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Theater Talk: We lost Vincent O'Neill (more next week); CRAZY FOR YOU at LOH with superb choreography and execution; MASS APPEAL appeals at Desiderio's; Ujima preps for GODSPELL; Many openings (see listings attached) including BACK TO THE FUTURE at Shea's

1 week ago | btpm.org | Anthony Chase |Peter Hall

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter observe the passing of Irish Classical Theatre co-founder Vincent O'Neill. They rave about CRAZY FOR YOU, chock full of Gershwin tunes and spectacular dancing (Eric Deeb Weaver, choreography), starring Eric Rivas (up from Orlando) and UB senior Audree Woods. It's only up through this Sunday 6/22. Also fun, and also a bit out of town, MASS APPEAL at Desiderio's Dinner Theatre in Cheektowaga.
An Introduction to Greek Theatre

1 week ago | nationaltheatre.org.uk | Wole Soyinka |Peter Hall

Back to all resources Directing Drama Performance skills Performing Arts The theatre of Ancient Greece flourished between 550BC and 220BC. A festival honouring the god Dionysus was held in Athens, out of which three dramatic genres emerged: tragedy, comedy and the satyr play. In this short film resource, Professor Edith Hall, Professor Laura Swift, Dr Sean McEvoy and Michael Grady-Hall discuss the defining aspects of Greek Theatre.
National Trails Day next weekend

4 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Peter Hall

For those not aware, National Trails Day will be celebrated Saturday, June 7. Time to put away the technology and get out your senses. Enjoy your day with a getaway to one of the trails that Owensboro has to offer in its community. We welcome you to stop in and explore the Joe Ford Nature Center and Trail.
Theater Talk: MASS APPEAL has mass appeal at Desiderio's; WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD a must see closes soon; CROCODILE FEVER at Irish Classical has so many trigger warnings, how can you not go?!?; JOSHUA'S BOOTS, the opera opens tonight at First Shil

4 weeks ago | btpm.org | Anthony Chase |Peter Hall

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter discuss MASS APPEAL at Desiderio's Dinner Theatre, which is continuing, while WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD is generating a lot of buzz but closes this weekend (a must-see). CROCODILE FEVER at Irish Classical comes with numerous trigger warnings, and Anthony shares how Buffalo's Prop Mistress to the Stars, Diane Almeter Jones, is learning to create reusable fake pools of blood.
Theater Talk: Artie Nominations out; tickets on sale for June 9 at "Babeville;" WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD and THE EARLY GIRL, both with strong female casts, funny, but with messages, and MASS APPEAL continues at Desiderio's (see listings).

1 month ago | btpm.org | Anthony Chase |Peter Hall

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter remind folks that they can see the 2025 Artie Nomination announcement on the Buffalo Toronto Public Media YouTube Channel, and they can read the nominations here https://www.theatertalkbuffalo.com/post/34th-annual-artie-award-nominations The Artie Awards are scheduled for Monday, June 9th at Asbury Hall on Delaware Avenue – that’s Babeville! The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 8 p.m. Amy Jakiel and Curtis Lovell return as...
Theater Talk: Eight shows close this weekend, including excellent HEDWIG and INTO THE WOODS, while EARLY GIRL continues (see listings). Note Artie Award Nominations on BTPM NPR Monday at noon.

1 month ago | btpm.org | Anthony Chase |Peter Hall

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter caught up on shows the other had seen. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (see listings) directed by Michael Gilbert-Wachowiak and starring Kris Bartolomeo and drag queen Vanna Deux was as fabulous as mentioned and O'Connell & Company's charming INTO THE WOODS continued to feature fine performances by all.
The flicker of the firefly

1 month ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Peter Hall

Flicker to a flash, a glint to a blink. Finally a pulsating glow nestled down in a clump of tall bladed grass. How often do we take the time to allow ourselves to be fascinated by the sight of a gathering light show created by a small beetle? These bio-luminescence beetles have several names depending on the region you live from fireflies, lightning bugs, moon bugs, glow worms, to many others. Lampyridae, the scientific name of this amazing insect, uses its gift of glow primarily for mating.
THE HUNG MAN: BUA's Send-up of Hitchcock's Thriller Legacy on Stage at Compass PAC.

2 months ago | buffalorising.com | Peter Hall

THE BASICS: THE HUNG MAN, a play by Ian Bonner & Marty Shea, directed by Drew McCabe, starring Rick Lattimer, Vinny Murphy, Jenny Marie McCabe, Alex Reiser, and Caitlin Coleman. 4/11 – 5/3 Fri 7:30, Sat 5:00 at the Compass Performing Arts Center, 545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14222 (716) 440-5521 buffalounitedartists.orgRUNTIME: 1 hour 45 minutes including one intermissionTHE PLAYERS, THE PLAY, AND THE PRODUCTION: Murder is in the air, or at least on area stages this early Spring.
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? GOODNIGHT, TYLER tells a great story at Ujima

Mar 7, 2025 | buffalorising.com | Peter Hall

THE BASICS: GOODNIGHT TYLER a play by B.J Tindal, directed by Curtis Lovell. 2/28 – 3/16, Fri-Sat 7:30, Sun 4:00. Presented by Ujima Co. Inc. at the Lorna C. Hill Theater, 429 Plymouth Ave., Buffalo, NY, 14213 (716) 322-5178ujimacoinc.orgTHUMBNAIL SKETCH: This is the ghost story, love story, family story, bromance-story of Tyler Evans, a dead Black man who wants to be remembered for who he was rather than how he died at the hands of the police.
Lightning Strikes Twice: New Play Electrifies Canterbury Woods Stage with First Look’s THE DAY I LEARNED TO FLY

Jan 20, 2025 | buffalorising.com | Peter Hall

THE BASICS: THE DAY I LEARNED TO FLY, a new play by Wendy-Marie Martin, directed by Jason Francey, starring Heather Casseri, Kaylie Horowitz, Sandra Roberts, Annie DeFazio, Akshat Sharma, and Emrald Ja’ceil. Jan 17 – Feb 9, Fri – Sat 7:30, Sun 2:00. Presented by First Look / Canterbury Woods at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center, 705 Renaissance Dr, Williamsville, NY 14221 (off Youngs Rd. between Maple and Klein).

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Peter Hall

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Theater Talk: We lost Vincent O'Neill (more next week); CRAZY FOR YOU at LOH with superb choreography and execution; MASS APPEAL appeals at Desiderio's; Ujima preps for GODSPELL; Many openings (see listings attached) including BACK TO THE FUTURE at Shea's

An Introduction to Greek Theatre

National Trails Day next weekend

Theater Talk: MASS APPEAL has mass appeal at Desiderio's; WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD a must see closes soon; CROCODILE FEVER at Irish Classical has so many trigger warnings, how can you not go?!?; JOSHUA'S BOOTS, the opera opens tonight at First Shil

Theater Talk: Artie Nominations out; tickets on sale for June 9 at "Babeville;" WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD and THE EARLY GIRL, both with strong female casts, funny, but with messages, and MASS APPEAL continues at Desiderio's (see listings).

Theater Talk: Eight shows close this weekend, including excellent HEDWIG and INTO THE WOODS, while EARLY GIRL continues (see listings). Note Artie Award Nominations on BTPM NPR Monday at noon.

The flicker of the firefly

THE HUNG MAN: BUA's Send-up of Hitchcock's Thriller Legacy on Stage at Compass PAC.

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? GOODNIGHT, TYLER tells a great story at Ujima

Lightning Strikes Twice: New Play Electrifies Canterbury Woods Stage with First Look’s THE DAY I LEARNED TO FLY

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