Cohoes Music Hall decked out for the holiday season to host Pasek & Paul musical adaptation that was acclaimed by local critics and audiences in 2024 Cohoes, N.Y. (November 24, 2025) – Playhouse Stage Company will open its 38th Season of musical theatre in New York’s Capital Region next week,…
by Jess Hoffman I have to admit I have no love for Rodgers and Hammerstein. I find their musicals boring and overly sentimental. My introduction to Rodgers and Hammerstein was, in fact, the 1955 film version of Oklahoma!, with which I was wholly unimpressed. That said, I am a big…
Fast-paced, fresh take on Broadway’s original classic will play in Albany’s Washington Park throughout July, with encore weekend at Guilderland’s Tawasentha Park.Albany, N.Y. (June 27, 2025) – Playhouse Stage Company continues its 37th Season this summer, as they welcome audiences to their venerable outdoor venue at Park Playhouse in Albany’s Washington…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss How rare it is to attend a brand-new musical by an unknown writer and composer and to feel captured by the very first number. That was my experience seeing The Waiting, A New Musical still in process, produced by Playhouse Stage Company at the Cohoes Music Hall,…
Musical’s folk-inspired score was composed by Capital Region native and Playhouse Stage youth theatre alum, Maria Isabella Andreoli. Cohoes, N.Y. (May 30, 2025) – Playhouse Stage Company continues its 37th Season in June, with a new entry in what the company has dubbed “Playhouse Stage Premieres,” a program to develop new musical…
Enduring Rodgers & Hammerstein classic OKLAHOMA! to play at Albany’s Park Playhouse & GPAC, with new musical THE WAITING premiering at Cohoes Music HallAlbany, N.Y. (January 2, 2025) –Today, Playhouse Stage Company announced plans for its 37th Summer Season presenting professional musical theatre to Capital Region audiences in 2025. The company…
Cohoes, N.Y. (November 27, 2024) – Playhouse Stage Company will open its 37th Season next week, as A Christmas Story: The Musical opens on Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm. Performances continue through December 22nd, with 7pm evening performances Wednesday through Saturday, as well as 2pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. The season kicks…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss On a sweltering night, the cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes barely breaks a sweat as they easily heat up the outdoor stage at the Playhouse Stage Company in Albany, NY. Four young actors play friends Cindy Lou (Iraya Catalina), Missy (Emma Cornish), Suzy (Jasmine Crosson) and Betty…
