REVIEW: “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The late great William Finn wrote the music and lyrics for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, originally workshopped at Barrington Stage Company in 2004 and premiered on Broadway in 2005. A winner of two Tony awards, this sweet, endearing and hilarious musical depicts the competitors…

REVIEW: “Puffs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Dan Mayer Not everyone is destined to defeat the dark lord and save the world. Puffs takes us back to a familiar school of magic to follow the stories of characters usually relegated to the background. SLCA‘s production casts quite a spell, delivering both hilarity and heart. Audience members…

REVIEW: “WEB” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Jess Hoffman Sand Lake Center for the Arts is continuing its eclectic season with a play by Capital District native Brendan Mack about a murder trial and barnyard animals–a play that combines the wonder of children’s classic Charlotte’s Web with the gritty real world of mental illness and criminal…

Auditions for “Ragtime” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

Auditions for RAGTIME THE MUSICAL AUDITION DATES: Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11SIGN IN: 6:30pm. Auditions begin at 7:00pmAUDITION LOCATION: Sand Lake Center for the Arts. 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018 Please prepare 16-32 bars of music from a Broadway show. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key…

Not So Common Players

Not So Common Players is back and better than ever for 2022! Announcing not one, but two shows this summer outdoors on the Clifton Common! A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, June 3-5 and 9-12. Directed by Eric Shovah Nice Work If You Can Get It,…