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 fairy tale, The Little Mermaid. When I read the 1837 short story for a literary analysis class I was livid about the liberties that Disney…
Theatrical adaptation of the beloved animated film that launched “The Disney Rennaissance” will play a twenty-eight performance run at Cohoes Music Hall.Cohoes, N.Y. (June 27, 2025) – Playhouse Stage Company will continue its 37th Summer Season, as they begin welcoming audiences to the historic Cohoes Music Hall for Disney’s The Little Mermaid next…
by Jess Hoffman I have to admit I have no love for Rodgers and Hammerstein. I find their musicals boring and overly sentimental. My introduction to Rodgers and Hammerstein was, in fact, the 1955 film version of Oklahoma!, with which I was wholly unimpressed. That said, I am a big…
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…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss How rare it is to attend a brand-new musical by an unknown writer and composer and to feel captured by the very first number. That was my experience seeing The Waiting, A New Musical still in process, produced by Playhouse Stage Company at the Cohoes Music Hall,…
Fort Salem Theater, SLOC Musical Theater Company, (SLOC), and Capital Repertory Theatre, (theREP), to host workshops and performances to celebrate the diversity of Capital Region Theatre. FORT SALEM, SCHENECTADY AND ALBANY, NY – The Capital Region Festival of Theatre begins their programming on Saturday, June 14th with a Theatre Maker’s Morning in…
Musical’s folk-inspired score was composed by Capital Region native and Playhouse Stage youth theatre alum, Maria Isabella Andreoli. Cohoes, N.Y. (May 30, 2025) – Playhouse Stage Company continues its 37th Season in June, with a new entry in what the company has dubbed “Playhouse Stage Premieres,” a program to develop new musical…
Jam-packed festival schedule puts the Capital Region center stage as a great place to love theatre your whole life long, with a variety of performances, workshops, and more, most of which are free for the public to enjoy. ALBANY, NY – The Capital Region Festival of Theatre (CRFT) will be…
