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SCHENECTADY
Review: ‘Les Miserables’ is a feast for the eyes and ears
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
“Les Misérables” at Proctors is creative, beautifully staged, and brilliantly acted and sung. The sets are the perfect mix of grunge and utility, and the backdrop is breathtaking.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
'Leading Ladies' lingers too long
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Audiences love a farce. Ken Ludwig is known for them — his “Moon Over Buffalo” and “Lend Me a Tenor” are two comedies well-known to theatergoers.
ALBANY
Outstanding cast overcomes uneven ‘Laramie’ production
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
The Albany Civic Theater production is crammed with good actors capable of telling that tale, but the presentation is uneven, too often leaving questions that the story isn’t asking.
LATHAM
Emotions crackle onstage as cast undertakes drama
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012
Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, op. 131, contains seven movements, played without interruption. Wagner later described the mood of each section, using phrases like “the disconsolate morning prayer of a soul in distress,” “new yearning for life,” “whims, humor, hilarity,” “transition to resignation,” and “painful renunciation.”
PITTSFIELD, Mass.
Rupp embodies 'Dr. Ruth' in dramatic, humorous production
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012
Debra Jo Rupp's captures the essence of the famous sex therapist in the drama "Dr. Ruth, All the Way" at Barrington Stage's Blatt Performing Arts Center.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.
Overlong 'Puppetmaster' lacks proper conviction
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012
'The Puppetmaster of Lodz," being presented by the Berkshire Theatre Group, will stay with you for a long time, but not in a good way.
Theater review: Cohoes cast soars in ‘Heights’ despite predictable book
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012
“In the Heights,” the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Musical being given a strong Capital Region premiere by the team at C-R Productions, is an entertaining, amusing and possibly uplifting story of hard-working immigrants seeking a better life as they try to find their place in new surroundings.
CHATHAM
Nostalgic 'Smokey Joe's Cafe' is pure fun
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
The musical "Smokey Joe's Cafe" gets a practically perfect production from the Mac-Haydn Theatre troupe.
NEW LEBANON
Theater Barn's 'Dog' captures Beane's biting satire on fame
Monday, Sept. 10, 2012
Theater Barn captures the biting satire of playwright Carter Beane's "The Little Dog Laughed."
ALBANY
ACT troupe funny, despite some flaws, in Shakespeare Comedy
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012
Albany Civic Theater gets its 13th season off to a funny start.
LATHAM
Curtain Call ensemble superb in season opener
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012
Curtain Call ensemble superb in the pitch-black comedy "Crimes of the Heart."
CHATHAM
Review: Parsons last but not least in PS/21 season
Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012
Parsons Dance’s annual run at PS/21 always marks the sobering end to the summer dance season.
LENOX, Mass.
Review: Talent shines brightly in ‘Satchmo’
Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012
Terry Teachout’s well-crafted “Satchmo at the Waldorf” does more than satisfy as an evening’s entertainment.
BECKET, Mass.
Dance review: Joffrey Ballet exhibits its unfailing expertise
Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
It’s been nearly 50 years since Joffrey Ballet last performed at Jacob’s Pillow. And after seeing them on the main stage this week, one has to wonder what took so long.
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.
Funny new comedy could use more time for chaos
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012
Berkshire Theatre Group stages world premiere of the comedy "Brace Yourself."
