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BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK Surges at Syracuse Stage

BWW Reviews: MOBY DICK Surges at Syracuse Stage

by Josh Austin — October 14, 2012
Syracuse Stage welcomes Julian Rad's adaptation of the novel as their 40th season opener. Rad's MOBY DICK opened off-off Broadway in 2003 and was nominated for Drama Desk Awards. This play with songs was heralded for its bare set and authentic sea chanteys....
BWW Reviews: JERSEY BOYS Still Flaunts the Grit and Glam of The Four Seasons

BWW Reviews: JERSEY BOYS Still Flaunts the Grit and Glam of The Four Seasons

by Josh Austin — October 13, 2012
To recreate the fame and heartbreak of the badass group, there has to be a gritty finesse in order to showcase the unexpected voices and talent of four Jersey hoodlums. The story is the all too familiar tale of four boys under a streetlight; the tremendous success and the embittered fall-right back ...
BWW Reviews: THE 25TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n-s at Merry-Go-Round Playh

BWW Reviews: THE 25TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n-s at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

by Josh Austin — September 16, 2012
Watching six kids all vying for a spelling bee championship title will make the audience realize that they are indeed, not smarter than a fifth grader. ...
BWW Reviews: CABARET Sizzles at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

BWW Reviews: CABARET Sizzles at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

by Josh Austin — September 1, 2012
CABARET at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse offers a sexy, depressing look at love and despair. This sizzling production offers an experience unlike any other as the sultry casts invties you to the Cabaret....
BWW Reviews: Geva Theatre's SUPERIOR DONUTS Serves Sweet Sampling of Relationships

BWW Reviews: Geva Theatre's SUPERIOR DONUTS Serves Sweet Sampling of Relationships

by Leah Stacy — April 12, 2012
Tracy Letts's script is brought to life by a small, intimate cast sprinkled with local performers. ...
BWW Reviews: BROKE-OLOGY Offers Rich Theatricality at Ithaca's Kitchen Theatre

BWW Reviews: BROKE-OLOGY Offers Rich Theatricality at Ithaca's Kitchen Theatre

by Kelundra Smith — April 11, 2012
Set in a gang-run, poor neighborhood in Kansas City, Kan. BROKE-OLOGY is about family, fatherhood, regret and the choices people make surrounding the three....
BWW Reviews: RED Paints a Portrait of Humanity at Syracuse Stage

BWW Reviews: RED Paints a Portrait of Humanity at Syracuse Stage

by Leah Stacy — March 19, 2012
Humanity's penchant for observing suffering is part of the reason breaking news segments, thriller novels, soap operas and horror movies thrive: these mediums contain stories filled with elements of dread. Life is painted with such events that both equalize and alienate people from one another. But ...
BWW Reviews: Drying Like A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Rochester's Geva Theatre

BWW Reviews: Drying Like A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Rochester's Geva Theatre

by Kelundra Smith — February 27, 2012
Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN is one of those canonic, American plays that is a regional theater favorite and is almost undisputedly good. This means Hansberry's writing is rarely questioned, and the viability of the show being well-received by audiences also goes without skepticism. Howe...
BWW Reviews: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE is Part History Lesson, Part Life Lesson

BWW Reviews: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE is Part History Lesson, Part Life Lesson

by Leah Stacy — February 6, 2012
Powerhouse cast -- led by Greta Oglesby -- begins performance run at Syracuse Stage...
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