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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.

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: THE BOOK OF MORMON al Teatro Arcimboldi Milano


by Sara Altea Balestra - December 15, 2025

Per la prima volta arriva in Italia uno dei musical di maggior successo di sempre, vincitore di nove Tony Awards e ininterrottamente in scena a Broadway dal 2011: The Book of Mormon è un musical dissacrante e irriverente, scritto da Trey Parker, Matt Stone (i creatori di South Park) e Robert Lopez (...

Review: BOB'S HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble


by Shari Barrett - December 15, 2025

The hilarious and irreverent comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995, and dedicated fans have been returning over the years to laugh at all the riotous antics. ...

Review: LADY A THIS WINTERS NIGHT TOUR at Treasure Island Resort and Casino


by Jared Fessler - December 15, 2025

Lady A’s stop at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, Minnesota, for their This Winter’s Night tour on December 14, 2025, felt like a holiday celebration with friends. Performing in such an intimate venue, the trio — Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood — set the tone early with a he...

Review: THE OTHER SIDE STORY at GALA Hispanic Theatre


by Roger Catlin - December 14, 2025

Most know the musical “West Side Story,” where Puerto Rican and white gangs rumble on the Upper West Side 1950s New York in the manner of the Montagues and Capulets....

Review: Cheyenne Jackson Makes His Rapturous Carnegie Hall Solo Debut


by Rebecca Kaplan - December 14, 2025

The 30 ROCK and XANADU star made his Carnegie Hall solo show debut on December 8th as part of the Originals series, which continues February 2 with Patti LuPone. Read a review of Jackson's joy-filled show....

Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre


by Jackson Malmgren - December 14, 2025

DC holiday theatre isn’t complete without The Keegan Theatre’s AN IRISH CAROL- an uproarious, colorfully-phrased ode to Christmas. Modeled on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol,” AN IRISH CAROL has become a classic in its own right....

Review: STEREOPHONIC at Hollywood Pantages Theatre


by Harker Jones - December 14, 2025

The actors are phenomenal musicians, playing the instruments themselves, and are extraordinary vocalists, with DeJean being particularly jaw dropping....

Review: ALADDIN, Adam Smith Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025

Can Aladdin escape the clutches of the wicked sorcerer, unlock the secrets of the magic lamp,and win the heart of the beautiful Jasmine?...

THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025

THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....

Review: THE DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS OF RED RIDING HOOD at FMCT / The Hjemkomst Center


by Brian Michaels - December 14, 2025

FMCT’s The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood is a whimsical, heartwarming, and joyfully mischievous holiday musical that spins the classic fairy tale on its head. ...



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