The 25th Annual Flurry Festival, Review
Puttin’ On a Pair of Boogie Shoes at the Annual Dance-a-Thon
Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott Johnson declared February 12th-19th as Celebrate Traditional Music and Dance Week, and that is exactly what festival-goers did during this past weekend’s Flurry Festival.
Saratoga’s City Center was alive with music and dance during the festival’s 25th [...]
Les Miserables School Edition at the Schenectady Light Opera Company Theater
By Helen Holt
Plays come and go, but the classics never seem to get old. Schenectady Light Opera Company (better known as SLOC) began its school edition of Les Miserables on Wednesday, April 13. For those who may not be familiar with the story, Les [...]
Dreaming of a White Christmas this year? Do you need a little Christmas? Then head down to Proctors Theater in Schenectady from Monday, November 22nd to Sunday, November 28th for the next installment of the Key Private Bank Broadway Series: Irving Berlin’s popular Broadway Musical, White Christmas.
White Christmas is based on the ragingly popular 1954 [...]
I have never been one to enjoy museums, a bias that became deeply rooted within me when I was growing up in Washington D.C. My parents tried to captivate my interest with the world-renowned museums available to us, but I would have none of it. To express my disdain politely I would say, “You want [...]
Experimental theatre can be a bit of a mixed bag—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and other times it sort of works, meaning that it’s bearable, at least for the hour and a half that you find yourself sitting in the theatre. In the case of Latitude 14: Red Fly/Blue Bottle, which ran at EMPAC [...]
Absurd situations may not seem ideal, but they do manage to be engaging. When a viewer witnesses something unfamiliar, they tend to act like a deer in headlights, staring and thinking. At Skidmore College, “The Jewel Thief,” an eccentric abstract art show, was co-curated by Jessica Stockholder and Ian Berry to explore new ways to [...]
A reflective tale of small-town life in the early 1900s, Ah, Wilderness! is a departure in the oeuvre of Eugene O’Neill, as it remains his only comedy. Originally written in 1932, the play depicts a warm, nostalgic, sentimental and autobiographical exploration of family, the fiery exuberance of youth, first love and the coming of age [...]
By Monica Sirignano and Dave Bower
Illusionist David Caserta has been performing feats of magic since he was a child. A student of Theatre Arts, he is thoroughly involved in every facet of his performances. David sometimes takes several years to fine tune and perfect his mind-boggling illusions, ensuring that every detail is flawless. Influenced by [...]
When you hear the word ‘cabaret,’ you may conjure up images of the famous Broadway musical and Bob Fosse’s 1972 film version with Joel Grey as the mysterious master of ceremonies, or perhaps you think of a smoky room, and a lovely woman in a slinky dress, lounging on top of a piano, legs everywhere [...]
Get ready for an exciting array of musical and theatrical performances this weekend, as the North Creek Cultural Arts Weekend kicks into gear on July 23rd. This year’s performances include the Aniko Szokody Piano Quintet, Broadway Gold: A Salute to the Tony Awards as performed by the Seagle Music Colony, and Twelfth Night as part [...]
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