REVIEW: “Anastasia” at Opera House Players

by Shera Cohen The musical “Anastasia” returns to Connecticut, to the Opera House Players, after its premier at Hartford Stage some years ago, then onto Broadway. The story of Anastasia, daughter of the Romanov family of early 20th-century Russia during the Russian Revolution, is absorbing, emotional, and somewhat true. The…

Stars of Tomorrow Shine at the 2024 High School Musical Theatre Awards

SCHENECTADY (May 4) – The stage lights shone brightly as the Collaborative School of the Arts proudly hosted the eighth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards on the MainStage at Proctors Saturday, May 4 in partnership with The Broadway League. Presented by the Daily Gazette and supporting sponsor Peregrine Engineering,…

Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre Announce 2018–2019 Subscription Series

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—FEB. 12, 2018—It’s here! Monday evening, in a sweeping singalong presentation, Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre announced the 2018–2019 Key Private Bank Broadway Series at Proctors and the 2018–2019 Season at Capital Repertory Theatre. Dates for Hamilton, which will play its premiere Capital Region engagement and anchor the 2018–2019 season—and is also featured in both subscription packages—were revealed,…

REVIEW: “Anastasia” at the New York State Theatre Institute

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, April 2008 Believe it or not, when I was a very little girl, I wanted to be a princess. Upon learning that Americans couldn’t be princesses (Shhhh! Don’t tell Walt Disney or Grace Kelly!) I switched to wanting to be a paleontologist and then a…