Every theatre company struggles with new ways to engage the next generation audience. For Mary Kate O’Connell, executive and artistic director of O’Connell & Company, two bold moves are keeping her company in close connection with tomorrow’s actors, artists, and patrons. First her company has been in residence at The Park School of Buffalo for … Continue reading The Art of Theatre: O’Connell & Company’s New Season Features Original Artwork
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First Look: ‘Sons & Lovers’ at Buffalo United Artists
Relationships are so….complicated. First comes attraction, then flirtation, then that delicious push-pull of anticipation, and then you find out …there’s competition. Yikes. And when your paramour has other things going on, well, it’s no picnic. All this and more is central to the plot of “Sons & Lovers,” Buffalo United Artist’s first show of this … Continue reading First Look: ‘Sons & Lovers’ at Buffalo United Artists
First Look: ‘John’ at Road Less Traveled Theatre
When it comes to contemporary theatrical pieces, Road Less Traveled Productions is a trail blazer at finding the newest, hottest content to present in their season line-up. This year alone, Road Less Traveled is producing four contemporary pieces that are some of the most discussed and popular scripts being produced across the country by professional … Continue reading First Look: ‘John’ at Road Less Traveled Theatre
In Rehearsal with ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at MusicalFare Theatre
For any theatre company, somewhere between picking and promoting a season of shows and opening night, a production is born. For the cast of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” soon to be onstage at Musicalfare, this means perfecting British, Scottish or pirate accents, finding their Zen in multiple roles, and learning how to be water. As … Continue reading In Rehearsal with ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at MusicalFare Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
I was never a big fan of ‘The Little Mermaid’ growing up. It wasn’t because it was a bad movie, but by the time that I was old enough to watch it, it had already been around for five or six years. In my house “The Lion King” and “101 Dalmatians” reigned supreme. Those films … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Dracula’ at The Shaw Festival
Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, “Dracula” has made its mark on popular culture over the last century. What was once considered to be a dime a dozen horror novel, has turned into a phenomenon that continues to entertain and scare audiences. Numerous film and stage adaptations have been developed and mounted based on the tale of … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Dracula’ at The Shaw Festival
Theatre News: MARCY & JONATHAN DANDES TAPPED AS HONORARY CHAIRS FOR THE 36th ANNUAL CURTAIN UP!
The Theatre District Association of Western New York today announced that Marcy and Jonathan Dandes have been selected as Honorary Chairs for the 36th Annual Curtain Up! event, celebrating the Opening of Buffalo's 2017-2018 Theatre Season. Adam Hayes, TDA Vice President/Chair of the Curtain Up! 2017 Steering Committee, made the announcement. Curtain Up! will be … Continue reading Theatre News: MARCY & JONATHAN DANDES TAPPED AS HONORARY CHAIRS FOR THE 36th ANNUAL CURTAIN UP!
Theatre Review: ‘An Octoroon’ at The Shaw Festival
It’s safe to say that The Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake is commonly known for high-quality detailed productions on a typically classical scale. It doesn’t necessarily feel like the home for a strong subversive piece, but that didn’t stop the festival from producing the Canadian premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “An Octoroon,” now playing through Oct. 14. … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘An Octoroon’ at The Shaw Festival
Theatre Review: ‘Middletown’ at The Shaw Festival
There’s countless plays driven by characters who are purposefully larger than life. They will go to great lengths and lean toward the overdramatic, sometimes in order to communicate a very small, simple idea. Will Eno’s play, “Middletown,” now playing at the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre at Shaw Festival, does absolutely none of those things. The … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Middletown’ at The Shaw Festival
Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
“So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are,” the biblical book of Numbers warns, “for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.” Witches, prophesies, moving woods, and Cesarean sections are secondary: this is … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
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