REVIEW: “Sweat” at Capital Repertory Theatre

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The suffering working class, inequities in pay between the haves and have-nots, lack of vocational mobility, drug and alcohol abuse, and racism all play critical roles in Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning play appearing at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, New York. Confronted with the…

“Ladies, How Dare You!”Opens at The Theatre Institute at Russell Sage

Save the Date! Save the Date! The Theatre Institute at Russell Sage presents LADIES, HOW DARE YOU!! Written by Liv Cummins and Rob Hartmann Directed by Michael Musial March 31 – April 2, 2023 in the James L. Meader Little Theater LADIES, HOW DARE YOU! is a musical comedy/farce about a…

The Theatre Institute at Sage Presents “Benjamin Franklinstein: The Musical”

The Theatre Institute at Sage presents Benjamin Franklinstein the Musical Adapted from the books by Matt McElligott and Larry Tuxbury Music and lyrics by Michael Musial Book by Matt McElligot and Larry Tuxbury November 30 – December 11, 2022 Benjamin Franklinstein the Musical is a new musical from the team…

Theatre Institute at Sage Presents “The Laramie Project”

In October 1998, a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten and left tied to a fence in the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and he died several days later in an area hospital.…

Theatre Institute at Sage Presents “Calvin Berger”

The Theatre Institute at Sage (TIS) Calvin Berger Directed by Michael Musial Book, Music and Lyrics by Barry Wyner / Orchestration by Doug Besterman Original Direction by Kathleen Marshall Scene Change Music Arranged by Aron Accurso Based loosely on Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, Calvin Berger is the hip…