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Theater Talk: Last chances for 3 good shows - Bellissima's BITE ME (see photo), Lancaster's NIGHT WATCH, and ART's GODS OF PADEREWSKI DRIVE. Openings include Musicalfare's COME FROM AWAY, 2nd Gen's URINETOWN, BUA/First Look's GIRL IN THE WASHROOM, and All


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This week on Theater Talk Anthony and Peter talk about your last chances to see three plays which close this weekend: BITE ME, an intense two-hander set in a high school, NIGHT WATCH by Lucille Fletcher (of SORRY WRONG NUMBER fame), and GODS OF PADEREWSKI DRIVE by local favorite Tom Dudzick. In between, Anthony found time to see the new movie version of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN starring Jennifer Lopez, et. al. And there are four (4) good openings: COME FROM AWAY as MusicalFare starts its season at Shea's 710 Theatre, URINETOWN (where you have to "pay to pee") produced by 2nd Generation Theatre at Shea's Smith Theatre, THE GIRL IN THE WASHROOM (ghost hunters then and now) by local playwright Bela Poynton, and OAK with teenagers, a shotgun, and a swamp monster by the author of MAGNOLIA BALLET (seen previously at the Alleyway). SCROLL DOWN TO SEE COMPLETE LISTINGSYes! Do it! Click through to see complete listings of what's on stage!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…
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