REVIEW: “1776” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

Berkshire on Stage highly recommends the CapDist Theater Events page! by Paula Kaplan-Reiss 2026, the 250th anniversary of our country, is the perfect time to bring back the Tony award musical, 1776, first performed on Broadway in 1969 and made into a popular film in 1972, book by Peter Stone,…

Schenectady Civic Players Continues 98th season “The Seafarer”

Schenectady Civic Players continues its 98th season on March 20–29, 2026, with The Seafarer, the Tony-nominated drama by Conor McPherson, directed by Tony Pallone. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (March 20–22) and Wednesday–Sunday (March 25–29). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 PM, and Sunday matinees…

“The Rocky Horror Show” Returns to Fort Salem Theater

SALEM, NY – Back by popular demand, Fort Salem Theater once again invites audiences to do the “Time Warp” as The Rocky Horror Show returns for a limited run, October 24–November 1, 2025. Following the sold-out success of their 2023 production, the cult-classic musical is re-mounting with its entire 2023 cast returning,…

Sand Lake Center for the Arts Announces Auditions for “1776”

1776 Directed by Shawn Morgan Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards Book by Peter Stone A seminal moment in American history—the Declaration of Independence—comes to life in this unconventional Broadway hit.  1776 humanizes the pages of history by portraying the men behind national icons as complex figures—prideful, frightened, uncertain, irritable,…

Home Made Theater Brings “1776” to Saratoga Springs

Home Made Theater is proud to bring the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone, to the stage this summer, with performances running July 18 through July 27 at the historic Anthony “Skip” Scirocco Music Hall, on the third floor of…

REVIEW: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at Fort Salem Theater

by Sierra Pasquale There’s blood on the barber’s chair at Fort Salem Theater! Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s darkly thrilling musical masterpiece, slices its way through vengeance, loss, and madness. With haunting, complex melodies and a story as sharp as a straight razor. What drives…

Fort Salem Theater Presents “Sweeney Todd”

SALEM, NY – Fort Salem Theater proudly presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from April 25 through May 4, 2025, delivering Stephen Sondheim’s iconic tale of vengeance and madness to the stage in a chilling new production. Helmed by director James Alexander, who also stars as the infamous barber…

Casting Announced for “Godspell” at Fort Salem Theater

SALEM, NY – May 2, 2024 – Fort Salem Theater is thrilled to announce the cast of its upcoming production of “Godspell,” running from May 31st to June 9th. This electrifying performance promises to captivate audiences with its contemporary take on stories from the Gospel of Matthew, featuring exhilarating new…