by Jess Hoffman Next to Normal is one of only a handful of musicals ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama, but despite this honor, I had not seen it when I went to Steamer No. 10’s production, which runs through January 18th. Steamer No. 10’s production of this…
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…
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 irresistible, the main character lovable, and the entire concept quite charming–but it’s hard to say exactly why. The plot is nonsensical and the titular character…
by Jess Hoffman So far this year I have reviewed plays about such heavy topics as drug addiction, incest, revolution, and pedophilia. And yet none of those shows left me quite as disturbed as Schenectady Civic Player’s production of The Goat (or Who is Sylvia). This show put me in…
