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 »
Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up Who Redhouse Arts Center Where 201 S. West St. Syracuse When Through May 11 Tickets $20; $15 for members Review by Eesha Patkar Ever since time immemorial (or just the 20th century, really), an impudent little boy with a fondness for flying and the color green has stubbornly insinuated himself … Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
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 Review by Eesha Patkar “Close your eyes and let music set you free,” sang the Phantom in Phantom of The Opera. Musical numbers that come to life by the perfect … Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
Noises Off Who Redhouse Arts Center Where 201 S. West St. Syracuse When Through April 6 Tickets $20; $15 for members Review by Josh Austin What’s that aged advice for amateur actors? Oh, yes: When you’re nervous, just imagine the audience in their underwear. But what happens when acute stage fright slips into a conscious coma? Props are forgotten, lines … Continue reading »
Grey Gardens Who The District Festival Where The Empire Theater, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse When Through March 24 Tickets $20 per show; $50 for all three Review by Christina Riley A Broadway-caliber performance at the New York State Fairgrounds isn’t something you’d expect. Rarely Done’s production of Grey Gardens makes that a reality. The … Continue reading »
The Full Monty Who The District Festival Where The Empire Theater, 581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse When Through March 24 Tickets $20 per show; $50 for all three Review by Paige Cooperstein ‘The Full Monty’ is a production by Redhouse Arts Center and is presented as part of The District Festival, a collaborative Syracuse theater event presented by Rarely Done Productions, Appleseed … Continue reading »
