The 2019/2020 Season! Hairspray September 6 -October 6 Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Shaiman Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan Based on the John Waters’ film. Harper Lee’s To Kill […]
Kavinoky Theatre announces 40th Season of Shows!
Kenny Awards Celebrate 26 Years Honoring High School Theatre
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Kenny Awards, a program launched by the Lipke Foundation in collaboration with Shea’s Performing Arts Center to support and honor high school theatre programs […]
Theatre Review: ‘An Act Of God’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
For one weekend only, Buffalonians can bask in the almighty presence and supreme glory of God himself. Well, in a manner of speaking. He doesn’t look like God, act like God, and […]
First Look: ‘Annapurna’ at New Phoenix Theatre
Michael Lodick left a legacy to Buffalo’s theatre community in many ways. Before he passed away last year, he added another regional premiere to the New Phoenix Theatre season. “Annapurna,” the dramedy […]
Theatre Review: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ at Theatre In The Mist
You may think you have a firm grip on the quirky family comedy genre. You may have even seen the staged or filmed version of “You Can’t Take it With You” (written […]
Theatre Review: ‘Indecent’ at JCC CenterStage
Set throughout the first half of the 1900s, “Indecent” takes the audience on a journey of a play within a play. On the surface, this production is about Sholem Asch’s play God […]
Theatre Review: ‘Rent’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
When I was in high school, so about ten years ago, I saw “Rent” for the first time. At this point in my life, I was very young, and had not accumulated […]
Theatre Review: ‘Parade’ at American Repertory Theatre of Western New York
Often it’s the true stories that make the most compelling shows on Broadway. Shows like “Evita,” “Hamilton,” “1776,” (coincidentally one word titles) add music to the drama of real life. “Parade” currently […]
Theatre Review: ‘Mauritius’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Did you know there is a seedy underbelly of the stamp collecting world? Me neither. The plot of this play sounded almost like a spoof and I wondered what I was in […]
Theatre Review: ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
Winter in March is one of the worst parts about living in Buffalo. One of our few solaces is escaping to somewhere else, especially through a theatrical production. While Niagara Regional Theatre […]
