The national touring company of "Pretty Woman The Musical." Photo courtesy of the company. When looking for inspiration to create a musical, writers will often turn to source material that is already extremely successful. They figure you can’t go wrong with expanding upon something the public already loves, right? For the most part. But you … Continue reading Pretty Woman The Musical at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
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The Band’s Visit at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
The Company of "The Band's Visit" North American Tour. Photo by Evan Zimmerman. It’s a busy season at Shea’s Performing Art Center with three musicals running through November! First up is The Band’s Visit, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, which tells the tale of some Egyptian musicians who get lost … Continue reading The Band’s Visit at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
“Frozen” kicks off National Tour at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher presents Frozen, the North American Tour, music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and book by Jennifer Lee directed by Michael Grandage with: Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Caroline Innerbichler (Anna), Mason Reeves (Kristoff), F. Michael Haynie (Olaf), Austin Colby (Hans), Jeremy Morse (Weselton) For the … Continue reading “Frozen” kicks off National Tour at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Hamilton’ at RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre
When John Szablewski previously reviewed “Hamilton” at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for the Buffalo Theatre Guide, he purposely went into it with limited prior knowledge of the show and without having listened to the soundtrack. Contrary to Szablewski’s fresh take, I would consider myself a “Hamilton” fanatic. In fact I was among those considering selling a … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Hamilton’ at RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre