The producers of the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour are pleased to announce that single tickets for the upcoming tour engagement in Rochester are on sale now! RENT performances begin Tuesday at RBTL'S Auditorium Theatre for a one-week engagement May 1-6, as part of the 2017-2018 M&T Bank Broadway Season presented by RBTL and Albert Nocciolino.
by Julie Musbach -
RBTL's Auditorium Theatre announced today that a limited number of orchestra level seats will be available via lottery for $23* for every performance of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical. Two hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the box office may place their names in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, winning names will be drawn for the chance to purchase up to two lottery tickets for just $23 each. (*The $23 ticket price is inclusive of fees.)
by Julie Musbach -
The producers of the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour are pleased to announce that single tickets for the upcoming tour engagement in Rochester are on sale now! RENT will play RBTL'S Auditorium Theatre for a one-week engagement May 1-6, as part of the 2017-2018 M&T Bank Broadway Season presented by RBTL and Albert Nocciolino.
by A.A. Cristi -
Today, Children of a Lesser God announced its student rush policy as the Tony Award-winning play begins performances tonight at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) ahead of a Wednesday, April 11 official opening night.
by Stephi Wild -
The 2018-2019 M&T Bank Broadway Season at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre, presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) and Albert Nocciolino, was announced on Wednesday, March 14th. During the '17-'18 Season, audiences have been entertained by SCHOOL OF ROCK, Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, FUN HOME, A CHRISTMAS STORY and ON YOUR FEET! - plus AN AMERICAN IN PARIS and RENT are still to come!
by A.A. Cristi -
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) arts education programs hosted over 1,000 students in grades 3-12, during the run of the national touring production of ON YOUR FEET! last week. ON YOUR FEET! was presented by RBTL and Albert Nocciolino as part of the 2017-2018 M&T Bank Broadway Season at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre. These students studied the themes of ON YOUR FEET! and how they relate to everyday life, prior to attending a performance of the show at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre.
by Stephi Wild -
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards, will play RBTL'S Auditorium Theatre for a one-week engagement March 20-25, as part of the 2017-2018 M&T Bank Broadway Season presented by RBTL and Albert Nocciolino. Tickets are on sale now and available via ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000 and the Box Office. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 585-277-3325.
by Stephi Wild -
Broadway/TV star Adam Trent is bringing his signature brand of magic and illusion to Rochester in a high-tech stage spectacle. Produced by the creative team behind The Illusionists, the world's best-selling touring magic show, THE MAGIC OF ADAM TRENT (AdamTrent.com) is an immersive entertainment extravaganza of magic, comedy and music designed to entertain the entire family. Showcasing his futuristic brand of magic, Trent has mesmerized live audiences around the globe, in person and as a featured guest on America's Got Talent, The Today Show, Ellen, Rachael Ray Show and Disney Channel among countless other TV appearances. The 32-year-old also stars in his own 10-episode TV series 'The Road Trick' on Red Bull TV.
by Stephi Wild -
Writer/Performer Frank Ingrasciotta will make his Los Angeles debut performing his critically-acclaimed one-man play Blood Type: RAGU at the Whitefire Theatre on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 8 pm. Blood Type: RAGU is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story exploring an Italian immigrant child's delicate dance between culture, identity, and forgiveness. Ingrasciotta gives a tour-de-force portrayal of over 20 characters who live, love and laugh, in this fast-paced journey that is not just a comedy, not just a drama - It's family -- and we all have one!
by Julie Musbach -
RBTL's Auditorium Theatre is pleased to announce that the Rochester engagement of the hit Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET! based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan will star Cuban-American Broadway actress Christie Prades as Gloria Estefan, and acclaimed stage and television actor Mauricio Martinez, playing Emilio Estefan. ON YOUR FEET! will play RBTL's Auditorium TheatreFebruary 6-11, 2018, as part of the 2017-2018 M&T Bank Broadway Season presented by RBTL and Albert Nocciolino. Tickets are available via ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000 and the Box Office. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 585-277-3325.
by BWW News Desk -
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the beloved classic movie to life, opening tonight, December 12, at RBTL's Auditorium Theatre running through December 17, as part of the 2017-2018 M&T Bank Broadway Season presented by RBTL and Albert Nocciolino.
by BWW News Desk -
Disney's The Lion King has set the record for the highest-grossing engagement in Syracuse theatrical history with a gross of $4.1 million. The award-winning musical entertained 53,104 theatergoers during the three-week engagement at The Landmark Theatre, which concluded on November 12.
by A.A. Cristi -
Writer/Performer Frank Ingrasciotta will perform his critically-acclaimed one-man play Blood Type: RAGU at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, Long Island (NY) on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 8 pm. Blood Type: RAGU is a wonderfully funny and genuinely moving one-man play exploring a first-generation immigrant child's delicate dance between culture, identity, and forgiveness.
by BWW News Desk -
Producer Stacey Mindich has announced that the first national touring production of this year's Best Musical Tony Award-winner Dear Evan Hansen will launch in October 2018 at Denver's Center for the Performing Arts. The tour will go on to play more than 50 cities over a two-year period, including Buffalo, NY (Shea's Performing Arts Center), Charlotte, NC (Blumenthal Performing Arts), Chicago, IL (Broadway In Chicago), Los Angeles, CA (Center Theatre Group), and many more as part of the 2018-2019 season.
by BWW News Desk -
Producer Stacey Mindich has announced that the first national touring production of this year's Best Musical Tony Award-winner Dear Evan Hansen will launch in October 2018 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
by A.A. Cristi -
A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to Shea's Buffalo Theatre with performances from May 17 - June 4. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Shea's box office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.
by BWW News Desk -
Gather your girlfriends, ladies! GIRLS ONLY - THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN, presented by Shea's Performing Arts Center and Albert Nocciolino, will play Shea's Smith Theatre, 658 Main St., May 2 - 7, 2017.
by BWW News Desk -
As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present, direct from Broadway, the national tour of SAM MENDES (Skyfall, American Beauty) and ROB MARSHALL's (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony Award-winning production of CABARET, playing April 25-30, 2017 for eight performances at Shea's Buffalo Theatre as part of the M&T Bank 2016-17 Broadway Series.
by Michael Rabice -
FRESH NEW SOUND OF MUSIC SOARS So many fans of the beloved film THE SOUND OF MUSIC are unaware that the blockbuster film with Julie Andrews was based on the 1959 Broadway stage musical written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for Mary Martin. While not an instant hit with theatre critics on opening night, the now cherished story of a young nun who becomes governess to a widowed Navy Captain and his seven children has become an icon of the musical theatre canon.
by A.A. Cristi -
Shea's Performing Arts Center and Broadway Partner/Producer Albert Nocciolino present the M&T Bank 2017-18 Broadway Series, featuring multiple Tony-Award® winning musicals, Broadway hits, and the FIRST NATIONAL TOUR of ON YOUR FEET LAUNCHING IN BUFFALO!
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