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 [...]
The Pirates of Penzance at the Cohoes Music Hall, Review
Gilbert & Sullivan’s Comical Romp About Pirates and Merry Maidens
The arrival of CR Productions’ The Pirates of Penzance, running at the Cohoes Music Hall through February 19th, seems to come with coincidence. If the timing of a February leap year performance schedule isn’t enough, the fact [...]
Stars on Ice, Lake Placid, Review
Stars on Ice Begins its Tour in Lake Placid
Since its inception in 1986, the Stars on Ice show has been a Thanksgiving tradition in Lake Placid. This year, the show was held a month later, in December.
“We had experienced some scheduling conflicts during the month of November and decided to [...]
A Wonderful Life, Cohoes Music Hall, Review
The Holiday Classic is Now a Musical: A Wonderful Life at the Cohoes Music Hall
There are definitely two camps when it comes to the film It’s a Wonderful Life. For some, the holidays aren’t the holidays without laughing and crying along with Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey and Donna [...]
Man of La Mancha, Capital Repertory Theatre, Review
Broadway Classic, Man of La Mancha, Comes to Capital Rep
He is the maddest wise man …or wisest madman— goes the ponderings of the Padre and the Duke, while looking upon the unbalanced Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha—now playing at Capital Repertory Theatre. The classic play was [...]
Local Actors Guild of Saratoga, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Review
One of the Year’s Best: The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Saratoga Art Center’s Dee Sarno Theater
As I settled into Saratoga Art Center’s Dee Sarno Theater for The Great American Trailer Park Musical’s last curtain call, the woman sitting to my left, noticing [...]
Superior Donuts, Capital Repertory Theatre, Review
Life, Love, Dreams and Donuts: Superior Donuts at Capital Rep
Most people have big dreams, especially those who immigrate to the United States. Well, not the Polish, according to Arthur Przybyszewski. His father opened a donut shop in Uptown Chicago, selling the fried treats with a sort of expectation [...]
Pendragon Theatre’s The Mousetrap, Review
The Mousetrap at Pendragon Theatre
Pendragon Theatre’s The Mousetrap started out with a scream last night—literally. Perhaps the most famous of Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries, the book and subsequent play have mystified readers and theatregoers for decades. Its origins come from Christie’s short story, “Three Blind Mice,” and a half hour radio mystery [...]
West Side Story at Proctors, Review
“Without a gang, you’re an orphan,” goes Riff’s line in West Side Story, describing life as a gang leader in 1950s New York City. The show runs through August 21, 2011 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady.
In this modernized adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Upper West Side teenager Tony dreams [...]
Wine Lovers: The Musical, Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga, Review
With its clever concept, fun songs and six tasting-sized glasses of wine, Wine Lovers: The Musical provides not only a fitting intro to the world of wine, but also a highly entertaining and comical diversion to your evening out. The show emphasizes the fascination and romantic side [...]
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