It’s been a tough year for artists. The termination of previously awarded National Endowment for the Arts grants feels like an attempt of the current administration to regress the country to a time before the NEA’s establishment in 1965, or maybe even earlier (the era of kings?). Local theaters are also looking back, presenting seasons […]
Katherine Varga
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Theater Review | ‘Always… Patsy Cline’
A breezy concert based a true events, dressed up as a play and presented by Geva Theatre Company through August 3.
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Theater Review | ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
The Rochester Community Players mount an infectious, joyful adaptation of Shakespeare’s fairytale romp during their centennial season.
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Theater Review | ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’
The toe-tapping jukebox crowd pleaser plays at Geva through June 29.
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Theater Review | ‘Describe the Night’
The power and danger of storytelling is at the heart of “Describe the Night,” which plays at MuCCC through May 17.
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Theater Review | ‘Some Like It Hot’
A charmingly vibrant adaptation of the 1959 film plays through May 18 as part of the RBTL season.
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Theater Review | ‘An American in Paris’
This love letter to art and diversion plays at JCC CenterStage through May 18.
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Theater Review | ‘Pure Native’
Geva Theatre’s newest production is presented in association with the local Friends of Ganondagan and Native Voices.
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Theater Review | ‘The Berlin Diaries’
A creative, poignant new Holocaust memoir plays at JCC CenterStage through March 16.
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Theater Review | ‘The Lion in Winter’
TETCNY’s local debut, which runs through March 8 at MuCCC, will appeal to fans of “The White Lotus.”
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Theater Review | ‘Macbeth’
The Company Theatre production, which plays through Feb. 16, evokes dark cottagecore.
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Theater Review | ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’
Geva Theatre stages a visceral glimpse into the life of the jazz singer-songwriter and Civil Rights activist through Feb. 9.
