ALBANY (Oct. 16) — This October, Capital Repertory Theatre invites residents and visitors alike to step into the spirit of the season with two chilling and captivating experiences: City Séance Ghost Tour and “Pure Poe: Three Tales of the Macabre.” “Pure Poe,” adapted by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, stars acclaimed actor Wynn…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods As autumn fills the air, The Rep brings to the stage BECKY NURSE OF SALEM. This complex, helter-skelter play is a good fit for the season as we rush towards Halloween. Witches are everywhere in yards and home décor. Fear and darkness are embraced for amusement.…
ALBANY (Sept. 10) – “Becky Nurse of Salem,” a whip-smart dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, opens the 2025-26 season on the MainStage at Capital Repertory Theatre from Sept. 26 through Oct. 19, directed by Margaret E. Hall. Set in present-day Salem, Becky Nurse is a descendant of the infamous Rebecca…
Capital Rep seeks 2 actors for the October 2025 City Séance outdoor ghost tours in Downtown Albany. The tour includes the haunted history of Albany locations that are famous – and not so famous – for the ghosts that inhabit the fair city. Actors portray a number of famous personalities, each of…
ALBANY (Aug. 4) – Capital Repertory Theatre announced today that actor and musician Ken Allen Neely will join the Tony Award-winning musical “Once” cast for its final week of performances. Neely will step into the role of Guy beginning Tuesday, Aug. 5, replacing Sam Sherwood, whose run concluded due to…
ALBANY (July 25) – Capital Repertory Theatre announced that single tickets for the 2025-26 season, sponsored by Overit, will be on sale 12 p.m. Friday, July 25. This season will mark the first with Miriam Weisfeld, from the Adirondack Theatre Festival, as the new Producing Artistic Director. Weisfeld has been…
by Jess Hoffman Musicals about musicians are almost as common as plays about thespians, and they tend to offer the same opportunities and be prone to the same pitfalls. They can be playfully and thoughtfully metatheatrical when done well; when done poorly they can be so tediously self- referential that…
ALBANY (June 30) – “Once,” the Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Olivier award-winning musical, comes to the MainStage at Capital Repertory Theatre from July 11 through Aug. 10. Book by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, “Once” is described as a heart‑stirring ode to the…
