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(10/16/02 4:00am)
My favorite scene from Mike Nichols' landmark 1967 film "The Graduate" involves Benjamin Braddock, played with a sweet naivet?(c) by Dustin Hoffman, being grilled by the guests at his college graduation party as to what he is planning to do with his life.
(10/09/02 4:00am)
You can take the show off Broadway, but you can't take the Broadway glitz out of the show. Of course, when that show is a revue of musical theater show tunes spanning the last 10 years of Broadway's successes, there is very little to take out.
(10/02/02 4:00am)
Adorning the hallways of the Department of Theatre and Dance is a makeshift hall of fame, decorated with headshots, articles and playbills featuring alumni who have gone on to successful professional careers in the performing arts.
(09/18/02 4:00am)
In Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's powerful novel "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," now showing at the Kavinoky Theater through October 13th, the idea that our own mental and emotional state could be used against us is as chilling and resonant today as it was when introduced in 1962.
(09/13/02 4:00am)
Say what you will about our chicken wings, state university and sports teams. There's another reason to come to Buffalo: one of the best theater seasons this side of the Hudson. Rich with landmark theaters and full of talented performers, there has never been a shortage of diverse drama in Buffalo. This fall is no exception. Blockbuster musicals, American classics and world premieres are just the beginning of what's in store for the stage.
(08/28/02 4:00am)
Imagine a world in which our differences cause not war, but celebration. A place where the boundaries of happiness are set by our dreams and imagination, not our bank accounts.
(04/15/02 4:00am)
"I didn't know if I would have enough energy tonight," lead singer of No Doubt Gwen Stefani told the audience three songs into their set. "Surprise!"
(04/10/02 4:00am)
As one blockbuster season is nearing its end in downtown Buffalo, another is being unleashed, expected to break already booming box office records. With fanfare, Shea's Performing Arts Center announced its 2002-03 M&T Bank Broadway Season Tuesday on the stage of the palatial theater.
(04/10/02 4:00am)
Art imitates life, according to proverb.
(04/05/02 5:00am)
"The customer is always right." Often muttered to ease the tension of a transaction gone awry at the local grocery or bank, this iconic phrase of American economic consumption (or something), has always flustered me with feelings of consumer uneasiness.
(03/20/02 5:00am)
It seems as though every year we adjust ourselves to the newest music genre, either choosing to join the stampede or stick with what we know. Three years ago, it was teen pop, which was quickly contrasted by the emersion of hybrid rap/rock.
(03/15/02 5:00am)
Even the most successful academic career is prone to common deterrents such as excessive partying and procrastination. These time-consuming tasks are often justified by labeling them part of the "college experience," leaving students with a mountain of work and little time to spare.
(03/06/02 5:00am)
There was an exciting energy exuding from the Center for the Arts Atrium Sunday night, as a purple glow radiated to the sky through the glass ceiling. Whether by car or by foot, anyone who was on their way to the venue had an idea they were in for a rare treat.
(02/27/02 5:00am)
In the evolving American institution known as musical theatre, few composers chose to set what is considered dark material to music. Conceptualizing social and political strife into an entertaining and yet imposing form, German composer Kurt Weill's roads of despair came to successful fruition with cabaret and musical-style theater songs.
(02/27/02 5:00am)
Appearing with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra last weekend, Broadway legend Patti LuPone dropped in with much to sing and nothing to promote but herself. Performing the concert from her 1999 solo debut at New York City's Carnegie Hall, "Coulda, Woulda, Shouda," LuPone presented a package of tunes for which she could have, would have and should have performed in her bright and illustrious stage and screen career.