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Get up close and personal with the hottest work in American theatre: the smash-hit The Lion, An Iliad and the heartwarming comedy Dancing Lessons.

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This outrageous musical parody tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Embarking on their quest to find the Holy Grail, the Knights’ shenanigans include flying cows, beautiful show girls, killer rabbits, and flatulent Frenchmen – all while performing heart-stopping and hilarious musical numbers. Winner of three Tony Awards,® including Best Musical.

Book & Lyrics by Eric Idle | Music by John Du Prez & Eric IdleDirected by Melissa Rain Anderson

SEPTEMBER 9 - OCTOBER 11S M T W T F S

6 7 8 97:30pm

10 7:30pm

118pm

12 2pm / 8pm

132pm / 7pm

14 157:30pm

167:30pm

17 7:30pm

188pm

194pm / 8:30pm

20 2pm / 7pm

21 226pm

237:30pm

247:30pm

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264pm / 8:30pm

27 2pm / 7pm

28 297:30pm

307:30pm

1 7:30pm

28pm

34pm / 8:30pm

4 2pm / 7pm

5 67:30pm

72pm / 7:30pm

87:30pm

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104pm / 8:30pm

112pm

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OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 15

At the height of his career, famed abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko struggles with a series of grand-scale paintings for New York’s Four Seasons restaurant. When his new assistant challenges his artistic integrity, Rothko must confront his personal demons or be crushed by the ever-changing art world he helped create in this riveting battle of wills. Winner of six Tony Awards,® including Best Play.

Written by John LoganDirected by Skip Greer

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18 19 207:30pm

217:30pm

22 7:30pm

238pm

24 2pm / 8pm

252pm / 7pm

26 276pm

287:30pm

29 7:30pm

308pm

314pm / 8:30pm

1 2pm / 7pm

2 37:30pm

47:30pm

57:30pm

68pm

74pm / 8:30pm

8 2pm / 7pm

9 107:30pm

112pm / 7:30pm

12 7:30pm

138pm

144pm / 8:30pm

15 2pm

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A true story of love, loss, family loyalty, and the redemptive power of music. Following award-winning and sold out runs in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London, and Off-Broadway, writer/performer Benjamin Scheuer shares his gripping coming-of-age musical journey from boyhood to manhood, through pain and healing. The Lion is a candid, poignant, and charming new solo musical from a next-generation troubadour.

Written and performed by Benjamin ScheuerDirected by Sean Daniels

NOVEMBER 11 - 22

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8 9 10 117pm

127pm

137pm

143pm / 7pm

153pm / 7pm

16 177pm

182pm / 7pm

19 7pm

207pm

213pm / 7pm

223pm / 7pm

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According to Nowak family legend, there was a miracle on South Division Street sixty years ago when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in the family’s barbershop on Buffalo’s East Side. Since then, the neighborhood has looked upon the Nowak’s 20-foot commemorative shrine as a beacon of hope and faith. But now, the family’s faith is shaken when a deathbed confession threatens to change everything. A heartfelt and hilarious family comedy from the author of Over the Tavern.

Written by Tom DudzickDirected by Pamela Hunt

S M T W T F S

10 11 127:30pm

137:30pm

14 7:30pm

158pm

16 2pm / 8pm

172pm / 7pm

18 196pm

207:30pm

21 7:30pm

228pm

234pm / 8:30pm

24 2pm / 7pm

25 267:30pm

277:30pm

287:30pm

298pm

304pm / 8:30pm

31 2pm / 7pm

1 27:30pm

32pm / 7:30pm

4 7:30pm

58pm

64pm / 8:30pm

7 2pm

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The familiar tale of gods and goddesses, undying love and endless battles blends with contemporary stories of war and revenge in this captivating retelling of Homer’s epic classic. The lone Poet has told this story for centuries, conjuring the heroes and battles of different cultures and eras. Now in the shadow of war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, he recounts a sweeping and unforgettable story of human loss and folly that resonates across three millennia.

Written by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’HareBased on Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles

FEBRUARY 4 - 21S M T W T F S

31 1 2 3 47pm

57pm

62:30pm / 7:30m

73pm

8 97pm

107pm

117pm

127pm

132:30pm / 7:30pm

143pm

15 16 177pm

18 7pm

197pm

202:30pm / 7:30pm

213pm

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Set in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning American masterpiece follows the journey of Jem and Scout Finch, whose father has been appointed to defend a black man framed for a crime he didn’t commit. As the trial progresses, the children witness racial injustice envelop their community, while their father seeks the truth with quiet integrity, courage and compassion.

Adapted by Christopher Sergel from the novel by Harper LeeDirected by Mark Cuddy

FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 20S M T W T F S

14 15 167:30pm

177:30pm

18 7:30pm

198pm

20 2pm / 8pm

212pm / 7pm

22 236pm

247:30pm

25 7:30pm

268pm

274pm / 8:30pm

28 2pm / 7pm

29 17:30pm

27:30pm

37:30pm

48pm

54pm / 8:30pm

6 2pm / 7pm

7 87:30pm

92pm / 7:30pm

10 7:30pm

118pm

124pm / 8:30pm

13 2pm

14 15 16 17 188pm

194pm / 8:30pm

202pm

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In association with Theatre Royal, Waterford, Ireland

The jaded James Tyrone is on the edge of despair, and the fiercely passionate Josie Hogan is lonely beyond endurance. But on this night, when they meet on a barren patch of earth in the glow of an autumn moon, hope sparks between them. In this bittersweet elegy, two wounded hearts experience the power of redemption – and the saving grace of love. It is a stark look at humanity in its basest and loveliest form by four-time Pulitzer Prize and America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O’Neill.

Written by Eugene O’NeillDirected by Ben Barnes

MARCH 29 - APRIL 24S M T W T F S

27 28 297:30pm

307:30pm

31 7:30pm

18pm

2 2pm / 8pm

32pm / 7pm

4 56pm

67:30pm

7 7:30pm

88pm

94pm / 8:30pm

10 2pm / 7pm

11 127:30pm

137:30pm

147:30pm

158pm

164pm / 8:30pm

17 2pm / 7pm

18 197:30pm

202pm / 7:30pm

21 7:30pm

228pm

234pm / 8:30pm

24 2pm

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APRIL 14 - MAY 1

Two lonely souls embark on a relationship filled with surprising discoveries. A high-functioning young man with Asperger’s Syndrome seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer, now sidelined with injuries. As their relationship unfolds, they’re caught off-guard by the unexpected revelations – both hilarious and heartwarming – that they make about each other. A new romantic comedy from the author of Freud’s Last Session about an unlikely relationship and the healing power of love.

Written by Mark St. GermainDirected by Rachel Lampert

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10 11 12 13 147pm

157pm

162:30pm / 7:30pm

173pm

18 197pm

207pm

217pm

227pm

232:30pm / 7:30pm

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25 26 277pm

28 7pm

297pm

302:30pm / 7:30pm

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FUN, FRESH OFFICE COMEDY

Everyone who graduated from the Kingston NY High School Class of ’97 wonders what happened to their revered May Queen. Some say she became one of Spitzer’s hookers; others say she married a sheik in Dubai – but when she suddenly resurfaces in town and starts temping at a small insurance agency, things are a far cry from what they expected. Gossip kicks into high gear among these classmates, turned co-workers, in this fun, fresh and savvy new office comedy with a gigantic heart.

Written by Molly Smith MetzlerDirected by Amanda Charlton

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MAY 3 - 29S M T W T F S

1 2 37:30pm

47:30pm

5 7:30pm

68pm

7 2pm / 8pm

82pm / 7pm

9 106pm

117:30pm

12 7:30pm

138pm

144pm / 8:30pm

15 2pm / 7pm

16 177:30pm

187:30pm

197:30pm

208pm

214pm / 8:30pm

22 2pm / 7pm

23 247:30pm

252pm / 7:30pm

26 7:30pm

278pm

284pm / 8:30pm

29 2pm

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The sparkling holiday classic full of spectacular magic, music and tradition.

Part pageant and “wHOLY” hysterical, ‘Sister’ imparts lessons about Easter.

A 4-day festival honoring blues legend and Rochester’s adopted son, “Son” House.

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All plays, artists, dates and prices subject to change. Cover photos by Ken Huth, clockwise from top left: The Cast of Pump Boys and Dinettes | Brian O’Connor | Bowman Wright | Joel Van Liew & Aaron Muñoz | Regan Thompson & David Mason | The cast of Five Guys Named Moe | Cary Donaldson & Kate Middleton

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