
Richard Hummert, who died on December 28th, a week after heart bypass surgery, was one of Buffalo’s most acclaimed character actors. He won two Artie Awards, the first for playing Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for the Buffalo Ensemble Theatre and Women in Theatre companies in 1996, and the othe

The fabulously talented Joel Grey (left) with Artvoice theater columnist Javier Bustillos

Jennifer Gembka as Hermia in Brazen-Faced Varlets A Midsummer Dyke’s Dream

Colm Wilkinson: Broadway, Christmas & Beyond
The month of November has geared up to be nearly as busy as Curtain Up on the stages of Western New York. The combination of classics and newer works provides a veritable theatrical feast, with something to engage many different tastes.