The Avenue Blackbox stages a double bill of emotional one act plays.
Katherine Varga
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Theater Review | ‘John and Jen’
Blackfriars stages an obscure sibling musical with a loyal following.
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Theater Review | “Frida…. A Self Portrait”
Geva’s one-woman show is a pleasurable portrait of pain.
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Review | Disney stages a ‘Frozen’ spectacle
The popular musical comes alive at West Herr Auditorium Theatre through October 8.
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Dressed in drag, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sparkles and sings
“The Wizard of Oz” is done, and redone, a lot. Think of the all-Black version “The Wiz,” or the Broadway smash hit “Wicked,” currently being adapted for film. Just last year, Geva Theatre staged an immigration-inspired version with “Somewhere Over the Border.” And now, Geva returns to Oz with the stage adaptation of the 1939 […]
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Fall Arts Roundup | Classics stage a comeback
A preview of theatrical standouts for the fall season.
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The Avenue Blackbox digs into ‘Blood at the Root’
A 2014 play inspired by true events and featuring an all-student cast launches the fifth anniversary season.
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“Merry Wives of Windsor” mixes Shakespeare in the Park with ‘80s nostalgia
Rochester Community Players’ 27th summer production runs through July 29 at Highland Bowl.
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“Ragtime” evokes history through rhythm and rhyme
JCC CenterStage production showcases struggles and hopes of America past and present.
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The Company Theatre stages a Chekhov primer with ‘The Seagull’
CITY reviews the Company Theatre’s production of Anton Chekhov’s most famous play, on stage through the end of April.
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Brilliant local cast elevates ‘Once on This Island’ at Blackfriars
Brynn Tyszka directs a talented ensemble of local performers in Blackfriars Theatre’s exuberant “Once on This Island,” which runs through April 8.
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Rochester Community Players makes sense of the mess in ‘The Night Alive’
RCP’s commitment to the plays of Conor McPherson continues with the odd, endearing, and dark “The Night Alive,” which runs through April 8.
