Dominique Kempf News

New production photos have just been released of the Hadestown North American Tour, which has extended through Spring of 2024.

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER? The HADESTOWN national tour finally arrives in Houston after a significant pandemic pause, and it appears the wait was worth holding our breath for.

The HADESTOWN North American Tour is coming to St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre October 11-23, 2022. Produced by Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy, Hadestown is the most honored show of the 2018-2019 Broadway season.

The North American Tour of Hadestown will extend through the spring of 2024, adding engagements in cities across the United States and Canada.

Get a first look at the non-equity national tour of Tootsie in all new photos and videos! The cast includes Drew Becker as Michael Dorsey, Ashley Alexandra as Julie Nichols, Payton Reilly as Sandy Lester, Lukas James Miller as Max Von Horn, Jared David Michael Grant as Jeff Slater, Kathy Halenda as Rita Marshall, Steve Brustien as Stan Fields, and Adam du Plessis as Ron Carlisle.

Hadestown, the 2019 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, officially opened its North American Tour on October 15, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Kicking off at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC, the tour will visit over 30 cities in its first year. Check out all the reviews...

Complete casting has been announced for the First National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Tootsie. Meet the cast of the tour.

As Second Generation Theatre nears the end of the 2020-2021 “season,” they have assembled a diverse and fantastic group of performers to participate in MISCAST:ONLINE 2021. The 15 performers are all SGT alum or artists cast in upcoming SGT shows and are getting the chance to sing things that they normally wouldn't. 

Since April 2020, MusicalFare Theatre has presented Live Streaming Cabarets and On Demand Events. Collectively, these digital events have had thousands of people watching from home - not just from from WNY, but from all over the country and the world!

Since April 2020, MusicalFare Theatre has presented live streaming cabarets and on demand events. Collectively, these digital events have had thousands of people watching from home - not just from from WNY, but from all over the country and the world!

This month, MusicalFare presents holiday on demand from the premier cabaret: THAT HOLIDAY FEELING: Songs from Your Favorite MusicalFare Performers. On demand Dec. 16th – Jan 4th.   

Starring Buffalo concluded it's 3 performances of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS on Saturday night. The visiting Broadway artists included Matt Doyle as Seymour, Lindsay Nicole Chambers as Audrey and Brandon Espinoza as the Dentist. Artistic Director Drew Fornarola has announced EVITA as the spring of 2020 staged musical concert. Casting will be announced in the new year. The company is using Shea's 710 Theatre this season, after it's inaugural season at Rockwell Hall last year presenting THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. The touring cast of THE BROADWAY PRINCESS PARTY was also in town and joined in to celebrate.

The most famous of man eating plants made a Halloween weekend appearance as LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS played out on the Shea's 710 Theatre stage Friday night. Under the auspices of the fledgling STARRING BUFFALO company, Buffalo was treated to it's second fully realized staged musical reading. Director Drew Fornarola has assembled three of Broadway's best young talents to visit the Queen City, work along side some of Buffalo's own finest actors, and mentor and perform with three of the areas High School choirs. After their fine inaugural production of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME last year at Rockwell Hall, the change of venue seemed to work perfectly.

STARRING BUFFALO, a not-for-profit arts organization a??that brings together Broadway's best performers, Buffalo's top theater professionals, and talented area students to create unforgettable theatrical experiences, is proud to announce the full cast for its production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

Casting has been announced and tickets are now on sale for Starring Buffalo's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, November 1-2 at Shea's 710 Theater. This deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) is one of the most popular shows of all time, and has been devouring the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years.

The music, the story...all of the classic elements that make up one of the most beloved musicals of all-time: WEST SIDE STORY.  MusicalFare's production will be re-imagined for its intimate space, enabling audiences to experience the show as if seeing it for the very first time.  This WEST SIDE STORY will return it to its core as a young, desperate love story with its heart based in the streets.

When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines. Can this couple turn what could be a dating disaster into something special before the check arrives?

A world premiere musical featuring the music and lyrics of Paul Simon, LATE IN THE EVENING is the story of a man who is guided in his dreams through a journey of love, loss and remembrance with unforgettable characters, insightful lyrics and beautiful dance.  Conceived, directed and choreographed by Michael Walline (ZOOMA ZOOMA, FAMILIAR STRANGERS) and featuring actor/musician Zak Ward (BUDDY, RING OF FIRE), LATE IN THE EVENING highlights the masterful storytelling of one of America's greatest musical icons.

MusicalFare Theatre, Western New York's most awarded and only professional musical theatre company, presents the 3rd production of its 2018-2019 Season, the Premiere Regional Production of RAGTIME.

A joyous thing is happening at 710 Main Theatre. A group of irreverant puppets and some caricature humans have moved in on a street where you say what you mean and you mean what you say. This hilarious production of AVENUE Q presented MusicalFare had the attentive audience laughing at things they know they shouldn't, but it was just too funny not to.