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Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards; Kavinoky Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 23, 2024


This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

MusicalFare Presents THE LAST FIVE YEARS As Part Of Its Cabaret Musical Series
by A.A. Cristi - December 17, 2024


Musicalfare has announced the next production in its cabaret musicals series, The Last Five Years running on the Premier Cabaret Stage, January 10 – January 26, 2025. 

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards; NEWSIES at Kavinoky Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 16, 2024


Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Buffalo Awards
by BWW Awards - December 09, 2024


Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Jason Michael Snow & Shannon Mullen to Lead World Premiere Of A KIDMAN CAROL at Alleyway Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2024


Jason Michael Snow and Shannon Mullen will star as Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman in the world premiere of Kevin Zak's A Kidman Carol: A Gay Dementia on Australian Dames at Buffalo's Alleyway Theatre.

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Buffalo Awards
by BWW Awards - December 02, 2024


Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander's THE CROSSOVER
by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2024


Chautauqua Theater Company has announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution's Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander.

Review: & JULIET at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
by Michael Rabice - November 20, 2024


Everything old is new again. That saucy playwright William Shakespeare continues to ignite audience's imagination, with two separate shows in Buffalo this month alone. But wait, not really his own plays, but plays based on the Bard's own writing. SOMETHING ROTTEN at Musicalfare has would be competitors trying to out-write him, while & JULIET, now playing at Shea's, aims to pit Mrs. Shakespeare (Anne Hathaway) against her own husband to write a better version of ROMEO AND JULIET.

Buffalo Theatre Company Presents NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL In December
by A.A. Cristi - November 19, 2024


Explore new works at First Look Buffalo's 2024 NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL, featuring nine staged readings by local and national playwrights from December 6th to 15th. Tickets available now.

Review: WITCH at Road Less Traveled Theater
by Michael Rabice - November 18, 2024


With a penchant for the cutting edge and often obscure, Road Less Traveled Productions has programmed Jen Silverman's dark comedy WITCH in it's  regional premiere. Silverman is now represented on Broadway with the 2 person show THE ROOMMATE  with the unlikely duo of Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow.  This production of WITCH has all the makings of what should be a riveting production, but the script is not one for the ages.

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at Musicalfare
by Michael Rabice - November 16, 2024


Something hilarious is playing out on stage of Musicalfare Theatre in their raucously funny production of SOMETHING ROTTEN. It’s a daring title that befits the silly musical that’s only purpose is to amuse.

Voting Open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards
by BWW Awards - November 14, 2024


Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Review: THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL at Irish Classical Theatre
by Michael Rabice - November 11, 2024


Witty, smart and heartbreaking. That about sums up the new musical THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL now playing as  a preview production at Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre Company.

VICKIE & NICKIE'S HOLIDAY SLEIGH RIDE is Coming to The Regina A. Quick Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 07, 2024


Vickie & Nickie, the musical-comedy sister duo, will bring their holiday show to The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in December. Enjoy a night of humor, music, and audience participation. Learn how to purchase tickets.

INDOORS By Avi Pryntz-Nadworny And Ashley Jones to Premiere in Rochester in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 05, 2024


Discover the premiere of INDOORS, a comic exploration by Avi Pryntz-Nadworny and Ashley Jones, at Rochester's Multi-use Community Cultural Center. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at 2nd Generation Theatre
by Michael Rabice - November 05, 2024


An utterly charming afternoon of fun perfectly sums up THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, now playing at Shea's Smith Theatre. Second Generation Theatre Company has a track record of presenting quality productions in this cozy theatre, and they continue to produce at a very high level

Photos: WITCH At Road Less Traveled Theater
by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2024


Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) will open its second play of the season, dark-comedy Witch, by Jen Silverman on Thursday November 7. Check out photos from the production.

Previews: GREASE at Starring Buffalo at Shea's 710 Theatre
by Michael Rabice - November 01, 2024


​GREASE is the word, as the title song goes from the Blockbuster movie musical that had an all star cast including Olivia Newton John, John Travolta, and Stockard Channing. Next weekend  STARRING BUFFALO presents  the stage version in it's signature concert, semi staged style. And some of Broadway's newest rising stars  come to town for 3 performances of beloved 50's High School musical.

Submissions Close 10/31 for Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards
by BWW Awards - October 28, 2024


Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

Last Chance To Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards
by BWW Awards - October 21, 2024


Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Comes to the 2nd Generation Theatre
by Stephi Wild - October 15, 2024


2nd Generation Theatre will kick off its 11th season with the 90 minute musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. This delightfully humorous and heartfelt show follows six awkward preteens as they compete to become the champion speller!

Submit Nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards – 2 Weeks Left!
by BWW Awards - October 14, 2024


There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

WITCH Opens at Road Less Traveled Productions Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 08, 2024


Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) will open its second play of the season, dark-comedy Witch, by Jen Silverman on Thursday November 7. 

Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Irish Classical Theatre
by Michael Rabice - September 20, 2024


Not only are the Halloween decorations out at Target and Walgreens, but theatre season  for Irish Classical Theatre is beginning with a macabre story in a comedian's clothes as they present the very silly DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERROR.

Review: SHIPWRECKED!- THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF) at Road Less Traveled Theater
by Michael Rabice - September 16, 2024


Rivaling the adventures of The Count of Monte Cristo, we now  hear the tale of a new found character who once took literary England by storm at the end of the 19th Century. SHIPWRECKED: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF) has taken to the stage in 'an entertainment' written by Donald Marguiles. The action plays out upon the Road Less Traveled stage through October 13th.


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