Michael Lodick left a legacy to Buffalo’s theatre community in many ways. Before he passed away last year, he added another regional premiere to the New Phoenix Theatre season. “Annapurna,” the dramedy […]
First Look: ‘Annapurna’ at New Phoenix Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ at Theatre In The Mist
You may think you have a firm grip on the quirky family comedy genre. You may have even seen the staged or filmed version of “You Can’t Take it With You” (written […]
Theatre Review: ‘Indecent’ at JCC CenterStage
Set throughout the first half of the 1900s, “Indecent” takes the audience on a journey of a play within a play. On the surface, this production is about Sholem Asch’s play God […]
Theatre Review: ‘Rent’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
When I was in high school, so about ten years ago, I saw “Rent” for the first time. At this point in my life, I was very young, and had not accumulated […]
Theatre Review: ‘Parade’ at American Repertory Theatre of Western New York
Often it’s the true stories that make the most compelling shows on Broadway. Shows like “Evita,” “Hamilton,” “1776,” (coincidentally one word titles) add music to the drama of real life. “Parade” currently […]
Theatre Review: ‘Mauritius’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Did you know there is a seedy underbelly of the stamp collecting world? Me neither. The plot of this play sounded almost like a spoof and I wondered what I was in […]
Theatre Review: ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
Winter in March is one of the worst parts about living in Buffalo. One of our few solaces is escaping to somewhere else, especially through a theatrical production. While Niagara Regional Theatre […]
Theatre Review: ‘The Jungle Book’ at Theatre of Youth
On a cold and blustery March day a little time in a jungle seems a welcome and warm idea. But it’s the nature of things to have their ups and downs, and […]
Theatre Review: ‘Present Laughter’ at Aurora Players
It’s a show with plenty of laughs, a romp of a plot, with a couple of little twists thrown in for the surprise factor. It’s a light and frothy show by design, […]
Theatre Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea’s 710 Theatre
Some nights are worth re-living again and again. Like December 4, 1956, the night four on-their-way-to-being-musical legends came together to make some music in the Sun Music recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee. […]
