Just in time for Halloween, Blackfriars Theatre is bringing Rochester the pinnacle leather-clad cult classic, possibly the only musical/science fiction/ horror/comedy in the theatre annals. Prepare to do the Time Warp, because The Rocky Horror Show has landed!... (more...)
This weekend the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra joins forces with three titans of the stage to bring you the sounds of Broadway with two performances of 'Broadway Today', in which Rochester's premiere symphony orchestra, led by charismatic maestro Jeff Tyzik and joined by Rick Faugno (Jersey Boys,... (more...)
Rochester's Geva Theatre has followed its Wilson Stage season opener Hair with another production of weighty political significance. While Hair deals with the cultural and social impact of the hippy movement in the 19060's, Thurgood explores the life and legal/historical contributions of Thurgood Ma... (more...)
Syracuse Stage – Central New York's premier professional theatre in residence at Syracuse University – is bringing an intense world premiere play Possessing Harriet to its loyal audience base. The historical play, meticulously researched and written by award-winning local playwright and Syracuse Sta... (more...)
If you've ever seen the movie or one-man-show version of A Bronx Tale you already know that it's a captivating, emotional story about a young working class man growing up during the doo-wop era of the 1960's who's torn between the opposing worlds of criminal life on the streets and the proverbial 's... (more...)
The US national tour of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof has begun its short preview run at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New York, kicking off the Famous Artists Broadway Theater Series: Broadway in Syracuse. The opening night performance of this familiar favorite was beautifully perform... (more...)
Over the weekend I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods reimagined at the Storch Theatre in the Syracuse Stage Complex. Director David Lowenstein brilliantly brings those fairy tale stories and characters to life as if they were written and created for present times.... (more...)
The Central New York Playhouse has earned a reputation for taking on some shows that are not often seen in the community theater realm and they typically do those productions well enough. There are usually enough positive elements that make it easy to overlook the negative ones. Unfortunately, in th... (more...)
Screen Plays, a unique gem within the Rochester theatre community, has brought to life one of the most iconic and ambitious works of the American theatre repertoire. Its famously heavy themes make it tough for any local theatre troupe to tackle, but the production currently playing at Rochester's Mu... (more...)
Returning to Geva Theatre where her play Informed Consent premiered in 2014, Deborah Zoe Laufer brings us Fortune, a quirky love story that teaches us to leave our comfort zone and open ourselves up to others.... (more...)
It wouldn't be odd to presume that a one-woman show about America's most famous sex therapist would be mostly about...well, sex. While sex and the role it plays in our lives is certainly a part of the story, Becoming Dr. Ruth, currently playing at JCC's CenterStage, is much deeper than that. It exam... (more...)
Just like that the 2018 season ends at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, New York - and it ends with the empowering and mesmerizing production of Larry Gallagher's Beehive: The 60s Musical. First off, I am not a fan of 'jukebox musicals,' but I guess there is always an exception and it is this... (more...)
The Rochester Fringe Festival is one of Upstate New York's cultural beacons (along with its Jazz Festival, Park Ave Festival, and Gay Film Festival, among many others). Each year it features performers known and unknown, showcasing everything from improv theatre to modern dance, macabre storytelling... (more...)
Syracuse Stage's Artistic Director Robert Hupp once again provides local audiences with a perfectly paced, perfectly cast, and the perfect escape from the outside world theatrical experience. His production of Michael Frayn's hilarious farce Noises Off showcases the impeccable comedic skills of vete... (more...)
Cortland Repertory Theatre ended its Summer season with The Rat Pack Lounge at their lovely downtown location. The jukebox musical - showcasing those familiar hit tunes sung by the legendary Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin - is written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick with musical a... (more...)
The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, New York is at again bringing a standout production to the Finger Lakes. This time around it is the hilarious murder mystery musical Murder for Two, brilliantly directed by Scott Weinstein with music direction by Jeff Cox.... (more...)
It's not always easy to find a night (or in this case, afternoon) at the theatre that's fun, entertaining, and appropriate for the whole family. Fortunately for you the Rochester Association of Performing Arts (RAPA) is presenting its production of the iconic story 'Charlotte's Web', based on the cl... (more...)
It looks like the Holidays have come early to Auburn's Merry - Go - Round Playhouse with their current production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, delightfully directed by Richard J. Hinds. The heartwarming musical will compel you to tap your feet along to the upbeat tunes. It will put a smile on you... (more...)
Yes, it's still the Leonard Bernstein centennial and what better way to celebrate than at the Glimmerglass Festival with WEST SIDE STORY. It remains a unique creation, the collaboration of four geniuses: Bernstein himself, of course, Jerome Robbins (choreographer-director), Arthur Laurents (book) an... (more...)
Nestled in the gorgeous countryside of Cortland County at Cortland Repertory Theatre's (CRT) summer theatre at picturesque Little York Lake is the breathtaking production of Disney's Newsies under the brilliant direction of Mark Reynolds. The production is exciting, powerful, and just pure magic on ... (more...)
What do you get when you mix a stellar group of community theatre actors, a devoted theatre company, and 80's rock hits? The answer is the totally radical production of Rock of Ages now entertaining audiences at the Central New York Playhouse. Director Dan Rowlands has assembled a high energy, talen... (more...)
Broadway in the Finger Lakes is at it again in bringing a new and creative musical to audiences at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, a theatrical gem located in Auburn's beautiful Emerson Park. The new musical Anne of Green Gables: A new Folk Rock Musical comes to the theatre directly from four sold out per... (more...)
BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Blackfriars Theatre
BWW Review: BROADWAY TODAY at Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
BWW Review: THURGOOD at Geva Theatre
BWW Review: POSSESSING HARRIET an Intriguing World Premiere Play at Syracuse Stage
BWW Review: A BRONX TALE at Rochester Broadway Theatre Leauge
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF National Tour Previews at The Landmark Theatre
BWW Review: Syracuse University's Department of Drama Modernizes INTO THE WOODS
BWW Review: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is a Web of Misses at The Central New York Playhouse
BWW Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at MuCCC
BWW Review: FORTUNE at Geva Theatre
BWW Review: BECOMING DR. RUTH at JCC CenterStage Theatre
BWW Review: BEEHIVE is a Blast at The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Lyric Theatre
BWW Review: NOISES OFF is a Perfectly on Point Production Full of Laughter at Syracuse Stage
BWW Review: HAIR at Geva Theatre
BWW Review: THE RAT PACK LOUNGE at The Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown is a Wonderful Escape Back in Time
BWW Review: ANNA IN THE TROPICS at Blackfriars Theatre
BWW Review: MURDER FOR TWO is Comedic Perfection at The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
BWW Review: CHARLOTTE'S WEB at Rochester Association Of Performing Arts
BWW Review: HOLIDAY INN at The Merry – Go – Round Playhouse is a Festive Summer Treat
BWW Review: DOGFIGHT at CenterStage Theatre- JCC Of Greater Rochester
BWW Review: The WEST SIDE of the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY
BWW Reviews: Extra! Extra! NEWSIES at The Cortland Repertory Theatre is Breathtaking
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES is Totally Radical at The Central New York Playhouse
BWW Review: A Bold and Creative ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: A NEW FOLK ROCK MUSICAL Makes History at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
