REVIEW: “The Lisbon Traviata” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss This seems to be the season for reviving Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally’s plays. Having just reviewed Frankie and Johnny at the…
REVIEW: “Black Coffee” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Patrick White Black Coffee served up by the Circle Theatre Players at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts has a most pleasing appearance, stage…
REVIEW: “The Legend of Georgia McBride” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger From the moment David Adkins appears at a microphone wearing a baseball cap (as Eddie, the nearly bankrupt owner of Cleo’s bar…
REVIEW: “Fellow Travelers” at the Glimmerglass Festival
by Patrick White Fellow Travelers takes its place on Glimmerglass Festival’s schedule as the “modern masterpiece” as Artistic and General Director Rob Ainsley described it in…
REVIEW: “Advice” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Jeannie Marlin Woods The current summer offering at the inimitable Dorset Theatre Festival is ADVICE by playwright Brent Askari. This highly successful theatre organization…
REVIEW: “Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune” at Shakespeare & Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Lovemaking, music, and laughter greet us before the lights come up on the Elayne P. Bernstein stage in Terrence McNally’s Frankie and…
REVIEW: “Madame Butterfly” at the Glimmerglass Festival
by Patrick White Madame Butterfly, one of the most produced operas ever since its debut in 1907, takes pride of place on Glimmerglass Festival’s calendar…
REVIEW: “Footloose” at Playhouse Stage Company
by Sierra Pasquale There is something wonderfully timeless about Footloose. On paper, it is an unabashedly 1980s story: a Chicago teenager moves to a small…
REVIEW: “Lovesong” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Picture a time and space where memories are not just emotional but are also physical embodiments of the past. And then add…
REVIEW: “Cosí” at the Glimmerglass Festival
by Patrick White Are you ready to par-tay? Glimmerglass Festival is throwing a bash, a monster mash with their new production of Cosí whose abbreviated title is…
Avoid Being Scammed this Summer!
(Thanks to the Sharon Playhouse for requesting Berkshire on Stage address this issue. Their leadership, along with leaders from the Mac-Haydn Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival,…
Curtain Call Theatre Opens 35th Season with “Left on Tenth”
Latham, NY — Curtain Call Theatre’s 35th Season opens this September with Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron. The play is Directed by Ellen Cribbs. Based on her popular memoir,…
Curtain Call Theatre Announces Auditions for “Dear Jack, Dear Louise”
Curtain Call Theatre (Latham, NY) will be holding auditions for Dear Jack, Dear Louise By Ken Ludwig Directed by Rich Lounello Auditions (sides will be provided)…
Home Made Theater Announces Auditions for “Clue”
Home Made Theater proudly presents: auditions for CLUE By Sandy Rustin | Based on the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Directed by Shane Sczepankowski Produced by…
Valley Light Opera and PAEC Seek Community Input on New Shared Facility
Introducing VLO’s new partnership with PAEC – Performing Arts and Education Cooperative, Inc. The Performing Arts and Education Cooperative (PAEC), a nonprofit organization formed by several of…
Lake George Dinner Theatre Seeks Props Designer
The Lake George Dinner Theatre, a professional Equity company, is looking for a Props Designer for their upcoming production of The 39 Steps. Rehearsals begin…
Empire State Development Announces Construction Underway on American Theatre in Troy
$7.1 Million Renovation of Historic Venue in Downtown Troy Will Reimagine Century-Old Former Cinema State Investments Support Revitalization Project in City’s Urban Core (Aug. 6)…