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For over 25 years, 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. This week Anthony and Peter discuss the musical OKLAHOMA! with a revival on a North American Tour this week at Shea's Buffalo Theatre.

For over 25 years, 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. This week we pay tribute to Swings, Standbys, and Understudies and remember former Shaw Festival Artistic Director Christopher Newton.

For 30 years, 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. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, are covered as other relevant art forms are touched on, including ballet and opera.

On Friday's Scoreboard... WBB teams will now receive revenue for playing in March Madness; The Battle of Williamsville is on Friday Night Lights tonight; The Sabres bounced back with a win on Wednesday; and of course, we preview the Bills’ AFC Divisional Round Matchup with the Baltimore Ravens.

Malcolm Nance, an expert on extremism, has been closely following the aspirations of those who falsely believe that the 2020 election was illegitimate.

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This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about Shakespeare in Delaware Park's 50th season opening of RICHARD III and the continuing, traveling, edited, excellent ROMEO AND JULIET. At the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake GNIT is a very entertaining take on PEER GYNT and a reminder that Saturday, August 9, at 10 am Anthony will be speaking in the "Spiegeltent" and then at 1 pm enjoying BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY (about the end of the Harlem Renaissance) at the adjacent Jackie Maxwell Theatre. (Complete Shaw listings below/attached.)For over 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase. Chase co-hosted Theater Talk with Buffalo Broadcast Hall of Famer Jim Santella for many years. These days, it's Peter Hall. With more than 20 active producing theater companies in Buffalo alone, not to mention Shea’s Performing Arts Center and the Shaw Festival at nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake, Chase and Hall keep their calendars full, trying to see and share their insights on as many shows as possible.But Theater Talk is anything but a dry community arts listing service. Instead, with affection, good humor, and just the occasional rant, the segment provides snapshot reviews, recommends local productions, analyzes the Western New York theater scene and occasionally looks at what's happening on Broadway and across the nation.Chase is the founder of the Artie Awards, which recognizes excellence in Western New York theater and raises money for AIDS charities.

Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem continues to dominate the charts, while long-ago chart queen Connie Francis is gathering momentum for a song from 1962.

Anthony & Peter talk about Lockport's Taylor Theater and a very good 39 STEPS as well as the equally funny THANKSGIVING PLAY at Ujima. Teal Wicks rocks the role of "Anne Hathaway" in & JULIET at Shea's, Anthony saw SUNSET BLVD. on Broadway, and was there to see Stephen McKinley Henderson inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.For 32 years (as of November 2024), 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 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays 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, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera.

March Madness basketball play reaches the Sweet 16 on the men's side — the women's will be solidified by the end of the day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nicole Auerbach with The Athletic.