As storytellers, directors often connect to plays that they have had awesome experiences with. This includes seeing a fantastic production and wanting to bring it to life for a new audience, or perhaps acting in a production of a show that they loved. Directors have a big responsibility when it comes to choosing their stories. … Continue reading First Look: ‘Dearly Departed’ at Aurora Players
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First Look: ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
The farce is one of the oldest forms of theatre. Mistaken identities, inconceivable situations, lots of door slamming, and deep belly laughs. Farces are shows that keep the audience on the edge of their seats in hysterics, and keep the actors out of breath. Over the top characters, lots of mugging, and breaking the fourth … Continue reading First Look: ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
First Look: ‘Ragtime’ at MusicalFare Theatre
There are shows that are ahead of their time. There are shows that are written, produced, and close before they are able to get their due. Then they get rediscovered and are more topical than ever before. This is what happened to the show “Ragtime” the 1998 Broadway musical with a book by Terrence McNally … Continue reading First Look: ‘Ragtime’ at MusicalFare Theatre
First Look: ‘Sense & Sensibility’ at Irish Classical Theatre
There seems to be a line drawn in the sand when it comes to the work of Jane Austen. Either you love her work, and want to be engulfed in her stories, or you want to run away screaming as fast as you can. Luckily, when Irish Classical Theatre opens their first show of 2019 … Continue reading First Look: ‘Sense & Sensibility’ at Irish Classical Theatre
First Look: ‘Christmas Over The Tavern’ at MusicalFare Theatre
Tom Dudzick’s “Over The Tavern” is not only a local favorite that highlights our great city, but is one that is an international favorite as well. The characters are well known, it is nostalgic, and there is just something relatable about the “Over The Tavern” stories. This was something that Dudzick wanted to explore again, … Continue reading First Look: ‘Christmas Over The Tavern’ at MusicalFare Theatre
First Look: ‘The Three Musketeers’ by All For One Productions at Shea’s 710 Theatre
Buffalo is one of the largest theatre communities in the United States. It is one of the largest markets for touring shows, and producers love Buffalo because we like to buy tickets, many tickets. In Buffalo, there are more than twenty companies that produce theatre annually, most of which have at least 5 productions mounted … Continue reading First Look: ‘The Three Musketeers’ by All For One Productions at Shea’s 710 Theatre
First Look: ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
We hear every now and then of how a famous author died before they finished a work. Publishers scramble to get the rights and to see if there is a way that it can be finished so that they can capitalize on the projected profits. This is similar to what happened with Charles Dickens, who … Continue reading First Look: ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
First Look: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Buffalo is very lucky to be one of the largest markets in the United States for touring Broadway shows. Producers see this, and they see that the audiences are always warm and welcoming of new work. Buffalo has also had the opportunity to be the launching point for a few huge Broadway hits when they … Continue reading First Look: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
First Look: ‘Aladdin’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Millennials finally have disposable income, and when it comes to the nostalgia of yesteryear, we are first in line to see anything that will take us back to our childhood. The 1992 Disney film, “Aladdin” lives in nostalgia as one of those films that makes us feel good. It is funny, we remember the songs, … Continue reading First Look: ‘Aladdin’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
First Look: ‘The Odyssey’ at Artpark
There is a phrase that is used often when it comes to creating a special project of a large scale. “It takes a village.” What does this mean? It means when a group can come together to develop and create, whatever the project may be, it will only contribute to the greater good of the … Continue reading First Look: ‘The Odyssey’ at Artpark
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