Reviews
See what critics are raving about
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
“‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ offers great performances of iconic songs alongside a feel-good story of a woman finding her voice.”
– CITY Magazine
Pure Native
“With an all-Native cast, a Native playwright, and production choices steeped in Indigenous perspective, Pure Native stands at as one of Geva’s most captivating offerings this season.”
– Broadway World
Little Women
“With standout performances, sharp direction, and impressive technical execution, this production is a must-see for both longtime fans of Little Women and newcomers alike.”
– Broadway World
Nina Simone: Four Women
“Geva delivers a production that is both intimate and transformative, honoring Nina Simone’s legacy as an artist and activist.”
– Broadway World
A Christmas Carol
“With the inclusive casting and its loyalty to Dickens’ plot, this adaptation of A Christmas Carol takes the words of Tim Cratchit — ‘God bless us, every one’ — seriously.”
– CITY Magazine
How I Learned What I Learned
“‘How I Learned What I Learned’ is another strong offering, both honoring and humanizing one of America’s greatest 20th century playwrights.”
– CITY Magazine
Young Frankenstein
“Rochester, and perhaps the country as a whole, needs a show like ‘Young Frankenstein’ right now. Something funny, sexy and completely non-fictional. A night spent laughing at the theater can do a lot of good.”
– CITY Magazine
The Color Purple
“‘The Color Purple’ is a triumph, easily one of the top four or five productions I’ve seen grace Geva’s stage in my many years of attendance.”
– Broadway World
Recent Press
News articles, press releases, and more!
8/21/25 – Geva Theatre Kicks Off Its 25/26 Season with The Play That Goes Wrong
5/29/25 – Comedian Kellye Howard comes to Geva Theatre for The Work Out Room from June 12 – 22
4/29/25 – Geva Theatre’s 2025 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Awards
4/6/25 – PUSH Physical Theatre comes to Geva with Generic Male
3/31/25 – Geva Theatre Announces the Lineup for the 25/26 Season – Come Home to Geva!
3/25/25 – Geva Theatre Presents the East Coast Premiere of Pure Native by Vickie Ramirez
3/7/25 – Geva Theatre Celebrates a Country Music Legend this Summer with Always…Patsy Cline
3/5/25 – Comedian Gabe Mollica comes to Geva Theatre for The Work Out Room from March 13 – 23
2/13/25 – Geva Theatre Presents Little Women in a Heartfelt New Adaptation
1/10/25 – Geva Theatre begins the new year with Nina Simone: Four Women
10/4/24 – Geva Theatre celebrates August Wilson with his autobiographical one-actor play
9/17/24 – Geva Theatre opens its 52nd Season with Mel Brooks’ musical comedy, Young Frankenstein
5/24/24 – Geva Theatre hosts Annual Fundraising Gala, Curtain Call, on Friday, June 7, 2024
5/13/24 – Geva Theatre closes its 51st Season with the Tony Award-winning Musical, The Color Purple
4/2/24 – Geva Theatre presents World Premiere of Dan O’Brien’s Newtown
3/25/24 – Geva Announces the 24/25 Season
3/11/24 – Geva Theatre presents Sanctuary City, a Kitchen Theatre Company production
2/13/24 – Geva Theatre presents Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
1/19/24 – Geva Threatre presents Dial M for Murder
1/4/24 – Geva Theatre Announces ROC Geva Pass Partnership with the City of Rochester
7/26/23 – RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Rosé Will Star as Glinda in LGBTQ+ The Wizard of Oz at Geva Theatre
7/13/23 – Geva Theatre Announces Rochester Fringe Festival Lineup
6/20/23 – Jeffrey L. Page returns to Geva with Lady Day at the Emerson Bar & Grill
6/1/23 – Comedian Baron Vaughn presents new Comedy Series, The Work Out Room!
5/10/23 – Geva Theatre Celebrates 50 Years at Curtain Call: The Golden Gala
5/2/23 – Geva Theatre’s Final Engagement Evenet For it’s 50th Season: Gold Party
4/19/23 – Geva Announces Cinderella
4/4/23 – Geva Announces And So We Walked
3/20/23 – Geva 23/24 Season Announcement
3/19/23 –Geva Theatre’s 2023 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award
3/3/23 – Geva presents we are continuous
1/19/23 – Geva Theatre Presents Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
6/2/2022 – Geva Concludes 49th Season with Sister Act
6/2/2022 – Geva Announces General Auditions for 2022-23 Season
5/25/2022 – Geva Announces 50th Anniversary Season
5/19/22 – Geva Announces Curtain Call 2022
5/3/22 – Geva Announces Yoga Play
4/14/22 – Geva Announces 2022 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award Honorees
4/14/22 – Geva Announces The Chinese Lady
3/24/22 – Geva Announces Somewhere Over the Border
2/17/22 – Geva Announces How to Catch Creation
1/25/22 – Geva Announces Constellations
1/5/22 – Geva Announces Airness
12/9/21 – Geva Announces UFCU Grant
10/7/21 – Geva Announces Home for the Holidays
9/22/21 – Geva Announces Vietgone
9/14/21 – Geva Announces A Christmas Carol
8/19/21 – Geva Announces Season 49
7/6/21 – Geva Announces Ring of Fire
6/24/21 – Geva Announces Retirement of Artistic Director Mark Cuddy
4/16/21 – Geva Announces The Real James Bond … Was Dominican
3/31/21 – Presenting the Geva Artistic Council
3/8/21 – Geva Theatre Center announces Tenacious Women: Shaping Change in Rochester and Beyond
2/18/21 – Geva Announces A Video Production of Where Did We Sit On The Bus?
12/14/20 – Geva Theatre Center’s “A Christmas Carol at Home”
10/15/20 – Geva Theatre Center Launches Recognition Radio: An Audio Play Festival Celebrating Black Voices
4/21/20 – Geva Thetre Center Launches Weekley Podcast: “Out of the Rehearsal Hall”
3/13/20 – Geva Cancels Remaining Performances of ONCE and CRY IT OUT
3/12/20 – Novel Coronavirus Update: Geva Halts Ticket Sales for ONCE and CRY IT OUT
2/26/20 – Bishop Kearney HS to present ONCE on the Geva Stage for 1 Night Only
2/18/20 – Geva presents the Kitchen Theatre production of CRY IT OUT
1/30/20 – Geva holds auditions for the role of 13 Year-Old Alice in LOOKS LIKE PRETTY
1/24/20 – Geva presents ONCE
1/21/20 – Dive into the Hornets Nest with hang
1/8/20 – electricGrit Dance presents Shifting Navigations in the Fielding
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