The clock is running down on Bersin Properties, owner of Medley Centre. Bersin’s plan for the Irondequoit site includes a hotel and a possible theater for Rochester Broadway Theatre League. But the project has faced setbacks and controversy from the outset. Bersin has until May 1 to make $3.9 million in outstanding payments to the […]
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THEATER PREVIEW: “Les Miserables”
The old adage says that misery loves company. The musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” has certainly had plenty of visitors over its nearly three-decade life span. The trials and tribulations of Jean Valjean, Fantine, Marius, and the other Revolution-era Frenchmen have pulled in audiences again and again. People are drawn in by Hugo’s […]
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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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Rochester Broadway Theatre League announces 2013-14 season
Still riding high on last week’s blockbuster run of “The Book of Mormon,” the Rochester Broadway Theatre League announced its 2013-14 season Wednesday night. The big news is that the subscription series has been increased to six shows from five. The line-up includes a new production of a modern musical classic, several new musicals, a […]
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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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Proposed RBTL theater hinges on Medley progress
Medley Centre developer Scott Congel plans to build the Rochester Broadway Theatre League a new 3,000-seat theater.
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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, […]
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Minds changed
Minds changed One of the most common images Westerners have of Buddhists is an Asian monk in flowing robes, sitting full lotus in meditation. Change Your Mind Day, a nationwide event presented by Tricycle Magazine and co-sponsored locally by the Rochester Zen Center and the Amitabha Foundation, set out, at least in part, to disabuse […]
