Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Performing Arts Center and The Lipke Foundation will celebrate 25 years of the Kenny Awards, a year-long educational initiative which includes performances, numerous awards, theatre workshops and a fully realized ceremony open to the public. The 25th Annual Kenny Awards ceremony will be held at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 6:00 … Continue reading Local mother and daughter among those impacted by Kenny Awards
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Shea’s Performing Arts Center to host Celebration of Life honoring former Spotlight Committee President Bill Crooker
Shea’s Performing Arts Center announced it will host a Celebration of Life in honor of the late Bill Crooker, who served as President of the Spotlight Committee for 20 years. The memorial celebration will take place in the Shea’s Buffalo Theatre lobby from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23. “Bill did so much … Continue reading Shea’s Performing Arts Center to host Celebration of Life honoring former Spotlight Committee President Bill Crooker
Theatre Review: ‘Children of Eden’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
“Children of Eden” is one of those rare shows that, despite being a massive commercial flop at the time of its inception, is still performed frequently today (curiously “Jesus Christ Superstar,” another show with heavy religious themes, also fits this description). Its Biblical content, family-friendliness, and need for a large cast of both children and … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Children of Eden’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
Theatre of Youth Announces 2018/2019 Season of Shows
The 2018 / 2019 Season "Pinkalicous" - September 14- October 7, 2018 "New Kid" - October 20 & 21, 2018 "A Charlie Brown Christmas " - December 1 - 16, 2018 "Tuck Everlasting" - February 2 - 10, 2019 "The Jungle Book" - March 16 - April 7, 2019
Lockport Palace Theatre Announces 2018/2019 Season!
The 2018 / 2019 Season! "Into The Woods" - November 2 - 11, 2018 "Scrooge The Musical" - November 30, December 1 & 2, 2018 "Moon Over Buffalo" - January 17 - 20, 2019 "Seussical" - March 21 - 31, 2019 "Footloose" - July 11 - 21, 2019 For more information, click here.
First Look: Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea’s 710 Theatre
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" – the novel - is a literary classic. You know the drill: Demon hound from hell torments town. Cloaked and capped detective steps in. Clever clues, boatloads of red herrings, and plenty of plot twists. Calm returns to the people. It’s elementary, my dear Watson. So imagine Sir Arthur Conan … Continue reading First Look: Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea’s 710 Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ at The Center For the Arts
I’m not going to lie, I was surprised to hear that anyone locally was producing “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” David Yazbeck’s busy, flavorful musical based on the 1988 film of the same name by Pedro Almodovar. Despite three Tony Award nominations and raves from Patrick Hinds, host of the Theater People … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ at The Center For the Arts
Theatre Review: ‘The Foreigner’ at Kavinoky Theatre
The Kavinoky Theatre at D'Youville College is currently presenting the award winning comedy, "The Foreigner" by Larry Shue. . . . a cast of wonderful actors. This modern day farce takes place at a fishing lodge in the backwoods of Georgia. The play centers around introverted Charlie, one of the guests at the lodge. In … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Foreigner’ at Kavinoky Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘The Christians’ at Road Less Traveled Theatre
The spirit moved a full house to attend opening night of “The Christian”’ presented by Road Less Traveled Productions, ironically housed in the former Christian Center in downtown Buffalo. The audience is the congregation for this production, and the stage is the altar in a sleek, contemporary mega church, with a faux stained glass window … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Christians’ at Road Less Traveled Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Traveling Broadway productions can sometimes be hit-or-miss. These shows encompass a wide array of artists, technicians, sets, costumes, and props that have to be packed into semi-trucks and shuttled from city-to-city for months at a time. They have to be launched within a new theatre space every few weeks (which in and of itself is … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
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