All posts tagged "stage"
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4.3KArtsReview | Minor characters from ‘Hamlet’ take the lead in Shakespearean riff
An early review described Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead as “Waiting for Godot with more laughs.” The show, which opened when the playwright was...
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4.6KArtsReview | Dark satire ‘The Visit’ goes back to its roots at Le Moyne
Le Moyne's Boot and Buskin theater club restores the edge "The Visit" once had during its 1956 premiere as a dark satire.
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5.9KArtsReview | Sex, booze, Roaring ’20s drive SU Drama’s ‘The Wild Party’
The excellence of performances in 'The Wild Party,' running through April 7, implies the SU Drama Department is currently glutted with talent.
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12.7KArtsReview | Wild adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ comes to Syracuse Stage
Some Janeites may find this "Pride and Prejudice" more than they wanted. But as Liberace once observed, “Too much of a good...
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4.7KArtsReview | Lord Of The Ring: Offbeat boxing drama lands knockout punch
If your idea of a boxing drama is "Rocky" and "Raging Bull," you’ve come to the wrong place. "The Royale" overturns every...
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4.7KArtsHollywood veterans reunite for Redhouse’s ‘I’m Not Rappaport’
Herb Gardner’s I’m Not Rappaport won a surprise Tony Award at its New York City opening in 1985 and was once a staple on local floorboards...
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5.6KArtsQ&A | ‘Love Boat’ stars Fred Grandy, Ted Lange recall their long careers
This is the second consecutive year that actor Fred Grandy has celebrated spring in Syracuse. Grandy was in town in March 2018...
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4.9KArtsReview | CNY Playhouse relocates hotsy French work to 1950s NYC
Toto, we’re not in Paris anymore. Choderlos de Laclos’ frequently banned novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1782) was set among debauched, intriguing aristocrats in pre-Revolutionary France. His name, however,...
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5.1KArtsReview | Stars provide needed emotional heavy lifting in BTG’s ‘The Diviners’
The emotional heavy-lifting in "The Diviners," on stage through March 16, is carried by Derek Powell as the ex-preacher and Isaac Betters...
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4.6KArtsReview | Le Moyne students examine gender politics in workplace musical
The acting students at Le Moyne College tackle a rare challenge: a musical, which hasn’t been the standard fare at the college’s...
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4.4KArtsReview | SU Drama show recalls shocking slaughter
From a distance, Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 2012 play with the 27-word title, a Syracuse University Drama Department production running through Sunday, March...
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4.7KArtsReview | Squabbling neighbors provide comic conflict in ‘Native Gardens’
More than in most productions, Shoko Kambara’s articulate set design contributes mightily to the action in Native Gardens, running through March 3...
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5.8KArtsReview | ABBA Cadabara: CNY Playhouse’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ is a smash
"Mamma Mia!" could be one of Central New York Playhouse’s biggest stage hits of the last seven years.
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4.5KArtsReview | Exploring affairs of the heart in ‘Almost, Maine’
In a rural, nowhere town in Maine, love tries to flourish. Your heart goes out to them, thanks to veteran and newbie...
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5.2KArtsReview | Veteran players mine many laughs in ‘Spelling Bee’ revival
Of composer William Finn’s several shows, two have been continuously popular on local floorboards. Falsettos, the two-part family drama of divorce and reconciliation, touches hearts by being...
