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Actor Sean Cullen returns to his hometown of Buffalo as a featured cast member in the Road Less Traveled production of "All My Sons." Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

Advocates are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would shift some local elections in New York from odd number years to even number years. Dozens of retail marijuana dispensaries should be opening soon following a settling of a lawsuit that put licensing to a halt.

The investigation of the explosion on the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday has been put into the hands of the Niagara Falls Police Department. Theater Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

Shea's Performing Arts Center is holding a morning press conference to make it is being called a "Special Announcement."

Good theater all around, including contining LEGALLY BLONDE at MusicalFare, ALL MY SONS at Road Less Traveled and MASTER HAROLD...AND THE BOYS at Irish Classical and Harold Pinter's THE HOMECOMING at Torn Space. Broadway's John Scherer is back in town as the narrator in A CHRISTMAS STORY at Lancaster Opera House which opens tonight. Many, many shows open in December which is only 7 days away including YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Theatre of Youth. For 31 years (as of November 2023) Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, and The Stratford Festival are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

Groups that advocate for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities are asking Governor Kathy Hochul to provide more money for needed services. Two Humboldt Parkway residents have filed a lawsuit against the State Department of Transportation petitioning the federal Highway administration to conduct an environmental assessment for the proposed Kensington Expressway project.

On today’s What’s Next?, Jodi Gerhard, the senior program director at Horizon Health Services, joins Jay Moran for a conversation about her efforts in the field of mental health and addiction services and how that work can take a toll on the counselors who provide it. Gerhard has seen the challenges of the job evolve due to the opioid epidemic and other stressors. But she says being present and approaching the work with intentionality can make a difference.

Buffalo Public School Superintendent Tonja Williams is responding to the stabbing of a Hutch Tech student on Tuesday near Niagara Square. A criminal charge is in place in connection with a case of a Niagara County legislator who was observed on surveillance video apparently slashing a tire outside a Lockport tavern.

Today, we feature two conversations with community leaders and advocates. First, Thomas O’Neil-White sits down with Daniel Robertson, Director of the Boys and Men of Color Initiative at Say Yes, Buffalo, to discuss Daniel’s plans for his new role and the positive examples of leadership that helped him step up. And Jay Moran talks with public health expert and CEO of Seneca Scientific Solutions Dean Seneca about how addiction among Native American and Indigenous populations can be traced back to intergenerational trauma — and what can be done to help stem the tide.

Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law yesterday a measure to look at potential reparations for New Yorkers whose ancestors suffered under slavery in the state.