Theater

Superman, the first film under the comics giant’s newly rebranded media franchise, the DC Universe, soared past expectations this weekend for a stellar $122 million open at the domestic box office, and $217 million globally. While that number comes up just short of the projection from the tracking mainstay the National Research Group — $125 million to $145 million […]

The Rochester Community Players have launched their 28th Shakespeare in the Park production with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Highland Park Bowl. Running from July 11–26, the show celebrates RCP’s centennial season and features nightly performances, excluding Mondays and Tuesdays. Actress Kayla Perconti hopes audiences will laugh, be moved, and fall in love with the […]

Taraji P. Henson will make her Broadway acting debut in “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” by August Wilson, starring alongside Cedric the Entertainer. Directed by Debbie Allen, the play is set in 1911 and follows African Americans seeking identity and healing during the Great Migration. Henson will play Bertha Holly, the boarding house co-owner. The […]

“F1 The Movie” debuted with $55.6 million in North American theaters and $144 million globally over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing the tech company easily its biggest opening yet. Though Apple Original Films has had some notable successes in its six years in Hollywood — including the 2021 Oscar-winner “CODA” — its theatrical results […]

In Honor of Prince’s birthday, the Little Theatre is showing Purple Rain. Today, 06/07/25 at 7:30. Happy birthday Prince! Little Theatre 5 – The Jack Garner Theatre (8 Winthrop St., inside Little 2-5 & Cafe) Doors open at 7:00pm Online tickets are available at https://thelittle.org/purple-rain-screening/  

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Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and producer Lena Waithe discussed Jacobs-Jenkins’ Pulitzer-winning play Purpose, which delves into the intergenerational struggles of a Black family in Chicago. Waithe draws parallels to Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, praising Purpose for its updated exploration of masculinity, shame, queerness, and familial obligation. The play centers on the character Solomon, […]

A Bold Reclamation of Jazz Legacy BOOP! The Musical, now on Broadway, reimagines the iconic Betty Boop as a Black woman, played by Tony-nominated Jasmine Amy Rogers. The character is loosely based on Esther Jones, a Harlem jazz singer whose influence had long gone uncredited.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared […]

The A24 and Apple-backed crime thriller “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington, movie will be released in theaters August 22nd. Starting Sept. 5th the movie will stream on Apple TV+. Written by William Alan Fox, “Highest 2 Lowest” is loosely based on Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low,” which follows a businessman deciding whether or not to […]

Pittsford-Mendon graduate Isa Antonetti has captured national attention with her Broadway debut in Buena Vista Social Club, which received ten Tony nominations. Antonetti plays young Omara, the legendary Cuban singer, in a performance that’s garnered widespread acclaim. Her family traveled from Rochester to New York City to support her, marking a full-circle moment for the […]


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