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End of the Rainbow
End of the Rainbow
12/6 - 12/21/2025


A look at the price of fame that Broadway and West End critics labeled “a masterpiece.” Featuring a dozen classic tunes.

Fully Committed
Fully Committed
12/5 - 12/14/2025


Fully Committed  written by Becky Mode Phoenicia Playhouse is proud to present Fully Committed, a hilarious and exhilarating one actor play. SHOW SYNOPSIS: All Sam ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
11/25 - 12/28/2025


The beloved holiday film, live onstage! 9-year-old Ralphie Parker has his sights set on a coveted Christmas gift, but he’ll have to play his cards ...

Murder for Two: Holiday Edition
Murder for Two: Holiday Edition
11/28 - 12/28/2025


Book and Lyrics by Kellen Blair Book and Music by Joe Kinosian “Ingenious! A snazzy double act.”  — The New York Times “A daffy murder ...

Confederates
Confederates
2/5 - 2/15/2026


By Dominique Morisseau    Two Black American women – an enslaved rebel and a professor at a contemporary university – are having parallel experiences of ...

The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists
2/19 - 2/21/2026


Written by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Patti Browne Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution's ...

Relentless
Relentless
2/4 - 2/22/2026


A knockout new play about loyalty and legacy. Monique Jeffries was poised to be one of the greatest professional boxers in history, but years after ...

Mr. Marmalade
Mr. Marmalade
2/26 - 3/1/2026


Noah Haidle’s "Mr. Marmalade" is a darkly comic and wildly imaginative play that explores the grown-up world through the eyes of a four-year-old girl named ...

SU Drama's Picnic
SU Drama's "Picnic"
2/20 - 3/1/2026


PICNIC By William Inge | Directed by Ralph Zito | Feb 20 - Mar 1 | Opening Night: Feb 21 An elegant drama from an ...

Archduke
Archduke
3/6 - 3/29/2026


By Rajiv Joseph “The comic energy of the writing carries the characters to their tragic finish line.”—The Los Angeles Times Serbia, 1914. When teen-aged Gavrilo ...

Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
3/11 - 3/29/2026


August Wilson’s mystical and heartbreaking masterpiece. 1911. Pittsburgh. Seth Holly’s boarding house is home to drifters and broken hearts, a waystation for folks biding their ...

Dolly West's Kitchen by Frank McGuinness


As the'second World War rages in Europe, in Donegal there is another war closer to home. In Dolly West's kitchen, the family has its own ...

Wedding Band
Wedding Band
6/4 - 6/14/2026


By Alice Childress   It’s the summer of 1918. There is a war in Europe and a smaller war in South Carolina. Julia is an ...



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Latest Central New York Reviews


Review: LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center


by Jarrod Michael - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?...

Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Virginia Samford Theatre


by Cade Lott - December 13, 2025

To Kill a Mockingbird' at the VST is a potent and timely revival of a classic story. With sharp direction and a deeply affecting performance by the cast, this production brings Harper Lee's tale of justice, prejudice, and childhood innocence vividly to life. It is a stirring courtroom drama and a po...

Review: DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR at Gettysburg Community Theatre


by Andrea Stephenson - December 13, 2025

At a time in which it is easy to feel like who you are is not enough, this production reminds us all that we never have to be anyone other than who we are. What a beautiful message for us all to keep in our hearts. Gettysburg Community Theatre’s Penguin Project is a gift to the actors, the productio...

Review: JOHN HUGHES YOUR OWN ADVENTURE- LIVE is 90-Minutes of Pratfalls, Sight Gags, & Buffoonery


by James Lindhorst - December 13, 2025

John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE is a whole lot of fun for anyone familiar with Hughes work. Hughes enthusiasts and aficionados will be laughing through their tears. The sold-out runaway hit was the headliner at STL Fringe and one of last summer’s hottest theater tickets. St. Louis Fringe and C...

Review: THE GIFT, Citizen's Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 13, 2025

A mountain of discarded wrapping. A lonely child with an active imagination. It’s often the cardboard boxes, not the gifts inside that are the most fun. Is the true gift the joy that can come from the imagination?...

Review: QUATTRO MAMME SCELTE A CASO al TEATROSOPHIA


by Ettore Farrattini - December 13, 2025

QUATTRO MAMME SCELTE A CASO al TEATROSOPHIA NAPOLI E MATERNITA', UN DUO IMPRESCINDIBILE...

Review: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Review: SHREK is a Triumph of Filipino Artistry, Skill, and Theatrical Vision


by Gilbert Kim Sancha - December 13, 2025

Newport Performing Arts Theater has been transformed into a fantastical swamp teeming with color, laughter, and heart....

Review: LIT! A FESTIVE HOLIDAY MIX STARRING BROADWAY STAR MANDY GONZALEZ at Sheldon Theatre


by Jared Fessler - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LIT! A FESTIVE HOLIDAY MIX STARRING BROADWAY STAR MANDY GONZALEZ at Sheldon Theatre?...



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