author: Rick Bergmann
Comic Chaos at its Finest: Moon Over Buffalo at MAD
There are certain classics in community theatre that, when done well, always bring joy to the stage. Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo is one of them. This fast-paced comedy follows fading stage couple George and Charlotte Hay as they perform repertory theater in Buffalo while desperately hoping for a big Hollywood break. When they learn that a famous director might attend their show,
author: Wes Dennis
Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is often referred to as the funniest play in the English language. While I may not entirely agree with that assessment — comedy can be quite subjective and often derives from specific cultural contexts, such that objective qualifiers like “funniest” should be regarded with a certain skepticism — many people are saying that the play remains decidedly amusing and culturally relevant even 130 years after its publication date.
author: Wes Dennis
In Jack Neary’s Kong’s Night Out, the current production from UpStage Artists, Myron Siegel (Neil Swanson-Chrisman) has a problem. Once a big name among Broadway producers, Siegel longs to recapture the fame and reputation he’s lost following a string of flops — most of which failed due to the meddling machinations of one Carl Dennam (Peter Rouleau), a rival producer known for traveling to exotic locales to obtain thrilling on-site footage.