Jim Santella

Theater Talk's Jim Santella and Anthony Chase preview the Ujima Company's production of Breath, Boom, opening Friday.   The curtain also rises on BUA's The Normal Heart.

THEATER TALK FRIDAY RUNDOWN:

• Many new theater openings this May
• Jersey Boys is back on stage through May 18th at Shea's
• What's on stage at TOY -- Flat Stanley
• Last chance to see "A Clean House" at Road Less Traveled

Theater Talk can be heard live each Friday on WBFO, 88.7 FM at 6:33 & 8:33 a.m.

710 Main in Buffalo has announced its brand new season.   This week on Theater Talk WBFO's Jim Santella and Anthony Chase examine the new line up -- that includes "I Love Lucy".  They also review other local theater performances around town.

This week WBFO'S Theater Talk hosts Jim Santella and Anthony Chase chat about all venues of local and New York theater. 

This week WBFO Theater Talk hosts Jim Santella and Anthony Chase begin their conversation with MusicalFare Theatre plans for expansion.  They also give us a sneak peak of Fela on stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center for two shows only.

In a week when arguments on California's Proposition Eight banning gay marriage were aired at the US Supreme Court, one of Buffalo's theater companies is preparing to tackle the issue. This week on Theater Talk, critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase talk about Buffalo United Artists' staged reading of the play, "Eight," this Wednesday night at 7:30.

Theater critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase talk about "Sister Act" at the Shea's Performing Arts Center, "Being Behan" at the Irish Classical Theater and more in this week's edition of WBFO's Theater Talk.

WBFO's theater critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase review First Lady Suite at the American Repertory Theater and Road Less Traveled Productions' Seeds. They also touch on the quick sale of tickets to the upcoming Shea's Performing Arts Center presentation of The Book of Mormon.

This week on Theater Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss "Dancing at Lughnasa" and other productions on stage locally.

It's Theater Talk Friday in Buffalo!  WBFO'S Jim Santella and Anthony Chase give us a spelling lesson.

This week on Theatre Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss "Gruesome Playground Injuries" and other local productions.

This week on WBFO's Theatre Talk, co-hosts Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss Chita Rivera turning 80. 

This week on Theatre Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss the local production of "Angels in America."

Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss the film Les Miserables and local stage productions, including Angels in America, in this week's Theatre Talk.

After a couple of weeks away...Jim Santella and Anthony Chase are back to kick off another year of Theatre Talk.

This week on Theatre Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase review some of their favorite productions of this past year.

This week on Theatre Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss New York City's theatre scene.

This week on Theatre Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase review White Christmas and other local productions.

Theatre Talk hosts Jim Santella & Anthony Chase discuss 2012: End of the Road.  It's now on stage at Road Less Traveled Productions in Buffalo.

This week on Theatre Talk -- Neil Simon's "God's Favorite" at Lancaster Opera House.  Radio Golf -- at  The Manny Fried Playhouse and the Jewish Repertory Theatre performs the whipping man.

Just in time for the Halloween season, Jekyll and Hyde the Musical will open at Shea's Performing Arts Center.   WBFO's Theatre Talk hosts Jim Santella and Anthony Chase kick off this week's conversation with a review of the show.

This week on Theatre Talk, Jim Santella and Anthony Chase review "Charlo" a musical about Charlie Chaplin.

This week on Theatre Talk, WBFO's co-hosts Jim Santella and Anthony chase discuss The Book of Mormon.

Plus, a Victorian comedy called Mr. and Mrs. Nobody and the Bread and Puppet Theatre tour stops for a one-night show at the Foundry in Buffalo.

This week's Theatre Talk chat kicks off with a discussion on Young Audiences.

WBFO & AM-970's Jim Santella and Anthony Chase also review "A  Streetcar Named Desire" -- now on stage through this weekend at Torn Space in Buffalo.  And a reminder about Knuffle Bunny at the Theatre of Youth! 

Billy Elliot The Musical is on stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center.

The story of a small town boy in England who takes ballet class while his father thinks he is at boxing lessons. 

WBFO & AM-970's Theatre Talk critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase discuss the musical and review other local theatre.

Seth's Big Fat Broadway Show was one of the first show's of the season at 710 Main Theatre in downtown Buffalo.

Seth Rudetsky is the nationally known Broadway host on Sirius/XM radio.  His new touring one-man show came to Buffalo last week for Curtain Up! 

Theatre Talk co-hosts Jim Santella and Anthony Chase kick off this week's theatre review discussing the show.

Buffalo's fall theatre season takes center stage Friday evening with the 31st Annual Curtain Up!

WBFO & AM-970"s  Theatre Talk co-host Anthony Chase is this year's Curtain Up's chair.   Chase joins Jim Santella for a preview of tonight's event and planned performances.

It's a packed-filled fall theatre season across the Buffalo area, and no one fills us in better than what's on stage then our Theatre Talk co-hosts Jim Santella and Anthony Chase!

One week from Friday, Curtain Up! will be held in downtown Buffalo to officially kick-off a new theatre season.

Mr. and Mrs. Nobody opens September 14th at the New Phoenix Theatre.  But if looking for something this weekend,  the Green Day musical, American Idiot is on stage Friday and Saturday at UB's Center for the Arts.

Buffalo's theatre district is preparing for this seasons Curtain Up! 

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The annual event celebrates the city's many theatre groups, large and small.   WBFO & AM-970's long-time Theatre Talk host Anthony Chase is this year's Curtain Up! chair. 

Chase and Jim Santella discuss some of upcoming fall theatre for Buffalo in this week's Theatre Talk edition.            

Silo City opens on Buffalo's waterfront Saturday.  The old, abandon and historic grain elevators will come alive for performances by Torn Space Theatre Saturday.  That kicks off this week's Theatre Talk conversation with Jim Santella and Anthony Chase.