REVIEW: “Cry-Baby” at Playhouse Stage Company

by Jess Hoffman If you’re looking to transport yourself to a time of culture wars, class disparity, overseas conflict, and a deadly epidemic—as opposed to our current time of culture wars, class disparity, overseas conflict, and a deadly epidemic—come to the Cohoes Music Hall to see the Playhouse Stage Company…

Curtain Call Theatre Presents “The DaVinci Code”

Latham, NY — Curtain Call Theatre is presenting The DaVinci Code by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.  This play is Directed by Cindy Bates. In this thrilling play, based on Dan Brown’s bestselling book by the same name, Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Louvre in the dead of night, where he unwittingly becomes the…

Favorites of 2025: Jess Hoffman

10. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Sand Lake Center for the Arts Sand Lake Center for the Arts’s fall production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was impossible not to love. The adult cast portrayed the adolescent characters with humor and sincerity. Allison McArdle Avery’s…

REVIEW: “The Girl on the Train” at Schenectady Civic Players

by Dan Mayer Author Paula Hawkins’ novel The Girl on the Train became an international best-seller, as well as a 2016film starring Emily Blunt, before being adapted for the stage. Schenectady Civic Players‘ production takes off like a speeding locomotive, but audiences may be in for a bumpy ride. The…

Discover Albany and theREP Celebrate the Season with Ghosts, Poe, and Albany’s Haunted Past

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 SĂ©ance Ghost Tour and “Pure Poe: Three Tales of the Macabre.” “Pure Poe,” adapted by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, stars acclaimed actor Wynn…

Playhouse Stage Opens “Oklahoma!’ at Park Playhouse

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…

Submissions Sought for Albany Civic Theater’s Playwright’s Schowcase

Albany Civic Theater is looking for local Playwrights to submit for our Playwright’s Showcase on Sunday, August 3rd, 2025! Playwrights should be able to attend the performance/talkback. Submissions for the Playwright’s Showcase should include a brief synopsis and a copy of an original work.  We will accept one-act plays or a section of a longer play (up to an hour of…