It takes grit to put America’s most revered work of literary art on stage, especially when another version is currently playing on Broadway. When Executive Artistic Director Loraine O’Donnell programmed “To Kill a Mockingbird” for Kavinoky Theatre this season, she smartly obtained the rights to Christopher Sergel’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s celebrated novel. Kav … Continue reading First Look: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ at Kavinoky Theatre
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First Look: ‘Frost/Nixon’ at Irish Classical Theatre
His party was trying to re-elect him as President. Then there was a break in. A secret informant. Lies. The power of the press. A landmark resignation. A work of fine fiction? No. Welcome to the United States of America, circa 1972-74, when the Committee to Re-elect the President orchestrated the break in of the … Continue reading First Look: ‘Frost/Nixon’ at Irish Classical Theatre
Lancaster Opera House brings “Deathtrap” to the stage.
What do you do when you’re hired to direct a flawlessly scripted Ira Levin play that is one of the most produced thrillers in history and was the longest running thriller on Broadway? Nothing. Except pick a great cast, and keep the work simple, elegant, and pristine. And that’s just what Katie Malinson did with … Continue reading Lancaster Opera House brings “Deathtrap” to the stage.
First Look: ‘The Kathy & Mo Show – Parallel Lives The Dark Side’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Call them The Power for Trio for What’s Good in This World. O’Connell and Company has three powerhouse actors behind a new-to-Buffalo production at Shea’s Smith Theatre, for six performances January 18 to 27. Mary Kate O’Connell and Pamela Rose Mangus are reprising their roles in “The Kathy & Mo Show Parallel Lives” for the … Continue reading First Look: ‘The Kathy & Mo Show – Parallel Lives The Dark Side’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
First Look: ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ at Kavinoky Theatre
A couple years ago, Arts Services of WNY participated in “Arts and Economic Prosperity 5,” a data review and analysis of 126 cultural and not-for-profit organizations that proved that the arts heavily contributes to our region’s economic growth. The arts sector is a $352.1 million industry that supports all levels of employment, businesses of all … Continue reading First Look: ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ at Kavinoky Theatre
First Look: ‘Sive’ at Irish Classical Theatre
Actor Kiana Duggan-Haas has one thing in common with the character she is preparing to portray: both girls are teens with dreams. “Sive”is the title character in the Irish Classical Theatre Company production that will open Friday, November 2. Duggan-Haas, the actor is a senior at Amherst Central High School and is thrilled to be … Continue reading First Look: ‘Sive’ at Irish Classical Theatre
First Look: The 10 Minute Play Festival at the Buffalo Museum of Science
What do a mastodon mandible, a 19th century Chinese headband, and Eurypterida (New York state’s official fossil) have in common? Two things, actually: they are part of the Buffalo Museum of Science’s permanent collection, and they are also the inspiration behind six new short plays written local playwrights for The 10 Minute Play Festival. This … Continue reading First Look: The 10 Minute Play Festival at the Buffalo Museum of Science
First Look: Inclusive Theatre of WNY, region’s newest theatre company for everyone
There’s no holding back a determined mom, especially when she sees a void, and an opportunity. Aimee Levesque is the mom who developed Inclusive Theater of WNY three years ago after her theatre-loving daughter couldn’t find a home in other local theatre companies. “She wanted to act,” says Levesque about her 25 year old daughter … Continue reading First Look: Inclusive Theatre of WNY, region’s newest theatre company for everyone
Bringing The Bard Home
It took a fall off a tightrope to bring an innovative take on William Shakespeare’s work to rural Western New York. Actor Joshua Rice was performing in an Arkansas children’s theatre company of “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” back 2011. He took a 15-foot fall off the wire, broke both his feet, and … Continue reading Bringing The Bard Home
First Look: Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea’s 710 Theatre
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" – the novel - is a literary classic. You know the drill: Demon hound from hell torments town. Cloaked and capped detective steps in. Clever clues, boatloads of red herrings, and plenty of plot twists. Calm returns to the people. It’s elementary, my dear Watson. So imagine Sir Arthur Conan … Continue reading First Look: Ken Ludwig’s “Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea’s 710 Theatre
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