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JRT Aims for the Heart with ‘The Wanderers’
4 mins read
  • Feb25
  • Review
  • Theater

JRT Aims for the Heart with ‘The Wanderers’

February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 Melinda Miller0

Two couples, decades apart, in a poignant relationship puzzle. That is at the heart – and there is a lot of heart – of “The Wanderers” at the Jewish Repertory Theater, writes Melinda Miller.

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So Much to Love about ‘The Loved Ones’
5 mins read
  • Feb25
  • Review
  • Theater

So Much to Love about ‘The Loved Ones’

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 Melinda Miller0Tagged drama, Irish Classical Theatre

“The Lost Ones” is a play about women, but so much more: Love and lies, birth and death, denial and acceptance and loss and all the pain and hope that can come with every one of those, writes Melinda Miller.

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In ‘Mighty Maisie,’ Stranger Things Happen
4 mins read
  • Feb25
  • Review
  • Theater

In ‘Mighty Maisie,’ Stranger Things Happen

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 Melinda Miller0

The American Repertory Theatre of WNY production of “The Mighty Maisie” finds humanity and hope in the most unusual of places. Melinda Miller has the review.

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Theater: Sex, Love and Art Collide in ‘Brilliant Works of Art’
4 mins read
  • Feb25
  • Review
  • Theater

Theater: Sex, Love and Art Collide in ‘Brilliant Works of Art’

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 Melinda Miller0

There are as many different ways to look at Donna Hoke’s intriguing “Brilliant Works of Art” as there are to look at a brilliant work of art itself. And because […]

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‘Accomplice’ Is a Truly Guilty Pleasure
3 mins read
  • Feb25
  • Review
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‘Accomplice’ Is a Truly Guilty Pleasure

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Melinda Miller0

The mystery is the thing in “Accomplice” at the Lancaster Opera House. Just what is going on? Melinda Miller will never tell.

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The Laughs of ‘Khan!!!,’ a Space Parody
4 mins read
  • Jan25
  • Review
  • The Buffalo Hive

The Laughs of ‘Khan!!!,’ a Space Parody

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 Melinda Miller0

‘Khan!!!’ deserves each of its exclamation point, says our reviewer, Melinda MIller. It’s a fine chunk of cheese.

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Stars Shine in MusicalFare’s ‘Last Five Years’
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  • Jan25
  • Review

Stars Shine in MusicalFare’s ‘Last Five Years’

January 16, 2025January 21, 2025 Melinda Miller1

“The Last Five Years” tells a story as old as time: Girl loses boy. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl get married. Girl meets boy. Boy loses girl. That is roughly […]

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Holiday Halftime’s Over, Theater Kicks Off
5 mins read
  • Jan25
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Holiday Halftime’s Over, Theater Kicks Off

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025 Melinda Miller0

The holiday show season is nearly over (there’s still a bit of Christmas on the stage), but the second half of the theater season is about to kick off, says Melinda Miller. In fact, it starts Friday night.

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In O’Connell’s ‘Miracle,’ It Isn’t Santa Who Has Secrets!
3 mins read
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  • Dec24
  • Review

In O’Connell’s ‘Miracle,’ It Isn’t Santa Who Has Secrets!

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 Melinda Miller0Tagged Christmas, Holiday

Gather ’round, everyone for a heartfelt tale of a Christmas miracle that never was. You see, sometimes those stories are the best kind.  “Miracle on South Division Street” is a […]

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‘Junie B.’ Dodges the Naughty List at TOY
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  • Dec24
  • Review

‘Junie B.’ Dodges the Naughty List at TOY

December 9, 2024December 10, 2024 Melinda Miller0

Junie B. Jones is a girl who is absolutely, positively, indisputably the STAR of her own life … and makes quite the jump from being the title character of more than two dozen children’s books to the stage at Theatre of Youth, says theater critic Melinda Miller.

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