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Michael Flatley’s ‘Lord of the Dance’ set for March at Proctors
SCHENECTADY - Michael Flatley's famous "Lord of the Dance" is set for Proctors in March, officials announced recently.The show is scheduled for the MainStage at Proctors!-->!-->!-->…
‘Spring Awakening’ comes to SLOC Jan. 19-28
By Natasha Vaughn-HoldridgeSCHENECTADY — The musical “Spring Awakening” is coming to SLOC Musical Theater, running Friday through Jan. 28.This angsty rock musical!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Proctors Annie Review: Acting, singing, dancing excellent at classic show
Unless you've been living under a rock or on some deserted island for the better part of the past 40-plus years, it’s fairly certain you have some passing knowledge of!-->…
5 Questions with Brenna Geffers
As we emerge from the list-making season, if you asked me to come up with a list of indelible theater experiences in alternative spaces, “Pericles” staged on a huge model!-->…
Steamer No.10’s ‘Ride the Cyclone’ a Ride That Lasts Long After Music Has Stopped
"Ride the Cyclone," a musical with music lyrics and book by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell is, well, weird, quirky, peculiar, somewhat unsettling and oddly enough, very!-->…
5 Questions with Val Kavanaugh
Sand Lake Center for the Arts is kicking off the new year with its One Act Play Festival this Friday through Sunday, an event that’s sure to be a good time filled with high!-->…
A tale of 310 plays in 2023
We attended 310 plays in 2023!310! How is that even possible? It’s an awesome number, to be sure, but it falls just shy of our record mark of 317 in 2019. And by we, I!-->!-->!-->…
Year-end list shines spotlight on those backstage, offstage
There are many lists out there at the end of the year of best performances and best shows, but I think it’s high time we recognize those that we could not do without.
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5 Questions with Alan Paul
The year end “5 Questions” interview finds us chatting by email with Alan Paul, who just finished his first season – which was wildly successful – as artistic director of!-->…
5 questions with … Santa Claus
This has got to be the interview of the season. I was able to grab a quick 5 Questions with the Big Man himself, Santa Claus, who is appearing in Santa’s Magical Express at!-->…
5 questions with Ariel Bock, director
Shakespeare & Company continues its tradition of costumed staged readings of new plays set in the Jane Austen universe with “Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberly”!-->…
Their ‘Civic’ duty: Volunteers pitch in to create holiday fundraiser event
Jen Van Iderstyne loves performing. And fortunately for the Schenectady Civic Players, she’s also very happy doing all the other things that help make community theater such!-->…