Anthony Chase

4 weeks ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about the few remaining chances to see some good theater, including SHUCKED, the musical at Shea's with powerful singing and non-stop corny/dad jokes (most of which we can't repeat on air) jokes told by "Peanuts" as played by Mike Nappi (previously seen in Buffalo in THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARK SUMMERS). Very funny.

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about RIDE THE CYCLONE last week at Buff State with a tip to go to our local universities for high quality affordable theater. The Broadway tour of the corny musical SHUCKED starts at Shea's on Tuesday. Stephen Schwart's (WICKED, GODSPELL) musical PIPPIN opens tonight at O'Connell & Co. (on Bailey Ave.). Second Generation's annual fundraiser called BUCKET LIST will feature an A-list group of performers Sunday night at Shea's Smith.

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about THE INFORMER by Matthew LaChiusa, which opened last night at ART of WNY, an adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s novel; NOW AND THEN has big role for Steve Jakiel at Desiderio's Dinner Theatre in Cheektowaga; Next week consider CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD, an LGBTQ+ oratorio at Westminster Presbyterian about the 21 year old brutally attacked near Laramie, Wyoming; and we get two musicals on tour this month at Shea's, including SHUCKED, while...

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk the joys of seeing a play or musical again, such as MOTHERS AND SONS at Niagara University or THE WIZ at Shea's, and the special joy of seeing a play twice with the same cast ("That magical moment, after the lights but just before the first words are spoken") which they enjoyed at Irish Classical for THE LOVED ONES. There's humor mixed with drama in GOODNIGHT TYLER at Ujima's Lorna C. Hill Theatre.

1 month ago | wbfo.org | Anthony Chase

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about the preponderance of top-tier talent all across the area and the preponderance of dead people (some of them incarnate) in NEXT TO NORMAL at MusicalFare, OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET at Road Less Traveled Productions, and BLACK BEAR ISLAND at The Alleyway. Keeping with the theme of dead people appearing on stage... opening tonight is GOODNIGHT TYLER at Ujima's Lorna C.