Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Company Theatre
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Central New York Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Central New York.
Review: SISTERS IN LAW at JCC Centerstage Theatre
Currently playing at Rochester’s JCC Centerstage Theatre is a play that seems out of place in our modern era of intense division and heightened polarization because it explores the deep respect and affection between two people who hold sharply different political and philosophical views, performed
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR at Proctors
What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AT PROCTORS at Proctors?
Review: SANCTUARY CITY at Geva Theatre
Currently playing on Geva Theatre’s Fielding Stage is “Sanctuary City”, a powerful—and timely—story about the American dream and the concept of home.
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
f you’re a 90’s kid like me, that famous greeting from cinema’s most iconic Scottish nanny is permanently imprinted on your memory, especially if, like me, your childhood home had “Mrs.
Review: OEDIPUS REX at Company Theatre
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Review: HITMAKERS: ROCK VS. DISCO at JCC Centerstage Theatre
There is perhaps no greater rivalry in the history of music than that of rock and disco.
Review: CLYDE'S at Syracuse Stage
If you are hungry for some tasty theater that is fresh, natural and with just enough sizzle to keep you satisfied, get yourself down to Syracuse Stage to see Clyde’s, a thoughtful and inspiring new play by Pulitzer Prize winner, Lynn Nottage.
Review: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at Blackfriars Theatre
“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” is a story with myriad adaptations.
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Geva Theatre
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Review: THE CHRISTIANS at Out Of Pocket Productions
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Review: THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Blackfriars Theatre
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Review: ANNIE at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
Though it’s not necessarily a Christmas show in the way that “A Christmas Carol” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” are, “Annie” captures many of the essential elements of the Christmas season: friendship, love, optimism, and hope for the future.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Geva Theatre
As someone who covers theatre I’m always a bit apprehensive as the holiday season approaches each year, because having seen “A Christmas Carol” more times than I can possibly count, I fear that I won’t have something new to say; the story is 180 years old after all, so at this point there ar
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Syracuse Stage
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Review: LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE at JCC Centerstage Theatre
The power of memory is a fascinating thing.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
If Rochester’s gloomy late-autumn weather has got you down, prepare to be whisked away to the bright lights and teeming intrigue of Paris’ underground nightlife, and explore the Bohemian ideals of truth, beauty, freedom, and love; “Moulin Rouge” has landed at the Rochester Broadway Theatre L
Review: LOBBY HERO at Penfield Players
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Review: FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at Geva Theatre
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Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Syracuse Stage
What did our critic think of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Syracuse Stage? Syracuse Stage follows its one woman tour de force, What the Constitution Means to Me, with Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, an equally challenging one woman production that is similarly structured and almost b
Review: ROMEO & JULIET at The Company Theatre
What did our critic think of ROMEO & JULIET at The Company Theatre? One of Rochester’s newest performing arts organizations, The Company Theatre, launches its 2023-2024 season with a well-known stalwart, “Romeo and Juliet”, playing until the end of October in Rochester’s Temple Theatre.
Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW at OFC Creations
What did our critic think of ROCKY HORROR SHOW at OFC Creations? I’ve reviewed a deluge of “Rocky Horror” productions in my years covering the Upstate NY theatre scene, so when it comes to this iconic intergalactic cult classic I feel confident saying that I’ve seen it all: spaceships, dildo
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Syracuse Stage
Syracuse Stage kicks off its 50th anniversary season with Heidi Schreck’s 'What the Constitution Means to Me', a clever, poignant, multifaceted gem of a play.
Review: CLUE at Blackfriars Theatre
What did our critic think of CLUE at Blackfriars Theatre? For Blackfriars Theatre’s opening production of the 2023-2024 season, Rochester theatregoers are being treated to the classic pop culture whodunit, “Clue”, whose adaptations have spanned board game, film, musical and play.
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OFC Creations Theatre Presents: Hairspray! OFC Creations Theatre Center (9/24-10/11) |
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Dogfight Theatre444 (8/21-8/29) |
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Sons of Grunge Brings the Sound of ’90s Grunge to Rochester for Matinee Show Photo City Music Hall (9/12-9/12) |
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Come from Away Point of the Bluff Vineyards (4/17-10/24) |
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Carrie the Musical Cohoes Music Hall (10/16-10/31) |
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The Magi Capital Repertory Theatre (11/27-12/24) |
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Just in Time Proctors Theatre (6/01-6/06) |
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Versa-Style Street Dance Company: “Rooted Rhythms" Sloan Performing Arts Center (9/19-9/20) |
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Jersey Boys The Stanley (10/14-10/15) |
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The Secret Garden Theater at Innovation Square (9/18-9/20) |