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Review: ART’s resonant revival of ‘Tobacco Road’
5 mins read
  • Oct26
  • Review
  • Theater

Review: ART’s resonant revival of ‘Tobacco Road’

October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 Melinda Miller0

The Depression Era theatrical “Tobacco Road,” now getting a worthwhile revival by American Repertory Theater of WNY, was first produced in the early 1930s and became one of the longest-running plays in history. Reviewer Melinda Miller looks at how it has aged.

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BUA Goes Vintage With ‘Gulp! The Gay Beach Musical’
5 mins read
  • Review
  • Sept26
  • Theater

BUA Goes Vintage With ‘Gulp! The Gay Beach Musical’

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Melinda Miller1Tagged comedy, LGBT, musical

A gay beach musical from the 1970s? Buffalo United Artists brings it back to life! Melinda Miller has the review.

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‘Georgia McBride’ has a star turn at Torn Space
5 mins read
  • Jun26
  • Theater

‘Georgia McBride’ has a star turn at Torn Space

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 Melinda Miller0Tagged comedy, musical, musical comedy, Torn Space

“The Legend of Georgia McBride,” the comic story of an Elvis impersonator-turned-drag-performer, has found an unlikely stage at Torn Space theater and the result is extraordinary. Melinda Miller has the review.

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Lancaster Opera House: ‘Once in My Lifetime’ Embraces the Bills Zeitgeist
3 mins read
  • Aug25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

Lancaster Opera House: ‘Once in My Lifetime’ Embraces the Bills Zeitgeist

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 Melinda Miller0Tagged Buffalo Bills, Donna Hoke, Lancaster Opera House

The Lancaster Opera House is presenting the theater-meets-gridiron Buffalo Bills fantasy, “Once in My Lifetime,” written by Buffalo’s own Donna Hoke. Melinda Miller offers some game analysis.

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At TOY, a Persistent, Puppety Pigeon (and a bus)
4 mins read
  • May25
  • Review
  • Theater

At TOY, a Persistent, Puppety Pigeon (and a bus)

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Melinda Miller0Tagged children's theater, Mo Willems, Theater of Youth

Theatre of Youth’s “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!” is faithful to the gentle, honest spirit of Mo Willems’ children’s book that inspired it … even with a few new characters, says reviewer Melinda Miller.

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‘Hung Man’ Finds the Gay Side of Hitch
3 mins read
  • Apr25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

‘Hung Man’ Finds the Gay Side of Hitch

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 Melinda Miller0

The title alone suggests that the Alfred Hitchcock parody play “The Hung Man” might be a wee bit naughty. Knowing that it comes from Buffalo United Artists, a theater company […]

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A Dose of Diamond, Just What the Doc Ordered
4 mins read
  • Apr25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

A Dose of Diamond, Just What the Doc Ordered

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Melinda Miller0

Rousing jukebox musicals should be high on any list of prescriptions for self-care. Bathing in a tsunami of Solid Gold hits for a couple of hours can wash away stress […]

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Mysteries and Musicals, With More to Come!
8 mins read
  • Apr25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

Mysteries and Musicals, With More to Come!

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Melinda Miller0

The gap in theatrical offerings that often occurs around the Easter season is not happening here for 2025, perhaps because the holiday falls at the later end of the spring […]

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In ‘The Informer,’ Tragedy Is Telling
5 mins read
  • Mar25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

In ‘The Informer,’ Tragedy Is Telling

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Melinda Miller0

It is closing weekend for ART’s season smash “The Informer,” but I want to get this in under the wire: American Repertory Theater’s “The Informer,” a gritty story of revolutionary […]

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‘Now and Then’ and What Might Have Been
5 mins read
  • Mar25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

‘Now and Then’ and What Might Have Been

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 Melinda Miller0

The bittersweet little show “Now and Then” is the epitome of what one expects from a night out at Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre.  A romantic-comedy-drama, “Now and Then’s” cross-generational story is told […]

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