I feel like I may be jinxing this, but we’re three episodes in and I am still really enjoying this season of “Project Runway.” To me it feels more like the fabled seasons of yore, with some really talented designers surrounded by people who are, let’s face it, reality-TV hangers-on. At least half of the […]
Eric Rezsnyak
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THEATER REVIEW: “The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel: Through the Years”
“The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel: Through the Years” Through August 11 GevaTheatreCenter, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Tickets start at $25 | 232-4382, gevatheatre.org Tribute shows dedicated topopular musicians are nothing new — I remember seeing “Beatlemania” when I was barely a teenager. The show currently on the Geva Mainstage, “The Tribute to […]
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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 3: Jocks in Frocks Recap
As noted drag connoisseur Charles Dickens once wrote, last night’s "RuPaul’s Drag Race" was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This season has certainly bounced back from that dreadful cake episode a month or so ago, and the last three or four episodes have been wildly entertaining. Last night was no […]
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ARTS NEWS: Inaugural Rochester Fringe Festival schedule announced
This morning the organizers of the inaugural First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival announced the schedule for the new arts & cultural event, which will feature more than 180 performances of 120 shows in 21 venues in downtown Rochester. Shows range from theater to music, visual art to comedy, dance to family-friendly fare, and will take […]
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These boots were made for talking
The concept could not be simpler: women talking about clothes. Except they’re not really talking about clothes. The items in question — that first training bra, a heinous birthday-gift outfit, the robe worn by a dearly departed mother — are merely touchstones, relatable details to draw the audience into the personal stories of everyday people. […]
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Electric “Avenue”
“Avenue Q” swept the three major musical categories at the 2004 Tony Awards (Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score), and deservedly so. It is one of a string of recent shows that prove that the American musical is still an art form with lots to offer audiences, and not just a money-making opportunity for entertaining […]
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The loneliest number
Edward Albee might not be the most accessible playwright, but he’s found a kindred spirit in local director Michael Arve. In the past few years Arve has staged three of Albee’s most well-known works — “The Zoo Story,” “A Delicate Balance,” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” — and he and producing partner John Borek […]
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JAZZ FEST 2012, Day 2: J.M.O.G., Sultans of String, Gerald Clayton
This afternoon I discovered that some idiot (that’d be me) somehow forgot to include a bio for the group J.M.O.G. in City Newspaper’s 2012 Jazz Guide. So I felt obligated to start my Saturday night at the fest by checking out the group’s early show at Xerox Auditorium. The band – an acronym for Jazz […]
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You can live the life you like
John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical “Chicago” has been popular since it debuted on Broadway in 1975, but it wasn’t fully cemented in the mainstream consciousness until its 2002 Oscar-winning film adaptation. That makes the show a bit of a double-edged sword for local theater troupes. The good news is, it practically sells itself — […]
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DISH ’12: Introduction
They say you are what you eat. I submit that if you eat some of the food mentioned in this edition of Dish, you will be awesome. This time out our writers found some of the most outrageous, interesting food and drink items in the Greater Rochester area. Frog-leg garbage plates. Birthday cakes shaped like […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’12: Introduction
Rochester is something of a hot topic right now. Over the past few months our fair city has been getting a fair share of national media attention. Some of it has focused on the precarious financial situations of some of our historic business leaders, while some of it has pointed out the region’s tremendous growth […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’12: Rochester’s lesser-known entertainment
It has been said many times, by many people: for a city its size, Rochester is packed with arts and cultural opportunities. On any given night literally dozens of events take place in the Greater Rochester area, from art exhibits to theater shows to dance recitals to music concerts. With so much going on, […]
