre


by Michael Rabice - April 04, 2026

Sometimes alchemy really happens. A blockbuster title with a perfect cast at the most appropriate time of year makes up the spectacular new production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR now playing at Shea’s 710 Theatre. ...

Review: HEDDA GABLER at Kavinoky Theatre


by Michael Rabice - March 08, 2026

Lady Macbeth, Blanche DuBois, Medea… all are dream roles for any actress to conquer. And Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler ranks right up there with these supercharged women who dominate the stage. Kavinoky  Theatre is presenting a new version of HEDDA GABLER by Patrick Marber ( from a literal tr...

Review: EXIT STRATEGY at Road Less Traveled Theater


by Michael Rabice - March 01, 2026

Intrigue, angst and raw emotions run rampant in the dazzling new production of Ike Holter’s  EXIT STRATEGY now playing at Buffalo’s Road Less Traveled Theater. Against the gritty backdrop of a failing inner city Chicago High School, a staff of teachers and a lone student prepare for the dem...

Review: A SKULL IN CONNEMARA at Irish Classical Theatre


by Michael Rabice - February 22, 2026

When a cast list calls for grave diggers and props list call for skulls you may think you’re planning a production of HAMLET. But in this  case we have Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy A SKULL IN CONNEMARA, now playing in a winning production at Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre Company....

Review: MAMMA MIA at Shea's 710 Theatre


by Michael Rabice - January 20, 2026

One of the highest grossing movie musicals of all time just happens to be that wonder hit MAMMA MIA based on the 2001  Broadway stage musical . Thought to be the most successful jukebox musical ever, the story of a young bride-to-be's quest to find out who here real dad is on the eve of her wedding...

Review: IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Musicalfare At Shea’s 710 Theatre


by Michael Rabice - December 07, 2025

A heartfelt holiday story based on a beloved Christmas film sprinkled with iconic Irving Berlin tunes just about sums up the delightful stage musical WHITE CHRISTMAS now on stage at Shea’s 710 Theatre. Musicalfare has settled into their  new digs after a record breaking production of COME FROM A...

Past Shows

A Life
May 23 – Jun 30, 2013

Dublin, the present and 40 years ago. Following the remarkable international success of Hugh Leonard’s autobiographical comedy, Da, the playwright wrote A Life, a beautiful...

A Life
Jun 6 – Jun 30, 2013

The Andrews Theatre: - Hugh Leonard; dir: Vincent O'Neill....

American Buffalo
Apr 17 – May 19, 2013

An American classic. A gritty linguistic tour-de-force. Set in a junk shop in Chicago’s dark underbelly, three lost souls struggling for meaning in their empty...

American Buffalo
Apr 25 – May 19, 2013

The Andrews Theatre: - David Mamet; dir: Brian Cavanagh....

Being Behan
Mar 21 – Apr 14, 2013

The spirit of Ireland’s most notorious playwright Brendan Behan – humorist, songster, rabble-rouser, storyteller supreme, rebel and all-round entertainer – is brilliantly captured in this...

Dancing at Lughnasa
Feb 14 – Mar 10, 2013

This extraordinary play, widely regarded as Friel’s masterpiece, is the study of five unmarried sisters, named for Friel’s mother and sisters, (“those five brave, Glenties...

Joyicity
Jan 10 – Jan 27, 2013

Brimming with all the charm, magic, poetry, drama and mischievous comedy of literary genius James Joyce, "Joyicity" reprises Vincent O’Neill’s internationally-acclaimed one man show. Originating...

Da
Jun 7 – Jul 1, 2012
A Delicate Balance
Apr 19 – May 13, 2012
Fish Out of Water
Mar 1 – Mar 25, 2012

A first round winner in ICTC's McGuire International Playwriting Competition, Fish Out of Water is a side-splitting comedy set in a rural Irish village. Attractive...

The Hostage
Jan 12 – Feb 5, 2012
James Joyce's The Dead
Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2011
The Turning of the Screw
Oct 20 – Nov 13, 2011
La Bête
Sep 8 – Oct 2, 2011

A London and New York prize-winning comedy by David Hirson inspired by Molière. When a pig-headed patron in 17th century France imposes a vulgar street...

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Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14)
THE DRESSER in Buffalo THE DRESSER
MuCCC (7/24-8/01)
Girl On An Altar in Buffalo Girl On An Altar
Irish Classical Theatre Company (6/12-6/28)
NYSCA-Funded Performance in Buffalo: Bridging Acts (July 25, 2026) | 6:30-7:45pm in Buffalo 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)
Suffs at Sheas Performing Arts Center in Buffalo Suffs at Sheas Performing Arts Center
Sheas Performing Arts Center (6/02-6/02)
Proof in Buffalo Proof
MuCCC (6/18-6/21)
Shakespeare in Love in Buffalo Shakespeare in Love
Aurora Players (5/29-6/14)
The Golden Girls - The Lost Episodes Viii in Buffalo The Golden Girls - The Lost Episodes Viii
Shea's Smith Theatre (8/14-8/30)
The Book of Mormon in Buffalo The Book of Mormon
Shea’s Performing Arts Center (6/19-6/21)
Neglia Ballet Summer Gala in Buffalo Neglia Ballet Summer Gala
Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center (6/27-6/27)