UPDATE: In a voice mail earlier today, RBTL board chair Arnie Rothschild said that the league has never attempted to raise money for a new theater, because city officials have never come out and said they want the theater. RBTL wouldn’t fund raise, he said, until the city made the theater project a priority. Rothschild […]
Auditorium Theatre
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Theater Review: RBTL’s “Memphis”
Given that the 2012-13 Rochester Broadway Theatre League season is stocked with big-name shows like “Book of Mormon,” “Les Miserables,” and “Mary Poppins,” you might have overlooked “Memphis,” which is currently on stage at the Auditorium Theatre. Judging by the audience reaction to Tuesday night’s area debut, this show has the potential to be a […]
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Medley, RBTL have theater deal
It’s a busy week in Medley Centre news. First, the East Irondequoit school board approved a measure requiring Medley Centre developer Scott Congel to pay several hundred thousand dollars for missing an investment milestone. And now, Arnie Rothschild, chair of Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s board, says that Congel has agreed to build a 3,000-seat theater, […]
