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BWW Review: The Syracuse City Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER at The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
The festive treat of The Nutcracker presented by The Syracuse City Ballet has once again entertained numerous audiences this past weekend to kick off the 2019 Holiday season. Under the devoted direction of the Syracuse City Ballet founding Artistic Director Kathleen Rathbun, the show once again brou...
BWW Review: Syracuse Stage Presents an Enchanting BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Syracuse Stage and the Syracuse University Department of Drama is now enchanting audiences with their production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The musical is under the always superb direction of Donna Drake and musical director Brian Cimmet, the creative team that brought the last two holiday fa...
BWW Review: FROZEN at Proctors Wraps the Capital Region in a Big Warm Hug.
If you think of FROZEN as being for kids, I suggest you need to think again. Like the stage version of Disney's Lion King before it, this production is high quality live theatre that excels on multiple levels. There is quite a lot to see, experience, and enjoy in FROZEN both for the young and the yo...
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS Performs at the Landmark Theatre
That harmonious hit jukebox musical Jersey Boys is once again back at Syracuse's Landmark Theatre as part of the Famous Artists Broadway Theater Series: Broadway in Syracuse. The musical of course tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe a...
BWW Review: QUEEN at Geva Theatre Center Fielding Studio
On the surface Geva Theatre Center's Fielding Studio series production of QUEEN examines the potential devastation caused by the dwindling honeybee population due to Colony Collapse Disorder. This first look seems to indicate that Madhuri Shekar's play will be another social drama about the capitali...
BWW Review: Redhouse Arts Center Delivers Knockout Comedic Performances in GOD OF CARNAGE
Redhouse Arts Center is now bringing the laughs with Yasminas Reza's hysterical comedy God of Carnage. The production features a four-member Equity cast, under the superb direction of Redhouse's Artistic Director Hunter Foster. The comedic timing, the staging, and the chemistry are all outstanding....
BWW Review: THE AMISH PROJECT by The Hummingbird Theater Company at MUCCC Wows
Hummingbird Theater Company's slogan reads, 'hover in the moment.' That thoughtful pause describes perfectly the theatrical experience director/producer Donald Brian Bartalo creates with his latest venture, THE AMISH PROJECT, at MUCCC. This extraordinary one-person show written by Jessica Dickey fic...
BWW Review: DIVISION STREET at CenterStage
Kudos and thank you to JCC's CenterStage Theatre and playwright Jason Odell Williams for staging the world premiere of DIVISION STREET in the Rochester area. It is a pleasure to participate as a member of the audience on a work of theatre that has not been curated and delivered here. The firsthand o...
BWW Review: THE NICETIES at Geva Theatre Center
For thousands of years the theatre has been a place where storytellers go to evaluate the world around them and the people who inhabit it. Every period in history, every noteworthy event, near every moment of import has theatrical representation in one form or another, from Jesus to the Salem Witch ...
BWW Review: BOOM at Out Of Pocket Inc.
'Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.' Who would have thought Ernest Haeckel's famous and scientifically nerdy maxim would be central to the theme of one of the most performed plays of the early 21st century? But Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's BOOM embraces that theme and explodes it to cataclysmic comic propo...
BWW Review: Blackfriars Theatre Explores Race Riots and the Civil Rights Movement with DETROIT '67
There are few forces more powerful than that of family, friendship, love and home. These forces are mightily strong under the best of circumstances, and become even more central to our existence in times of violence, oppression, and separation. Within the context of 20th century American history, th...
BWW Review: BIBBIDI BOBBIDI CINDERELLA at OFC Production
'You never get a second chance to make a first impression.' This old saw still cuts true when considering youth theatre. The importance of introducing children to the wonder of live performance is not only critical to the survival of the art form; more importantly, it is essential to humanity. The c...
BWW Review: The Central New York Playhouse Presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY
The iconic creepy and mostly kooky family is now entertaining audiences at The Central New York Playhouse under the direction of Bella Lupia and music direction by Abel Searor. The familiar family effortlessly comes to life with spot on casting and gorgeous costumes. The new musical, with a book by ...
BWW Review: TWELVE ANGRY MEN Captivates at Syracuse Stage
The classic American courtroom drama by Reginald Rose Twelve Angry Men, under the impressive direction of James Still, is now captivating audiences at Syracuse Stage. The production is co-produced with Indiana Repertory Theatre and showcases brilliant acting, a flawless and detailed set design by Ju...
BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Screen Plays
Autumn in Rochester doesn't only conjure dreams of apple picking and cider. With Halloween just around the corner, the fall season delights in nightmares as well. Screen Play's production of FRANKENSTEIN: A LIVE RADIO PLAY delivers a nostalgic introduction to this annual festival of horror. The stor...
BWW Review: Syracuse University Department of Drama Begins Season with A CHORUS LINE at Syracuse Stage
The Syracuse University Department of Drama has begun its 2019-2020 season with Michael Bennett's groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize and Tony-award winning musical A Chorus Line under the impressive direction of Brian J. Marcum. The authenticity, the emotion, the power, and the dancing bring a chilling p...
BWW Review: 50th Anniversary National Tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Begins at the Landmark Theatre
The 50th anniversary national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar has now officially begun at Syracuse's Landmark Theatre. The iconic rock opera has intoxicating energy, intense choreography, and killer vocals under the direction of Timothy Sheader. The expression, the emotion, and mainly the choreograph...
BWW Review: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League opens its 2019-2020 season with a glitzy, glamorous, and soulful look at the queen of the disco era, Donna Summer. 'Summer: The Donna Summer Musical', which began its national tour in Rochester this week, isn't just for children of the 1970's, but for anyone who...
BWW Review: The Rev Theatre Company Presents a Breathtaking Production of LOCH NESS, A NEW MUSICAL in the Merry – Go – Round Playhouse
The Rev Theatre Company has brought a new Broadway-bound musical to the Finger Lakes and specifically, Auburn's Merry – Go – Round Playhouse. Loch Ness, A New Musical features spellbinding performances, breathtaking artistry, and moving music under the superb direction of Marshall Pailet. The be...
BWW Review: Redhouse Arts Centers Opens Season With RENT
The Redhouse Arts Center opens its 2019-2020 season with none other than Jonathan Larson's Tony Award -winning musical RENT under the incredible direction of the Broadway-credited husband and wife team Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody. Hunter Foster is the Redhouse Arts Center Artistic Director and t...
BWW Review: The World Premiere of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN is Captivating at Syracuse Stage
Syracuse Stage opens its 2019/2020 season with a world premiere production of Thoughts of a Colored Man, written by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. It is co-produced with Baltimore Center Stage and two commercial producers, Brian Moreland and Ron Simons, who anticipate moving ...
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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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Anastasia: the Musical Geva Theatre (5/28-6/28) |
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Doja Cat at Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden (12/01-12/01) |
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Eureka Day Eureka Day (2/26-3/21) |
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Disney's Frozen The Broadway Musical Syracuse Stage (5/13-6/21) |
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Wicked Proctor's Theatre (11/05-11/05) |
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"Monsters of the American Cinema" Bridge Street Theatre (5/28-6/07) |
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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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Aladdin at New Amsterdam Theatre New Amsterdam Theatre (12/02-6/28) |
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