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Video Review: ‘Ready Set Rerun’ cooks up a success

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‘Obsession’ turns a mirror on Gen-Z dating

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Miers on Music: It Might Get Loud! — SatchVai Band, Animals As Leaders Tear the Roof Off in Buffalo

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Miers on Music: It Might Get Loud! — SatchVai Band, Animals As Leaders Tear the Roof Off in Buffalo

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Review: ‘Mortal Kombat’ fights the urge to get serious

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Review: ‘Mortal Kombat’ fights the urge to get serious

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Review: ‘Curtains’ call for O’Connell & Company treatment

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Review: ‘Curtains’ call for O’Connell & Company treatment

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Review/Profile: WNY Blues 716 Series — Son Henry and the Revelators

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Review: ‘Complete Works’ at the Kenan Center turns every Bard tale into a comedy

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