P. Wilson News

Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Christopher Mannelli are proud to announce the 12 major productions and events of the much anticipated 2016-2017 Season, the non-profit theatre's 44th year of making professional theatre of a national standard in Rochester.

A classic drama by America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Ben Barnes in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from March 29 through April 24.

Los Altos Stage Company is thrilled to announce the stage presentation of one of the funniest and most celebrated works of American literature, Joseph Heller's CATCH-22.

'Into the Woods' reframes well-known fairy tales into a single narrative that brings characters from beloved stories together in an inclusive universe for a re-envisioned adventure.

Following the news of Harper Lee's death, Geva Theatre Center will dedicate its production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to her memory. The production, directed by Mark Cuddy opens officially on Saturday, February 20 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage until March 20. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

?The 2016 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival (Thursday, September 15 - Saturday, September 24) will open its six-week show submission process on Wednesday, March 16 at 9 a.m. EST through Saturday, April 30 at midnight EST. All artists, arts organizations and producers interested in presenting a show in any genre (children's, comedy, dance, multidisciplinary, music, spoken word, theatre, visual arts & film) at the 2016 Fringe may apply via rochesterfringe.com only.

When looking at the history of film, distinct well-worn patterns develop over time; tendencies turn into tropes and conventions become clichés. This has never been truer than in today's Hollywood as reboots and franchises have dominated the calendar for the last two decades, drowning out originality and creativity. However, once every generation or two, a film so exceeds the limitations that an assigned genre has placed on it that it is destined to change the way that we look at cinema forever; THE JAZZ SINGER, CITIZEN KANE, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE GODFATHER, PULP FICTION, and now DEADPOOL.

Geva Theatre Center presents Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as part of the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series. To Kill a Mockingbird is adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Mark Cuddy, with original music by Gregg Coffin. The production begins previews on February 16, opens on February 20 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage until March 20.

Announcing auditions for 'Flies at the Well: The Trial of the Killer John Wallace', the world premiere of a new play by W. Jeff Bishop, based on the historic events of 1948­50 in West Central Georgia. Produced by Newnan Theatre Company.

Announcing auditions for 'Flies at the Well: The Trial of the Killer John Wallace', the world premiere of a new play by W. Jeff Bishop, based on the historic events of 1948­50 in West Central Georgia. Produced by Newnan Theatre Company.

A family comedy by the playwright of Over the Tavern continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET by Tom Dudzick and directed by Pamela Hunt in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from tomorrow, January 12, through February 7. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

NBC kicks off its coverage of the 2015 NFL playoffs this Sunday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. ET with an NFC Wild Card matchup, when Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks (NFC West, 10-6) visit Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings (NFC North, 11-5) at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. NBC's NFL Wild Card coverage on Saturday begins at Noon ET with a special edition of Football Night In America.

A family comedy by the playwright of Over the Tavern continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents Miracle on South Division Street by Tom Dudzick and directed by Pamela Hunt in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from January 12 through February 7.

A struggle between a family's enduring legacy and its chance for a brighter future takes center stage in The Piano Lesson: one of the most critically-acclaimed productions in August Wilson's landmark ten-play American Century Cycle. 

In 1977, Sherrie Wilson walked into the Dallas Fire Department and asked for a job one day after a male co-worker told her that women couldn't be firefighters. She found the department needed to hire women to meet Justice Department requirements. Thus began her almost 35-year journey chronicled in the new book, Faith by Fire.

Internationally honored, singer, percussionist, healer and director Alessandra Belloni, joined by her Italian folk music/theater/dance company I Giullari di Piazza, will present the special holiday celebration 'Mystical Music in Honor of the Black Madonna,' a musical journey around the world to the ancient sacred sites of the Black Madonna.

Actress Rita Wilson, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in March had some happy news to share at yesterday's The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast presented by Lifetime.

Internationally honored, singer, percussionist, healer and director Alessandra Belloni, joined by her Italian folk music/theater/dance company I Giullari di Piazza, will present the special holiday celebration 'Mystical Music in Honor of the Black Madonna,' a musical journey around the world to the ancient sacred sites of the Black Madonna.

The Rochester Fringe Festival Board of Directors announces today that the 10-day 2016 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival will open Thursday, September 15 and continue through Saturday, September 24.

Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company continues its 2015-2016 season with a production of the dark, and often stunning, comedy, OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET.