Review Roundup: North American Tour of OKLAHOMA! Takes the Stage; What Are the Critics Saying?
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2021
The North American tour of Rogers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! began performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on November 9, 2021 and will continue to play over 25 cities during the 2021-2022 season including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago and Nashville, and more. Read the reviews!
BWW Interview: DIRECTOR TODD FULLER and THE BOYS UPSTAIRS
by Mark C. Lloyd - Oct 16, 2019
TF: Honestly, after a rough divorce, and the prospect of not seeing my children on a daily basis, I was in pretty rough shape, mentally. I saw and answered an ad for a Christian theater group's production of 'It's a Wonderful Life' simply to have something to do (Little did they know what they were unleashing on the world). Immediately the bug that is theater bit me. I had a home and purpose once again. . This community of ours is unlike any I've ever experienced. We are truly a family in every sense of the word. It has saved my life countless times.
Kavinoky Theatre, Zonta Clubs Present Dramatic Reading of LITTLE WOMEN
by Julie Musbach - May 29, 2019
The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D'Youville, and the
Zonta Clubs of Buffalo and Grand Island are joining to present a dramatic reading of the play Little Women, adapted by Marian de Forest from the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Playwright Marco Antonio Rodríguez To Attend Opening Night Of BARCELO ON THE ROCKS
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 30, 2018
Raices Theatre Company, Western New York's premier Latinx theater production company, will host playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez today, November 30th. Rodriguez will be attending the opening night of Raices' production of his play Barcelo on the Rocks. This marks the second time that Barcelo On The Rocks has received a fully staged production and the first time that the play has been produced in the English language. The play was first produced in 2014 by Repertorio Español and the original run was extended due to popular demand. Barcelo on the Rocks has been recognized as the winner of the MetLife Nuestras Voces playwriting competition and Rodriguez received an award for outstanding playwriting from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) for the play.
Playwright Marco Antonio Rodríguez To Attend Opening Night Of BARCELO ON THE ROCKS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 26, 2018
Raices Theatre Company, Western New York's premier Latinx theater production company, will host playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez on Friday, November 30th. Rodriguez will be attending the opening night of Raices' production of his play Barcelo on the Rocks. This marks the second time that Barcelo On The Rocks has received a fully staged production and the first time that the play has been produced in the English language. The play was first produced in 2014 by Repertorio Español and the original run was extended due to popular demand. Barcelo on the Rocks has been recognized as the winner of the MetLife Nuestras Voces playwriting competition and Rodriguez received an award for outstanding playwriting from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) for the play.
John Kelly Exhibition Maps The Legacy Of A Lost Generation
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2018
Morphing identity, bending gender, mapping space through gesture and singing the song of suffering so exquisite that its high notes touch the exultant limits of transcendence, for over three decades it is fair to say that Kelly has been a foundational figure of the downtown stage. Now, John allows us to see his concurrent practice as a visual artist-more modest and ancillary to his career in hybrid theatrics-but just as central to his aesthetic core, quieter and suffused with a fragile melancholia, and just as revelatory.
ART/WNY Presents Staged Reading Of FRED'S REQUIEM
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2018
American Repertory Theater of WNY is presenting a special two-night staged reading of Buffalo-based playwright Matthew LaChiusa's dark comedy, FRED's REQUIEM. This vignette based work featuring grapes, a wake, and dirty family secrets will be presented at the company's 330 Amherst Street performance space on January 26th & 27th, 8 pm.
John Kelly Exhibition Reveals Another Side To This Consummate Artist
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2018
Howl! Happening is pleased to present a rare look into the heart and art of a consummate creator: John Kelly's Sideways into the Shadows. Resonating and in conversation with Kelly's major new performance work Time No Line at La MaMa (February 22 March 11, 2018), Sideways into the Shadows is a journey through Kelly's creative life that exposes both the unfolding of his artistic process and the generational rupture and emotional cost of the AIDS pandemic.
ART/WNY Announce Events Lined Up for January
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2018
Shake off those winter shivers with three January events lined up at the American Repertory Theater of WNY. On January 11th, Connor Graham will present his skills as a newly certified hypnotist in An Evening of Hypnosis with Connor Graham schedule for January 11th, 8-9:30 pm. ART/WNY will host the A Mid-Winter's Love the Vino in You Tale wine-tasting on January 20th. Finishing the month's series of special events is a two night stage reading of local playwright Matthew LaChiusa's comedy FRED'S REQUIEM. All events are being presented at ART/WNY's 330 Amherst Street performance space.
Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of ON YOUR FEET in Miami?
by Alan Henry - Oct 9, 2017
ON YOUR FEET! is a jukebox musical following the life of the 26-time Grammy Award-winning husband and wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan. The show chronicles Gloria's life, from her childhood to her international success as a singer and songwriter.
BWW Flashback: Final Kander & Ebb Musical THE VISIT Concludes Broadway Run Today
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jun 14, 2015
The original Broadway version of Kander and Ebb's Tony-nominated musical THE VISIT closes today, June 14, 2015. The Visit began performances at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) on Thursday, March 26 and officially opened on Thursday, April 23. Below, take a look back at the show's journey to Broadway!
The Voices of WNY Artists Internet Broadcast 2015 to Feature Original Personalities in Various Media
by Sally Henry Fuller - Feb 21, 2015
The Voices of WNY Artist Internet Broadcast is off to a great start with two broadcasts featuring regional personalities in various creative mediums in the Western New York area. Sponsored by Think Twice Radio and American Repertory Theater of WNY, the Voices Broadcast in available for download by visiting the Think Twice Radio website at http://thinktwiceradio.com/matt-lachiusa/matt-lachiusa.html.
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING... Plays in MusicalFare Theatre's T3 Series Tonight, 5/3
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012
As part of MusicalFare Theatre's T3 Series and in connection with MusicalFare's current production of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, MusicalFare presents "Some Enchanted Evening…." tonight, May 3, 2012, following a performance of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at 9 p.m. The event is an informative and lively Talk About the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, its relevance to today's audiences and the cultural value of musical theatre in general.
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING... to Play in MusicalFare Theatre's T3 Series, 5/3
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012
As part of MusicalFare Theatre's T3 Series and in connection with MusicalFare's current production of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, MusicalFare presents "Some Enchanted Evening…." Thursday, May 3, 2012, following a performance of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at 9 p.m. The event is an informative and lively Talk About the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, its relevance to today's audiences and the cultural value of musical theatre in general.