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Franklin Stage Company Announces 2019 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2019
The Franklin Stage Company, Delaware County's renowned classical summer theater, announces the lineup of their 23nd season, with performances produced and presented from July 4th weekend through Labor Day.
Gripping Drama GROUNDED Marks Return Of Kate MacCluggage To The Kitchen Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Next up at the Kitchen Theatre Company is Grounded by George Brant, a story that examines family, technology, war, and moral responsibility from a uniquely feminine perspective. Performances of Grounded begin at the Kitchen Theatre Company in the Percy Browning Performance Space on April 21st and run through May 5th. Opening night is Thursday, April 25th.
Announcing Pink Floyd PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE WALL: THE CONCERT At Patchogue Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Wall: The Concert on Saturday, May 4 at 8pm. Ticket prices range between $29-$69, plus applicable fees. Purchase online, by phone or at the box office. For more information, visit PatchogueTheatre.org, call the Patchogue Theatre Box Office at 631-207-1313, or stop by 71 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY.
Announcing The HAMILTON Lottery In Rochester!
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Producer Jeffrey Seller, Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) and Albert Nocciolino today announced the digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show's first performance (April 23) in Rochester at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre.  Forty (40) tickets will be sold for every performance for $10 each.  The digital lottery will open at 11:00 AM ET on Sunday, April 21 for tickets to the Tuesday, April 23 performance.  Subsequent digital lotteries will begin two days prior to each performance.  
Geva Theatre Center Presents The World Premiere Of REVIVAL
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
Geva Theatre Center's 46th Season concludes with the world premiere of Revival: The Resurrection of Son House, written and directed by Keith Glover, with music by Son House, Billy Thompson and Keith Glover, musical direction by Billy Thompson and choreography by Norwood Pennewell, in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from May 1 through June 2, 2019.
IN THE MOOD: A 1940s Musical Revue Comes to Patchogue Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2019
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents America's Big Band musical, In The Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue, on Wednesday, April 17 at 7p.m.. Ticket prices range between $29 - $59, plus applicable fees. Purchase online, by phone or at the box office. For more information, visit PatchogueTheatre.org, call the Patchogue Theatre Box Office at 631-207-1313, or stop by 71 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY.
Skidmore Theatre Presents CABARET
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2019
Skidmore Theater is pleased to announce its Spring Main Stage Production, Cabaretby Joe Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff, directed by artist-in-residence John Michael DiResta. This production explores queerness, fascism, and jazz in a highly immersive fashion in which the theater space is reinvented, transforming the JKB into the Kit Kat Club and allowing some audience members to sit on the stage at cafe tables
Announcing JON SECADA At Patchogue Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2019
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents the multiple Grammy Award-winning Cuban/American singer Jon Secada on Friday, May 3 at 8pm. Ticket prices range between $25 - $55, plus applicable fees. Purchase online, by phone or at the box office. For more information, visit PatchogueTheatre.org, call the Patchogue Theatre Box Office at 631-207-1313, or stop by 71 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY.
CRT Downtown Presents Comedian Lucas Bohn In LESSON PLANS TO LATE NIGHT
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2019
On Saturday, April13 at 7:30 PM, CRT Downtown proudly presents comedian LUCAS BOHN with his multimedia night of comedy LESSON PLANS TO LATE NIGHT. 
Bethel Woods Center For The Arts Announces Plans To Kick Off Anniversary Weekend August 15th
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2019
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY has announced that Anniversary Weekend will kick off on Thursday, August 15th with an event inspired by the legacy of the greatest festival of all time.
CRT Downtown Presents An Evening With 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2019
On Friday, April12 at 7:30 PM, CRT Downtown proudly presents an evening with WWE Hall of Fame legend HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN.  Duggan is one of the most popular American professional wrestlers of all time. Audiences everywhere recognize his trademark 2x4, his battle cry 'HOOO!' and his 'USA! USA!' chant. He has sold out stadiums for 30 years, headlined wrestling PPVs and is now headed to Cortland with his comical One Man Show, which he is performing in limited venues across the country.
RBTL Announces The 2019-2020 M&T Bank Broadway Season - HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, and More!
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2019
The 2019-2020 M&T Bank Broadway Season at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre, presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) and Albert Nocciolino, was unveiled on Thursday, April 4th. Following the current record-breaking 2018-2019 Season, anchored by HAMILTON, and boasting nearly 14,000 Subscribers, for the first time, the '19-'20 Season Ticket Package will offer seven award-winning shows, headlined by pop-culture phenomenon DEAR EVAN HANSEN.
THE COLOR OF LIGHT Comes to The Schoolhouse Theater
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2019
The Color of Light, premiering on April 4th, brings to light a little-known story: Henri Matisse set aside his lifelong atheism to help-and to honor-the young nun who gave him a new reason to live.
BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS at Geva Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 04, 2019
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 that unease with sociopolitical themes and sitcom intimacy in this fun new(ish) play about the colliding of two upper-middle class worlds.
WTG Announces Playwright's Showcase and 2019-2020 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2019
The new WTG Playwrighting Group has been meeting for a little over a year and our five playwrights are ready to share their work with an audience. Join us for the world premier of six one acts at the Burton Leavitt Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 12 & 13 at 7:30 pm. Stay after the show for a discussion with the Playwrights. Tickets are just $8 and can be reserved at www.windhamtheatreguild.org or 860-423-2245. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Andrea J, Fulton's Acclaimed Play UGLY IS A HARD PILL Comes to Brooklyn In April
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2019
Award-winning playwright Andrea J. Fulton's acclaimed, AUDELCO award-winning play UGLY IS A HARD PILL will get performances in Brooklyn on Saturday, April 13 at 2pm and 6pm at the Camba Cultural Center (1958 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), presented by the 81st Precinct Community Council and the Anderson & Bert Cade Fulton Foundation.
BWW Review: INDECENT Comes to the JCC CenterStage
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 01, 2019
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 just a really entertaining piece of theatre.
BWW Review: Syracuse University Department of Drama Presents an Intoxicating Production of THE WILD PARTY
by Natasha Ashley - April 01, 2019
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 production features a stellar cast, impressive set and lighting design by Alex Koziara, and meticulously detailed direction by Katherine McGerr. The spot-on choreography by Andrea Leigh-Smith and the powerhouse performances of the entire cast take center stage in this wild performance of Lippa's The Wild Party.
Skidmore Theater Presents CABARET
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2019
Skidmore Theater has announced its Spring Main Stage Production, Cabaret by Joe Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff, directed by artist-in-residence John Michael DiResta. This production explores queerness, fascism, and jazz in a highly immersive fashion in which the theater space is reinvented, transforming the JKB into the Kit Kat Club and allowing some audience members to sit on the stage at cafe tables.
Bridge Street Theatre Presents The World Premier Of THE LETTERS By David Zellnik
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2019
Catskill's intimate Bridge Street Theatre will inaugurate its 2019 Subscription Season with the world premiere of playwright David Zellnik's brilliant and deeply moving "The Letters". This haunting new play about unrequited love from the author of "Sharon/Herzl", "The F#@%ing Wright Brothers", and the musical "Yank!", is directed by John Sowle and features a magnificently diverse cast of four.
Troy Foundry Theatre Announces April Productions of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2019
Hot off the heels of The Prohibition Project: Ilium Was, Troy Foundry Theatre is coming at you with something totally absurdist. Troy Foundry Theatre proudly teams up with Stages on the Sound and Scott Barrow (Tectonic Theatre Project, Stages on the Sound) to bring you White Rabbit Red Rabbit .
CRT Downtown Proudly Presents TWO ON TAP
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2019
On Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 PM, CRT Downtown proudly presents the all-singing-and-dancing duo TWO ON TAP.  Broadway and Radio City Music Hall performers Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano pay tribute to the Great American Songbook and classic song-and-dance in the style of Fred and Ginger, and July and Mickey, in this fun, lively, and fast-paced show. Featuring timeless songs like I Got Rhythm, Yes Sir, That's My Baby, Sing, Sing, Sing and L-O-V-E, Two on Tap uses fresh, original choreography to show how classic tap still endures and entertains. It's a truly unique experience for all ages.
Danny Kean & Valerie Ghent Appear In Concert At Woodstock Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2019
Producer/Executive Producer, Elynn Diamond, is proud to present a DOUBLE HEADER with two of the music industry's most acclaimed R & B, Blues, Soul, Funk, Pop and Jazz Artists, DANNY KEAN / VALERIE GHENT In Concert, the second concert in her year-long '2019 In Concert Series' being held at the Iconic WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE.
World Premiere Comedy Highlights Chenango River Theatre's 2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2019
The greater Binghamton area's only professional, non-profit Equity theatre, Chenango River Theatre, will open their 2019 season on May 24 with a new play that is currently the most frequently produced play in the country, A Doll's House, Part 2.  Following that production is the World Premiere of a new comedy about an Irish Catholic family in 1973, Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.  The Immigrant, based on the true story of the author's own family who became the only Jewish family in town when they immigrated to Hamilton, Texas in 1909, runs in the late summer slot.  The season finale will be The Sea Horse, an unusual and volatile love story set in a dumpy waterfront bar of the same name. 
Site-Specific LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Extends for Three Performances After Selling Out
by Sarah Hookey - March 28, 2019
Audrey II is growing stronger! This anticipated staging taking place inside Bool's Flower Shop in Ithaca, NY has extended its run by three performances. Originally announced to run from April 24-28, the production will now play on April 29, May 1 and close May 2. After ten minutes of live ticket sales, the show sold out its' original six-performance run. 

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