Stan Klimecko as Onion and Louie Visone as Ogie. Photo is by Gene Witkowski. People are quirky. Relationships are complicated. Life isn’t all sunshine and unicorns. Onions can either be really sweet and deeply flavorful if they are sautéed low and slow or sharp and bitter if they’re left raw and unadulterated. And sometimes Onion … Continue reading When Life Gives You Onions…
Author: Cherie Messore
Sylvia Howls Along at Niagara University
I’m putting this right up front: “Sylvia” on stage at Niagara University’s William P. and Marie Leary Theatre in the Elizabeth Ann Clune Center for Theatre is a completely student run production. NU’s theatre department is indeed the stuff of legends and I respect that. All our regional stages and beyond are all the better … Continue reading Sylvia Howls Along at Niagara University
Looking Life Square in the Eye: What I Thought I Knew
Josie DiVencenzo in "What I Thought I Knew." Photo by Ali Lewis Jewish Repertory Theatre’s production of “What I Thought I Knew” packs a lifetime of emotions, decisions, and dilemmas into 90 minutes. Based on writer Alice Eve Cohen’s memoir, the story is deeply reflective at times and slyly funny, too. Josie DiVincenzo is the … Continue reading Looking Life Square in the Eye: What I Thought I Knew
No One’s Out of Order in the Court Room
The cast of "The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women" by Brazen-Faced Varlets. Nobody likes the highly-principled bossy one. Or the rich daddy’s girl. Or the show stealer. Or the snarky one. Yet when you put them all together in a show-within-a-show production, you want every last one of them to be your new … Continue reading No One’s Out of Order in the Court Room
Opposites Attract and Repel in “The Antipodes”
Annie Baker’s script is more character study than storytelling as it depicts everything bad about corporate brainstorming sessions
“The Bridges of Madison County” Cross Love and Infidelity
This production is the epitome of romance, conflict, love, and loss, anchored by that stunning score and incredible artistry of our local actors.
BPO, ICTC, the Bard, and Mendelssohn…Oh My!
Both the audience and the performers are thrilled in a way that doesn’t happen for a typical play.
State Grant Supports Kavinoky Improvements
The Kavinoky Theatre received a special 40th anniversary present: a $145,000 grant awarded from New York state’s Regional Economic Development Council (REDC). The grant will fund some capital improvements for the theatre, including a Broadway-style covered entryway, new theatre seats, and an updated projection system. "We are thrilled to receive this award," said Loraine O'Donnell, … Continue reading State Grant Supports Kavinoky Improvements
An 11 Year Tradition: The Nutcracker at Shea’s
It's a triple win for cultural partnerships.
A Child’s Christmas in Wales: Third time is a charm for ICTC
With a cast this talented, it looks effortless.
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