by Sierra Pasquale In this smart, self-aware, and sharp-edged production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Albany Civic Theater, the audience is treated to an evening that is as thought-provoking as it is laugh-out-loud funny. Anchored by two outstanding lead performances and brought to life with inventive…
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players‘ production of A Perfect Ganesh aims for spiritual resonance but lands squarely in the realm of cultural insensitivity. Terrence McNally’s 1993 play, centered on two American women seeking healing in India, is inherently a product of its time; a period when Western narratives often…
by Sierra Pasquale There’s blood on the barber’s chair at Fort Salem Theater! Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s darkly thrilling musical masterpiece, slices its way through vengeance, loss, and madness. With haunting, complex melodies and a story as sharp as a straight razor. What drives…
by Sierra Pasquale “Peter and the Starcatcher”, currently playing at SLOC Musical Theater, is an ambitious production that brings to life the whimsical backstory of Peter Pan. A mix of slapstick humor, heartfelt moments, and theatrical ingenuity, the play has its moments of charm but ultimately feels uneven in execution.…
by Sierra Pasquale Heathers: The Musical has arrived at Cohoes Music Hall, presented by Playhouse Stage Company, offering an energetic and youthful take on the darkly comedic cult classic. Running through March 9, this production blends the enthusiasm of Playhouse Stage Academy’s advanced teen actors with professional experience, delivering a…
by Sierra Pasquale Toward the end of Lisa Kron’s “Well” she notes, “This avant garde, metatheatrical shit will really bite you in the ass”, and with that, I couldn’t agree more. “Well”, currently on the boards at the Schenectady Civic Players, is a semi-autobiographical play that explores themes of illness,…
by Sierra Pasquale “Think about your life, Pippin, days are tame and nights the same” are usually not the first lyricsthat leap to mind when one says, “Pippin”, but they’re the ones that have always stuck with me.Most folks of a certain age will pull up the hit song that…
by Sierra Pasquale Ah, me, Shakespeare. Hearing the name of The Bard, can evoke one of many reactions among folks; “THAT guy?”, “I don’t understand Shakespeare”, “I know Romeo and Juliet”, “They made me read Hamlet in High School” and many others that could be laced with various colorful language…
