Buffalo United Artists, by special arrangement with Bret Adams, Ltd., is proud to present, 'Monsters of the American Cinema' by Christian St. Croix. The play stars P.K. Fortson and Ayden Herreid and is directed by BUA's Co-Artistic Director Mike Doben. The play runs September 6th through September 28th- Fridays at 7:30 p.m. & Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.) at Compass Performing Arts Center, 545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14222. Tickets are $30.00. General Admission Tickets are available at https://MonstersCinema.eventbrite.com or www.buffalounitedartists.org

Buffalo United Artists, by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc., proudly presents 'A GREAT WILDERNESS' by Samuel D. Hunter. The play runs September 1 through September 23, with Friday performances at 7:30 PM and Saturday at 6 PM at the Compas Performing Arts Center, 545 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222.

Four hours after her girlfriend dumps her, Erin switches her Tinder setting to dudes because she hates herself. She quickly meets Aaron, who is straight, conveniently nearby, and only too happy to indulge her masochistic fantasies. To translate this deeply ambivalent first heterosexual experience, Erin seeks the advice of the only straight people she knows, Violet and Jeremy, a couple in a Dominant/submissive relationship.

BUFFALO UNITED ARTISTS presents, 'THE GENTLEMAN CALLER' by Philip Dawkins. Tennessee Williams and William Inge today are recognized as two of the greatest American playwrights, whose work irrevocably altered the theatrical and social landscapes.  In 1944, however, neither had achieved anything like genuine success.  As flamboyant genius Williams (played by MATT RITTLER) prepares for the world premiere of his play The Gentleman Caller - to become The Glass Menagerie - self-loathing Inge (played by JONATHAN BECKNER) struggles through his job as a theatre critic, denying his true wish to be writing plays.  Based on real-life but closed-door encounters, reconstructed from troves of comments (and elisions) by each man about their relationship, PHILIP DAWKINS gorgeously envisions what might have taken place during those early-career meetings.

Kicking off our 30th Season, BUFFALO UNITED ARTISTS presents, 'ALLEY OF THE DOLLS', a loving parody of the cult classic film.  The play runs July 9-31 on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 PM at Alleyway Theatre Mainstage, 1 Curtain up Alley, Buffalo, NY, 14202. THE ULTIMATE 'SUMMER CAMP' EXPERIENCE!  Here is the shocking, candid story of the dazzling glitter and gutter realities of show business as it has never been told before…with SEQUINS and WIGS and DRAG QUEENS…OH MY!  Starring Jimmy Janowski, Renee Landrigan, Matt Refermat, Christopher Standart, Michael Blasdell, Dan Urtz, Alex Anthony Garcia and Michael Seitz.  Directed by Chris Kelly. Tickets are $30.00 general admission/, and $25.00 for student and members. For more info www.alleyway.com or 716-852-2600 or www.buffalounitedartists.org      

The Boys Upstairs, a comedy by Jason Mitchell, is directed by Todd Fuller, and stars Jonathan Beckner, Zachary Bellus, Jeremy Catania, Ricky Needham, Daniel Torres. The play runs November 1st - 23rd, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. at Alleyway Theatre - Main Stage, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. Sex, Dating, Friendship, and all the blurry lines in between…THE BOYS UPSTAIRS invites you into the fabulous living room of Josh, Seth, and Ashley. These three Hell's Kitchen Boys encounter all of the challenges, thrills, disappointments, tops and bottoms that young adult New York life has to offer. Seth is falling in love with his older boyfriend while attempting to seek approval from his single best friends. Ashley feeds on the variety, availability and accessibility of men in Manhattan. Josh finds inspiration from the antics of his two besties and his own humorously disastrous trials with dating and funnels it all into his newest writing concept. Just when these three settle into a rhythm of celebrating life and then analyzing it the next morning, they are all thrown for a loop when their incredibly hot neighbor Eric moves in below them. The "is he or isn't he" question is just one of many that these city boys ponder with style, scandal, and specialty cocktails! Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $20.00 for student and members. Call the Buffalo United Artists box office at (716) 886-9239

September 13 through October 5, Buffalo United Artists presents "Bright Colors and Bold Patterns" at Alleyway Cabaret, 1 Curtain Up Alley. Buffalo, NY Josh and Brennan are about to get married in Palm Springs on a lovely Saturday afternoon. However, the night before turns into a drunken, drug-fueled scream riot because one of the guests becomes more and more furious about a stipulation on the wedding invitation: “Please refrain from wearing bright colors or bold patterns.” In the struggle for equality, what do we really want? What do we lose? And, is there any cocaine left? – New York Times Critic’s Pick. Performances are Fridays and Saturday at 8pm. General Admission $25 and Students and Members $20.

Buffalo United Artists presents Jimmy Janowski in the hysterical camp send up MOMMIE QUEEREST by Jamie Morris, July 12 to August 4, 2019, Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm. The production is directed and designed by Todd Warfield and also stars Michael Blasdell, Michael Seitz, and Christopher Standart. The production was originally presented in 2012 and has been remounted with the original cast.

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Buffalo United Artists (BUA) Takes 10 presents a cohesive collection of short works that tell the story of before, during, and after.

Fourteen-year-old Leonard Pelkey has disappeared. A misfit child of amazing heart and light who altered every person he touched, is missing. His homemade rainbow Converse sneakers are found deep in the rural lake, people are whispering a lot of things and one of them is... hate crime.

After six years of hiatus, the incomparable duo of Abel and Basil returns to Buffalo United Artists for one weekend only! Spend Curtain Up with us as we hash out the past several years through song and story, with special guests each evening. Selections will include Stephen Schwartz, Adler and Ross, David Yazbek, Ahrens and Flaherty and more. Come to where the cabaret resurgence in Buffalo began, with the people who began it! SHIFTING GEARS a cabaret peformance starring Kerrykate Abel and Chuck Basil with special guest stars, that runs September 14th – 16th Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at Alleyway's Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main Street, Buffalo NY. TICKETS are $20.00 general admission (716) 886-9239

Based on the 1991 Oscar winning film The Silence of the Lambs, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling (Maria Droz) musically matches wits and quips with the brilliant but insane Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Jimmy Janowski) in order to catch the transvestite serial killer known as Buffalo Bill (Michael Seitz). Clarice faces her own demons and daddy complex while racing the clock to unlock Lecter's lewd clues before another full figured co-ed is skinned by Buffalo Bill. This gleefully raunchy camp musical adaptation is not for the faint of heart. This performance contains nudity, adult situations and lot of cleverly strung together filthy words with a surprising amount of musicality. Silence! The Musical was named 2005 Outstanding Musical at the New York International Fringe Festival and continued in a 2011 Off-Broadway production which was named one of TIME magazine's "Top 10 Musicals and Plays of 2011". The musical has played in London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa and Chicago. Silence! The Musical, music & lyrics by Al Kaplan & Jon Kaplan, book by Hunter Bell Directed and designed by Todd Warfield, musical direction by Chuck Basil, choreography by Carlos Jones. starring Maria Droz, Michael Blasdell, Charmagne Chi, Adam Hayes, Eric Rawski, Michael Seitz and Jimmy Janowski. July 7th – 29th Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. & Sundays at 7:00 p.m. Alleyway Theatre – Main Stage (air-conditioned). One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. TICKETS: $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students. (716) 886-9239.  

Buffalo, New York --- For one performance only on Monday, April 30 at 7:30pm, the national touring company of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will partner with Alleyway Theatre to present a benefit concert to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and as part of the fundraising efforts of the WNED/WBFO Artie Awards to benefit ECMC's HIV/AIDS and Immunodeficiency Services.

Opening Friday, March 23, Buffalo United Artists presents Significant Other, a comedy by Joshua Harmon, directed by Chris Kelly and starring Matthew J. DiVita, with Zachary Bellus, Lissette DeJesús, Maria Droz, Anthony J. Grande, Sabrina Kahwaty, Peter S. Raimondo, and Darleen Pickering Hummert. Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but that's easier said than done. So until he meets Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close-knit girlfriends. But as singles’ nights turn into bachelorette parties, Jordan finds that supporting the ones you love can be just as impossible as finding love itself. The play runs March 23 - April 14, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sunday April 8 at 7pm. BUA Members 2-4-1 on March 23, 24, and 30.Reserve by e-mail by March 20th to receive $5 off regular price tickets. Mention code: SPRING BEGINS. $25.00 general admission - $23.00 for seniors $20.00 for members - $15.00 for students. Reserve by e-mail to BuffaloBUA@gmail.com. Alleyway Theatre is located at 1 Curtain Up! Alley, Buffalo, NY

January 2018 is BUA's 26 anniversary and Buffalo United Artists is celebrating with a one night only reading of The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley, also celebrating this landmark play's 50th anniversary.  The Boys In the Band was first presented at Theatre Four in New York City on April 14, 1968. It was directed by Robert Moore. The reading will be Sunday January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain up Alley, Buffalo NY. Tickets are $20.00. Reserve by e-mail to BuffaloBUA@gmail.com or by phone to 716/886-9239.

Straight is a provocative new play that deals with fidelity, sexuality, and identity in "post-Equality" America. Funny, sad, sexy, and surprising, this three-character play takes a hard look at the moral complex of a generation that prides itself on the pretense of acceptance. Straight is written by Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola (*). The play is directed by Javier Bustillos and stars Michael Seitz, Adam Hayes, Cassie Gorniewicz. It runs at Buffalo United Starts at Alleyway Theatre - Main Stage, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY from October 13 to November 4 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students. For more info, call the box office at (716) 886-9239 or visit Buffalo United Arts online at www.buffalobua.org.

Sons & Lovers is a brand new comedy by Donna Hoke and will run at Buffalo United Artists' Main Street Cabaret at Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY Setpember 15-30. The play is directed by Todd Fuller, and stars Caitlin Baeumler Coleman, Steve Brachmann, A. Peter Snodgrass and Dave Granville. As long as Ellen doesn't openly acknowledge that husband Butch is a cheater or son Bill is gay, they're just... not. As long as Bill doesn't introduce Marq to his mother, he can avoid commitment. It takes fantasy, farce, and one fabulous makeover before the truth flies free, and mother and son discover just how much they have in common. BUA Members receive 2-4-1 on September 16, 22, and 23. No discounts or specials on September 15 Curtain Up! performance. Tickets are $25.00 general admission - $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members - $15.00 for students.Reserve by e-mail to BuffaloBUA@gmail.com

Buffalo United Artists presents the retun of Charles Busch's CLEOPATRA, for 6 shows only. The turbulent life of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, is told, viewed through the outrageous comic lens of master parodist Charles Busch.  Evoking both 1930's Hollywood epics and the grand 19th Century romantic theatre of Sarah Bernhardt, this version of the life of the ill-fated Egyptian Queen takes her from her teenage seduction of the Roman leader Julius Caesar through her volatile tragic romance with Marc Antony and to her ultimate death.  Charles Busch's Cleopatra has echoes of the many great stars that have played her on stage and on film, such as Claudette Colbert, Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh and several who thankfully didn't, including Jean Harlow, Barbara Stanwyck and Mae West. Charles Busch's CLEOPATRA is directed by Todd Warfield and stars Jimmy Janowski, Bebe Bvlgari, Maria Droz, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, Adam Hayes, Guy Tomassi, and Michael Seitz. Performances are Saturday, July 8th at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 9th at 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 14th at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, July 15th at 4:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, July 16th at 7:00 p.m. at Alleyway Theatre – Main Stage, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students.. To make reservations or for more info, call\ (716) 886-9239     

As Steven, a failed Broadway chorus boy turned stay-at-home dad, celebrates yet another birthday, he finds himself filled with fear and uncertainty. Is his partner of 16 years, Stephen, cheating on him? Is his best friend really dying? And what, exactly, has he done with his life? A portrait of a group of longtime, theater-loving friends as they navigate the many facets of midlife and mortality, Mark Gerrard's STEVE is a biting and bittersweet comedy about relationships and the unavoidable consequences of aging and the passage of time. The play is directed by Jessica K. Rasp and stars Zachary Bellus, Caitlin Coleman, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, David Granville, Eric Rawski, Michael Seitz. STEVE runs January 20th – February 11th , on Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. at Buffalo United Artists, Alleyway Theatre – Main Stage, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students. For reservations or more info, call the box office at (716) 886-9239.

Five guys, mostly unknown to one another, rent rooms in one cabin at a gay camp resort for "Christmas In July" weekend, each one looking for something different, none sure what he might find. Over three days they develop close bonds that could only exist when everyone is going home to a different life - sharing secrets, insecurities, and aspirations they do not want to face in their day to day lives while celebrating all the joys of the holiday season in the summer heat. Christmas in July was written by Matthew Crehan Higgins. It is directed by Lisa Ludwig and stars Kevin Craig, Kurt Erb, Matthew Crehan Higgins, Marc Sacco, Michael Seitz. The play runs October 14th – November 5th, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.at Alleyway Theatre – Main Stage, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students. The box office is (716) 886-9239.  Buffalo United Artists is a self-supporting collective of professional theater artists working to present provocative and relevant work that examines the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience.

Buffalo United Artists and Brazen-Faced Varlets will present A Midsummer Dyke's Dream written by Shawn P. Northrip, direction by Lara D. Haberberger on ​November 18 - December 10, ​Fridays and Saturdays​​ at 8pm at Alleyway Theatre Main Street Cabaret Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo, NY 14202. ​Four actors will portray over 16 characters in this comedic retelling of the Bard's classic tale of lovers, fairies, and a donkey. This is part of the 400 year celebration of Shakespeare's death along with the tenth anniversary of the Brazen-Faced Varlets. Shawn Northrip wrote the Varlets' inaugural show, Ramona and Juliet. The play features Heather Fangsrud, Jennifer Gembka, Lara D. Haberberger, and Stefanie Warnick. Tickets $25 at the door or reserve at BuffaloBUA@gmail.com

Buffalo United Artists and Ujima Company are opening the 2016-17 theater season with The Submission by Jeff Talbott - a timely and compelling look at race, gender, identity, and ambition.

It's Only a Play runs at Buffalo United Artists July 23-Aug 14. It's opening night for a new Broadway play called The Golden Egg, and wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her Manhattan townhouse where all of New York show biz elite has gathered. Downstairs, the celebrity guests are pouring in. But the real action is upstairs in the bedroom-where a group of insiders eagerly await the opening night reviews. It's a celebration of theater at its best, and theater people behaving their not-so-best. It's Only a Play was one of the biggest hits Broadway has seen in years.

From Buffalo United Artists: On Monday, April 25 at 7:00 in the Alleyway's Main Street Cabaret (672 Main Street, Buffalo, NY), we will have a reading of Emile and Benny by James Marzo. The reading feature Tyler Brown, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, Preach Freedom, Becky Globus, Corey Grant, Shabar Shabazz Rouse, and Brandon Williamson with stage management by Carly Weiser and direction by Christopher Standart.

Hoarding Hope is a story based on actual events that occurred in the early days of the fight against AIDS, through the eyes of a nurse and caregiver that worked on the front lines. Fae, a woman who bore witness to the most compassionate and also most atrocious events of this time, shares her story. Hoarding Hope is a part of a series of new plays by local playwrights, addressing LGBT issues. The series will continue on April 11th with Open and Shut by Donna Hoke. It will conclude on April 25th with Emile and Benny by James Marzo. The one night reading is being presented by Buffalo United Artists and stars Kerrykate Abel-Smith and Timothy Patrick Finegan and will be presented at the Alleyway Theatre's Main Street Cabaret at 672 Main St, Buffalo NYon Monday, March 29 at 7 PM. Admission is free. For any questions, call (716) 886-9239.

Terrence McNally, four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, will visit Buffalo on April 1 and 2, 2016 as a guest of Buffalo United Artists (BUA), the Dramatists Guild Fund, the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historic Site, and Just Buffalo Literary Center. During his stay, the celebrated author will participate in two events to support theater in Western New York: a fundraising reading for BUA at the Theodore Roosevelt Site on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 6 p.m.; and a free master class supported by the Dramatists Guild Fund at Buffalo State College on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 11 a.m.

Founded by Executive Producer Javier Bustillos, Buffalo United Artists (BUA) opened its first show on January 2nd 1992. The musical revue A…My Name is Alice opened at the Franklin Street Theatre on a very cold winter night and became one of the biggest hits in Buffalo history. After performing in different venues all over town, and most recently in two regular spaces, BUA is in residence at the Alleyway Theatre complex. This January, 2016, marks our 24th birthday and we are kicking off the countdown to our 25th in January 2017! BUA Sings! is an evening of songs from selected musicals presented by BUA over the past years . It is hosted by Jimmy Janowski & Kerrykate Abel. Musical direction by Chuck Basil and stars David Butler, Bobby Cooke, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, Matthew Crehan Higgins, Chris Kelly, Loraine O’Donnell, Anne Hartley Pfohl, Marc Sacco, and Michael Seitz. It will be presented on Monday, January 25th at 7:30 p.m. for one night only! at Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, and the box office phone is (716) 886-9239/ BUA  is a self-supporting collective of professional theater artists working to present provocative and relevant work that examines the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer experience.

In the anonymous world of gay online 'hook up' apps like Grindr and Scruff, when you exhaust all potential partners in your area, you need to hit the button marked LOAD MORE GUYS. LOAD MORE GUYS examines men, monogamy, and our desperate need to conform to a heterosexual construct of love. Tyler recounts his romantic misadventures as he's sucked down Hollywood's rabbit hole of want, need and desire. The play questions marriage, monogamy and the definition of love through a pastiche of dramatic scenes, monologues, music video, and drag performance. LOAD MORE GUYS takes us through two decades and six lovers, latex wrapped in a gay porn fairy tale. The world premiere of Load More Guys, written and directed by Todd Warfield stars Michael Seitz, Tyler Brown, Joey Bucheker, Sean Marciniak, Aaron Mrowka, Sean Murphy, David Spychalski, and Bebe Bvlgari. It runs February 19th – March 12th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. at Alleyway Theatre – Main Stage, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo, NY. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students.The box office phone is (716) 886-9239. No one under 18 admitted

Buffalo United Artists proudly presents Daniel's Husband. Michael Howard does not believe in gay marriage. His partner Daniel Bixby does. Life does what life does, as these two men learn the consequences of their points of view. A WNY premiere right after its world premiere in Florida last May. Daniel's Husband by Michael McKeever and is directed by Jaview Bustillos and stars Tyler Brown, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, Anne Hartley Pfohl, Eric Rawski, and Michael Seitz. The play runs October 16th to November 7 on Friday's and Saturdays at 8 PM at the Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo NY. Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students. Call the box office at (716) 886-9239.

A Western NY PREMIERE for Curtain Up! Buffalo United Artists presents Buyer & Cellar, an OUTRAGEOUS comedy about the oddest of odd jobs: an underemployed Los Angeles actor going to work in Barbra Streisand’s personal shopping mall in the basement of her Malibu home. Winner of the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Best Play. A hit in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. The play is directed by Doug Weyand stars Kurt Erb. It runs September 18 through October 4 at Alleyway’s Main Street Cabaret in the heart of the Theatre District at 672 Main St, Buffalo NY. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 7:00 p.m. (no performance September 25th.) Tickets are $25.00 general admission, $23.00 for seniors, $20.00 for members, $15.00 for students. Call the box office at (716) 886-9239.

Buffalo United Artists proudly presents the United States premiere of BETTE & JOAN: THE FINAL CURTAIN originally created by Foursight Theatre Co. UK, devised by Sarah Thom, Sarah Toogood & James Greaves, with script by James Greaves. The play is part of Buffalo Summer Camp 2015 and runs from July 24 through August 16.

Buffalo United Artists will present the third annual BUA Takes Ten: GLBT Short Plays. From among 300 submissions from all over the country, co-curators Matthew Crehan Higgins Donna Hoke, and Jessica K. Rasp chose nine plays that reflect diverse aspects of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life on March 27-April 11, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM.