The JCC’s CenterStage is erecting a giant tent to stage shows as a workaround to indoor capacity restrictions that are cost-prohibitive.
Ralph Meranto
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Revisiting the musical legacy of Laurel Canyon
Three Rochester musicians are celebrating the songs of Carole King, James Taylor, and Joni Mitchell in a new virtual concert.
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A new play asks, ‘Is coronavirus Mother Nature’s revenge?’
Jason Odell Williams’ new monologue play, “Social Distancing,” positions the coronavirus as Earth’s way of punishing us, and isolation as a necessary new normal.
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Rochester’s theater community remembers Herb Katz
Herb Katz, a local stage legend who was the first artistic director of the CenterStage at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, died March 24 at the age of 82.
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Remembering Rochester theater icon Barbara Biddy
As co-founder and artistic director of Shipping Dock Theatre, the late Barbara Biddy gave Rochester audiences entertainment that could be edgy, but was frequently thought-provoking for over 30 years.
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Review: ‘Dogfight, the Musical’ at JCC CenterStage
The Vietnam War is a looming menace throughout the story, but the real villain is toxic masculinity — disguised as brotherhood and camaraderie — that is portrayed with a loathsome and sickening success by the young actors.
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JCC CenterStage announces 2018-19 season
The six-show season includes plays and musicals about celebrated sex therapist Dr. Ruth, the cultural impact of the British Invasion, and the scandalous first lesbian kiss on Broadway.
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Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County, the Musical’
A small but mighty cast presents the adapted tale of a Midwestern whirlwind affair, with a range of soaring ballads, gospel, and honky-tonk.
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Theater review: ‘Titanic the Musical’ at CenterStage
The RMS Titanic, at the time the greatest ship that had ever set out across the Atlantic, collided with an iceberg on April 15, 1912. Within two hours and 40 minutes, the ocean liner sank and more than 1,500 people lost their lives in icy waters. If this feels like a spoiler, it is — […]
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Theater Review: “Into the Woods” at JCC CenterStage
Mounting a stage production shortly after the release of a lavish, big-budget film adaptation of the same material is always a tricky proposition. On the one hand, the publicity surrounding a movie release brings in a lot of new eyes, attracting people who are curious to see what the original material might look like. But […]
