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Adirondack Shakespeare Company to Present JULIUS CAESAR & THE MERCHANT OF VENICE This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016
Winter may feel like it never really arrived, but Adirondack Shakespeare Company is ready to officially welcome spring in April with productions of Julius Caesar and The Merchant of Venice. For the first time the company is also offering a number of educational performances for local students of last summer's original children's play, Songs of the Iroquois: Turtle Island.
Photo Flash: First Look at Kitchen Theatre Company's DANCING LESSONS
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2016
Kitchen Theatre Company's 25th Anniversary season continues with the romantic comedy Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain. Dancing Lessons began previews on March 20th and runs until April 3rd. Check out a first look below!
Kitchen Theatre's Annual Fundraising Gala Raises More Than $38,000
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2016
Kitchen Theatre Company's 6th Annual Dance The Night Away fundraising event on Saturday March 5, 2016 was a great success, raising over $38,000. 
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Breaks Box Office Records at Geva
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2016
? In October, Geva Theatre Center announced that the opening production 2015-2016 Season, Monty Python's Spamalot, was the highest grossing five-week run in Geva history.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of FitzandStartz Productions' I HAVE A SONG TO SING, O!
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2016
FitzandStartz Productions continues its inaugural season in March 2016 with an original musical for all ages. I HAVE A SONG TO SING, O! features book by Rachel Lampert and music by Gilbert & Sullivan. I HAVE A SONG TO SING, O! runs for four performances only: Saturday, March 26 at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, and Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. All performances will be held at Kitchen Theatre Company. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Skidmore Theater's American Premiere of HECUBA
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2016
The Skidmore College Department of Theater is thrilled to present the American premiere of HECUBA by Marina Carr as its Spring 2016 mainstage production. This play, previously only seen at the Royal Shakespeare Company, is directed by celebrated Off-Broadway director and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow Ian Belton.
Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown to Present I AM MY OWN WIFE
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2016
Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown is proud to present the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, as the new theatrical venue continues to show its versatility.
Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director Announces Retirement
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2016
Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director Rachel Lampert has informed the Board of Directors that the 2016-2017 / 26th Season will be her final season at the theater. 'Next season will be my twentieth as Artistic Director, and I feel that is a milestone and an appropriate time to start new endeavors - my third act. I wanted to be sure the Board of Directors had ample time to find the next Artistic Director, so I have let them know of my plans,' says Lampert. Lampert's tenure has been marked by Kitchen Theatre Company's evolution from a struggling upstart to an established cultural center for Ithaca, Tompkins County and Central New York. She has championed the work of artists of color, women and LGBTQ writers, directors and actors. As a producer, she is recognized for her savvy ability to choose seasons that keep subscribers returning while provocatively pushing the envelope and always maintaining the core mission that 'important conversations happen in the Kitchen.'
BWW Review: THE BLUE-SKY BOYS Lands Safely at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Gianluca Russo - March 18, 2016
Who knew that a show based upon President Kennedy's promise to get a man on the moon could be so entertaining, humorous, and, to put it simply, magnificent? The Blue-Sky Boys, which opened Tuesday at the Capital Repertory Theatre, is written by Deborah Brevoort, under the direction of Gordon Greenberg.
The Red House Arts Center to Present Sarah Ruhl's PASSION PLAY
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2016
The Red House Arts Center in Syracuse, NY presents Sarah Ruhl's ambitious, yet light hearted work, Passion Play.  Hailed by the New Yorker's John Lahr as "extraordinary", "bold", and "inventive," Passion Play takes us on a humorous, yet unsettling journey filled with lust, whimsy, and a lot of fish. Performances will take place at the Red House Arts Center main stage from April 7-17, 2016.
'...FORUM,' SEX WITH STRANGERS, World Premiere and More Set for Geva's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Christopher Mannelli are proud to announce the 12 major productions and events of the much anticipated 2016-2017 Season, the non-profit theatre's 44th year of making professional theatre of a national standard in Rochester.
2016 Lotte Lenya Competition Finalists Announced
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2016
Fifteen young singer/actors have been named as finalists for the 2016 Lotte Lenya Competition. Selected from thirty-one semifinalists, this year's finalists represent a diverse range of performers, ages 21 to 31, from across the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel. All will sing repertoire from the operatic, golden age and contemporary musical stages, and of course, the music of Kurt Weill.
BWW Review: Schenectady Light Opera Company Lets It All Out To Shine In HAIR
by Gianluca Russo - March 14, 2016
The cast, or tribe as they preferred to be called, of Schenectady Light Opera Company's production of Hair is certainly letting it all out to shine for us in this restaging of the 1968 Broadway game changer. The production is extremely timely considering the upcoming presidential election and protests that accompany it.
Kitchen Theatre Company to Present New Comedy DANCING LESSONS This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
Next up on Kitchen Theatre Company's 25th Anniversary Season is a warm, new comedy: DANCING LESSONS by Mark St. Germain Ithaca, NY: Kitchen Theatre Company's 25th Anniversary season continues with the romantic comedy Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain. Dancing Lessons opens for previews on March 20th and runs until April 3rd. 
Bridge Street Theatre Stages Reading of THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
The Rhinebeck Readers Theatre presents a staged reading of Eric Coble's recent Broadway hit THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN tonight, March 12, at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill.
BWW Preview: The Guilderland Players Are Tapping Their Way To 42ND STREET
by Gianluca Russo - March 10, 2016
Guilderland High School's drama club, The Guilderland Players, will open their 47th musical on March 10th with a production of the Tony Award winning hit, 42nd Street. The show, originally appearing on Broadway in 1980, features music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, and a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble.
Skidmore College Department of Theater to Present HECUBA
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2016
he Skidmore College Department of Theater is pleased to announce its Spring 2016 Mainstage production, HECUBA by Marina Carr. This production is directed by celebrated Off- Broadway director and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow Ian Belton.
BWW Reviews: BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON at University At Albany
by Gianluca Russo - March 04, 2016
Audiences expecting a historic, telling musical of our seventh president of these United States, Andrew Jackson, are in for quite a surprise. The show, which prefaces that it is not historically accurate, is an emo and rock filled tale of Jackson, the formation of the Democratic Party, and his torture and removal of Native Americans. The musical uses extreme irony to expose the faults of our nation's history and leaders, a topic that is very relevant in the today's news.
Bonita Jackson to Bring Solo Show EMPTY VALUABLES to Bridge Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
Bridge Street Theatre presents EMPTY VALUABLES, a one-woman show in two acts written and performed by Bonita Jackson, on Saturday, March 26 at 2:00 in the afternoon in the BST Speakeasy, 44 West Bridge Street in the Village of Catskill.
Bridge Street Theatre to Stage Reading of THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2016
The Rhinebeck Readers Theatre presents a staged reading of Eric Coble's recent Broadway hit THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN on Saturday March 12 at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill.
Karen Mason to Perform at Landmark on Main Street, 4/1
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2016
Broadway World Entertainer of the Year Karen Mason brings her critically acclaimed show Mason's Makin' Music to the Jeanne Rimsky Theater stage for one night only.  With numbers from Broadway and the Great American Songbook, Mason's Makin' Music celebrates the music of our lives, and recently had a sold-out 7 week run at the legendary NYC cabaret Don't Tell Mama.
KATCHKIE FARM and CSA Signup Day 2/26
by Marina Kennedy - February 24, 2016
Katchkie Farm in Columbia County, New York is participating in the February 26th National Community Supported Agriculture Signup Day.
Pianist Armen Donelian to Perform at Bridge Street Theatre, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016
Internationally renowned jazz pianist Armen Donelian will be making a rare solo appearance on Saturday March 12 at Bridge Street Theatre's intimate Speakeasy in Catskill.
Photo Flash: Geva Theatre Center Dedicates TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to Memory of Harper Lee
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2016
Following the news of Harper Lee's death, Geva Theatre Center will dedicate its production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD to her memory. The production, directed by Mark Cuddy opens officially on Saturday, February 20 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage until March 20. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Syracuse University Department of Drama Stages PUNK ROCK, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2016
Syracuse University's Department of Drama tackles the volatile combination of adolescence and anxiety in Simon Stephens' 2009 play Punk Rock. Directed by Robert Moss, this production from one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary playwrights runs at the Storch Theatre tonight, February 19, through February 28, 2016 in the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex. Opening night performance is Saturday, February 20 at 8 p.m.

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