REVIEW: “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Creative License Theater Collective
by Jess Hoffman In the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” I think everyone has strong opinions about truth, accuracy, and the difference, if…
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…
REVIEW: Playhouse Stage Company Presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at the Cohoes Music Hall
by Jess Hoffman I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to let go of what Disney did to Hans Christian Anderson’s tragic and beautiful…
REVIEW: “Pippin” at SLOC Musical Theatre
by Jess Hoffman Pippin is a musical theater classic, and it’s hard to explain why. Don’t get me wrong, I love it–I find the score…
REVIEW: “A Fine Family” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Jess Hoffman Sand Lake Center for the Arts is currently offering a truly local production: a musical, titled A Fine Family, written and directed…
REVIEW: Creative License Presents “A Few Good Men”
by Jess Hoffman It was with high hopes that I braved Friday’s snowstorm to see Creative License Theater Collective’s production of A Few Good Men…
Favorites of 2024: Jess Hoffman
August: Osage County, Schenectady Civic PlayersMy absolute favorite show of 2024 was Schenectady Civic Players’ triumphant production ofAugust: Osage County. Before seeing the production at…
REVIEW: “On Golden Pond” at Albany Civic Theater
After opening its season with Maggie May in collaboration with Harbinger Theater, Albany Civic Theater’s 2024-2025 season continues with Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond. On…