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…
Capital Repertory Theatre YOUNG ACTOR AUDITIONS FOR ONCE Monday, May 5, 2025 3-6PM Producer: Capital Repertory Theatre, 251 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207 Production: ONCE, book by Enda Walsh; Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova Creative team: Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill; Choreographer: Freddy Ramirez; Music Director: Emily Mikesell…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini takes us through the 164-year history of Lehman Brothers, one of the largest and most influential banks in the world, until its collapse in the recession of 2008. The talented Kevin McGuire, William Oliver Watkins, and Oliver Wadsworth have the arduous…
ALBANY (Nov. 4) – Featuring the razor-sharp wit and bitter irony of writer Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes), The Irish… And How They Got That Way offers audiences a musical chronicle of the Irish and their journey to and within America. A buoyant score, complete with fresh arrangements of over thirty songs ranging from…
by Roseann Cane As you enter the theater you’re immediately drawn to the warmth of Brian Prather’s meticulously designed Irish pub, right where Capital Repertory Theatre’s stage used to be. You’re invited to order a pint and stand at the bar (or sit at one of the tables) where…
