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This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter discuss the economic impact of Shea's, including the recent three-week run of THE LION KING. Kelly and Steve Copps opened in THE LAST FIVE YEARS at MusicalFare. Anthony reminisces about how seeing GUSTO brought him to Buffalo. And a new play, THE DAY I LEARNED TO FLY, opens tonight produced by First Look Buffalo. For more about upcoming local shows, please see the listings.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.

While a top White House aide insists President Trump doesn't need a dedicated team to fight impeachment, his reelection campaign launched a multimillion-dollar ad buy to defend him.

Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

Out of thousands of submissions, one soulful musician came out on top.

The smash Broadway hit Hamilton is bringing legions of new fans to the grave sites of Alexander Hamilton and his wife, Eliza, both at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan.

By Leslie Churchhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-848390.mp3Buffalo, NY – The Taste of Buffalo begins this Saturday at…

Standing atop the podium where no Filipino had stood before, a tearful Hidilyn Diaz, who serves in the Philippine air force, snapped off a salute.

Why do we like an original painting more than a forgery? Paul Bloom argues that humans are essentialists – that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not just as an illusion, but a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is.

Ten splash pads are open in the City of Buffalo starting today. Habitat for Humanity Buffalo celebrated their first modular home, which may help to overcome the rising cost of construction materials. The NBA draft happened last night. The NHL draft is next week. Theatre Talk with Peter Hall and Anthony Chase.

We continue our series with the candidates for the upcoming Buffalo mayoral election. This edition, we welcome Judge James McLeod, a retired Buffalo City Court Judge.