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BWW Review: THE HUMANS is Eerily Relatable at Syracuse Stage
by Natasha Ashley - April 28, 2019
Stephen Karam's 2016 Tony Award-winning play The Humans is now engaging audiences at Syracuse Stage. Presented in association with Geva Theatre Center and directed by Mark Cuddy, this production of the uncannily relatable play is moving, emotional, and humorous.
Award Winning Ancram Opera House Announces 2019 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2019
Ancram Opera House (AOH), the award-winning theatre in southern Columbia County, announced its 2019 summer season which opens June 28 with the world premiere of Staged Dives: An Evening with Stew & Heidi by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, creators of the Tony, Drama Desk and Obie award-winning musical Passing Strange. The lineup continues with Welcome to the Jungle, a TimeOut NY Critic's Pick by cabaret artist, playwright and actor Salty Brine; Obie award-winning The Tricky Part by Martin Moran; and The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Choir Boy, Moonlight). Also back will be AOH's popular storytelling series, Real People Real Stories.
Alyssa Sequoia Presents Monthly Series CAN I TELL U SOMETHING?
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2019
Alyssa Sequoia presents "Can I Tell You Something?" a monthly comedy series, with its latest event scheduled for the Hudson Valley Writers Center Saturday May 4th 7:30pm. Performers on the bill that evening are award winning comics Eddie Brill, Mary Dimino and Alyssa Sequoia.
BWW Review: HAMILTON at Auditorium Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 26, 2019
At this point-four years after it premiered on Broadway and took the world by storm, earning a record 16 Tony nominations and making Lin Manuel-Miranda a household name --it seems a superfluous task to write a review of Hamilton. What hot take can I offer on this groundbreaking, history-making musical that scores of other critics and millions of audience members from around the globe haven't offered already?
Photo Flash: Kitchen Theatre Company Presents GROUNDED
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2019
Next up at the Kitchen Theatre Company is Grounded by George Brant, a story that examines family, technology, war, and moral responsibility from a uniquely feminine perspective. Performances of Grounded begin at the Kitchen Theatre Company in the Percy
CRT Wraps Up Spring Season with LOVE IS A ROSE
by Sarah Hookey - April 25, 2019
Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown wraps up their 4th Spring Season with an electric and exciting tribute with LOVE IS A ROSE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF LINDA RONSTADT. On Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 at 7:30 PM, Paula Hanke and Peggy Ratusz will bring their unique and intimate concert to the beautiful setting of Cortland's new downtown performance arts space. 
Apollo Theater Presents TWISTED MELODIES: A MUSICAL HOMAGE TO DONNY HATHAWAY
by Sarah Hookey - April 25, 2019
The Apollo Theater will bring the New York premiere of TWISTED MELODIES, an intimate one-man production inspired by the life, artistry, and struggles of 1970s soul singer and composer Donny Hathaway, to its iconic stage, 45 years after Hathaway himself last performed on it.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival Returns This Fall
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
Hudson Valley Dance Festival will bring an all-embracing range of dance styles to the breathtaking banks of the Hudson River when it returns Saturday, October 12, 2019, to Catskill, NY. This day of diverse, enchanting dance is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
SPRING AWAKENING Comes to The Gallery Players in Brooklyn 5/18 - 6/9
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2019
SPRING AWAKENING is coming to Gallery Players in Brooklyn from May 18 to June 9, 2019.
HAMLET: THE VIKING PRINCE OF DENMARK Roams the NYC Parks in June
by Sarah Hookey - April 23, 2019
Celebrated indie theatre company, Black Henna Productions returns after a hiatus, in association with Theatre Beyond Broadway, with a re-envisioned 90-minute Hamlet.
Lea Kalisch Performs IN LOVE WITH A DREAM for New Yiddish Rep's May 11 KABARET!
by Sarah Hookey - April 23, 2019
New Yiddish Rep will present Lea Kalisch (www.leakalisch.com) in a new solo show, 'In Love with a Dream,' as its May 11 'Kabaret!' at The Cyrus and Rose Feldman Studio Theater, 315 W. 39 Street, 9th floor. Kalisch is a dynamic, sexy, multidisciplinary performer originally from Zurich, Switzerland.
Schtick A Pole In It Announces Aerosmith Edition
by Sarah Hookey - April 23, 2019
For 6 years Schtick A Pole In It has owned the 4th Saturday in the East Village. It's the best and only Comedy and Pole Dancing show in the city. This month's theme is Aerosmith. Are we Jaded or just Livin' On The Edge? You will be Cryin' if you don't Walk This Way down to Schtick this month.
Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert Includes World Premieres And Live Music
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2019
From May 3-5, the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, SUNY, will present a compelling program of world premieres and modern and contemporary masterpieces accompanied by live music.
The Dozen Divas Return To CRT Downtown
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2019
On Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 PM, CRT Downtown proudly presents the return of THE DOZEN DIVAS.  This unique and hysterical show is performed by brilliant impressionist and trained classical singer, Dorothy Bishop. 
CAN I TELL U SOMETHING? Coming To Hudson Valley Writers Center
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2019
Hudson Valley Writers Center is proud to present "Can I Tell U Something? A Night of Comedy Infused With Story" on Saturday May 4th. Slated performers are award wining story tellers and comedians Mary Dimino, Eddie Brill and Alyssa Sequoia.
BWW Review: THE ROYALE at Geva Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 17, 2019
The Royale, the 2015 play by Marco Ramirez currently playing in Geva Theatre's Fielding Stage, isn't as much about boxing as it is about race, greatness, and a man who's moving faster than the world around him. It's an intimate, lyrical play, and continues Geva's recent tradition of hosting productions grown at Ithaca's Kitchen Theatre Company, another artistic gem just a couple hours down the 390.
Photo Flash: First Look at The World Premiere Of David Zellnik's THE LETTERS
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
Henry is gay and studies dead languages. Rachel is straight and studies living languages. Rajiv is the artist who lives with them both in a squat in Berlin, enmeshed in a post-collegiate tangle of friendship, love, and sex.
Syracuse Stage Presents THE HUMANS
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
The 2016 Tony Award-winner for Best Play is next up at Syracuse Stage. Stephen Karam's acclaimed comedy/drama "The Humans" runs April 24 - May 12 in the Archbold Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse.
Bridge Street Theatre Presents The World Premiere Of THE LETTERS By David Zellnik
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2019
Catskill's intimate Bridge Street Theatre inaugurates its 2019 Subscription Season with the world premiere of playwright David Zellnik's magnificent and deeply moving "The Letters". This haunting new play from the author of "Sharon/Herzl", "The F#@%ing Wright Brothers", " Serendib", and the musical "Yank!", features a magnificently diverse cast of four directed by Bridge Street's Artistic and Managing Director John Sowle.
Chris Thile to Perform at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 15, 2019
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the nonprofit cultural center located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, N.Y., today announced that  Multiple Grammy Award-winner and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile will perform in the intimate, indoor Event Gallery on Saturday, September 21st as part of the center's Vibrations series. Reserved seating tickets will go on-sale to the general public on Friday, April 19th at 10:00 AM at www.BethelWoodsCenter.org, www.Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 1.800.745.3000.
Writers and Directors Announced For April 2019 New York Madness
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2019
NY Madness is excited to announce it's April 2019 line-up as a Madness Co-Produced by Elephant Run District! The event will take place on Sunday, April 28th at 8pm at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery). The lineup will include:
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at Rochester Community Players
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - April 14, 2019
Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Festival Orchestra Holds Auditions For 2019-20 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2019
Students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to be a part of one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States! Auditions for Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Festival Orchestra will be held at the School on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Wednesday, May 15, 2019, from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm; and Wednesday, May 22, 2019, from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
Hangar Theatre Company Gala to Celebrate Kate Hamill
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2019
The Hangar Theatre Company will host "An Evening with Kate Hamill" on Monday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. at La Tourelle Resort & Spa (1150 Danby Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850). The Hangar thanks the event's Honorary Chairs Susannah Berryman, Julia Berens, Cynthia Howell, and Norm Johnson.

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