By Stephen Dubois In another lifetime, while I was a high school and then college student, I worked in a record store. One afternoon, a customer walked in holding a compact disc and a receipt and asked for a refund. I asked if it was defective, and he gave me a rather unexpected answer. “No,” … Continue reading Ohio State Murders Provides a Gripping Hour at The Shaw
One for the Pot is a Hysterical Farce at the Festival Theatre
By Stephen Dubois When the Shaw Festival last produced One for the Pot, in 1985, it ended up playing in additional cities and even had a filmed performance on CBC. It went down in Canadian theatre history as one of the company’s great successes. And rightly so. It’s a delight from beginning to end. This new … Continue reading One for the Pot is a Hysterical Farce at the Festival Theatre
Dedicated Cast Brings The Wind in the Willows to Life
By Stephen Dubois The Wind in the Willows at the Shaw Festival makes splendid use of the in-the-round space at the Jackie Maxwell Theatre. Upon entering, there is a striking and detailed painted stage that looks both like a forest floor and an intricate Persian rug. Projections cast from overhead create dappled sunlight, as if penetrating … Continue reading Dedicated Cast Brings The Wind in the Willows to Life
Amadeus at Shaw Festival: Two Reviewers Square Off
She Said, by Cherie Messore It's the experience of seeing a production in the Shaw Festival Theatre that I love best of all. The set - even when you first enter the theatre - draws your eye immediately and begins to set the tone and vibe. Amadeus, on stage now to October 4 is no … Continue reading Amadeus at Shaw Festival: Two Reviewers Square Off
Perfect Pairings is a Great Addition to Shaw Festival
Perfect Pairings is a new cabaret production at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and it’s an ingenious opportunity to celebrate the collaborations that knit together the theatre community. The production itself is simple: it’s a 12-song cycle that features a contemporary pair of composers-lyricists. And no matter which 45-minute performance you see, you can’t go … Continue reading Perfect Pairings is a Great Addition to Shaw Festival
The Last Five Years at the Hollywood Theatre
Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years is a favorite production in community and professional theatres. It’s a music-driven story of Cathy and Jamie and as the title states, it chronicles five years of their courtship, marriage, and break up while his career is on the fast-track and hers is chugging behind. The latest iteration … Continue reading The Last Five Years at the Hollywood Theatre
The Book of Mormon Returns to Shea’s
What's not to love about a performance full of irreverent humor, hummable tunes, and some discreet yet powerful messages about the power of the underdog to lead? That's The Book of Mormon in a nutshell, onstage at Shea's Buffalo Theatre for a short run to June 21. This "extra" closes the current season. The production … Continue reading The Book of Mormon Returns to Shea’s
Shaw Festival Scores Another Comedy Hit with Jeeves and Wooster
By Stephen Dubois If there is one thing the Shaw Festival knows how to do right, it’s comedy and Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, at the Courthouse Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, does not disappoint one bit. Adapted by David Goodale and Robert Goodale, from the beloved characters created by P. G. Wodehouse, the play embraces the trademark wit, … Continue reading Shaw Festival Scores Another Comedy Hit with Jeeves and Wooster
Sherlock and Watson 2.0 at Alleyway Theatre
It's elementary, my dear Watson, that Sherlock Holmes is a icon of detection and puzzle solving. From 1886 to 1927, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories grew into novels and were reborn as movies, plays, and television shows as time and technology progressed. More recently, other permutations such as Enola Holmes (his little sister) and Miss … Continue reading Sherlock and Watson 2.0 at Alleyway Theatre
Ancient Tragedy Finds a Fresh Voice in Girl on an Altar
By Stephen Dubois Buffalo's very own Irish Classical Theatre Company was home to the North American Premiere of the 2022 play Girl on an Altar by Dublin-born playwright Marina Carr. Based upon the Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis (as well as drawing on other elements from myths surrounding the accursed House of Atreus) the play explores the complex family dynamic … Continue reading Ancient Tragedy Finds a Fresh Voice in Girl on an Altar
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