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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. Revival: The Resurrection of Son House was commissioned by Geva in 2015 and received a staged reading that year at their festival 'Journey to the Son: A Celebration of So...
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. Presented in association with Geva Theatre Center and directed by Mark Cuddy, this production of the uncannily relatable play is moving, emotional, and humorous....
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. What hot take can I offer on this groundbreaking, history-making music...
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. It's an intimate, lyrical play, and continues Geva's recent tradition of hosting producti...
BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS at Geva Theatre
Nothing encapsulates Native Gardens like its standout line 'Old neighbors, new neighbors.' Anyone who's ever been a new neighbor, especially in suburbia, knows the feeling of the side-eying, judgey but well-meaning older couple living next door, down the street, etc. Playwright Karen Zacaria couples...
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. And not unimportantly, it's also...
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. This production, presented by the Syracuse University Department of Drama at Syracuse Stage, doesn't hold back either. Set in the Jazz Age of the Roaring '20s, this p...
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. As presented by Cameron Mackintosh, the Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon Les Misérables is back with a fantastic...
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. Ms. Peters lit up the stage at Crouse Hinds Theater. Accomplished music director Marvin Laird, a friend of Ms. Peters, guest conducted Syr...
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. This time around it is Kate Hamill's modern take on the Jane Austen 1813 classic novel Pride and Prejudice. Hamill's creative and comedic Pride and Prejudice is certainly not what you might expect. The high energ...
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. You recall the battle sequences of Macbeth and King Lear, or the that first rumble between the Sharks and the Jets. What you likely don't ...
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. The Syracuse City Ballet out did their past productions with this high-flying adventurous ballet. The staging, the flying effects, and of course the dan...
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. Impressively directed by Vincent J. Cardinal, the production marks the reunion of Fred Grandy and Ted Lange, castmates of the beloved t...
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. And of course, living in the age of the constant drip-drip of superhero movies, it's one we're all familiar with. But while Superman awes and delights o...
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'). This play, based on the Academy Aw...
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. An incredibly talented, handsome and funny friend… His ease and comfort in the delivery of small conversations with his equally talented and witty music director, Benjamin Rauhala, was refreshing. It felt honest and intima...
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. Miss Saigon has been wowing audiences for over three decades, and it's here to wow Rochesterians for just four more days....
BWW Review: MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL at Westchester Broadway Theatre
Many moons ago, my mother raved about a musical she experienced with a group of her closest gal friends. When she told me the title, 'Menopause, the Musical,' I burst out laughing. How could I relate to that concept and how would that constitute a good time at the theatre?...
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! Performs at The Central New York Playhouse
Local talent Stephfond Brunson has brought none other than the global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! to life at the daring “theater in the mall,” otherwise known as The Central New York Playhouse. Thanks to Brunson's direction and high energy choreography, the catchy and pure fun musical built aro...
BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS is a Comedic Delight at Syracuse Stage
Syracuse Stage is now delighting audiences with a contemporary play Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías. The witty comedy, wonderfully directed by Melissa Crespo, features a fun and entertaining story that delves into important social issues. It also features some top-notch actors....
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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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