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 …
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. …
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…
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…
By Jen SilvermanDirected by Scott Behrend, starring Wendy Hall, Chris Hatch, David Marciniak, Alex Anthony Garcia, Johnny Barden and Renee LandriganA charming devil arrives in...
Four Watsons in three centuries -- Sherlock Holmes’ trusty companion, Alexander Graham Bell's loyal assistant, the unstoppable supercomputer Jeopardy! champ, and a Dweeb Team everyman...
In an unremarkable town in rural Indiana, on an ordinary evening, something truly terrible occurs, and a small band of misfits is thrust into a tit-for-tat...
A wealthy executive is charged with assault; two comfortably established lawyers (one black, one white) undertake his defense, with characteristic jaded detachment: an open-and-shut case,...
The clash of swords and shields; the bonds of friendship, honor, and undying love; the machinations of gods and goddesses, meddling in the bloody affairs...
A man and a woman (a couple?) check out of a rural Midwest motel room, nerves frayed, ready to leave their pasts behind them. The...
This visionary satire—simultaneously a prequel, sequel, and modern commentary on the American theatre classic A Raisin In The Sun – spans fifty years in the...
Our tenth-anniversary season begins with a celebration of the community we live in and love, through the eyes, minds, and hearts of Buffalo’s favorite playwrights....
A beautiful Brazilian girl in black – a maid – tells a riotous joke in Portuguese. (She ought to be dusting the bookshelves right now.)...
Married PhD scientist Marjorie has been trying to get pregnant for years, while her single, identical twin Josephine has three children by three different fathers....
Five small-town strangers leave their comfort zones and come together in Marty’s “Adult Creative Drama” community education course. Instructor Marty is boundless in her invention...
The Mayans predicted it… paranoid radio show hosts eagerly promoted it… blockbuster movies have been made about it. Now it’s here: the morning of December...
The Mississippi Delta… the birthplace of playwright Endesha Ida Mae Holland, and or as she refers to it in this staggering memoir: “a testament to...
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Shea's Performing Arts Center (6/08-6/13) |
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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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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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B-Sides of Broadway: A Cabaret of Cut Songs ESL Rochester Fringe Festival (9/23-9/23) |
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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
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The Golden Girls - The Lost Episodes Viii Shea's Smith Theatre (8/14-8/30) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
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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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The Lion King Auditorium Theatre (4/28-5/16) |
