If COVID’s theatre blackout period delivered one positive thing, it’s the option for regional theatre companies to successfully present smaller cast, one act productions. As much as I love a full-on, two and a half hour show with an intermission, these one act, two and three-handers are a little slice of stage heaven. The latest … Continue reading Love and the universe onstage at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Author: Cherie Messore
Red Thread Theatre’s Production of The Children
Red Thread Theatre was formed to advance female representation and engagement in all aspects of theatre in Western New York. The company’s current production is a collaboration with the New Phoenix Theatre. The Children - on stage now at the New Phoenix Theatre to March 26 – was written by playwright Lucy Kirkwood and it … Continue reading Red Thread Theatre’s Production of The Children
Make Haste to D’Youville Kavinoky
To paraphrase Jane Austen, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that productions at D’Youville Kavinoky Professional Theatre are gorgeously staged and thoroughly enjoyable.” Well, that’s what this affirmed Janeite thinks about Kate Hamill’s adaptation of the iconic novel Pride & Prejudice on stage now to March 27. While Hamill took some liberties, they were noble … Continue reading Make Haste to D’Youville Kavinoky
Families and Cultures Clash in Tribes
Families and cultures: sometimes they connect and sometimes they don’t. Tribes, now on stage at Road Less Traveled Theatre, makes that point very clear. Playwright Nina Raine crafted an interesting take on a family story. Parents and two of the three adult children are so wrapped up in their own orbits that they chose not … Continue reading Families and Cultures Clash in Tribes
31st Annual Buffalo Quickies
What’s not to love about 31 years of Buffalo Quickies at Alleyway Theatre? This is an annual showcase for (mostly) new short plays and a versatile team of local actors who take on several roles in a jam-packed evening. From angry drivers, to chickens facing mortality, to Bills fans, or activists, Buffalo Quickies is a … Continue reading 31st Annual Buffalo Quickies
American Rhapsody is Beautiful Music
George Gershwin’s iconic "Rhapsody in Blue" was an orchestral celebration of the American cultural melting pot when it debuted in 1924. The exquisite blending of jazz with a strong nod to classical music is still beloved for its syncopated rhythms (Gershwin said it was inspired by the clicks and clacks of trains) and its soaring, … Continue reading American Rhapsody is Beautiful Music
The Treasurer is Rich With Emotion at JRT
Near the end of The Treasurer, on stage now at Jewish Repertory Theatre’s Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre in Getzville, the titular character reminds the audience that people don’t determine the length of their lives. While that may be debatable (spoiler alert: there are some suicidal ideations in the story), people can and do determine … Continue reading The Treasurer is Rich With Emotion at JRT
Irish Classical Live Season Opens With Waiting for Godot
Ah, Waiting for Godot, a mainstay in high school English classes. The source of plenty of teen angst on the night before the paper is due (Is it an allegory? A series of metaphors? A prayer because it anagrams to To God?) while delving deep into playwright Samuel Beckett’s psyche. Now on stage at the … Continue reading Irish Classical Live Season Opens With Waiting for Godot
He’s Back!: Hamilton Returns to Shea’s
In a recent interview in Yankee Magazine, historian Jill Leppore said that a lot of what we call history is really folklore , myth, or tourism. Perhaps that’s one scholar’s cynicism, but projects like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton (inspired by historian Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton book) puts a fired-up version of history at center stage. Hamilton … Continue reading He’s Back!: Hamilton Returns to Shea’s
All is Calm is Elegant at MusicalFare
It’s odd to think that the true spirit of Christmas – a wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to all peoples – can be found in a story about war. But that is the essence of All is Calm, now onstage at MusicalFare Theatre. It’s a real story taken from a moment in World … Continue reading All is Calm is Elegant at MusicalFare
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