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Rochester, NY


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CABARET Comes to Blackfriars Theatre in May


by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2024

 Experience the 1929 Berlin club scene with Blackfriars Theatre (795 East Main Street) for Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, running May 10th-26th. ...

MALA By Melinda Lopez Comes to the Blackfriars Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2024

 Blackfriars Theatre will present Mala, a one-woman tour de force, by Melinda Lopez. Performances run March 22 - April 5....

Review: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at Blackfriars Theatre


by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - February 02, 2024

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” is a story with myriad adaptations. The 18th century novel was spun into a stage play in 1985 by playwright Christopher Hampton, which was then adapted into the 1988 film “Dangerous Liaisons”, which was THEN adapted into the 90’s cult sensation “Cruel Intentions.” It’s not...

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Comes to the Blackfriars Theatre This Month


by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2024

Join Blackfriars Theatre for a game of revenge and manipulation set in pre-Revolutionary France. Performances run January 26 - February 11....

Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards


by BWW Awards - January 08, 2024

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Central New York! Winners include The Company Theatre, Playhouse Stage Company and more....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Central New York Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Central New York Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN!, MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Blackfriars Theatre


by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - December 17, 2023

What did our critic think of THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Blackfriars Theatre?...

BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN!, MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards December 5th Standings; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
3/27 - 4/11/2020


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isnt allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

Next to Normal
Next to Normal
2/7 - 2/23/2020


Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American ...

Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter and the Starcatcher
12/13 - 12/29/2019


A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing ...

Detroit '67
Detroit '67
10/18 - 11/3/2019


In 1967 Detroit, Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
8/30 - 9/15/2019


Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to ...

Avenue Q
Avenue Q
5/11 - 5/27/2018


The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way ...

When We Were Young & Unafraid


In this powerfully poignant and moving new play, we find ourselves in 1972, before Roe v. Wade and the Violence Against Women Act. Agnes has ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
2/2 - 2/18/2018


The Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning comedy is Mamet at his very best - writing about small-time, cutthroat real estate salesmen trying to grind out a ...

Little Women, The Musical
Little Women, The Musical
12/15 - 12/30/2017


The beloved adventures of the four March sisters is brought to life in this vivid and stirring new musical! Meg, Beth and Amy March are ...

Dracula
Dracula
10/31 - 11/12/2017


In his hunt for immortality, Renfield stumbles upon the Amulet of the Vampir, a lost jewel buried in the legend of Dracula, The Master. Caged ...

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
9/1 - 9/23/2017


A shipwreck on a strange shore leaves Viola with fears her twin brother is dead. She is forced to build a new life on her ...

Grease
Grease
7/7 - 7/16/2017


Blackfriars Theatre Summer Intensive (BTSI), a training program for the next generation of artists, offers up the iconic musical about the duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace ...

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
5/5 - 5/21/2017


In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the ...

Hands on a Hardbody
Hands on a Hardbody
3/17 - 4/2/2017


For 10 hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed ...

The Underpants
The Underpants
2/3 - 2/19/2017


Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife’s underpants won’t stay on. One Sunday morning they fall to her ankles right in the middle of ...

The Flight Before Christmas
The Flight Before Christmas
12/16 - 12/31/2016


Ladies and gentlemen, put your seats in their full upright positions, stow your worries in the overhead compartment, and fasten your seat belts for a ...

The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door
10/28 - 11/13/2016


In a New England communal residence, four mentally challenged men live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly “burned out” young social worker named ...

Assassins
Assassins
9/2 - 9/24/2016


Touted as “bold, disturbing, and alarmingly funny,” Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the ...

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
7/8 - 7/17/2016


Return to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in ...

Videos


SIX (Boleyn Tour) in Central New York SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Landmark Theatre (5/28 - 6/2)
May We All: A New Country Musical in Central New York May We All: A New Country Musical
The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (9/18 - 10/5)
Rent in Central New York Rent
Mac-Haydn Theatre (7/18 - 7/28)
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical in Central New York TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
West Herr Auditorium Theatre (6/4 - 6/9)
West Side Story in Central New York West Side Story
Mac-Haydn Theatre (6/13 - 6/23)
Ragtime in Central New York Ragtime
County Players, Inc. (5/3 - 5/19)
PHOTOS
The Color Purple in Central New York The Color Purple
Geva Theatre (5/28 - 6/23)
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