Photos: The Company Theatre Presents SPRING AWAKENING July 27-30
The Company Theatre will present the final production of its inaugural season, SPRING AWAKENING, July 27-30 at the Temple Theater Mainstage, 50 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, NY 14604. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with a “pay-what-you-can” performance Friday, July 28. See photos of the production!
BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Blackfriars Theatre
Lights up. Enter the whirlwind. Blackfriars Theatre's production of NEXT TO NORMAL drops its audience smack in the middle of an emotional storm. The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical details a family's sixteen-year struggle with trauma, centering on bipolar disorder. Groundbreaking in style and scope, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's smash hit garnered eleven Tony nominations and won three. It has been celebrated for exploring hard-hitting subject matter without the dewy-eyed sentimentality that so often infects this theatrical genre. Fortunately, Blackfriars' production delivers with the power and grit of the original Broadway production.
Blackfriars Theatre Continues its 70th Anniversary Season with NEXT TO NORMAL
Blackfriars Theatre's 4th show of its 70th Anniversary Season shares the story of a family: Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling manic depression for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo to Star in CHERRY, Directed by the Russo Brothers
The Hideaway Entertainment and AGBO Films have begun principal photography on 'Cherry' starring Tom Holland (Spider-Man) and Ciara Bravo (Wayne and Red Band Society). Anthony and Joe Russo will direct 'Cherry,' making this their first directorial endeavor after their six-year Marvel journey. Based on Nico Walker's New York Times bestselling novel, 'Cherry' is the eponymous story of a former Army medic who returned from Iraq with extreme undiagnosed PTSD, fell into opioid addiction and began robbing banks. Additional supporting cast includes Bill Skarsgard ('IT'), Jack Reynor ('Midsommar'), Forrest Goodluck ('The Revenant'), Jeff Wahlberg ('Dora and the Lost City of Gold'), Michael Gandolfini (The Deuce) and Kyle Harvey ('The After Party').
Shakespeare & Company Presents Terrence McNally's MOTHERS AND SONS
Shakespeare & Company presents the critically-acclaimed drama, Mothers and Sons by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally, directed by James Warwick. Featuring Elliot Norton Award winner Annette Miller (4000 Miles, Golda's Balcony), performances run in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre August 16 - September 9.