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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.

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!


Based on the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss; Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason; Music by Mel Marvin; Additional Music and ...

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.

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!


Based on the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss; Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason; Music by Mel Marvin; Additional Music and ...

& Juliet
& Juliet
12/9 - 12/14/2025


Broadway's most fun hit musical, & Juliet , flips the script on the greatest love story ever told, imagining what would happen next if Juliet ...

Capitol Fools


A Headliner Series presentation A Rochester New Year’s Eve tradition at Nazareth! Former cast members and a co-writer of the Capitol Steps return as the ...

Spamalot
Spamalot
1/13 - 1/18/2026


SPAMALOT , which first galloped onto Broadway in 2005, features a book & lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric ...

The Woman in Black
1/14 - 2/8/2026


The second longest-running play in the history of the West End, The Woman in Black is a chilling drama, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the ...

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 ...

Wicked
Wicked
2/18 - 3/1/2026


WICKED, Rochester’s most popular musical, flies back to the West Herr Auditorium Theatre February 18 – March 1. Immerse yourself in the wonderful Land of ...

Bat Out of Hell The Musical


BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL , the award-winning musical, is a thrilling spectacle where the timeless music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf reigns ...

Barefoot in the Park
2/24 - 3/29/2026


Opposites attract in Neil Simon’s celebrated romantic comedy. Newlyweds Paul, a straight-laced lawyer, and Corie, a free-spirit, have barely returned from their honeymoon, and their ...

Kimberly Akimbo
Kimberly Akimbo
3/24 - 3/29/2026


A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL.  ...

The Prom
The Prom
4/2 - 4/4/2026


Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin Music by Matthew Sklar Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Based on an original concept by Jack Viertel Directed by ...

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical


Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chart-busting, show-stopping ...

Furlough's Paradise
4/14 - 5/10/2026


Winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and Winner of the 20th Annual Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. On a three-day furlough for her ...

Garth Fagan Dance - 55th Anniversary Performance Celebration


A Headliner Series presentation Garth Fagan Dance returns to Nazareth University for its 55th Anniversary Performance Celebration, marking a historic milestone for the internationally acclaimed ...

Baron Vaughn: Cycle Breaker
4/28 - 6/7/2026


Nothing brings your own childhood into focus like raising your own children. Married 40-something father, Baron Vaughn digs into his own past to understand how ...

Suffs
Suffs
6/9 - 6/14/2026


BEHIND EVERY POWERFUL WOMAN…ARE MORE POWERFUL WOMEN. Direct from Broadway comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical  Suffs  about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought ...

Anastasia: the Musical
5/27 - 6/28/2026


This Tony Award-nominated musical inspired by the beloved films takes us on a journey to the past. Iconic songs like Once Upon a December, Learn ...



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Latest Central New York Reviews


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: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Théâtre De Châtelet


by Patrick Honoré - December 14, 2025

La Cage aux Folles finally returns to its French roots at the Théâtre du Châtelet—and the homecoming is worth the wait. Olivier Py’s ambitious revival, led by a radiant Laurent Lafitte, blends glamour, wit, and quiet political force in a production that reclaims Jerry Herman’s musical as both specta...

Review: SARA SHEPERD: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge


by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025

Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally ...

Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford


by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025

If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the first time si...

Review: BODYTRAFFIC: CHECK-MATE Dazzled at The Wallis


by Shari Barrett - December 14, 2025

The four pieces performed during BODYTRAFFIC: Check-Mate highlighted the dance company’s technical prowess and ability to masterfully embody diverse choreography styles via their dazzling versatility....

Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL, Jack Studio Theatre


by Gary Naylor - December 14, 2025

Part-panto, part-pastiche, an affectionate and funny homage to genres past and present...

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025

With some exciting favourites and fresh faces set to bring the fairytale story to life, Andrew Agnew (Balamory, Scot Squad) returns as Nurse Netty Knickerbocker, Killie’s best loved Dame, alongside Jamie McKillop as the cheeky comic, Hilarious Hector. Also returning are James McAnerney as King Cuthb...

Review: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN at Montalbán Theatre


by Amanda Callas - December 14, 2025

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern is an improv comedy extravaganza, with all kinds of madcap silliness on display....

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?...



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