Vincent O'Neill

The eventual pairing of happy lovers in Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM proves that all's well that ends well. So it is no coincidence that another happy pairing of two of Buffalo's artistic jewels have collaborated to bring the Bard's comedy to the stage of Kleinhans Music Hall. The Irish Classical Theatre Company and the Buffalo Philharmonic are presenting a cohesive treat for the mind and ears that helped take a chill of a brisk January night.

Vincent O'Neill, Artistic Director of the Irish Classical Theatre Company, and Kevin C. Brady, President of ICTC's Board of Trustees, On Monday announced its plans for a transition in Artistic Leadership and an exciting vision for the company's future. The transition will commence in the 2019-2020 Season and culminate during the celebration of ICTC's 30th Anniversary Season in 2020-2021.

Unhappiness in rural Dublin-- Not an altogether unlikely topic for a play. But when Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre included Conor McPherson's THE NIGHT ALIVE as part of their season of comedies, I wondered how it fit the bill. Happily the play about unhappiness somehow morphs from dark comedy to a classic film noir script and ticks all the boxes for a riveting production.

The Irish Classical Theatre Company is warming up for St. Paddy's Day with The Wake 2017, ICTC's Party To Die For.

Joint Venture Makes For Cohesive AMADEUS Collaboration among Western New York arts groups can only help serve the better good of the community and a happy pairing of Irish Classical Theatre with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is playing on at Kleinhans Music Hall, as both groups present Peter Shaffer's TONY and Academy Award winning AMADEUS. While integrating live music with theatrical plays may have been commonplace at one time-- think Beethoven's Overture and incidental music to the play EGMONT or Mendelssohn's interludes to ROMEO AND JULIET, it is a custom that has all but died of extinction in the 20th century. So the novelty of having the full BPO join forces with one of Buffalo's premier theatre companies is truly a rare theatrical opportunity.

BWW Interviews: Actor/Singer Anthony Alcocer

Neglia Ballet Artists annual production of "The Nutcracker" is back to kick off the holiday season with a weekend of performances at Shea's Performing Arts Center.

On Monday, December 12, members of the Theatre Alliance of Buffalo (TAB) will host a panel discussion titled Buffalo Theatre - Where to Now? which will address Buffalo theatre currently and the vision of Buffalo theatre in the future.

Neglia Ballet Artists annual production of "The Nutcracker" is back to kick off the holiday season with a weekend of performances at Shea's Performing Arts Center.

STELLAR CAST DELVES IN DRAMA OF EQUUS Near perfection. That is what Irish Classical Theatre has achieved in their exciting new production of Peter Shaffer's EQUUS. Shaffer's poignant and often unsettling drama about a troubled teenager who commits an unspeakable act against horses can be difficult to process and to watch. The story relates how the teen is committed to a mental hospital in order to ascertain what demons lie in his psyche. The psychiatrist Martin Dysart is given the near impossible job of treating him. Director David Oliver has assembled such a fine cast that inarguably I would not consider changing it in any way.

Three of Buffalo's esteemed arts organizations have teamed together to present what is being called THE YEATS PROJECT: TWO PLAYS BY W.B. YEATS. This non-traditional event may best be described as a piece of performance art incorporating the talents of the Irish Classical Theatre, Lehrer Dance and Torn Space Theatre. The result, while occasionally beautiful to watch, was often perplexing in it's dramatic propulsion of Yeats' two stories.

Dark and disturbing is the best way to sum up Irish Classical Theatre's polished new production of THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE.

As with any good laboratory, hypothesis and conjecture are needed to lead to breakthroughs and new discoveries. Buffalo Laboratory Theatre's production of MYSTERY OF THE SILVER CHALICE currently playing at 710 Main Street often succeeds in finding humor in new found audience driven technology, while keeping the actors on their toes.

Just when you thought your family had issues with each other and holidays were unbearable.. or when you thought the dining room scene in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY was the epitome of family dysfunction, meet Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons.

Western New York's leading cultural institutions are joining forces to make you laugh.

Western New York's leading cultural institutions are joining forces to make you laugh.

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra begins its 2014-15 season on Sept. 13, with a new Associate Conductor, many outstanding guest artists, and collaborations slated with many of the area's leading cultural and educational institutions. A recording project for Naxos will shed light on the works of the little-known French composer Florent Schmitt, and the orchestra will continue its search for a new pops conductor and concertmaster.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) today announced Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC) Founder & Artistic Director Vincent O'Neill will star in the Western New York premiere of Conor McPherson's St. Nicholas beginning on Saturday, January 28 th , 2012. O'Neill's performance in the one-man show will mark the first time the legendary Buffalo actor will appear onstage at RLTP's Road Less Traveled Theater, located directly next door to ICTC's Andrews Theater on Main Street in the historic Downtown Buffalo Theater District.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) today announced Irish Classical Theatre Company (ICTC) Founder & Artistic Director Vincent O'Neill will star in the Western New York premiere of Conor McPherson's St. Nicholas beginning on Saturday, January 28 th , 2012. O'Neill's performance in the one-man show will mark the first time the legendary Buffalo actor will appear onstage at RLTP's Road Less Traveled Theater, located directly next door to ICTC's Andrews Theater on Main Street in the historic Downtown Buffalo Theater District.