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Review: COME FROM AWAY at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Rochester Broadway Theatre League?...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Geva Theatre
Christmas is a time of traditions. Be it caroling, making sugar cookies, decorating the tree, or hanging lights, folks love this time of year because of the traditions we create and revisit each December with our friends and loved ones. If you're like me, Geva Theatre's annual production of 'A Chris...
Review: SOMEWHERE at Geva Theatre
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Review: JANE EYRE at Geva Theatre
What did our critic think of JANE EYRE at Geva Theatre?...
Review: TOOTSIE at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
What did our critic think of TOOTSIE at Rochester Broadway Theatre League? The Rochester Broadway Theatre League begins its 2022-2023 M&T Bank Broadway season with something fun and splashy, a perfect date night musical based on one of the 1980s' most beloved pop culture gems. 'Tootsie', the Robert ...
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Mac-Haydn Theatre
In their promotional materials for NEXT TO NORMAL, Mac-Haydn, advised it would be “unlike anything you have seen on our stage. Trust us when we tell you, this show is not to be missed.” I am very happy to say they were correct. This production is phenomenal....
Review: SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL at Blackfriars Theatre
What did our critic think of SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL at Blackfriars Theatre? Blackfriars' production of 'Seussical' showcases the talents of numerous young performers, from Yates' kind and sensitive Horton to Jade Hill's soulful Sour Kangaroo to the sassy stylings of the Wikersham Brothers (Danny Dob...
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Capital Repertory Theatre
Last night’s opening performance of JERSEY BOYS played to a packed house. Audience members sang along and danced in their seats, ultimately giving this cast a standing ovation. Not a bad way to wrap up the very first season for Capital Repertory Theatre (aka theREP) in their new home!...
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
What did our critic think of MEAN GIRLS at Rochester Broadway Theatre League? If you're looking for an excuse to don your pink and revisit the jungle of high school cliques, politics, and popularity contests, the Rochester Broadway Theatre League has just the show for you. Playing now until July 10t...
Review: SISTER ACT at Geva Theatre
What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at Geva Theatre? To close its 2021-2022 season, Rochester's Geva Theatre is presenting the musical adaptation of one of the 90's' most treasured cinematic gems, infused with a bit more disco, shenanigans, and tweaked to fit the confines of a stage. 'Sister Act...
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
What did our critic think of The Band's Visit in Rochester? The first words in 'The Band's Visit' are 'Once not long ago a group of musicians came to Israel from Egypt. You probably didn't hear about it. It wasn't very important.' These words don't exactly tee-up the audience for a musical full of s...
BWW Review: YOGA PLAY at Geva Theatre
Geva Theatre's second-to-last production of the 2021/2022 season is a techno futuristic-feeling comedy that takes the audience deep into the sunny California culture of fitness, yoga, spiritual gurus, and their intersection with today's social media-driven, brand-obsessed world. 'Yoga Play' traffics...
BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY The Licoln Center Theater Production at Proctors
Directed by Bartlett Sher this production remains true to the original, but some updates have been made including some refreshing of the book and dialogue some of which shine a brighter light on the equality of the sexes despite social norms of the time. Much of which was notably popular with the ...
BWW Review: PLACEBO at Out Of Pocket Productions
After a successful play reading in 2017 and a long hiatus due to COVID (for more of the backstory, see Jeff Siuda's director's note), Out of Pocket Productions is finally presenting 'Placebo', a quirky and thought-provoking play by Melissa James Gibson, at Rochester's MuCCC....
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS at Blackfriars Theatre
If you're looking for a theatre experience rife with laughs, tears, cheekiness, dry British wit, and a not-insignificant amount of very-near nudity, I am here to tell you that Rochester's Blackfriars Theatre has got the show for you. 'Calendar Girls', a play adapted by Tim Firth and based on the 200...
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at JCC Centerstage Theatre
To end its 2021-2022 season, JCC's Centerstage Theatre is currently presenting 'Little Shop of Horrors', the 1982 doo-wop campy masterpiece from the twisted minds of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, and a stalwart favorite of the late 20th century musical theatre repertoire. Like most 'Little Shop' pr...
BWW Review: A 'Practical CATS' Performance at Proctors
The ’80s delivered endless iconic pop culture trends like leg warmers, neon, Walkmans, Whitney, and Madonna. Broadway in the ’80s also saw a unique culture shift as British mega musicals like LES MISERABLES and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA began to take over the American stage. First on the scene, t...
BWW Review: THE WETSUITMAN at The Cherry Artists' Collective
An old white man is walking his dog along the coast in Norway. He notices a black spot 'out there in the distance'. At first he thinks it may be an oil slick. His dog barks and goes near. The spot is a wetsuit. There are bones protruding from the flipper now in the dog's teeth. The Wetsu...
BWW Review: SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY at Blackfriars Theatre
Blackfriars Theatre continues its 2022 season with a heartwarming story about kindness and doing good in the world, featuring a talented cast led by two young performers from Rochester's School of the Arts....
BWW Review: TRACY JONES at JCC Centerstage Theatre
In keeping with its tradition of spotlighting new plays and emerging playwrights, in addition to the stalwarts that theatre audiences know and love ('Little Shop of Horrors' is next on the docket), Rochester's JCC Centerstage Theatre launched its production of 'Tracy Jones' on March 5th, a National ...
BWW Review: HOW TO CATCH CREATION at Geva Theatre
The last two years have tested the collective resolve of artists and creatives everywhere. While COVID has impacted our lives in every way, from physical health to our experiences in school to the ways in which we interact and empathize with one another, a largely-unsung result of the pandemic has b...
BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
'My Fair Lady' is a story that has become ingrained into American storytelling in countless iterations over the past 60 years. Debuting in 1956 and putting icon Julie Andrews on the map, it went on to be adapted into the also-iconic Audrey Hepburn vehicle in 1964, and the story's main narrative beat...
BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS at Geva Theatre
After a brief COVID-related delay (an all-too-common frustration in the world of theatre these days), Geva Theatre's Fielding Stage is currently presenting 'Constellations', a two-person play about split-second decisions and missed opportunities. This production is particularly meaningful not only b...
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Over The Rainbow: The Golden Girls Musical OFC Creations Theatre (5/14-5/31) |
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Amelie Theatre444 (6/05-6/13) |
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Mystic Pizza Capital Repertory Theatre (7/10-8/09) |
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THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower The Museum of Modern Art (7/09-7/12) |
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Eureka Day Eureka Day (2/26-3/21) |
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Wedding Band Capital Repertory Theatre (6/04-6/14) |
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Doja Cat at Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden (12/01-12/01) |
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THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination The Museum of Modern Art (12/14-7/25) |
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Baron Vaughn: Cycle Breaker Geva Theatre (4/28-6/07) PHOTOS |
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Mamma Mia! Proctors Theatre (4/06-4/11) |
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