Beautiful Child By Nicky Silver Who Rarely Done Productions Where CNY Jazz Central 441 East Washington Street, Syracuse When March 1-16 Tickets $20 Age Recommendation Mature audiences Review Katrina Tulloch The Rarely Done Productions stage manager informed me their company does one controversial show a season. Beautiful Child was it. Harry (Thomas Minion) and Nan (Anne Fitzgerald) are knee-deep … Continue reading »
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Kitchen Theatre produces engrossing ‘Red Light Winter’
Red Light Winter Produced by Kitchen Theatre Company Location 417 West State Street Ithaca When Through March 11 Runtime 90 minutes Tickets $25-32 *Age Advisory 17+ up Review by Sarah DeSantis When I was a middle-schooler, my mother accidentally rented “The Blue Lagoon” instead of whatever she intended to get. The result was me sitting on my … Continue reading »
Behind Enemy Lines: A man set adrift on a sea of estrogen
The Vagina Monologues Review by Chris Baker Final performances, Today 2 pm / 8pm Hendricks Chapel Editor’s note: The review may contain offensive subject matter, read with maturity. It goes by many names, but on Friday night I had only one thing on my mind:vaginas. It was the first time I’d ever seen The Vagina Monologues. … Continue reading »
‘The Crucible’ shows what’s best about community theater
“The Crucible” Presented by Appleseed Productions. Location Atonement Lutheran Church, 116 West Glen Avenue, Syracuse When October 21 – November 5 Runtime 2 hours, 30 minutes with intermission Tickets Adults, $18; Students/seniors, $15. Group rates available. Good to know Plenty of parking; complimentary dessert and coffee. Review By Leah Stacy Appleseed Productions has been a fixture in Syracuse theater circles for 19 seasons, … Continue reading »
Geva Theatre’s “Dracula” is a bloody good time
“Dracula” Presented by Geva Theatre Center Location 75 Woodbury Blvd., Rochester, NY 14607 When October 11 – November 13 Runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes with intermission Tickets Start at $25. Review By Leah Stacy After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, read “Dracula” in June 1897, he penned a personal letter to Bram Stoker. “(Dracula) … Continue reading »
Theater didn’t kill the “Radio Star”
Presented by Red House Arts Center Location 201 S. West St., Syracuse When October 6, 7, 8 @ 8 p.m. Runtime: 50 minutes, no intermission Tickets $15 members/$20 non-members Review by Leah Stacy “Radio Star” is downright scandalous. It aligns perfectly with Red House Arts Center‘s Red Light Series, a collection of “cutting edge performances honoring the tradition … Continue reading »
(Un)happily ever after: Rarely Done’s “Disenchanted” opens at Jazz Central
“Disenchanted: Bitches of the Kingdom” Directed by Dan Tursi Presented by Rarely Done Productions, Inc Location Jazz Central, 414 E, Washington St., Syracuse Running time 90 minutes; no intermission Dates September 9-24 Tickets $20 “Happily ever after can be a royal pain in the ass!” That’s the anthem of thirteen Disney princesses in the newest musical … Continue reading »