Leah Stacy

Ask any Rochester fashionista, and they’ll tell you Sewn Seeds is a “must attend” event each spring. The sartorial show, which is spearheaded by Park Avenue boutique Peppermint, spotlights local emerging designers. The fourth annual Sewn Seeds will feature Tanvi Asher, Josean Vargas-Rodriguez, and Sofie Cerankosky. The trio will debut both formal and ready-to-wear collections. […]

Hot on the heels of FOX’s live TV broadcast of “Grease” in January, the Rochester Association of Performing Arts (RAPA) presents its own version of the 1950’s love story. In this classic musical, the Burger Palace Boys and Pink Ladies of Rydell High bop and sing along to favorites such as “Summer Nights,” “It’s Raining […]

Rochester Lyric Opera presents the classic children’s story “Little Red Riding Hood” in a new light. “Little Red’s Most Unusual Day” is both a more lighthearted version of the fairytale and a short opera tailored to children. During the 30-40 minute performance, tiny audience members will meet Little Red and her mom, Mrs. Hood; Forest […]

The bio-musical “Beautiful,” which has created buzz on Broadway, and more recently, the West End, comes to Rochester March 8-13 as part of the Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s 2015-16 season. It follows the 1960’s-era story of Carole King (then known as Carol Klein) as she began her journey to becoming the famed singer-songwriter she’s known […]

A young festival that launched just last year will return next week for its second annual engagement at MuCCC from February 22-28. The Bronze Collective Theatre Fest is a weeklong event dedicated to “various artistic genres expressed through local black/African Diasporic (sic) artists/producers.” Shows include “Black Coffee: The Poets’ Café,” featuring local artist Reenah L. […]

The energetic crew behind the OFC Creations and RAPA collaboration will launch “I Love You Because” this weekend at the Kodak Center Executive Theatre. The show, which is loosely based on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” is the story of high-strung greeting card writer Austin Bennett who falls for whimsical photographer Marcy Fitzwilliams. With the […]

For the second season in a row, Ralph Meranto of JCC CenterStage and Sandy Foster of the Harley School are debuting the world premiere of a musical production. Following the success of last season’s sell out “The Hit Factory,” the original 10-member-cast and creative crew returns for “The Hit Factory 2.” This show is again […]