It's a great time to take in a musical, from DISASTER at MusicalFare in Amherst, to KINKY BOOTS presented by MusicalFare at Shea's 710 Theatre, to KRAGTAR, to SIX and more. For 30 years (as of November 2022) Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.
This week Anthony and Peter talk about SIX, SWEAT, STICK WIFE, NETWORK, and KRAGTAR at, respectively, Shea's, Road Less Traveled Productions, Revelation Theater at Buff State, D'Youville's Kavinoky, and the Alleyway Theater. For 30 years (as of November 2022) Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.
May 13, 2021
Ian Hayes performs âThis is the Momentâ from âJekyll and Hydeâ as part of âThe Inspiration of Broadway: Songs of Hope, Optimism and Determination,â Rockefeller Arts Centerâs 2021 Commencement-Eve Pops concert, which airs Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Tradition and technology will come together as Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia presents “The Inspiration of Broadway: Songs of Hope, Optimism and De-termination” on Friday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Presented virtually via Rockefeller’s Youtube channel and Facebook page, the concert marks the return of the traditional Commencement Eve Pops concert, after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.