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 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was impossible not to love. The adult cast portrayed the adolescent characters with humor and sincerity. Allison McArdle Avery’s…
Latham, NY — Curtain Call Theatre is presenting The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie.  This play is Directed by Phil Rice. This twisting mystery follows Anne Beddingfeld, an adventurous young woman in 1920’s London who witnesses a suspicious death in a Train Station. Her determination to solve the crime takes Anne and…
by Sierra Pasquale In this smart, self-aware, and sharp-edged production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Albany Civic Theater, the audience is treated to an evening that is as thought-provoking as it is laugh-out-loud funny. Anchored by two outstanding lead performances and brought to life with inventive…
Kate Baldwin, Jen Cody, Danny Drewes, Hayley Podshun, John Scherer, and More To Appear The Sharon Playhouse, the historic arts and entertainment venue in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, continuing its tradition of pairing extraordinary talent from Broadway, television, and film with talented local theater artists from the region and…
by Dan Mayer While he’s been mired in controversy for a long time, Woody Allen’s impact on generations of actors, writers, and filmmakers is undeniable. Schenectady Civic Players‘ production of Play it Again, Sam excellently captures what people love about Allen’s early work, and makes for a fun night of…
Schenectady Civic Players will finish their 96th season in May with the romantic comedy “Play it Again, Sam” By Woody Allen, directed by Evan Jones. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (May 10-12) and Wednesday–Sunday (May 15-19). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday curtains are at 7:30…
by Jess Hoffman I have been enamored with playwright Tracy Letts ever since I read his Pultzer winner, August:Osage County for a high school theater class. But I have been less impressed by some of hisother plays, and I was not familiar with The Minutes before seeing Albany Civic Theater’sproduction.…
by Jessica Hoffman I must admit I’m a sucker for a comedy–a Neil Simon comedy all the moreso. Schenectady Civic Players’ current production, Chapter Two, is neither Neil Simon’s funniest comedy nor his most profound drama, but it is nevertheless chock full of Simon’s witty repartee and true-to-life, laugh-out-loud humor.…
