The Buffalo theatre season most assuredly opened with a bang as the first national tour of the hit Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB launched in the Queen city right here at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. The Latin rhythms were infectious and the energy sizzled as the spectacular production took t…
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…
Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested - her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write...
Rocking Horse Productions Presents Making God Laugh Making God Laugh is a family comedy that takes place in four scenes, each ten years apart, set at various holidays. Starting in 1980, the newly “launched” kids – a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former star football player...
Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, returns to his Swiss chateau to escape a terrible pursuer. No one can shake free the dark secret that terrifies him: not his mother, nor his fiancee, nor his best friend. Even the pleading of a gypsy girl accused of murdering...
Come join us for a classic suspense thriller! Tony and Margot Wendice have had a fractious marriage for many years, resulting in Margot’s affair with Max Halliday, an American crime writer. However, when the affair ended and Tony retired from his professional tennis careers, the...
Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told -- plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol...
Remember the good old days of radiowhen people had to use their imaginationswhen the mind was a stage? Those days are backonly better! Andrew J. Fenady has written two of his award-winning productions as RADIO PLAYS where you can SEE as well as HEAR radio programs. The movie of...
A One Nun-sense Musical EventBy Dan GogginThis Musical Comedy showcases an exclusive collection of songs from the entire NUNSENSE series, interspersed with humorous stories and audience interaction. As Sister Robert Anne teaches us how to put together a cabaret act, she takes us...
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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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Tony N'' Tina''s Wedding Shea's Smith Theatre (3/05-3/21) |
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Dust Bowl Faeries, The Cloven Pendulum Murder Mystery Rochester Fringe Festival (9/24-9/26) |
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Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla Sunday Brunch with Yoko & Mikayla (11/15-11/15) |
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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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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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Churchill Starring Daniel Payne Shea's Smith Theatre (11/05-11/08) |
