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OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR Royal George Theatre/Shaw Festival
Just over a century ago, the Canadian Army built the Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake as part of a vast training base, preparing troops to go the bloodbath of the Western Front.
The war started badly and descended into military mass murder.
Aug 10, 2018, 12:35
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HENRY V Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre/Shaw Festival
Maybe because the Stratford Festival is such a Shakespeare production factory, it took the Shaw Festival to turn its first Shakespeare production into a home run, or for the Canadian context, a hat trick.
Aug 8, 2018, 21:23
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Think of most of the characters in “Much Ado About Nothing” as one-percenters with too much time on their hands.
Aug 1, 2018, 12:26
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MURDER FOR TWO MusicalFare Theatre/Daemen College
It’s that time of year, when Shakespeare or Shaw aren’t quite entertaining enough for many theatergoers.
Instead, they want something even fluffier and MusicalFare is providing it.
Jul 26, 2018, 12:11
Press Releases
THE NITETONES to Perform a Dusk Concert at Heathwood in Williamsville
The Nitetones will be performing a concert at the Heathwood Assisted Living Facility on Hopkins Road in Williamsville on Tuesday night August 21st from 6PM to 8PM. It will be a night of crooners as the band takes a singing trip down memory lane featuring music from the greats such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tony Orlando Elvis and more!
The Nitetones provide a full assortment of music genres to take you full into the night performing a variety of hit songs from the 90’s, 80s, 70s, 60s , 50s (Oldies), and Country. Whether a club setting, private party or corporate event; the Nitetones mix a wide variety of music styles to meet the needs of any setting. Their performance will grab your attention, make you dance, make you sing or mesmerize you to sit and watch but always leave you fully entertained. We make music into the night so come and experience the Nitetones as we make music into your night.
The Nitetones Variety Band
Jul 26, 2018, 10:04
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THE BARONESS AND THE PIG Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatrre/Shaw Festival
There’s nothing like hearing some person of high social persuasion talk about how this person is trying to uplift some lesser person, applying, of course, the values of the high social person.
Jul 5, 2018, 12:12
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OF MARRIAGE AND MEN: A Comedy Double-Bill Royal George Theatre/Shaw Festival
George Bernard Shaw is a playwright almost better known for his stories than his plots and for words, words and words.
Jun 23, 2018, 23:34
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Studio Theatre/Stratford Festival
Think of Stratford’s “The Comedy of Errors” as politically correct slapstick.
Jun 12, 2018, 23:41
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LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Studio Theatre/Stratford Festival
“In Vino Veritas” is the old Roman saying about how truth comes out under the influence of alcohol.
Jun 12, 2018, 23:35
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THE MUSIC MAN Festival Theatre/Stratford Festival
Almost everyone has seen “The Music Man,” even parents who saw it only because they had a kid in the chorus of the high school musical.
Jun 10, 2018, 23:12
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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Avon Theatre/Stratford Festival
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” qualifies as a cult movie.
Of course, the movie is built on the original stage show, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show.”
Jun 10, 2018, 22:48
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GRAND HOTELFestival Theatre/Shaw Festival
It’s Dickensian, that line from “A Tale of Two Cities” of “the best of times and the worse of times,” that could just as easily apply to the Berlin of 1928 in “Grand Hotel.”
May 26, 2018, 22:50
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THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW Festival Theatre/Shaw Festival
C.S. Lewis’ chronicles of Narnia have become staples of kids’ literature, the stories of that magic world just behind the wardrobe.
May 25, 2018, 00:45
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STAGE KISS Royal George Theatre/Shaw Festival
It was once easy to believe stage actors were kept in some science fiction sleeping pods off-stage, to be wakened when there was a role for them or when the stage manager announced “places.”
May 21, 2018, 17:25
Government Waste
The State Comptroller needs to intervene in West Seneca
The New York State Comptroller needs to intervene in West Seneca's finances. We have seen over the past decade or so repeated failings in the financial affairs of our town that has resulted in the wasteful spending of our tax money.
Mar 4, 2018, 14:00
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