Terminus, the new Dan Shanahan piece currently being performed at the Central Terminal picks up on his earlier work, Muriel Vanderbilt Goes Walking, as the central character, Muriel, played by Melissa Meola, “confronts four stages of herself.” The event takes full advantage of its spectacular Central Terminal setting with a poetic and ambitious venture into audio- and video-enhanced performance.

The first locally produced production of the David Yazbek-Terrence McNally musical The Full Monty demonstrates what a nicely constructed show it is. Set in Buffalo in the recent past, The Full Monty follows a group of out-of-work steelworkers who decide to put on a Chippendales-style strip show to earn some quick cash.