Our top picks for the 2016-17 dance and movement season
Leah Stacy
Leah Stacy is CITY's editor-in-chief.
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CRITICS PICKS: Leah Stacy
“The Kiss” One of Rochester’s most experimental theater companies, WallByrd Theatre Co., will present not one but two shows during this year’s Fringe. One is a theatrical reading of a new “Dracula” adaptation; the other is “The Kiss” by award-winning playwright Murray Watts. The two-person show centers on a mysterious meeting at a park bench. […]
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Theater review: “Assassins” at Blackfriars
There really
isn’t a moral to the story. And it doesn’t need one. “Assassins” is part history
lesson, part black comedy, and wholly enjoyable.
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Deaf theater sees growth in Rochester
Spurred on in part by NTID, the deaf theater community, both in Rochester and nationally, has taken off in the last few years.
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THEATER | “Spring Awakening”
Once banned in early 20th-century Germany for its themes of youthful lust and exploration, Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play “Spring Awakening” has produced one of the most cutting-edge musicals of the past decade. The adaptation, created by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, opened on Broadway in 2008 and went on to win eight Tony awards, including […]
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THEATER | “Romeo and Juliet”
The experimental WallByrd Theatre Co., led by Virginia Monte, returns to the stage this month with a new take on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Monte directs the show in partnership with the Shakespeare Players of Rochester and Rochester Community Players, which offer an annual outdoor Bard show run. The classic love story — complete with […]
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Theater review: “Austen’s Pride” at Nazareth”Austen’s Pride: A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice”
Since “Pride and Prejudice” was published in 1813, the British novel has inspired everything from comic books and fan fiction to plays, films, and TV shows. But with the exception of one 1959 Broadway musical – “First Impressions,” named after Jane Austen’s first draft of the novel – the romantic tale of Mr. Darcy and […]
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THEATER | “The Presstitutes”
When he’s not penning columns or chasing down stories for the Democrat and Chronicle, it’s safe to assume reporter David Andreatta is whittling away at a theater project of some sort. Andreatta has spent a fair share of time on local stages, but he’s also a prolific playwright — good enough to make Geva Theatre […]
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THEATER | “The Wedding Singer”
When Danny Hoskins became Blackfriars Theatre’s artistic director last summer, one of his goals was to develop educational programming at the theater to train the next generation of artists. Hoskins and his team have recently launched Blackfriars Theatre’s Summer Intensive, a program for rising high school juniors through newly graduated college seniors. Over the past […]
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Young NYWCC executive chef drives locally focused program
A modest crowd has gathered under the open-air tent in the garden behind the New York Wine and Culinary Center on a balmy Friday evening in early June. Servers in starched uniforms offer cucumber cups from blackened slate slabs and pour glasses of chilled white wine for guests in linen dresses and pressed collared shirts. […]
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A weekend trip abroad
For those who find themselves in need of a quick travel fix, we’ve compiled a list of must-dos for a 48-hour weekend at Niagara-on-the-Lake.
