It’s safe to say that The Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake is commonly known for high-quality detailed productions on a typically classical scale. It doesn’t necessarily feel like the home for a strong subversive piece, but that didn’t stop the festival from producing the Canadian premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “An Octoroon,” now playing through Oct. 14. … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘An Octoroon’ at The Shaw Festival
Theatre Review: ‘Middletown’ at The Shaw Festival
There’s countless plays driven by characters who are purposefully larger than life. They will go to great lengths and lean toward the overdramatic, sometimes in order to communicate a very small, simple idea. Will Eno’s play, “Middletown,” now playing at the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre at Shaw Festival, does absolutely none of those things. The … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Middletown’ at The Shaw Festival
Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
“So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are,” the biblical book of Numbers warns, “for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.” Witches, prophesies, moving woods, and Cesarean sections are secondary: this is … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Macbeth’ at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Theatre Review: ‘Pretty/Funny’ at MusicalFare Theatre
You've seen it before: the lonely girl, an outcast, worrying her way through life until something happens to help her come out of her shell and realize her worth... but not told like this. Through musical comedy, dance, and modern media, Marisa Guida (conceiver, Book, co-lyrics) takes us on a predictable coming of age journey … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Pretty/Funny’ at MusicalFare Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Billy Elliot The Musical’ at Lockport Palace Theatre
Societal norms tend to dictate what we as people can and cannot do with our lives. To this day, a person who tries to make a career for themselves in the arts is still looked at as an underachiever, while a person who decides to have a career that possesses no creative necessity is thought … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Billy Elliot The Musical’ at Lockport Palace Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘The Fox on the Fairway’ by George Liaros Productions at Road Less Traveled Theater
Like most of America, I was introduced to the sport of golf by the movie “Happy Gilmore.” What I thought were over the top characters in the film, turn out to be how most people who play the sport act. I guess that character traits have to come from somewhere, right? These golfer and country … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Fox on the Fairway’ by George Liaros Productions at Road Less Traveled Theater
Theatre Review: ‘Hay Fever’ at Irish Classical Theatre Company
Last night, I went to the Irish Classical Theatre Company and saw their production of “Hayfever” by Noel Coward. This British drawing room comedy from the 1920’s isn’t performed as often as Coward classics “Blithe Spirits”, “Private Lives”, and “Present Laughter,” and so being able to see “Hayfever” is a real treat. . . .light … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Hay Fever’ at Irish Classical Theatre Company
Theatre Review: ‘The Light In The Piazza’ by Second Generation Theatre Company at Lancaster Opera House
Che bella. Absolutely everything about this production of ‘The Light in the Piazza’ – a Western New York premiere – (it played at the Shaw Festival a few years ago) is simply beautiful. The starkly elegant set, the period perfect costumes, the casting, direction, and the music create a romantic and poignant night in Italy. … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘The Light In The Piazza’ by Second Generation Theatre Company at Lancaster Opera House
Theatre Review: ‘Wicked’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Stephen Schwatz’s pop culture phenomenon, “Wicked,” is a show that continues to play to sell out crowds of theatre fanatics all across the world. The story of the witches of Oz before Dorothy dropped in, continues to break box office records and is still a favorite amongst audiences of all ages. The glitz, the glamor, … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Wicked’ at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Theatre Review: ‘Run For Your Wife’ by Lancaster Regional Players at Lancaster Opera House
The best thing in any theater community, especially Buffalo’s unique community, are the organizations made up of local professionals who act for the love of theater. Lancaster Regional Players have been presenting community theater for 52 years, and they’ve collaborated with the Lancaster Opera House to present the British farce “Run For Your Wife.” The … Continue reading Theatre Review: ‘Run For Your Wife’ by Lancaster Regional Players at Lancaster Opera House
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