Shea’s Buffalo Theatre is going back to its roots as a movie house with the M&T Bank 2020-21 Broadway Series. Six of the seven mainstage offerings either began their lives on the […]
‘Nunsense: A-Men!’ at Shea’s Smith Theatre
The musical comedy ‘Nunsense: A- Men!’ is at the Smith Theatre weekends through February 2. This is an O’Connell & Company production. ‘Nunsense A-men!’ is the original ‘Nunsense’ show with all the […]
Theatre Review: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ with Second Generation Theatre Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Second Generation Theatre Company kicked off its second season in residence at Shea’s Smith Theatre with a brilliant production of “The Toxic Avenger.” “Hilarious and outrageously good…” Based on the 1984 cult […]
Theatre Review: ‘Nine’ by Second Generation Theatre Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
I’ve waited for this one all season. Second Generation Theatre Company closed its sixth season with an electric production of ‘Nine. ‘ With a book based on Fellini’s film 8/12 and music […]
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 […]
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. […]
Theatre Review: ‘Big Fish’ by Second Generation Theatre at Shea’s Smith Theatre
So here’s the thing about…musicals. When they’re good, they’re great, and Second Generation Theatre landed a big one with the regional premiere of “Big Fish.” In true SGT style, there’s a stellar […]
Theatre Review: ‘Gentlemen Prefer DIVAs: Buffalo Legends’ by O’Connell & Company at Shea’s Smith Theatre
“DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration of Women,” an O’Connell & Company production is already in the local history books as Western New York’s longest running theatrical production. This year for Curtain Up, […]
Theatre Review: ‘Once In My Lifetime: A Buffalo Football Fantasy’ at Shea’s Smith Theatre
Plenty of stories begin this way: a man walks into a bar, and … In Donna Hoke’s “Once in My Lifetime: A Buffalo Football Fantasy,” a mysterious stranger wearing a Bills’ jersey […]
New Play Imagines Buffalo Bills as Super Bowl Champs
Buffalo, NY: May 2, 2018: This summer, Bills fans, Buffalo fans, and theater fans can begin the 2018 season with an exciting new play that is a love letter to all of them. […]
