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Review: Ladies Swing the Blues @ Paul Robeson Theatre

September 23rd, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Alto saxophone player extraordinaire Charlie (Bird) Parker’s flame burned brightly during the 1940s until his death at the age of 34 in 1955. He and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie created the bebop form of jazz. He headlined… more »

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Review: 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore

September 21st, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

“…Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord'.” Romans 12, v. 19. ‘Tis a pity that biblical exhortation is… more »

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Review: The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid @ Road Less Traveled Theater

September 14th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Kill. Killing. Killer. Killed. These four words are spoken well over a hundred times in the season opener at Road Less Traveled Theater, The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, an early play by A Walk in the Woods author Lee Blessing.… more »

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Review: Navigators @ Alleyway Theatre

September 13th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Alleyway Theatre opened its 40th season of developing and producing new plays and musicals with its 150th production, Playwright-in-Residence Gordon Farrell’s Navigators. Mr. Farrell recently co-authored the critically… more »

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Review: Hairspray @ Kavinoky Theatre

September 7th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Kavinoky Theatre opened its 40th season with a sold-out show for the camp musical Hairspray, which was followed by a tribute to founder David Lamb that included a short history of the Kavinoky and its importance in assisting… more »

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Review: West Side Story @ MusicalFare Theatre

September 5th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

MusicalFare Theatre’s production of the beloved West Side Story is terrific, a great choice to begin their 30th season. Every element in the show contributes to an experience that is intimate, intense and visceral; at once… more »

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Review: Man and Superman and Don Juan in Hell @ the Shaw Festival

August 30th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Words. Words. Words. Hundreds of thousands of them are spoken in George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman. In the 6-1/2 hour production now at the Shaw Festival, words even cascade down from the rafters on sheets of paper,… more »

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Explore Buffalo plans Larkin and South Buffalo tours

July 26th, 2019 by Joe Kirchmyer

Tours of the historic Larkin District and South Buffalo neighborhoods have been added to Explore Buffalo’s growing list of exciting summertime tours! Larkin DistrictDates: 10:30 a.m. July 26, 11 a.m. July 27Cost: General… more »

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Review: First Date @ MusicalFare Theatre

July 12th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

A sweet comedic summer musical, First Date is a delightful, occasionally insightful, confection that highlights the perils and pitfalls, but also the potential of that most unnerving of first dates, the blind date, which can… more »

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Photo Gallery: The First Strawberry Moon Festival at Artpark

June 30th, 2019 by Jessica Brant

The following photos were taken at Artpark's first Strawberry Moon Festival. Photography by Don Daly and Jessica Brant. For more live concert and event coverage, follow us on Instagram: @jessicahelenbrant@dondaly716 The message… more »

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Review: Brigadoon @ The Shaw Festival

June 23rd, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

The heather is on the hill and the mist is in the gloamin’ at the Shaw Festival. Brigadoon’s one day per century has arrived in an updated version that is delightful, sweet, and heartfelt, with an understanding of… more »

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Celebrating Nature and Togetherness at The Strawberry Moon Festival at Artpark

June 20th, 2019 by Jessica Brant

The Strawberry Moon has a spiritual and cultural influence which is long-lasting in Haudenosaunee communities. With the longest day of the year upon us, there is no better way to celebrate the the summer solstice and the ripest… more »

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Review: Nine @ Second Generation Theatre

June 15th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Second Generation Theatre Company has done it again, producing a big musical on the thrust stage of the intimate Shea’s Smith Theatre. Their production of Big Fish took the Outstanding Production of a Musical award at the… more »

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Review: Girls Who Walked on Glass @ Alleyway Theatre

May 31st, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Girls Who Walked on Glass is an immersive experimental theater piece that splits up an audience of 20 into several different rooms while actors simultaneously perform monologues and short scenes taken from the lives of women… more »

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Review: Dear Evan Hansen @ Shea's

May 15th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Oh, what a tangled web we weave... The most painful deception is self-deception, the lie buried at the bottom of the heap of all the lies piled on top to keep it from surfacing. Self-deception lies at the heart of the compelling,… more »

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Review: Fun Home

May 12th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Based on a graphic novel memoir by Alison Bechdel, Fun Home is the 2015 Tony award winner for Best Musical. In a superb production by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea's 710 Theatre, it captures the mystery, confusion, beauty,… more »

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Review: Looking Through Glass @ Jewish Repertory Theatre

May 11th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Looking Through Glass by Ken Kaissar is an updated version of an early 20th century Russian/Yiddish play by S. Ansky called The Dybbuk. In Jewish mythology a dybbuk is the malevolent wandering soul of a dead person that possesses… more »

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Review: Passing Strange @ Ujima Company Theatre

May 4th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Ujima Company, Inc. has opened its first show, Passing Strange, in its new home, and both are stunners. The black box theater is in what was the gymnasium in the P.S. 77 building on Plymouth Avenue, now gorgeously repurposed… more »

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Review: The Book of Mormon @ Shea's

May 2nd, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Oh, to be a young Mormon missionary, fresh-faced, gung-ho, top of the class, suffused with the faith and fervor of the true believer. Such is Elder Price, all of 19 years old and ready to take on the world—well, Disneyworld… more »

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Review: Hamlet @ Irish Classical Theatre Company

April 29th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

From the moment Hamlet begins, in darkness with only a weak light from the soldier Francisco’s lantern as he creeps around the perimeter of the stage/castle on his nightly rounds, the audience is completely engaged in the… more »

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Review: The Undeniable Sound of Right Now @ Road Less Traveled Theatre

April 27th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Oh, for the good old days when rock music rocked in the small clubs and taverns where up and coming bands plied their trade, honed their skills, and a few even went on to fame and fortune in arenas and stadiums. Such is the gritty… more »

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Review: Late in the Evening @ MusicalFare Theatre

April 25th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Grab your nearest electronic device and secure a ticket to see the world premiere of Late in the Evening: The World According to Paul Simon at MusicalFare Theatre. Brilliantly conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael… more »

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Review: Desde el Puente: Musical Edition @ Manny Fried Playhouse

April 21st, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Raíces Theatre Company has chosen musicals for its fourth installment of Desde el Puente, their annual 10-minute play festival. All are written, directed, and acted by members of the ensemble, and all are “culturally… more »

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Buffalo Quickies @ Alleyway Theatre

April 15th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

Love, Fear, Statues of Liberty, angry exes, the broken-hearted, a sock puppet named Howie, and would-be superheroes are some of the characters we meet in the eight plays that comprise the 28th production of Buffalo Quickies,… more »

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Review: The Secretary @ Brazen-Faced Varlets

March 30th, 2019 by Ann Marie Cusella

The NRA would have us believe that “Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” In The Secretary, a black comedy that dissects the American love and hate affair with guns, playwright Kyle John Schmidt turns… more »

Review: Ladies Swing the Blues @ Paul Robeson Theatre

Review: 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore

Review: The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid @ Road Less Traveled Theater

Review: Navigators @ Alleyway Theatre

Review: Hairspray @ Kavinoky Theatre

Review: West Side Story @ MusicalFare Theatre

Review: Man and Superman and Don Juan in Hell @ the Shaw Festival

Explore Buffalo plans Larkin and South Buffalo tours

Review: First Date @ MusicalFare Theatre

Photo Gallery: The First Strawberry Moon Festival at Artpark

Review: Brigadoon @ The Shaw Festival

Celebrating Nature and Togetherness at The Strawberry Moon Festival at Artpark

Review: Nine @ Second Generation Theatre

Review: Girls Who Walked on Glass @ Alleyway Theatre

Review: Dear Evan Hansen @ Shea's

Review: Fun Home

Review: Looking Through Glass @ Jewish Repertory Theatre

Review: Passing Strange @ Ujima Company Theatre

Review: The Book of Mormon @ Shea's

Review: Hamlet @ Irish Classical Theatre Company

Review: The Undeniable Sound of Right Now @ Road Less Traveled Theatre

Review: Late in the Evening @ MusicalFare Theatre

Review: Desde el Puente: Musical Edition @ Manny Fried Playhouse

Buffalo Quickies @ Alleyway Theatre

Review: The Secretary @ Brazen-Faced Varlets

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