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Review: Fool for Love

November 5th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Fool for Love, Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1983 play about two broken people locked inside a shared a history and obsession, is the first offering by ART of WNY in their new home in the Theatre Loft at 545 Elmwood… more »

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Review: A Doll's House, Part 2

November 3rd, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Kavinoky Theatre’s second offering of the season is Obie Award-winning playwright (The Christians, Red Speedo) Lucas Hnath’s imagining of what Nora Helmer of Ibsen’s classic 1879 A Doll’s House might have… more »

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Review: The 3 Musketeers

November 2nd, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

The Three Musketeers by Linda Alper have swash-buckled their way onto the stage at Shea’s 710 Theatre and they, along with upstart would-be musketeer D’Artagnan and the large supporting cast, do justice to Director… more »

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Review: Fiddler on the Roof

October 31st, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Fiddler on the Roof, at Shea’s Performing Arts Center until November 4th, is an homage to a peasant Jewish culture in Imperial Russia that was rich in tradition, yet also in the throes of internal change, that was forcibly… more »

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Review: Speed-the-Plow

October 27th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

The opening production in Road Less Traveled Theatre’s beautiful new home at 456 Main Street is Speed-the-Plow. In a talk before the performance, Scott Behrend, Artistic and Executive Director of Road Less Traveled, was… more »

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Preview: The 3 Musketeers

October 27th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

The 3 Musketeers is coming to Shea’s 710 Theatre November 1st to 18th and, according to Director Chris Kelly, audiences can expect an exciting evening of action, adventure, and romance. As we impatiently wait for Opening… more »

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Review: Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits

October 21st, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

If you like parodies, you will really enjoy MusicalFare’s Premier Cabaret production of the revue Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, a spoof of famous musicals, their songs, plots, stars, composers, and directors.… more »

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Review: The Taming

October 20th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Do you know who the most-produced playwright after Shakespeare was nationwide last season? Eugene O’Neill? August Wilson? No. Lauren Gunderson holds that distinction. In an article in the New Yorker last October titled… more »

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The ACME Mystery Co. Comes To Buffalo

October 18th, 2018 by Jon Wilson

By Jon Wilson After 21 years and more than 100 annual performances in Western New York and al the way to the Hudson Valley Region, The ACME Mystery Co.—the premier interactive mystery company in New York State—is… more »

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Review: Big Fish

October 13th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Second Generation Theatre, the six-year-old company founded by three local women, has found a new home at Shea’s Smith Theatre, and with the opening of Big Fish, it looks to be a very productive collaboration. The sold-out… more »

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Review: The Strudel Lady

October 10th, 2018 by Marti Gorman

By Kevin M. Cox Tucked into a corner of the Jewish Community Center a few minutes from downtown Buffalo is a theater company joining Buffalo’s stuffed and loaded theater scene. A world premiere of a delicious play… more »

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A Love Letter to the Queen City: Stephen “ESPO” Powers talks Emotional Wayfinding

September 30th, 2018 by I'Jaz Eberhardt

If you ever get lost in your feelings, just follow the signs to help you along your way… you’ll see what I mean in a moment, and soon you’ll be able to see this message throughout the city. On September 27,… more »

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Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

September 26th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Charlie Bucket loves chocolate more than anything, and Willie Wonka holds the keys to that delicious kingdom—or to be more accurate, the five golden tickets to his amazing, secret chocolate factory. What is a poor boy to… more »

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Exploring Buffalo's Public Art Scene - Part II

September 18th, 2018 by I'Jaz Eberhardt

Here we go again! After exploring the likes of Elmwood and Hertel Avenues, among other hotspots for public art in the city, our next stop is the ever-lively Main Street. There’s so much to discover, from the murals tucked… more »

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Review: Purlie

September 17th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Based on the 1961 comedy, Purlie Victorious by the great actor Ossie Davis, the 1970 musical Purlie, now at Paul Robeson Theatre, captures a time and place in American history: the Jim Crow south just before the civil rights… more »

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Review: Golden Boy

September 15th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

“For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world yet suffer the loss of his soul?” These biblical words from Mark 8:36, while not spoken in the play, are at the heart of Clifford Odets’ 1937… more »

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Review: Philosophus

September 14th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Francois-Marie Arouet, known to the world as Voltaire, was a towering figure of the Enlightenment, that period just before, during and after the 18th Century in Europe when science, politics and philosophy burst forth in new… more »

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Review: Pump Boys and Dinettes

September 8th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Highway 57 in South Carolina is only 25.9 miles long, a rural road that begins at place you've never heard of and ends at the North Carolina state line. A car repair shop and gas station sit along the highway, run by two local… more »

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Review: Fahrenheit 451

September 7th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Subversive Theatre opened their season last night with Ray Bradbury’s adaptation of his famous 1953 book and Francois Truffaut’s 1966 film, Fahrenheit 451, the supposed temperature at which books burst into flame.… more »

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Review: Once in My Lifetime: A Buffalo Football Fantasy

September 1st, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Do you believe in miracles? Or are you a sceptic who thinks only the naive are subject to such nonsense? But what if miracles occur only if you believe in them and it is your worry and disappointment and fear that keep miracles… more »

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Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles

August 13th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

The game’s afoot at the Festival Theater in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Sherlock Holmes is on the case in The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of the most celebrated literary mysteries of all time. The play opened at the… more »

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Review: Aladdin

August 11th, 2018 by Ann Marie Cusella

Aladdin is a magic carpet ride extraordinaire. The Disney production at Shea’s Performing Arts Center until August 19th dazzles the eye and delights the ear. It is opulence from beginning to end. And, it has a heart. There… more »

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Young Artists in Buffalo: Brianna Mutsindashyaka

July 31st, 2018 by Hannah Nathanson

It's Sunday and I plan to meet Brianna Mutsindashyaka at Perks Cafe. Like most aspiring artists, I adore coffee shops. The quainter the better. So Perks felt like the perfect location to meet my interviewee, a local filmmaker… more »

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Lux and Interstitial Castings - Buffalo Arts Studio premieres two new artists

July 30th, 2018 by I'Jaz Eberhardt

When was the last time art spoke to you? Thanks to Buffalo Arts Studio, you could experience language in new ways. On Friday, July 27, Buffalo Arts Studio hosted an opening reception for its two newest exhibits. Connections is… more »

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Exploring Buffalo's Public Art Scene - Part I

July 25th, 2018 by I'Jaz Eberhardt

Buffalo is a playland of visual stimuli where a healthy appreciation for the arts is a part of everyday life, and drawing on walls is encouraged! Thanks to an abundance of talented local artists and the support of projects like Albright-Knox’s… more »

Review: Fool for Love

Review: A Doll's House, Part 2

Review: The 3 Musketeers

Review: Fiddler on the Roof

Review: Speed-the-Plow

Preview: The 3 Musketeers

Review: Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits

Review: The Taming

The ACME Mystery Co. Comes To Buffalo

Review: Big Fish

Review: The Strudel Lady

A Love Letter to the Queen City: Stephen “ESPO” Powers talks Emotional Wayfinding

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Exploring Buffalo's Public Art Scene - Part II

Review: Purlie

Review: Golden Boy

Review: Philosophus

Review: Pump Boys and Dinettes

Review: Fahrenheit 451

Review: Once in My Lifetime: A Buffalo Football Fantasy

Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Review: Aladdin

Young Artists in Buffalo: Brianna Mutsindashyaka

Lux and Interstitial Castings - Buffalo Arts Studio premieres two new artists

Exploring Buffalo's Public Art Scene - Part I

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