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
‘Riverdance’ visit’s Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
The 25th Anniversary Show of Riverdance made its way to Shea’s Buffalo Theatre this past weekend with three Buffalo-natives in the cast. This thrilling addition was the cause of several mid-show standing ovations like I’ve never seen before! The excitement filled the air for Erin Lynch, Fiona Dargan, and Kevinah Dargan along with the rest … Continue reading ‘Riverdance’ visit’s Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Berserker Is an Ursine-Driven Love Story
If a bear dances in the woods, will a teacher find true love? Berserker, on stage now at Alleyway Theatre, is full of similar existential questions, with a killer Led Zeppelin soundtrack, too. This was a 2019 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition winner for good reason. Playwright Bruce Walsh created a quirky, complex, endearing set … Continue reading Berserker Is an Ursine-Driven Love Story
Tepid Passion in Stage Kiss
Despite what the timeless song says, sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss. Sometimes a kiss stirs up memories, emotions, and things that have no place coming to light again. That’s the heart of Stage Kiss, presented by the Irish Classical Theatre Company now to April 24. Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s examination of what happens … Continue reading Tepid Passion in Stage Kiss
Love and the universe onstage at Shea’s Smith Theatre
If COVID’s theatre blackout period delivered one positive thing, it’s the option for regional theatre companies to successfully present smaller cast, one act productions. As much as I love a full-on, two and a half hour show with an intermission, these one act, two and three-handers are a little slice of stage heaven. The latest … Continue reading Love and the universe onstage at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Red Thread Theatre’s Production of The Children
Red Thread Theatre was formed to advance female representation and engagement in all aspects of theatre in Western New York. The company’s current production is a collaboration with the New Phoenix Theatre. The Children - on stage now at the New Phoenix Theatre to March 26 – was written by playwright Lucy Kirkwood and it … Continue reading Red Thread Theatre’s Production of The Children
Make Haste to D’Youville Kavinoky
To paraphrase Jane Austen, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that productions at D’Youville Kavinoky Professional Theatre are gorgeously staged and thoroughly enjoyable.” Well, that’s what this affirmed Janeite thinks about Kate Hamill’s adaptation of the iconic novel Pride & Prejudice on stage now to March 27. While Hamill took some liberties, they were noble … Continue reading Make Haste to D’Youville Kavinoky
Families and Cultures Clash in Tribes
Families and cultures: sometimes they connect and sometimes they don’t. Tribes, now on stage at Road Less Traveled Theatre, makes that point very clear. Playwright Nina Raine crafted an interesting take on a family story. Parents and two of the three adult children are so wrapped up in their own orbits that they chose not … Continue reading Families and Cultures Clash in Tribes
My Fair Lady at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
My Fair Lady runs until March 6 at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. Photo courtesy of the production. One of the first shows I saw when I was younger was “My Fair Lady.” My mother had won tickets from a radio contest and gave them to my Aunt and I. It wasn’t a magical production. It wasn’t … Continue reading My Fair Lady at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
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