Western New York's longest-running theatrical performance will celebrate
its 14th Anniversary in March 2012!
  Join us for our very special DIVA-licious performances!

DIVA by DIVA is our "Celebration of Women" ... with songs, readings,
 humor & quotes by, for & about women. 
Although DIVA by DIVA is gender specific, it is not gender exclusive ...
... men like it too !


DIVA by DIVA will be on stage monthly, beginning October 12, 2011.

2011 DATES*
October 12 
November 16, November 30
December 7, December 14

2012 DATES*
January 25 -- CANCELLED
February 8,  February 22
March 14,  March 28
April 11,  April 25
May 9,  May 23 

* Please call to verify a performance date as occasionally we must cancel
 a performance due to scheduling conflicts.

SHOWTIME:  Wednesdays at 7:30 pm



TICKETS:   $25 General Admission     $18 Seniors 65+      ECC Community:  $14 (ID required)
"DIVA Deal" (5 Tickets for price of 4):  $100; $72 Seniors
Group Rates available

See our Box Office page for full ticket information    



DIVA Dinner & Theatre Packages:  $45/$38 per person 

Dinner Theatre is available for ALL DIVA performances at Citta 'di Militello's, 760 Wehrle Dr. at Union Rd.

Dinner Theatre is available at ECC's Statler Erie Room for these 2012 DIVA performances:   
   February 8,  March 28,  April 11 & 25 

Visit our Dinner Theatre page for complete information about our Dinner Theatre packages


TICKETS ON SALE NOW !!

Call our Box Office for Dinner Theatre, DIVA Deals, Group Rates, Season Subscriptions & other ticket options

(716) 848-0800 

Tickets also available online 24/7 -- purchase & print-at-home tickets available on E-Tix:


(convenience fees apply)   

                  FUNDRAISING & SPECIAL EVENTS

If you've seen the show, you know that a DIVA doesn't need much to perform - dressed in classy black and a bit of "bling", a black binder containing the script, a microphone and an audience - and she is ready......no matter what the location !! We love to take "DIVA by DIVA..." on the road to help area organizations with their fundraising and speciaI events, or to host your organization at a special performance at our theatre. We work out a ticket price that will enable you to raise the funds you need for your organization.

If you would like to have "DIVA by DIVA..." as a partner at your next fundraising event, please contact us at 716-848-0800 or by e-mail at OConnellGetInfo@aol.com

DIVA BOUTIQUE

Do you need a Birthday present, or a Hostess gift, or are you just looking for a little something "sparkly" for yourself ... after all, YOU DESERVE IT !
Visit our DIVA Boutique while you're at your next DIVA performance!  We have lovely rhinestone DIVA pins (in gold and silver), DIVA martini glasses, DIVA coffee mugs,
and our newest addition -  fabulous silver DIVA tote bags for that quick trip to the supermarket or for carrying your "stuff" as you go about your busy day.
For a reasonable donation to our women's & children's charities, you can have a fun, fabulous piece of DIVA merchandise ... see us before or after the show!

          THE  "DIVA"  STORY

"DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration of Women!" is Western New York's longest-running theatrical production.  This fast-paced cabaret style show filled with songs, readings, poetry, humor & quotes by, for & about women was created by Mary Kate O'Connell (Artistic/Executive Director of O'Connell & Company) in 1999 as a 2-week performance honoring Women's History Month.  Now, nearly 14 years later, audiences still flock to share in the "DIVA experience".  The show is "gender specific", but not "gender exclusive" ... men enjoy it too! 

The ever-changing "DIVA by DIVA..." cast is drawn from all aspects of the community: performing arts, the business & corporate arenas, as well as the private & philanthropic sector - making this an extraordinary network of remarkable women.  At any given performance, the cast can range in size from 7 to 27 and might include a politician, a singer, a teacher, an actress, an international banker, a cancer survivor...a sister, a daughter, a mother, a friend.  All of these women join together, giving their voice and talent to, as O'Connell puts it, "redefining the DIVA ... it's a happening, really."

Over the years more than 300 women have been a part of the "DIVA by DIVA..." cast.  The show has been performed throughout Upstate New York as well as Southern Ontario & Pennsylvania.  In 2004 a special performance was held at the prestigious Players Club in New York City & in 2007 the DIVAS traveled to Ireland, taking the stage at several venues in The Emerald Isle including Point Boise in Galway & The Moat Theatre near Dublin.

Perfect as a fundraising tool, "DIVA by DIVA..." performances have helped raise a great deal of money for women's & children's charities in the WNY community.  A favorite charity has been Cornerstone Manor in Buffalo, a shelter for abused & homeless women & their children.

The unique quality of "DIVA by DIVA..." is that no 2 shows have ever had exactly the same cast or the same script.  Performers arrive an hour before the show dressed in "DIVA" black and sparkly jewelry; they gather, chatter, get their scripts & a few director's notes - then it's ON WITH THE SHOW !!!

DIVA MEMORIES

 PHOTOS FROM THE DIVA'S 2007 IRELAND TOUR

Above: THE DIVAS ON STAGE AT THE MOAT THEATRE IN NAAS,
JUST OUTSIDE OF DUBLIN, IRELAND


Below: THE DIVAS POSE IN FRONT OF
DURTY NELLY'S IN SHANNON, IRELAND