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Opera Saratoga to Offer $10 Student Tickets For The 2025 Summer Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025


Opera Saratoga is offering $10 student tickets to all performances during its 64th annual summer festival, thanks to a generous gift from Dexter and Deborah Senft.

Opera Saratoga to Offer $10 Student Tickets For The 2025 Summer Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025


Opera Saratoga is offering $10 student tickets to all performances during its 64th annual summer festival, thanks to a generous gift from Dexter and Deborah Senft.

DRAG ME TO THE CATSKILLS to Open at the Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025


The glitter, the glamour, and the high heels are back! Drag Me to the Catskills will return for its second annual celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and self-expression, lighting up the scenic Catskills this summer. Learn more!

DRAG ME TO THE CATSKILLS to Open at the Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2025


The glitter, the glamour, and the high heels are back! Drag Me to the Catskills will return for its second annual celebration of LGBTQ+ pride and self-expression, lighting up the scenic Catskills this summer. Learn more!

HSMTA Announces Winners for Ninth Annual Awards Ceremony
by Emmy Rice - May 11, 2025


The Collaborative School of the Arts at Proctors have announced the winners of the ninth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards during a star-studded ceremony held May 10 at the MainStage at Proctors in Schenectady.

Play Reading of LULLABY FOR WINNIE in New Works Festival
by Emmy Rice - May 11, 2025


Dr. Allan Stewart, aside from being a veterinary internal medicine specialist, is also an award-winning playwright from the Bay Area and a fellow from the Dramatist Guild Foundation National Cohort.

Play Reading of LULLABY FOR WINNIE in New Works Festival
by Emmy Rice - May 11, 2025


Dr. Allan Stewart, aside from being a veterinary internal medicine specialist, is also an award-winning playwright from the Bay Area and a fellow from the Dramatist Guild Foundation National Cohort.

MARY JANE by Amy Herzog to be Presented at Bridge Street Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 09, 2025


Bridge Street Theatre will present Obie and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award-winning playwright Amy Herzog’s MARY JANE. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

A MASS FOR WOMEN IN BATHROOMS to be Presented at Opera Saratoga
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 09, 2025


A work-in-progress showing of award-winning Irish composer Emma O'Halloran and librettist Naomi Louisa O'Connell's 'A Mass for Women in Bathrooms' will be presented at Opera Saratoga. Learn more!

A MASS FOR WOMEN IN BATHROOMS to be Presented at Opera Saratoga
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 09, 2025


A work-in-progress showing of award-winning Irish composer Emma O'Halloran and librettist Naomi Louisa O'Connell's 'A Mass for Women in Bathrooms' will be presented at Opera Saratoga. Learn more!

BLAST to Present NEXT TO NORMAL At The Cider Mill Stage This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 08, 2025


BLAST (Bold Local Artists of the Southern Tier) will bring its remarkable fourth season to a close with Next to Normal, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning rock musical that redefined the modern American musical.

BLAST to Present NEXT TO NORMAL At The Cider Mill Stage This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 08, 2025


BLAST (Bold Local Artists of the Southern Tier) will bring its remarkable fourth season to a close with Next to Normal, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning rock musical that redefined the modern American musical.

Pendragon Reveals Final Summer Season at its Current Home
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2025


To kick off the 2025 summer season, Pendragon Theatre will present the award-winning musical, The Lion, a funny and heartbreaking show featuring music virtuoso, Jake Allen.

THE OTHER PLACE Reading Comes to Tangent Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2025


Tangent Theatre Company, based in Tivoli NY, has presented a series of pop-up play readings over the past few years, with their next performance a presentation of a modern classic: THE OTHER PLACE by Sharr White.

Spotlight: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at JCC CenterStage
by BWW Special Offer - May 07, 2025


An American in Paris - A New Gershwin Musical at JCC CenterStage

Depot Theatre Welcomes Sarah Wilson as Executive Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2025


The Depot Theatre has announced the appointment of Sarah Wilson as its new Executive Director. Wilson, an accomplished communications executive and community builder with deep Adirondack roots, succeeds the Depot's first Executive Director, Kim Rielly, who will continue to serve on the theatre's Advisory Committee.

Gillian Fox Named President And CEO of Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2025


Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts has announced the appointment of Gillian Fox as its next President & CEO. Fox will join Caramoor on June 9, after serving as Executive Director of Newport Classical since 2021, where she oversaw a transformational period of growth within the organization. Fox succeeds Edward J. Lewis III, who departed the organization at the end of March. Caramoor's Board Chairman, James A. Attwood, Jr., has been serving as Interim CEO while the search has been underway.

Gillian Fox Named President And CEO of Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2025


Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts has announced the appointment of Gillian Fox as its next President & CEO. Fox will join Caramoor on June 9, after serving as Executive Director of Newport Classical since 2021, where she oversaw a transformational period of growth within the organization. Fox succeeds Edward J. Lewis III, who departed the organization at the end of March. Caramoor's Board Chairman, James A. Attwood, Jr., has been serving as Interim CEO while the search has been underway.

Donald Rice to Direct JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The REV
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2025


The REV Theatre Company has revealed the company for the opening production of its 2025 season, “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Learn ore and see how to purchase tickets!

Cast Set For JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The REV
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2025


The REV Theatre Company announced the company for the opening production of its 2025 season, 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Cast Set For JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at The REV
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2025


The REV Theatre Company announced the company for the opening production of its 2025 season, 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Kelli O'Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell, And More Set for Staller Center For The Arts Fall 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2025


This fall, the Staller Center for the Arts brings the best of Broadway, jazz, dance, comedy, classical, and so much more to Long Island this season. The season opens with Broadway royalty: Brian Stokes Mitchell returns to the Main Stage on Saturday, September 27.

Kelli O'Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell, And More Set for Staller Center For The Arts Fall 2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2025


This fall, the Staller Center for the Arts brings the best of Broadway, jazz, dance, comedy, classical, and so much more to Long Island this season. The season opens with Broadway royalty: Brian Stokes Mitchell returns to the Main Stage on Saturday, September 27.

Opera Saratoga To Host SONGS OF TRAVEL At The Mansion Of Saratoga And Festival Artist Portraits At Saratoga Winery
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2025


This summer's festival will feature two different concert series at beautiful Saratoga venues, with delicious food and drinks. First, on June 1, Opera Saratoga's Festival Artists will perform hits from the Great American Songbook at the Mansion of Saratoga.

WICKED Star Hannah Corneau To Direct THE WIZARD OF OZ In Rhinebeck This June
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2025


CENTERstage Productions will present its upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz, running June 6 through 29, 2025. This reimagining of the beloved classic will be staged at The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck.


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