Tagged: Theatre

St. Bonaventure University is celebrating the Feast of St. Francis with some special events.  Tuesday evening  Italian stage star Mario Pirovano will perform Francis, The Holy Jester by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo. 

St. Bona philosophy professor Dr. Michael Chiariello traveled to Italy where he convinced Pirovano to perform his internationally acclaimed one-man show in the U-S.  He agreed. 

WBFO & AM-970's Eileen Buckley had the privilege of interviewing Pirvoano just hours after arriving in Buffalo to discuss his North American tour. 

Shea’s Performing Arts Center officially unveiled its brand new brass doors in downtown Buffalo.

The doors are replicas of the Main Street original doors of 1926. 

Shea’s President Anthony Conte said local companies assisted in the replica project.

"We believe that these doors are exactly the same as the doors that were hear 86-years-ago," said Conte during a news conference Thursday morning in front of Shea's on Main Street.

The Pearl Street entrance doors to Shea's are also being replaced.

Shaw Festival actor Ric Reid has one of the major roles of the season in Niagara-on-the-Lake this season.  He is portraying Doc in Come Back, Little Sheba. 

WBFO & AM-970's Mike Desmond had a chance to speak with stage veteran.

Shaw Festival actor Benedict Campbell returned for his tenth season.   Tue Canadian actor appearing in Regtime and His Girl Friday.

But the veteran actor has also appeared in Straford's Shakespeare Festival for ten seasons.  WBFO & AM-970's Mike Desmond had a chance to meet Campbell and discuss his career.

You can read more about Benedict Campbell's theatre career at the Shaw Festival Website.

WBFO's Theatre Talk talk team of Jim Santella and Anthony Chase deliver their final 2011 review of the theatre world as they gear up for 2012.  

Listen as they talk about singer and Tony winner Barbara Cook, who was recently honored by the Kennedy Center. 

And Santella chats with Chase about the Buffalo United Artists January production of Jeffrey - a Staged Reading with the Original Cast as it celebrates its 20th year in 2012.    

By Jim Santella & Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY –
The Lion King opened this week at Shea's Performing Arts Center in downtown Buffalo.

WBFO'S Theatre Talk critic Anthony Chase and Jim Santella kick off their theatre review with

Disney's stage version of The Lion King.

By Jim Santella & Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – American Repertory Theatre of WNY has extended Floyd Collins, the story of the greatest cave explore ever known.

In this edition Jim and Tony kick-off their weekly theatre review with music from Floyd Collins.

By Jim Santella & Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY –
A round up of the fall theatre scene across the Buffalo region.

Jim Sanetella and Anthony Chase explore the many new performances on stage that are underway for a brand new fall theatre season.

They kick things off things with "Buffalo" All the City's a Stage".

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – The Theatre Talk guys are a little breathless this week. They've been busy making their way around town to all the shows opening before the curtain officially goes up on the new theatre season.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – A new theatre season and so many choices! This week Jim and Tony help you sort out some of the offerings for Curtain Up.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – Jim and Tony tell everyone to get ready for the flood of theatre that will soon unfold when the curtain goes up on a new theatre season.

Musicals lead the pack with such fare as Oliver at Musicalfare, 42nd Street at the Kavinoky and Pinkalicious at the Theatre of Youth.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – This week the Theatre Talk guys explore a theme of youth, with reviews of productions by the Chautuaqua Theatre Company, the new theatre group Post Industrial Productions, and Fame at ArtPark.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – Shakespeare is in the air - at least for another week. Jim and Tony remind everyone not to miss the final week of As You Like It at Shakespeare in Delaware. They also preview the Chautuaqua Theatre performance of Love's Labour's Lost.

By Jim Santella & Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – This week on Theatre Talk Jim Santella and Anthony Chase start out with a review of Buffalo United Artists premiere of The Birds Attack.

It's a comedy/satire written by and starring Jimmy Janowski and directed Todd Warfield. The play is based of the famous Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY –

Jim and Tony review Tales of the City, a play from the creators of Avenue Q. They also take a look at As You Like It, now playing in Delaware Park.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – Sondheim's "Follies" are featured this week on Theatre Talk as Jim and Tony preview the one night only fundraiser performance for Buffalo United Artists.

The show stars a cast of Buffalo's musical best, including WBFO's own Kelli Bocock Natale. And there's music in highlight with a look at Niagara University's musical review of The World Goes Round. That and much more this week on Theatre Talk.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – Jim and Tony review the much-anticipated production of Chekov's Three Sisters at the Chautauqua Theatre. But the Theatre Talk guys caution, this is not your grandfather's Chekov.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – The Chautuaqua Theatre is highlighted in this week's Theatre Talk. Jim and Tony preview the Southern Tier theatre's production of Anton Checkov's Three Sisters. And they tell us about an historical drama being performed at Buffalo's waterfront. That and much more on this week's Theatre Talk.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – The Theatre Talk guys this week bring us a preview a new Frank Sinatra-inspired musical opening next week at Musicalfare. And talk about other original works up at local theatres.

By Jim Santella and Anthony Chase

Buffalo, NY – Theatre Critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase review the Tony Awards and more in this week's edition of Theatre Talk.