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THEATER: Preview: The Stratford Shakespeare Festival

By Michael Lasser on May 14th, 2008

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has to be eager for a new season to take everybody's mind off the controversy that filled the winter months, and... Read More

THEATER: "The Wild Party"

By Eric Rezsnyak on April 30th, 2008

In 1928, Joseph Moncure March wrote an epic narrative poem titled "The Wild Party." Set in the Roaring 20's, it told the story of enterta... Read More

THEATER: Preview: 2008 Shaw Festival

By Michael Lasser on May 7th, 2008

It's easy for a small town with a big summer festival to be overwhelmed by celebratory shenanigans. But Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Ontario village th... Read More

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DANCE: Garth Fagan Dance

By Casey Carlsen on April 30th, 2008

On a recent afternoon, Garth Fagan Dance was rehearsing in their Chestnut Street studio, a loft-like space with sumptuous high ceilings, stained gl... Read More

THEATER: "The Piano Lesson"

By Eric Rezsnyak on April 23rd, 2008

Geva's production of "The Piano Lesson" is the worst kind of show to review: everything is so good that it's tough to know where to start... Read More

DANCE: "Sankofa"

By Casey Carlsen on April 23rd, 2008

If you've seen Garth Fagan Dance or The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform, you've seen elements of African dance - but just the elements. ... Read More

THEATER: "Bad Dates"

By Eric Rezsnyak on March 26th, 2008

  "Bad Dates" - currently in its final week - is something of a departure for Geva. It's a small, cutesy, one-woman show that would ... Read More

THEATER: "Avenue Q"

By Eric Rezsnyak on March 5th, 2008

"Avenue Q" Through March 9Rochester Broadway Theatre LeagueAuditorium Theatre, 885 E Main St232-1900 | $30-$55 | rbtl.orgSo: awesome. Awe... Read More

THEATER: "Misery"

By Eric Rezsnyak on March 5th, 2008

Full disclosure: I have never read Stephen King's "Misery," nor have I seen the film version of it. But I'm familiar with the story, and ... Read More

THEATER: "Frozen"

By Eric Rezsnyak on February 27th, 2008

In honor of its 35th year, Geva Theatre tried something different. In lieu of its usual Nextstage season, it partnered with the Community Foundatio... Read More

THEATER: "This Is Our Youth"

By Eric Rezsnyak on February 13th, 2008

Kenneth Lonergan's "This Is Our Youth" is an appropriate choice for the first theatrical project produced by new local art performance tr... Read More

DANCE: "Raw, Real and Revealed"

By Casey Carlsen on January 30th, 2008

Rochester City Ballet is growing, and artistic director and choreographer Jamey Leverett wants to ensure that audiences comprehend the scope of the... Read More

THEATER: RBTL's "Spelling Bee"

By Eric Rezsnyak on January 23rd, 2008

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"Through Sunday, January 27 Rochester Broadway Theatre LeagueAuditorium Theatre, 875 East... Read More

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