Brynn Tyszka directs a talented ensemble of local performers in Blackfriars Theatre’s exuberant “Once on This Island,” which runs through April 8.
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Rochester Community Players makes sense of the mess in ‘The Night Alive’
RCP’s commitment to the plays of Conor McPherson continues with the odd, endearing, and dark “The Night Alive,” which runs through April 8.
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Blackfriars Theatre’s ‘Christmas at Pemberley’ is charming escapism
“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” is both earnest Jane Austen fan fiction and a light-hearted holiday escape.
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JCC’s ‘On the Market’ is a Hallmark comedy about grief
“On the Market,” a romantic comedy about grief, offers syrupy escapism but only scratches the surface on love and loss.
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Geva’s ‘Somewhere Over the Border’ puts ‘Wizard of Oz’ spin on immigration
Brian Quijada’s new musical, playing at Geva through April 24, is based on his mother’s journey from El Salvador to America.
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Geva Theatre Center presents goofy, joyful ‘Airness’
“Airness” strikes a delightfully escapist chord about air guitar contests, but a sexist cliché hits a sour note. The play runs through Feb. 6.
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Geva Theatre Center welcomes back audiences with fun, rowdy ‘Vietgone’
In its return to indoor productions, Geva Theatre Center presents “Vietgone,” an irreverent reimagining of the Vietnamese American experience.
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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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Falling slowly
“Once” is a captivating musical, filled with story and heartache, ghosts and grief. It has every opportunity to be Dublin embodied on stage — but the music must be honored the way it was written, or the production feels hollow.
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God of our fathers
When the avant-garde rock musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” debuted on Broadway in 1971, it was the “Hamilton” of its time — a flashy, pop culture retelling of historical events. RBTL is presenting the musical through Sunday, as part of the show’s 50th anniversary tour.
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She’s not there
“Next to Normal” can best be defined as a rock musical and a moving journey through one family’s battle with mental health, suicide, and drug abuse. It’s shockingly relatable. The Goodman family could easily be living in Spencerport or Webster.
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One step at a time
The plot of “Anastasia” centers on street sweeper Anya’s attempt to prove she’s the missing Princess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov, who allegedly escaped her Russian royal family’s execution. On stage at The Aud through January 26.
