There is a reason “Chicago” is the longest running American musical in Broadway history! It is hot, sexy, frenetic, and relatable. Yes, there are parallels to this millennium. When watching it I […]
Theatre Review: ‘Chicago’ at RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Cats’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
“Cats” is a musical like no other. After it opened in 1982, it was the longest-running Broadway show in history from 1997 to 2006, entertaining generations of theatergoers with a synthesized 1980s […]
Theatre Review: ‘Witness For The Prosecution’ at Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
Niagara Regional Theatre Guild, one of the oldest community theatre companies in New York State, is currently presenting the British courtroom drama, “Witness for the Prosecution” based on a story by Agatha […]
Theatre Review: ‘Ordinary Days’ at Blackfriars Theatre
Within the ordinary hides the potential for the extraordinary. Set in New York City circa 2008, “Ordinary Days” follows the lives of four ordinary individuals. Each a transplant to the city, having […]
Theatre Review: ‘Hitmakers – The British Are Coming!’ at JCC CenterStage Theatre
The British are coming! The British are coming! Or at least they are in the JCC CenterStage cover band version. For the fifth year, CenterStage creates their take on a rockumentary, this […]
First Look: ‘Ragtime’ at MusicalFare Theatre
There are shows that are ahead of their time. There are shows that are written, produced, and close before they are able to get their due. Then they get rediscovered and are […]
Theatre Review: ‘The Kathy & Mo Show: Parallel Lives The Dark Side’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Sketch comedy was a mainstay of variety shows from the Golden Age of Television. Shows like The Garry Moore Show and The Carol Burnett Show were famous for these brief comic vignettes. […]
RLTP Celebrates New Work
Theatres are usually dark on Monday nights, but Road Less Traveled Productions is shining its spotlight tonight in honor of regional playwrights whose work was selected for the 10-Minute Play Fest, a […]
Theatre Review: ‘The Illusion’ at Road Less Traveled Theatre
One of the things I like best about Road Less Traveled Theatre’s productions is that you are immediately immersed in the show, or at least in its ambience. Think of last season’s […]
Theatre Review: ‘Beautiful – The Carole King Musical’ at RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre
If musicals aren’t for you—this is your musical! I am often put off by musicals that are just a framework into which song after song are stuffed—whether good, bad, logical, benign or […]
