Islena means islander. For Victoria Perez, being an islander is part of who she is and always will be. It’s in her soul. Islena is also the perfect title for her original one-woman show, a glorious celebration of her life as an islena transplanted at a young age to Buffalo. This is exuberant, boisterous celebration, … Continue reading Islena is a Celebration!
Come to the Cabaret – a Second Generation Triumph
What I love best about Second Generation Theatre is the company’s commitment to make bold artistic choices. Company partners Kristin Bentley, Kelly Copps, and Arin Lee Dandes make thoughtful and interesting choices that successfully blend familiar and newer works to make a dynamic season. This season’s finale production, Cabaret, was a prescient (more than three … Continue reading Come to the Cabaret – a Second Generation Triumph
Facts Are FACTS at Kavinoky
The Life-Style of a Fact, on stage now at the Kacinoky Theater, is a play based on a series of events that happened one night in Las Vegas. There were lap-dancers, game-playing chickens, and people who are living with depression mentioned in this dramatic story that was based in truth. With facts. And nothing made … Continue reading Facts Are FACTS at Kavinoky
Head for The Oregon Trail at Alleyway
Full disclosure: I never played The Oregon Trail videogame. Not being much of a gamer (except for my Pac Man and Ms Pac Man obsession in the ‘80s), I actually never heard of the game. If you had asked me what was The Oregon Trail, I might have guessed something that fur traders used to … Continue reading Head for The Oregon Trail at Alleyway
It’s Tradition vs Modern at Jewish Repertory Theatre
We all know that person. He’s chronically late and eternally apologetic. He’s completely annoying and utterly charming. He swears he’s your best friend but given the opportunity, he’d shatter your trust. That pretty much sums up Hershel Klein (“My friends call me Hersh,” he says), the diamond dealer who can’t shut up in Modern Orthodox, … Continue reading It’s Tradition vs Modern at Jewish Repertory Theatre
It’s All About the Music at Shea’s
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations is a hoot of a way to end this year’s Broadway season at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. It’s full of feel-good energy and lots of familiar tunes that has you wanting more….and that’s a good metaphor for a Buffalo theatre season, especially coming of the COVID-intermission. … Continue reading It’s All About the Music at Shea’s
D’Youville Kavinoky Play Looks at Addiction and Recovery
“It’s the nouns you have to look out for…the people, places, and things…,” is a poignant line in People, Places, and Things, on stage now to May 22 at the D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre. This is a powerful story about addiction and recovery, the death-defying lows and the terrifying highs that are part of this very … Continue reading D’Youville Kavinoky Play Looks at Addiction and Recovery
The Other Josh Cohen is a Delight
What do you do when your apartment is burgled, your job kinda sucks, money is tight, and love eludes you? Worst of all, your only possessions are a “hang in there” cat calendar and the Neil Diamond III CD (“the best songs are on one and two”)? Well, if you’re Josh Cohen, you just keep … Continue reading The Other Josh Cohen is a Delight
Little Women…now…At Last!
Louisa May Alcott’s coming of age chick lit classic Little Women has been required reading since its 1868 publication. Hence, it’s multiple iterations on stage and screen: everyone loves the four plucky sisters of Concord, MA, their stalwart mother, and the men who dance around their periphery of their lives. Except me. I know, some … Continue reading Little Women…now…At Last!
Anastasia is a Feast for the Eyes at Shea’s
I’ll say this straight up: suspend all your thoughts about present day Russia and erase your knowledge about the Russian Revolution and the urban myths behind Princess Anastasia dead or alive (maybe). Instead embrace the idea that the two plus hours you’ll spend in Shea’s Performing Arts Center seeing Anastasia The New Broadway Musical is … Continue reading Anastasia is a Feast for the Eyes at Shea’s
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