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Road Less Traveled Productions Presents Buffalo Young Writers Night, 5/16

(5/16/2012) Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) presents its third annual Buffalo Young Writers Night tonight, May 16 th at 7:00pm in The Road Less Traveled Theater (639 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203). The evening features winners of the 2012 Buffalo Young Writers Contest, recognizing outstanding student playwrights in the Western New York (WNY) area.

Archie Barlow to Speak at Road Less Traveled Theatre, 6/7-21

(5/15/2012) Buffalo native and award-winning writer, poet, and spoken-word artist Archie “The Messenger” Barlow will appear locally for two weeks in June in an evening of poetry and theatre.

Fallsview Casino Resort Hosts Carol Burnett, 5/4 & 5

(5/4/2012) Audience members have a rare opportunity to engage with legendary entertainer Carol Burnett in an intimate setting as she takes the stage tonight May 4 and tomorrow, May 5 at the Fallsview Casino Resort, performing Laughter and Reflection: A Conversation with Carol, Where the Audience Asks the Questions.

Voting Opens for the 2012 BroadwayWorld.com Awards - Vote Now on the Best of the New York Season!

(5/3/2012) The TONY Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING... Plays in MusicalFare Theatre's T3 Series Tonight, 5/3

(5/3/2012) As part of MusicalFare Theatre’s T3 Series and in connection with MusicalFare’s current production of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, MusicalFare presents “Some Enchanted Evening….” tonight, May 3, 2012, following a performance of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at 9 p.m. The event is an informative and lively Talk About the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, its relevance to today’s audiences and the cultural value of musical theatre in general.

Subversive Theatre Presents Mamet's SPEED THE PLOW, Now thru 5/13

(4/28/2012) For the sixth show in its 2011-2012 Season, Subversive Theatre teams up with Trajicom Productions to present David Mamet’s ever-incendiary play SPEED THE PLOW. Directed by Christopher Standart, the cast includes Timothy Patrick Finnegan, Kevin Craig and Andrea Andolina. The show runs tonight through May 13.

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING... to Play in MusicalFare Theatre's T3 Series, 5/3

(4/26/2012) As part of MusicalFare Theatre’s T3 Series and in connection with MusicalFare’s current production of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, MusicalFare presents “Some Enchanted Evening….” Thursday, May 3, 2012, following a performance of A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING at 9 p.m. The event is an informative and lively Talk About the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, its relevance to today’s audiences and the cultural value of musical theatre in general.

ART of WNY Seeks Young Playwrights Festival Submissions

(4/23/2012) ART of WNY seeks submissions for the Young Playwrights Festival to be held in conjunction with the Canalside 2012 summer programing.

VOICE LESSONS Closes at Alleyway Theatre Tonight

(4/21/2012) The Alleyway Theatre will present the Buffalo area premiere of VOICE LESSONS by Justin Tanner. The production will run from April 5th-21st.

American Repertory Theater of WNY to Present KILLER JOE Through 5/5

(4/16/2012) With the fourth show of the 2011-12 season, American Repertory Theater of WNY presents the Americana psycho-drama, KILLER JOE at the Buffalo East, 1410 Main Street from April 13th to May 5th. This hyper-active story of destain, desperation, murder and Texas is written by Tracy Letts, who is best recognized for his 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Comes to Buffalo

(4/14/2012) THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, will be presented for two performances only at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo-North, 103 Center for the Arts, on Saturday, April 14 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

RLTP Announces Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop Selections

(4/12/2012) Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) today announced the list of playwrights participating in the 2012 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop (NPW). The 2012 NPW roster includes Katherine Boswell , Susan Fenster , Donna Hoke , Anne Moot , Thomas Scrivani , Adam Seidel , Darryl Schneider , and Michael Votta.

Road Less Traveled Productions Presents Buffalo Young Writers Night, 5/16

(4/11/2012) Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) will present its third annual Buffalo Young Writers Night on Wednesday, May 16 th at 7:00pm in The Road Less Traveled Theater (639 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203). The evening will feature winners of the 2012 Buffalo Young Writers Contest, recognizing outstanding student playwrights in the Western New York (WNY) area.

Road Less Traveled Productions to Honor A.R. Gurney, 5/5

(4/10/2012) A.R. Gurney, a Buffalo native and nationally produced playwright, will be honored in Buffalo on Saturday, May 5 th , by Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) at its 2012 Spring Gala. Mr. Gurney is RLTP’s 2012 American Theatre Master and author of the upcoming production, Ancestral Voices , the third and final selection of RLTP’s three-year cycle of Gurney’s work.

VOICE LESSONS to Open at Alleyway Theatre, 4/5

(4/5/2012) The Alleyway Theatre will present the Buffalo area premiere of VOICE LESSONS by Justin Tanner. The production will run from April 5th-21st.

Photo Flash: American Repertory Theater of WNY Presents KILLER JOE

(4/2/2012) With the fourth show of the 2011-12 season, American Repertory Theater of WNY presents the Americana psycho-drama, KILLER JOE at the Buffalo East, 1410 Main Street from April 13th to May 5th. This story of destain, desperation, murder and Texas is written by Tracy Letts, who is best recognized for his 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. Check out the production photos below!

Chautauqua Theater Company 2012 Summer Season to Include AS YOU LIKE IT, PHILADELPHIA STORY

(3/28/2012) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) announces its 29th season as the resident theater on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution -- western New York’s summer arts festival. The 2012 season includes the world premiere of CTC’s inaugural commission (Kate Fodor’s Fifty Ways) two great classics (The Philadelphia Story and As You Like It), the annual New Play Workshop series and a host of other special events and performances.

Tour Cities Revealed for Broadway-Bound JEKYLL & HYDE

(3/28/2012) As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Nederlander Presentations, Inc. will present the international musical sensation JEKYLL & HYDE, which will return to Broadway in April 2013 following a 25-week National Tour. Tony Award Nominee Constantine Maroulis will star as the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, alongside Deborah Cox as Lucy.

TIME STANDS STILL Set for Kavinoky Theatre, 3/1

(3/27/2012) The Kavinoky Theatre is thrilled to present the four-week, limited engagement of TIME STANDS STILL from March 2 through March 27, 2012. The production, directed by Robert Waterhouse, features Kristen Tripp Kelley, Guy Balotine, Peter Palmisano and Chrissy Golab.

American Repertory Theater of WNY Presents Tracy Letts' KILLER JOE, 4/13 - 5/5

(3/26/2012) With the fourth show of the 2011-12 season, American Repertory Theater of WNY presents the Americana psycho-drama, KILLER JOE at the Buffalo East, 1410 Main Street from April 13th to May 5th. This story of destain, desperation, murder and Texas is written by Tracy Letts, who is best recognized for his 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

RLTP: Backlight Adds Performance of DEPENDENT, UNDISCIPLINED, AND SLEEPING LATE, March 25

(3/25/2012) RLTP: Blacklight has added a performance of Dependent, Undisciplined, and Sleeping Late by Steve Roylance at The Road Less Traveled Theater on Sunday, March 25th at 7:00pm.

BILLY ELLIOT & More set for Shea's Performing Arts Center in 2012-13

(3/22/2012) Shea's Performing Arts Center has just announced their 2012-13 season. Celebrating 25 years of Broadway in Buffalo, BILLY ELLIOT, JEKYLL AND HYDE, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and more are set to run throughout the season!

RLTP: Backlight Adds Performance of DEPENDENT, UNDISCIPLINED, AND SLEEPING LATE, March 25

(3/21/2012) RLTP: Blacklight has added a performance of Dependent, Undisciplined, and Sleeping Late by Steve Roylance at The Road Less Traveled Theater on Sunday, March 25th at 7:00pm.

MusicalFare Theatre Presents A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, 4/11-5/20

(3/19/2012) MusicalFare Theatre, Western New York's most awarded and only professional musical theatre company, presents the fourth production of its 2011-2012 Season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING.

RLTP Announces 2012-13 Season

(3/14/2012) Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) today publicly announced its 2012-2013 Season, which RLTP Artistic Director Scott Behrend has favorably referred to as RLTP’s ‘Year of the Woman.’ The 2012-2013 Season includes works by five female playwrights, three of whom have Western New York (WNY) affiliations. Among the schedule are two world premieres, two WNY premieres, and a unique revival.

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Lancaster Opera House and ART to Present GREATER TUNA, Thru 3/11

(3/11/2012) Greater Tuna is described as "a funny, feisty stage comedy set in Tuna… the third smallest town in the great big state of Texas."

Photo Flash: RLT Productions Presents CLEAN BREAK

(3/9/2012) Actor John Fredo and director Derek Campbell will reunite to bring to life the world-premiere production of Darryl Schneider's Clean Break, beginning Friday, March 9th, 2012, at the Road Less Traveled Theater. The theatre just released production photos from this new show.

John Fredo And Derek Campbell Return To Road Less Traveled Theater

(3/9/2012) Actor John Fredo and director Derek Campbell will reunite to bring to life the world-premiere production of Darryl Schneider’s Clean Break, beginning Friday, March 9th, 2012, at the Road Less Traveled Theater.

First Rochester Fringe Fest Seeks Applications

(3/6/2012) The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival will make its debut in downtown Rochester’s culturally-rich East End on September 20-23, 2012.

TIME STANDS STILL Set for Kavinoky Theatre, 3/1

(3/5/2012) The Kavinoky Theatre is thrilled to present the four-week, limited engagement of TIME STANDS STILL from March 2 through March 27, 2012. The production, directed by Robert Waterhouse, features Kristen Tripp Kelley, Guy Balotine, Peter Palmisano and Chrissy Golab.

VOICE LESSONS to Open at Alleyway Theatre, 4/5

(3/5/2012) The Alleyway Theatre will present the Buffalo area premiere of VOICE LESSONS by Justin Tanner. The production will run from April 5th-21st.

MusicalFare's 2012-13 Season to Include THE MUSIC MAN, RENT and More

(3/5/2012) MusicalFare Theatre’s 2012-2013 Subscription Season consists of a world premiere musical, two regional premieres, and two reconceived classics.

Lancaster Opera House and ART to Present GREATER TUNA, 3/2-11

(3/2/2012) Greater Tuna is described as "a funny, feisty stage comedy set in Tuna… the third smallest town in the great big state of Texas."

American Rep Theater of WNY Presents Mardi Gras Celebration, 2/21

(2/21/2012) Going on the fourth-year of revelry, join the American Rep Theater of WNY in celebrating the traditional end of Carnival season as all “Laissez Les Bon Temp Roule”!

American Rep Theater of WNY Announces Mardi Gras Celebration, 2/21

(2/13/2012) Going on the fourth-year of revelry, join the American Rep Theater of WNY in celebrating the traditional end of Carnival season as all “Laissez Les Bon Temp Roule”!

StirFry Theatre's FALSETTOLAND Plays Through 2/12

(2/12/2012) Fledgling Asian-American theatre company STIRFRY THEATRE will present, as its San Francisco debut, a staged concert version of William Finn's & James Lapine's masterpiece, FALSETTOLAND, exploring the universal themes of love, loss, and family.

Ford’s Theatre Society Announces Free Open Houses, 2/12 & 20

(2/12/2012) Ford’s Theatre Society will celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12 and Presidents’ Day on February 20 with free open houses featuring programming and activities.

American Rep Theater of WNY Presents THE GIN GAME 1/20-2/12

(2/12/2012) The American Rep Theater of WNY starts the New Year and the second-half of the 2011-12 season with a production of D.L. Colburn's classic work, THE GIN GAME, to be presented at the Buffalo East, 1410 Main Street, January 20th through February 12th.