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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It's 1962 Baltimore and plus-sized teenager Tracy Turnblad has One Dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show. When the African-American students teach her some of their dance moves, Tracy transforms into a star, using her newfound fame to advocate for racial integration on the...
At a rural fishing Lodge, Froggy, a British demolition expert, has brought along a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. He tells everyone that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and...
The late Justice Antonin Scalia was known to be an “Originalist”-someone who believes that the US Constitution should be interpreted based on the intent of its authors. Scalia’s unexpected death at age 79 threw a wrench into the political arena, but has brought intense interest...
The international smash hit comes to the Kavinoky! Over 60 million people around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her...
Set during the Salem witch trials of the 1690’s, The Crucible is a timeless parable of morality, a scorching indictment of intolerance, and a central work in the canon of American drama. Director Robert Waterhouse has assembled an ensemble of Buffalo’s finest actors to tell this...
This hilarious show revolutionized Broadway Musical Comedy. Based on the Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, this Mel Brooks masterpiece has been hailed as one of, if not THE funniest Broadway Musicals of all time. This new Broadway classic is filled with a riotous...
Off-Broadway’s phenomenal longest-running musical celebrates the modern-day suburban mating game. Audiences fill the theatre with laughter as the cast explores the joys of dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws. This celebration of the mating game takes...
When their father goes missing, the huge, sprawling and completely dysfunctional family reunites and sparks fly. "Fiercely funny and bitingly sad," AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY promises to leave you "laughing and wondering, shuddering and smiling, long after the house lights come back...
Touted as "the most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy" by the New York Times, the funniest play ever written returns to The Kavinoky Theatre after 20 years! Slamming doors, backstage intrigue, and absolute mayhem ensues in this laugh-out-loud, non-stop...
"The best new play on Broadway," as heralded by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, takes us to Palm Springs where, after a six year absence, Brooke Wyeth returns home to announce that she is about to publish a memoir that will dredge up a pivotal and tragic event in her...
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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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Dealbreaker Memorial Art Gallery (9/19-9/20) |
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Rent Shea's Smith Theatre (1/29-2/14) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Shea's Performing Arts Center (6/08-6/13) |
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Hell's Kitchen Shea's Buffalo Theatre (10/27-11/01) |
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Gulp! The Gay Beach Musical Compass Performing Arts Center (9/11-9/27) |
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Songs to Drink Wine To: Prosecco Edition Blackfriars Theatre (9/15-9/20) |
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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
