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SARATOGA SPRINGS
Opera Saratoga takes ‘chamber approach’ to performance
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Patrons of Opera Saratoga will notice some changes from past years when the company opens its season Sunday with Gilbert & Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.”
Stoppard play fits the bill for lovers of Shakespeare
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Teaching Shakespeare to serious theater students sounds like a perfect fit for Jonathan Epstein.
PITTSFIELD, Mass.
‘On the Town’ is perky love letter to 1940s NYC
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Under John Rando’s direction, “On the Town” is a hit — bright, perky, a love letter to the New York City of the past in just over two hours. It’s a perfect little time-capsule of a show and well-worth the drive to Pittsfield.
HUDSON
Review: Set of one-act performances worth the trip
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The 17th edition of “Play by Play” is a seven-course meal expertly served up by directors Laura Margolis and Jeff Mousseau and five talented performers.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Villella to return to SPAC for ballet gala
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Edward Villella, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer and founder of the Miami City Ballet, will be coming back to Saratoga this summer to attend the New York City Ballet’s gala Saturday, July 13.
LENOX, Mass.
Flawless ‘Heroes’ not to be missed
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Tom Stoppard’s “Heroes,” in production at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company, is a play with much humor, much pathos, much brotherhood — and his beautiful, trademark words.
NEW YORK
'Kinky Boots' wins 6 Tony Awards
Sunday, June 9, 2013
The feel-good musical “Kinky Boots,” with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, won six 2013 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, best score and best leading man
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Review: Graciani’s local debut fails to meet expectations
Saturday, June 8, 2013
RG Dance Projects’ first showing in the region, during SaratogaArtsFest on Saturday night, was disappointing.
COHOES
'My One and Only' a success despite shortcomings
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Director/choreographer Christopher George Patterson is back in Cohoes with the Gershwin-based show “My One and Only.” Everybody say, “Hallelujah!”
TROY
Review: Baum unveils new cast at annual Spring Salon concert
Friday, June 7, 2013
New dancers sprinkle new life into a dance ensemble, but it’s rare to see a troupe as established as the Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre — it’s been in Albany for more than 40 years — take the stage with an entirely new cast.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
The shoes (ballet that is) fit in Saratoga Springs
Friday, May 31, 2013
Friday marked the beginning of a big push for art in Saratoga Springs by the National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame.
Dancer Drew Minard grows step by step into 'Billy Elliot' role
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Like the character he plays in “Billy Elliot: The Musical,” Drew Minard is first and foremost a dancer. Whatever comes along with that is fine, but for now it’s still his feet doing most of the talking.
‘Doubt,’ ‘Periphery’ two dramas of social issues set in 1960s
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Lori Porter’s relatively short time as a member of the Capital Region theater community has for the most part been restricted to comedic roles. That all changes Friday night.
LATHAM
Review: Family revelations bared in touching, amusing play
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Review: In the course of Tom Dudzick’s “Miracle on South Division Street,” now at Curtain Call, the Nowak family of Buffalo — also operating under certain assumptions — learns some truths about who they are, and the consequences are both amusing and touching.
Summer Arts calendar of events
Sunday, May 26, 2013
A calendar of arts events in the Capital Region for Summer 2013.
