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Review: JCC’s ‘Rise’ is a history lesson wrapped in a rock concert
The modern rock musical “Rise,” premiering at JCC, tells the largely unsung story of Jewish girls who were key to the anti-Nazi resistance.
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ARTS: RBTL announces 2014-15 season
The Rochester Broadway Theatre League unveiled its 2014-15 season Wednesday night. The new season definitely highlights the “Broadway” part of the RBTL’s title, as all six shows are major musical-theater hits of Broadway’s past and present. The six-show season subscription includes: –“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (November 11-16), Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s […]
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“Frozen”
Once upon a time in the kingdom of Arendelle, there lived two young princesses: Anna (voiced by Livvy Stubenrauch as a child, and Kristen Bell as an adult) and her older sister, Elsa (Eva Bella, and later, Idina Menzel, of “Wicked” fame). Elsa was born with the power to manipulate and create ice and snow, […]
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THEATER: Summer’s servings on the stage
For some institutions, summer may be the slow season. But Rochester’s theater scene is coming off extremely lively fall, winter, and spring seasons, continuing the momentum right through the summer months. If you’re a fan of musicals, mysteries, comedies, and the occasional serious drama, summer offers plenty of theatrical diversions, in town and nearby. If […]
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THEATER REVIEW: “Funny Girl”
UPDATE 5/10/13: The JCC has announced that, due to popular demand, an additional performance has been added to the run on Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m. You can understand why a community theater would want to revive a fondly remembered musical like “Funny Girl.” It ran for more than 1300 performances when it first […]
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“Wicked”
Since opening on Broadway in 2003, “Wicked” has had smashing success, breaking box-office records and becoming one of the most beloved modern musicals. It has a large, devoted fanbase and inspires the sort of passion in people so that they are eager to see it time and time again. That at least partially explains why […]
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Theater Review: “The Book of Mormon”
It was a huge coup for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League to book a run of the Broadway smash “The Book of Mormon” during its first national tour. Local audiences have taken advantage of the opportunity, with the six-night stand of the Tony-, Grammy-, and Drama Desk-winning musical completely selling out the Auditorium Theatre, save […]
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THEATER REVIEW: “Motherhood the Musical”
There are certain theater shows that you decide to see because you want to learn, to be challenged, or surprised or moved in some way. Other shows you see because you need a pleasant, inoffensive entertainment to which you can take your grandmother that won’t rile her up too much. The forgettable “Motherhood the Musical,” […]
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THEATER REVIEW: “The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel: Through the Years”
“The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel: Through the Years” Through August 11 GevaTheatreCenter, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Tickets start at $25 | 232-4382, gevatheatre.org Tribute shows dedicated topopular musicians are nothing new — I remember seeing “Beatlemania” when I was barely a teenager. The show currently on the Geva Mainstage, “The Tribute to […]
