Traveling Broadway productions can sometimes be hit-or-miss. These shows encompass a wide array of artists, technicians, sets, costumes, and props that have to be packed into semi-trucks and shuttled from city-to-city for months at a time. They have to be launched within a new theatre space every few weeks (which in and of itself is … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
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Theatre Review: ‘Cabaret’ at SUNY Buffalo State
The precarious cultural/political moment that we’re all currently living in is, historically, not particularly unique. Looking across time and geography, one can point to many instances throughout history that were ripe with anxiety and hostility toward immigrants, racial minorities, religious “others”, and political opponents. Germany during the 1930’s is probably the most obvious example. While … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Cabaret’ at SUNY Buffalo State
Theatre Review: ‘Betsy Carmichael’s Bingo Palace’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
I signed up to review "Betsy Carmichael’s Bingo Palace" on a whim, having never heard of the show and having no familiarity with Betsy’s long history in Buffalo. I’m a Buffalo transplant originally from the Rochester area, so I didn’t realize that Betsy’s act is a pillar of the Buffalo theatre scene. I don’t know … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Betsy Carmichael’s Bingo Palace’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Lockport Palace Theatre
Full disclosure: I’m not a big fan of Broadway’s current trend of movie-to-musical conversion. “Legally Blonde,” ”Shrek,” “Mean Girls,” “Groundhog’s Day,” “School of Rock,” “Newsies,” the list goes on. I prefer original stories, and am usually not thrilled to sit through a musical that originated as a movie I’ve seen a thousand times. For that … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ at Lockport Palace Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘The Night Alive’ at Irish Classical Theatre
The power of a blackbox theatre—particularly a blackbox theatre “in-the-round” (in which the stage is surrounded by seats on all sides)—is the intimacy it creates. If you’ve been to the Irish Classical Theatre before, you’re familiar with the unique experience that is cultivated through a space like this. The audience feels like they have a … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Night Alive’ at Irish Classical Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ at Lancaster Opera House
Anyone who made it through their high school English class is probably familiar—at least from a 30,000 foot view—of the story of Anne Frank and her family. If you’re like me, your memory of her story is relatively vague: a little girl and her family hide out in a secret annex above an office building … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ at Lancaster Opera House
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