Theater


Openings
thurs. 6
Viagara Falls
When two old life-long senior pals get
together to celebrate one of their birthdays
and decide to do something different -
the outcome is a hilarious play. Stars
Harold Gould, Lou Cutell and Teresa
Ganzell. Opens 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6
and continues through Sunday, Sept. 16 at
the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North
Tonawanda; $. 692-2413,
www.rivieratheatre.org
Thrill Me
Stephen Dolginoff 's new musical based on
the shocking 1924 Chicago case of Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb who murdered
a young boy for the thrill of it. Stars
Stephen Dolginoff and Joseph Demerly
under the direction of Robert Waterhouse.
Opens 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 and
continues 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays through Saturday, Sept. 29 at
The New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson
Park, Buffalo; $. 853-1334,
www.newphoenixtheatre.com
fri. 7
Boilermakers & Martinis
Road Less Traveled Productions opens its
season with the continuation of its
Emanuel Fried Retrospective in this
one-man show featuring Fried and directed
by Kelli Bocock-Natale. Opens at 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 7 and continues through
Sept. 30. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays
through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays,
Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639
Main St., Buffalo; $. 629-3069,
www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org
tues. 11
Don't Talk to the Actors
World-premiere comedy by Buffalo's Tom
Dudzick that depicts the story of a young
Buffalo playwright who is thrust in the
high stakes, big money, ego-driven world
of Broadway after being discovered by a
big-time producer. Opens Tuesday, Sept.
11 and runs through Oct. 7, Studio Arena
Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo; $.
856-5650, 1-800-77STAGE
now-Oct. 5
A Mother's Comedy
Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;
$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
now-Oct. 6
The Kiltartan Comedies
Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;

$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
A Month in the Country
After Ivan Turgenev
Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;
$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
Tristan
Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;
$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
now-Oct. 7
The Philanderer
Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;
$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
now-Oct. 27
Saint Joan
The Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10
Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario; $. 1-800-511-7429,

www.shawfest.com
Hotel Peccadillo
The Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10
Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario; $. 1-800-511-7429,
www.shawfest.com
Summer and Smoke
Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;
$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com
now-Oct. 28
Mack and Mabel
Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10
Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario; $. 1-800-511-7429,
www.shawfest.com
now-Nov. 11
The Circle
Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85
Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario;
$. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com