Central New York Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 14

BWW Review: LIVING ON LOVE at Curtain Call Theatre
by Gianluca Russo - April 08, 2016

It's obvious that theatre nowadays has begun to stray from the cute, playful shows of the 1950s, in which plots were thin and laughs were large. And rightfully so, as after a certain point, one craves to feel moved and inspired by a piece. But something about Joe DiPietro's Living on Love, which ope...

BWW Review: THE BLUE-SKY BOYS Lands Safely at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Gianluca Russo - March 18, 2016

Who knew that a show based upon President Kennedy's promise to get a man on the moon could be so entertaining, humorous, and, to put it simply, magnificent? The Blue-Sky Boys, which opened Tuesday at the Capital Repertory Theatre, is written by Deborah Brevoort, under the direction of Gordon Greenbe...

BWW Review: Schenectady Light Opera Company Lets It All Out To Shine In HAIR
by Gianluca Russo - March 14, 2016

The cast, or tribe as they preferred to be called, of Schenectady Light Opera Company's production of Hair is certainly letting it all out to shine for us in this restaging of the 1968 Broadway game changer. The production is extremely timely considering the upcoming presidential election and protes...

BWW Reviews: BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON at University At Albany
by Gianluca Russo - March 04, 2016

Audiences expecting a historic, telling musical of our seventh president of these United States, Andrew Jackson, are in for quite a surprise. The show, which prefaces that it is not historically accurate, is an emo and rock filled tale of Jackson, the formation of the Democratic Party, and his tortu...