This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Kenny Awards, a program launched by the Lipke Foundation in collaboration with Shea’s Performing Arts Center to support and honor high school theatre programs in Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. Nominees in 14 categories were announced at the Shea’s Smith Theatre on April 17. This … Continue reading Kenny Awards Celebrate 26 Years Honoring High School Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘An Act Of God’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
For one weekend only, Buffalonians can bask in the almighty presence and supreme glory of God himself. Well, in a manner of speaking. He doesn’t look like God, act like God, and he certainly knows a lot more dirty jokes than God. He is in fact Joey Bucheker, the well-known Buffalo stage presence of “Betsy … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘An Act Of God’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
First Look: ‘Annapurna’ at New Phoenix Theatre
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 by Sharr White, opens on Friday, April 26. Lodick selected the show and cast it before his untimely death, and was to direct … Continue reading 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 by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart) before. But I promise that you haven’t seen anything quite like the production currently being presented … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ at Theatre In The Mist
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 of Vengeance and the controversy surrounding it. Written in 1906 in Yiddish, the play dealt with the love between a prostitute and the … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Indecent’ at JCC CenterStage
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 many life experiences. I didn’t understand much of the story “Rent” told, and I was lost for most of it. Time passes and … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Rent’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
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 staged by the American Repertory Theater of WNY, is the 1913-15 story of a man wrongfully accused of killing a young girl who … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Parade’ at American Repertory Theatre of Western New York
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 for. I invited a good friend to come along for the ride. It turns out her father was an avid stamp collector. She … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Mauritius’ at Blackfriars Theatre
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 Guild’s “Moon Over Buffalo” doesn’t take you to a place far from home, it’s filled with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments to make you … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
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 we’re not just talking about monkeys climbing here. . . .visually stunning, inventive and creative . . . The ups are many and, … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Jungle Book’ at Theatre of Youth
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