Central New York Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Central New York.
Screen Plays' Black Comedy De-Lights
Peter Shaffer's farce Black Comedy delights based on one absurd premise.
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON is a Vulgar and Comedic Experience at the Landmark Theatre
The touring production of The Book of Mormon is now 'educating' and entertaining audiences in Syracuse's Landmark Theatre.
REVIVAL: THE RESURRECTION OF SON HOUSE at Geva Theatre
To close out their 2018-2019 season Rochester's Geva Theatre chose a piece with deep historical, musical, and local significance.
BWW Review: THE HUMANS is Eerily Relatable at Syracuse Stage
Stephen Karam's 2016 Tony Award-winning play The Humans is now engaging audiences at Syracuse Stage.
BWW Review: HAMILTON at Auditorium Theatre
At this point-four years after it premiered on Broadway and took the world by storm, earning a record 16 Tony nominations and making Lin Manuel-Miranda a household name --it seems a superfluous task to write a review of Hamilton.
BWW Review: THE ROYALE at Geva Theatre
The Royale, the 2015 play by Marco Ramirez currently playing in Geva Theatre's Fielding Stage, isn't as much about boxing as it is about race, greatness, and a man who's moving faster than the world around him.
BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS at Geva Theatre
Nothing encapsulates Native Gardens like its standout line 'Old neighbors, new neighbors.
BWW Review: INDECENT Comes to the JCC CenterStage
Indecent, currently playing at JCC's CenterStage Theatre, is one of the company's most ambitious productions to date because of its cultural significance, its significance in Jewish history, and the fact that this is its first time being staged in the Rochester area.
BWW Review: Syracuse University Department of Drama Presents an Intoxicating Production of THE WILD PARTY
The music, the lyrics, the story, and the characters - every element of Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party is very intense and intriguing.
BWW Review: Les Misérables is Glorious at The Landmark Theatre
One the most acclaimed musicals in theatrical history is now performing at Syracuse's Landmark Theater as part of The Famous Artists Broadway Theater Series: Broadway in Syracuse.
BWW Review: Bernadette Peters in Concert with Symphoria at Crouse Hinds Theater
For a one night only, the legendary Broadway, Television, and Silver Screen star Bernadette Peters sang with the Syracuse, New York orchestra known as Symphoria.
BWW Review: Syracuse Stage Presents an Energetic Contemporary Production of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Syracuse Stage has once again brought a creative and entertaining play to its audience.
MAURITIUS at Blackfriars Theatre
When you think of stories that are wildly captivating, real edge-of-your-seat stuff, you probably think of heist thrillers, gangster films, warfare and the like.
BWW Review: Syracuse City Ballet Performs a Phenomenal Production of PETER PAN at the Crouse Hinds Theater
A powerful and passionate production of Peter Pan dazzled audiences this past weekend at The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse, New York.
BWW Review: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT Charms at the Redhouse Arts Center
The Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, New York is now delighting audiences with their entertaining and engaging production of Herb Gardner's play I'm Not Rappaport.
BWW Review: IT'S A BIRD...IT'S A PLANE...IT'S SUPERMAN at TYKES
Tykes (Theatre Young Kinds Enjoy Seeing) returns to the JCC Hart Theatre for a thrilling adventure that will excite and entertain the whole family.
BWW Review: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Still Entertains After 80+ Years
Rochester's Screen Plays continues what it does best with their current production of You Can't Take it With You: present Hollywood's most iconic stories in the small, intimate setting of the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (referred to by most as 'The MuCCC').
BWW Review: Jeremy Jordan at Aventura Arts And Cultural Center- An Intimate Night With the Tony Award Nominee
Jeremy Jordan in concert was like meeting up with an old friend for coffee.
BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
The RBTL continues its 2018-2019 season with one of Broadway's most transporting musicals, equal parts soaring and beautiful and devastatingly sad.
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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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Beetlejuice The Stanley (3/30-3/31) |
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Hell's Kitchen Landmark Theatre (11/10-11/15) |
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Purpose Geva Theatre (4/06-4/25) |
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Versa-Style Street Dance Company: “Rooted Rhythms" Sloan Performing Arts Center (9/19-9/20) |
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Les Misérables Cohoes Music Hall (7/13-8/08) |
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Wanted James Earl Jones (10/15-3/31) |
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Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) The Longacre Theatre (11/01-11/01) |
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Laughs In Spanish Geva Theatre (4/27-6/06) |








