Showtune is currently on the MusicalFare Theatre Premier Cabaret stage for only a few more performances, so if you’re a fan of Jerry Herman’s exquisite music, book your table now. The show is replete with the songs you love to hear and hum: the haunting “Time Heals Everything” from Mack & Mabel, the cheeky “Bosom … Continue reading Showtune Showcases Jerry Herman Masterpieces
Author: Cherie Messore
Faith Healer on stage at ICTC
A spiritual being? A charlatan? No, he’s a Faith Healer and his story his presented by the Irish Classical Theatre Company now to January 28. Written by Brian Friel, this series of four monologues delivered by three actors spinning the same yarn is intense and thought-provoking. Director Josephine Hogan allowed the power of Friel’s words … Continue reading Faith Healer on stage at ICTC
Blue Xmas is Not Your Grandma’s Variety Show and It’s Really Funny!
Oh my. When Alleyway Theatre Executive Artistic Director Chris J Handley tells you to "leave the kids at home” on a theatre night, believe him. Especially if you’re heading in to see Blue Xmas: The Charmagne Chi Christmas Special. If you don’t, the ride home will be riddled with questions from the kiddos and tomorrow … Continue reading Blue Xmas is Not Your Grandma’s Variety Show and It’s Really Funny!
So Good, It’s Criminal: Inclusive and Robeson Collaborate
There is so much to love about Inclusive Theatre of Western New York, starting with its mission to welcome actors and artists of all abilities and to address the misconceptions about otherwise-abled people. Next is the company’s vision and passion for finding new ways to celebrate art. Then there’s this collaboration with the Paul Robeson … Continue reading So Good, It’s Criminal: Inclusive and Robeson Collaborate
All My Sons at RLTP
In the printed program, Road Less Traveled Productions Artistic Executive Director Scott Behrend said that he waited 20 years to bring Arthur Miller’s All My Sons to that stage to give Lisa Vitrano time to age into the mother’s role. Eight years ago, she was the snarky neighbor Sue in Irish Classical Theatre Company’s production. … Continue reading All My Sons at RLTP
Oh My God, You Guys! Legally Blonde at MusicalFare
I know you’ve read this from me before, but it bears repeating: I’m not a fan of movies on stage. Sigh, they just keep coming. The latest is Legally Blonde The Musical, on stage at MusicalFare Theatre to December 10. While I dislike the trend, It’s not the fault of this immensely talented cast or … Continue reading Oh My God, You Guys! Legally Blonde at MusicalFare
Condoms at the Kav? Why Not? Rocky Horror is a Hoot!
If you remember Michelle Roberts’ touching portrayal of Francesa in The Bridges of Madison County, and Dan Urtz’s powerful character in Hand to God, or Kerrykate Abel’s poignant script for Hoarding Hope, well, forget all about that. These exceptional, versatile actors are rockin’ their bustiers in the cast of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show … Continue reading Condoms at the Kav? Why Not? Rocky Horror is a Hoot!
The Natural Horse at Alleyway
In his 1954 book called The Natural House, Frank Lloyd Wright wrote that a house is more of a home when it is a work of art and that “integrity would become more natural…living within a house wherein everything is genuine and harmonious, a new sense of freedom gives one a new sense of life.” … Continue reading The Natural Horse at Alleyway
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is Dazzling at Shea’s
What do music icons Sting, Jule Styne, Rogers and Hammerstein, Madonna, eden abhez, and the Rolling Stones have in common? Their song literature is represented in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, on stage now at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre…and it’s fantastic. Full disclosure: I am really not a fan of the whole “beloved movies from your youth” … Continue reading Moulin Rouge! The Musical is Dazzling at Shea’s
Hope Takes Center Stage at Paul Robeson Theatre
Yes, it should have been everyone’s problem. Those of us of a certain age remember – all too well – the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic. It was furtive, rampant, secretive, misunderstood, feared, punishing, confusing, deadly. Powers that be tried to ignore it. Some celebrities tried to hide it. Others took action. Playwright/director Kerrykate … Continue reading Hope Takes Center Stage at Paul Robeson Theatre
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