Blackfriars Theatre to Present GREY GARDENS, 4/28-5/19
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2012
Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit, professional theatre on Rochester NY's East Main Street "Theatre Row," is proud to announce the opening of "Grey Gardens," a musical with music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, and book by Doug Wright.
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2012
Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit, professional theatre on Rochester NY's East Main Street "Theatre Row," is proud to announce the opening of "Grey Gardens," a musical with music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, and book by Doug Wright.
David Daniels, Eric Owens, Elizabeth Futral and More to Perform at Glimmerglass Festival Gala, 4/10
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2012
The Glimmerglass Festival will hold GLIMMERATA!, the 2012 Spring Gala, on April 10 at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan to benefit the company's Young Artists and Summer Internshipprograms. The evening will feature music, dinner and dancing, as well as performances by 2012 Glimmerglass Artist in Residence Eric Owens, David Daniels, Dwayne Croft, Sean Panikkar, Elizabeth Futral, Young Artist Dominick Rodriguez and more.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2012
The Glimmerglass Festival will hold GLIMMERATA!, the 2012 Spring Gala, on April 10 at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan to benefit the company's Young Artists and Summer Internshipprograms. The evening will feature music, dinner and dancing, as well as performances by 2012 Glimmerglass Artist in Residence Eric Owens, David Daniels, Dwayne Croft, Sean Panikkar, Elizabeth Futral, Young Artist Dominick Rodriguez and more.
Cortland Rep Hosts TRIVIA NIGHT – PART TWO THE SEQUEL Fundraiser, 4/19
by Harmony Wheeler - April 05, 2012
Thanks to the success of the first Trivia Night, Cortland Repertory Theatre has planned "Trivia Night: Part Two - The Sequel" for Thursday, April 19th as a fundraiser for the 2012 Season and for renovations to CRT Downtown. This event will be held in a new location, upstairs at the Dark Horse Tavern, 96 Main Street in Cortland. The doors will open at 6:30 PM, with the contest beginning at 7:00 PM.
by Harmony Wheeler - April 05, 2012
Thanks to the success of the first Trivia Night, Cortland Repertory Theatre has planned "Trivia Night: Part Two - The Sequel" for Thursday, April 19th as a fundraiser for the 2012 Season and for renovations to CRT Downtown. This event will be held in a new location, upstairs at the Dark Horse Tavern, 96 Main Street in Cortland. The doors will open at 6:30 PM, with the contest beginning at 7:00 PM.
Skidmore College Department of Theater Presents AJAX IN IRAQ, 4/13-15,19-22
by Harmony Wheeler - April 04, 2012
The Skidmore College Department of Theater announces its Spring 2012 Mainstage production, AJAX IN IRAQ by Ellen McLaughlin, directed by Lary Opitz. Performances are April 13-15 and 19-22, 2012. All shows are in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at 8:00pm except Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.
by Harmony Wheeler - April 04, 2012
The Skidmore College Department of Theater announces its Spring 2012 Mainstage production, AJAX IN IRAQ by Ellen McLaughlin, directed by Lary Opitz. Performances are April 13-15 and 19-22, 2012. All shows are in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at 8:00pm except Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.
Nathan Louis Jackson’s BROKE-OLOGY Comes to KTC, 4/4-22
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2012
According to Ennis King, the older brother in Nathan Louis Jackson's Broke-ology that opens for previews at the Kitchen Theatre on April 4th and runs through April 22nd, he has developed a new scientific theory. As Ennis explains to his younger brother Malcolm, "Broke-ology…is a complex new science that examines two things. One, being broke. Two, staying alive despite your brokenness." Ennis and Malcolm are experts in broke-ology, and their situation is complicated by their aging father William's quickening decline. Poverty, the American dream and the ties that bind a family together are brought into focus in this new play.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2012
According to Ennis King, the older brother in Nathan Louis Jackson's Broke-ology that opens for previews at the Kitchen Theatre on April 4th and runs through April 22nd, he has developed a new scientific theory. As Ennis explains to his younger brother Malcolm, "Broke-ology…is a complex new science that examines two things. One, being broke. Two, staying alive despite your brokenness." Ennis and Malcolm are experts in broke-ology, and their situation is complicated by their aging father William's quickening decline. Poverty, the American dream and the ties that bind a family together are brought into focus in this new play.
Aaron Sorkin to Receive Honorary Degree from Syracuse University
by Nicole Rosky - April 03, 2012
Aaron Sorkin '83, award-winning screenwriter for films such as "A Few Good Men," 'The American President," "The Social Network" and "Moneyball," as well as TV shows including "Sports Night," "The West Wing," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and HBO's upcoming drama "The Newsroom,' will deliver the 2012 Commencement address at the joint ceremony for Syracuse University, Syracuse University College of Law and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) on Sunday, May 13, in the Carrier Dome.
by Nicole Rosky - April 03, 2012
Aaron Sorkin '83, award-winning screenwriter for films such as "A Few Good Men," 'The American President," "The Social Network" and "Moneyball," as well as TV shows including "Sports Night," "The West Wing," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and HBO's upcoming drama "The Newsroom,' will deliver the 2012 Commencement address at the joint ceremony for Syracuse University, Syracuse University College of Law and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) on Sunday, May 13, in the Carrier Dome.
Geva Season Continues With SUPERIOR DONUTS, 4/3-29
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Tracy Letts' play, Superior Donuts, which begins performances on April 3 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through April 29.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Tracy Letts' play, Superior Donuts, which begins performances on April 3 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through April 29.
Alison Brown Quartet Comes to Utica, 3/31
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2012
The Alison Brown Quartet offers up what's being described as 'an astonishingly original instrumental sound that blends bluegrass, jazz, Latin and Celtic music and takes the banjo far from its stereotyped hillbilly roots.'
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2012
The Alison Brown Quartet offers up what's being described as 'an astonishingly original instrumental sound that blends bluegrass, jazz, Latin and Celtic music and takes the banjo far from its stereotyped hillbilly roots.'
The Shakespeare Players Present TIMON OF ATHENS March 16-31
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2012
The Shakespeare Players, a program of the Rochester Community Players, will be presenting William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens in March, 2012.
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2012
The Shakespeare Players, a program of the Rochester Community Players, will be presenting William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens in March, 2012.
Geva Theatre Center's 40th Anniversary Season to Include AVENUE Q and More
by Kelsey Denette - March 30, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Tom Parrish today announced the much anticipated 2012-2013 season of seven Wilson Mainstage productions and six Fielding Nextstage presentations that make up the organization's 40th Anniversary Season of producing professional theatre for audiences in the Greater Rochester region.
by Kelsey Denette - March 30, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Tom Parrish today announced the much anticipated 2012-2013 season of seven Wilson Mainstage productions and six Fielding Nextstage presentations that make up the organization's 40th Anniversary Season of producing professional theatre for audiences in the Greater Rochester region.
Rochester Community Players Open A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, 4/13
by Kelsey Denette - March 28, 2012
A Moon for the Misbegotten, the comic drama by Eugene O'Neill, opens April 13 for three weekends at the MuCCC Theater, before heading off to Ireland for the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF).
by Kelsey Denette - March 28, 2012
A Moon for the Misbegotten, the comic drama by Eugene O'Neill, opens April 13 for three weekends at the MuCCC Theater, before heading off to Ireland for the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF).
Spotlight Theatre's INTO THE WOODS Opens at Schoolhouse Theatre, 4/13
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2012
Spotlight Theatre presents its spring Broadway Hit Musical, Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS, April 13-22 at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Croton Falls, NY. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and children. All seats at the door are $20. Group rates are available. For more information, visit: http://www.stpny.com.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2012
Spotlight Theatre presents its spring Broadway Hit Musical, Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS, April 13-22 at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Croton Falls, NY. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and children. All seats at the door are $20. Group rates are available. For more information, visit: http://www.stpny.com.
World Premiere of SEPARATION RAPID Highlights Chenango River Theatre’s 2012 Season
by Kelsey Denette - March 26, 2012
The 2012 season, sponsored by Empire Toyota of Oneonta, will feature the world premier of a new play specifically commissioned for Chenango River Theatre by Artistic Director Bill Lelbach.
by Kelsey Denette - March 26, 2012
The 2012 season, sponsored by Empire Toyota of Oneonta, will feature the world premier of a new play specifically commissioned for Chenango River Theatre by Artistic Director Bill Lelbach.
Ailey II Dance Company Performs at the Emelin Theatre, 4/13
by Kelsey Denette - March 26, 2012
World renowned dance company Ailey II returns to the Emelin Theatre with on Saturday April 13 at 8pm. After a wildly successful sold-out performance in May 2010 at the Emelin Theatre, the Ailey II dance company will 'once again delight audiences with some of the best young dance talent performing works by three outstanding emerging choreographers.'
by Kelsey Denette - March 26, 2012
World renowned dance company Ailey II returns to the Emelin Theatre with on Saturday April 13 at 8pm. After a wildly successful sold-out performance in May 2010 at the Emelin Theatre, the Ailey II dance company will 'once again delight audiences with some of the best young dance talent performing works by three outstanding emerging choreographers.'
Geva Theatre Center's A Raisin in the Sun Closes
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Lorraine Hansberry's classic play, A Raisin in the Sun, which runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through March 25.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Lorraine Hansberry's classic play, A Raisin in the Sun, which runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through March 25.
Cortland Repertory Theatre Presents A WEE BIT OF MURDER, 3/9
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2012
The Cortland Repertory Theatre will present its new murder mystery A WEE BIT OF MURDER for four performances only from March 9th-24th.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2012
The Cortland Repertory Theatre will present its new murder mystery A WEE BIT OF MURDER for four performances only from March 9th-24th.
CRT’s Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre's A Wee Bit 'o Murder Offers Early Tix
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2012
"Early Bird" tickets are now available for CRT's Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre production of 'A Wee Bit o' Murder'.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2012
"Early Bird" tickets are now available for CRT's Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre production of 'A Wee Bit o' Murder'.
Cortland Rep Nominated for Eight Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards
by Harmony Wheeler - March 21, 2012
Cortland Repertory Theatre has received a record-breaking eight nominations for the 2011 Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in Central New York theatre. Hosted by the Syracuse New Times, the SALT Awards focus primarily on community theatre groups in Syracuse, but also recognizes regional summer theatres in their own categories.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 21, 2012
Cortland Repertory Theatre has received a record-breaking eight nominations for the 2011 Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in Central New York theatre. Hosted by the Syracuse New Times, the SALT Awards focus primarily on community theatre groups in Syracuse, but also recognizes regional summer theatres in their own categories.
Nathan Louis Jackson’s BROKE-OLOGY Comes to KTC, 4/4-22
by Harmony Wheeler - March 21, 2012
According to Ennis King, the older brother in Nathan Louis Jackson's Broke-ology that opens for previews at the Kitchen Theatre on April 4th and runs through April 22nd, he has developed a new scientific theory. As Ennis explains to his younger brother Malcolm, "Broke-ology…is a complex new science that examines two things. One, being broke. Two, staying alive despite your brokenness." Ennis and Malcolm are experts in broke-ology, and their situation is complicated by their aging father William's quickening decline. Poverty, the American dream and the ties that bind a family together are brought into focus in this new play.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 21, 2012
According to Ennis King, the older brother in Nathan Louis Jackson's Broke-ology that opens for previews at the Kitchen Theatre on April 4th and runs through April 22nd, he has developed a new scientific theory. As Ennis explains to his younger brother Malcolm, "Broke-ology…is a complex new science that examines two things. One, being broke. Two, staying alive despite your brokenness." Ennis and Malcolm are experts in broke-ology, and their situation is complicated by their aging father William's quickening decline. Poverty, the American dream and the ties that bind a family together are brought into focus in this new play.
Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival to Begin May 30
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2012
Tickets for the inaugural season of the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 315-255-1785 or 800-457-8897, or in person at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival winter offices in the Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 17 William St. 2nd Floor, Auburn, N.Y.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2012
Tickets for the inaugural season of the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 315-255-1785 or 800-457-8897, or in person at the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival winter offices in the Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 17 William St. 2nd Floor, Auburn, N.Y.
ThunderBash Features Ira Dean of Trick Pony, 5/19
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2012
Get ready for "musical hockey without the ice" as Ira Dean, formerly of Trick Pony, heads to Thunder Country to headline the 7th annual ThunderBash presented by Thunder 102, The Town of Thompson and Concord Associates at the Monticello Casino & Raceway on May 19th.
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2012
Get ready for "musical hockey without the ice" as Ira Dean, formerly of Trick Pony, heads to Thunder Country to headline the 7th annual ThunderBash presented by Thunder 102, The Town of Thompson and Concord Associates at the Monticello Casino & Raceway on May 19th.
BWW Reviews: RED Paints a Portrait of Humanity at Syracuse Stage
by Leah Stacy - March 19, 2012
Humanity's penchant for observing suffering is part of the reason breaking news segments, thriller novels, soap operas and horror movies thrive: these mediums contain stories filled with elements of dread. Life is painted with such events that both equalize and alienate people from one another. But what happens when suffering sparks art, and art sparks debate?
by Leah Stacy - March 19, 2012
Humanity's penchant for observing suffering is part of the reason breaking news segments, thriller novels, soap operas and horror movies thrive: these mediums contain stories filled with elements of dread. Life is painted with such events that both equalize and alienate people from one another. But what happens when suffering sparks art, and art sparks debate?
Geva Theatre Center to Honor Garth Fagan, 3/19
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2012
Garth Fagan, founder and artistic director of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance and the Tony Award-winning choreographer of The Lion King, will be honored with the 2012 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award at a benefit celebrating community engagement and diversity in the arts at Geva Theatre Center on Monday, March 19th.
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2012
Garth Fagan, founder and artistic director of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance and the Tony Award-winning choreographer of The Lion King, will be honored with the 2012 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award at a benefit celebrating community engagement and diversity in the arts at Geva Theatre Center on Monday, March 19th.
Blackfriars Theatre Announces THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, 3/3-17
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2012
Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit, professional theatre on Rochester's East Main Street "Theatre Row," today announced the opening of "The Little Dog Laughed," a comedy by Douglas Carter Beane.
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2012
Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit, professional theatre on Rochester's East Main Street "Theatre Row," today announced the opening of "The Little Dog Laughed," a comedy by Douglas Carter Beane.
Rochester Community Players' TIMON OF ATHENS Opens 3/16
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2012
Eight performances of Timon of Athens are scheduled between March 16 and March 31. The production will be held at MuCCC (Multi Use Community Cultural Center) on 142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY. Tickets for the production can be purchased online at MuCCC.org, Ticket pricing is as follows; $15 general admission, $10 Seniors (anyone over 65), $5 Juniors (anyone under 25).
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2012
Eight performances of Timon of Athens are scheduled between March 16 and March 31. The production will be held at MuCCC (Multi Use Community Cultural Center) on 142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY. Tickets for the production can be purchased online at MuCCC.org, Ticket pricing is as follows; $15 general admission, $10 Seniors (anyone over 65), $5 Juniors (anyone under 25).
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