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
By Cherie Messore
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
Little Shop of Horrors at Lancaster Opera House
Head’s up: be wary of your plants on April 8, 2024. The total solar eclipse could turn them into talking blood thirsty bullies for flesh. At least that’s what happened in Little Shop of Horrors, now on stage at the Lancaster Opera House. Little Shop has been around longer than a cactus. Some folks remember … Continue reading Little Shop of Horrors at Lancaster Opera House
Season 20 For Road Less Traveled
If the title – Murder Ballad - isn’t a dead giveaway, the narrator of this story tells you what’s going to happen in the opening number: someone is going to die. And that's how Road Less Traveled Productions is kicking off its 20th season. The other point of distinction is that this is RLTP’s first … Continue reading Season 20 For Road Less Traveled
The Color Purple is a Powerful Partnership
An amazing collaboration and wonderful production. Support local theatre!
Alleyway Unwraps a Daring Night of Fun!
It’s hard to build a successful celebrity career when you share a surname with a mass murderer. That was an early lesson learned in the life of Marc Berkowitz (we know him as Marc Summers), cable TV icon and the subject of The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, onstage now at Alleyway Theatre. I’ll … Continue reading Alleyway Unwraps a Daring Night of Fun!
History on Stage at D’Youville Kavinoky
Theatre is supposed to challenge your mind and make you think. It's at its best when it goes against the norms, too. Support local theatre!
Guys and Dolls Lives On
There’s a lot to love about a classic musical. The familiarity is a cozy hug from someone who just plain out loves you. Even when (OK, sometime especially when) the story is a little far-fetched and the dialogue is dated, a great score will never go out of style, so these old chestnuts will always … Continue reading Guys and Dolls Lives On
Twelfth Night Plays On at MusicalFare
Everyone loves the classic “mistaken identity” plotline. You know, the one where you wear your twin brother’s clothes because you think he died when you were both shipwrecked, but you’re really a woman so when people think you’re a man and another woman starts to fall in love with you, you just go along with … Continue reading Twelfth Night Plays On at MusicalFare
Sweat Packs a Punch at RLTP
In Buffalo, we know what it’s like to live in a factory town. In some families, working at the plant is part of your legacy. Maybe it’s your father or uncle who put in the word that got you that job, just as his uncle or father did for him. You expect the security of … Continue reading Sweat Packs a Punch at RLTP
