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Audio Preview: ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’ at Rarely Done Productions

Audio Preview: ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’ at Rarely Done Productions

Bang Bang You’re Dead Who Rarely Done Productions Where 441 E. Washington St., Syracuse When May 10 – 11 Tickets Free; Donations encouraged Audio Preview by Paige Cooperstein   Bang Bang You’re Dead is full of smart Central New York teens, dealing with social issues as well as acting challenges. Ryan Coots, a junior at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, plays the drums for the … Continue reading »

Telling an untold tale at Appleseed Productions

Telling an untold tale at Appleseed Productions

Cry Havoc Who Appleseed Productions Where 116 West Glen Ave., Syracuse When March 3 – 18 Tickets $18; $15 seniors and students; $12 Senior Sundays Review by Christina Riley  “Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war.” The famous quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is the title of Allan Kenward’s play. From those words, Shakespeare imagined a story about … Continue reading »

The haves versus the have-nots at Syracuse Stage

The haves versus the have-nots at Syracuse Stage

Good People Who Syracuse Stage Where 820 E. Genesee St, Syracuse When Through May 12 Tickets $18-49 Review by Paige Cooperstein  The old-timers used to call the Kennedys “lace curtain,” says Mike Dillon in Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire’s latest play. It means they had money and turned their backs on the neighborhood kids of Boston, which is exactly what … Continue reading »

Audio Preview: ‘Violet’ at Storch Theatre

Audio Preview: ‘Violet’ at Storch Theatre

Violet Who Syracuse University Where Storch Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St, Syracuse When Through April 28 Tickets $18 for adults; $16 for students and seniors Audio Preview by Paige Cooperstein   For a musical, Violet features more than its fair share of sitting down. The leading threesome – Violet, Flick and Monty – spend most of their time on a Greyhound bus … Continue reading »

Finding Fault at The Kitchen Theatre

Finding Fault at The Kitchen Theatre

The Motherf**ker with the Hat Who The Kitchen Theatre  Where 417 W. State / W. MLK, Jr. St., Ithaca When Through April 28 Tickets $32 Review by Nick DeSantis It’s always someone else, right? Somewhere out there, there’s some evil, thoughtless person who’s solely responsible for all of our woes, and if they just happened to suddenly fall off the … Continue reading »

Learning how to spell with Melodramatics Theatre Company

Learning how to spell with Melodramatics Theatre Company

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee   Who Melodramatics Theatre Company, Inc.  Where Risley Theatre at Cornell University; 302 Risley Hall, Ithaca When Through April 20 Tickets $15; $10 for students Review by Christina Riley  F-U-N sums up Melodramatics Theatre Company’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Jon Hamel directs this six time Tony nominated musical at Cornell’s Risley … Continue reading »

Family matters at CNY Playhouse

Family matters at CNY Playhouse

Brighton Beach Memoirs  Who The Central New York Playhouse Where 3649 Erie Blvd. E, Shoppingtown Mall, Syracuse When Through April 27 Tickets $20; Thursday & Sunday, $15 Review by Josh Austin If you’re not lustfully talking about sex or breasts to a puberty-stricken 15-year-old boy, you might as well leave the room. In Neil Simon’s cherished Americana play Brighton Beach … Continue reading »

Keeping the conversation going at Rarely Done

Keeping the conversation going at Rarely Done

Falsettoland  Who Rarely Done Productions Where 441 E. Washington St., Syracuse When Through April 19 Tickets $20 Review by Josh Austin  Falsettoland is like to channeling the curious childlike façades of Never Neverland or stumbling down into Wonderland; it’s charmingly plastic. Our imaginations have helped make these places wooingly exotic, breeding Technicolor hypnotics and containing warm-hearted, welcoming beasts. Still, Wendy … Continue reading »