October 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Babushka! Improv Comedy
1 hour. 2 improvisers. Hilarious results.With more than 45 years of improv chops combined, Todd Benzin & Don Gervasi create an entirely improvised one-hour play, playing all the characters themselves, on-the-spot, taking the audience on a longform roller…
Me and My Girl
Can a Cockney man give up his old life – and love! – to join the upper class? The sparkling and fun British hit musical. This delightful comic romp from the thirties follows the fortunes of Bill Snibson, a proud Cockney who is amazed to learn that he’s…
Saint Joan at Shaw Festival
Who was Joan of Arc? The saviour of France … or a deluded country girl? Bernard Shaw’s greatest play about the most remarkable teenage girl in history. Saint Joan is Bernard Shaw’s greatest play. At its centre is the most remarkable teenage girl in history.…
An Octoroon
Hilarious. Uncomfortable. Vital. An edgy new American comedy set on a slave-owner’s plantation at the Shaw festival. When Dion Boucicault wrote The Octoroon in 1859, it was considered a masterpiece. Its story of a plantation owner falling for a woman…
THE PRODUCERS
The Producers - by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks. Directed and Choreographed by Lynne Kurdziel Formato. Starring Buffalo favorites Norm Sham and Brian Mysliwy.
PETER & THE STARCATCHER
A play by by Rick EliceBased on the novel by Dave Barry & Ridley PearsonMusic by Wayne BarkerDirected by Chris KellyMusic Direction by Philip Farugia Tony-winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes…
John
At a mysterious Bed & Breakfast in Gettysburg, a young couple battle memories, mistrust, and an angry American Girl doll, all while under the watchful eye of Mertis, their quirky innkeeper; Genevieve, her blind and aging friend; and a houseful of toys,…
Design for Living
“I love you. You love me. You love Otto. I love Otto. Otto loves you. Otto loves me,” says Gilda; and that’s the dilemma. Three slick and stylish young bohemians in 1930s England take us on a delicious romp only Noel Coward could conceive. Vivacious…
My Old Lady by Israel Horovitz
WNY premiere of a touching comedy! A down on his luck middle aged man inherits an apartment in Paris and must live with the elderly woman that has inahbited it for decades. There, he learns friendship, falls in love, and must finally deal with the death…
Sons & Lovers
As long as Ellen doesn’t openly acknowledge that husband Butch is a cheater or son Bill is gay, they’re just... not. As long as Bill doesn’t introduce Marq to his mother, he can avoid commitment. It takes fantasy, farce, and one fabulous makeover before…
Bunnicula
Protect your potatoes...Sequester your spinach...Lock up your leeks! On a dark and stormy night, the Monroe family brings home a peculiar new pet, an orphaned bunny with mysterious habits and sharp fangs. The family names it Bunnicula and it's only a…
"The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity," a reading presented by Raíces Theatre Company
How does one pursue the “American Dream” in a country that refuses to offer opportunity indiscriminately? That is the question at the heart of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a flashy American satire set in the professional entertainment wrestling…
Menopause - The Musical
Broadway Musical. Tickets are available for all performances. COME JOIN OUR SISTERHOOD! This hilarious musical parody staged to classic tunes from the '60s, '70s and '80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles. See what millions of women…
NYBP Karaoke and $8 Burger Night
Every Wednesday we’re bringing you NYBP Karaoke and $8 Burger Nights! That's right, every Wednesday from 5pm-close our FAMOUS burgers will be only $8! Then it's your time to shine as you can take the mic and sing your favorite song in the taproom starting…
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
An eclectic group of six-graders arrives at the "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," each eager to win for very different reasons. In hilarious, touching, and catchy songs, each speller reveals his/her hopes, struggles, and passions as they make…
Visiting Mr. Green presented by the Jewish Repertory Theatre
VISITING MR. GREEN by JEFF BARON Thursdays @ 7:30pm: Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9Saturdays @ 4pm & 8pm: Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 11Sundays @ 2pm: Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 5, Nov. 12 Directed by: Steve VaughanStarring: Saul Elkin and Nick Stevens…
Performances by the WNY Playwrights Association
Local playwrights have written short plays inspired by five Museum objects. A select number of plays will be performed this evening, and the objects will be on display.
Stupid F**cking Bird
The second production scheduled for American Repertory Theater of WNY's 2017-18 season features American playwright Aaron Posner's 2013 adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 1896 play THE SEAGULL entitled Stupid F**CKING BIRD. Directed by ART/WNY alumni Michael…
New Kid
October is National Bullying Prevention & Awareness Month. New Kid (ages 8+) is a timely piece that includes themes of acceptance, anti-bullying, inclusion and change, while exploring the issues of moving to a new country and being the outsider. After…
A Literary Haunted House
Come discover one of Buffalo’s spookiest buildings – the KAB. Explore room to room in the historic building where The Kavinoky Theatre lives as you hear different dead authors bring their haunting works to life – glimpse Mary Shelley reading Frankenstein…