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Alleyway's BUFFALO QUICKIES Starts This Thursday
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2023
Alleyway Theatre's 32nd annual short play festival starts performances this week. BUFFALO QUICKIES features six brand new plays by Shawn Adiletta, Thomas Huges Bellavigna, Rosa Fernandez, Justin Karcher, Bella Poynton, and Chris Woodworth. The festival is directed by Kate Powers with Richard Satterwhite, and designed by Emma Schimminger and James Cichocki.
Proctors and Therep Announce 23-24 Subscription Season
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2023
Proctors Collaborative took its patrons to the Big Top Monday night as Proctors in Schenectady and Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany announced their 2023-2024 seasons during a circus-themed bash.
Staller Center's Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery Announces an Afternoon at The Zuccaire Gallery and The Long Island Museum
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2023
Visit The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at Stony Brook University to view the Revisiting 5+1 exhibition, Black Artists & Abstraction at Stony Brook in the '60s and '70s, before heading down the road to the Long Island Museum's Art Museum to see Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary and Creative Haven: Black Artists of Sag Harbor.
The Catskill Mountain Foundation Launches Its 25th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2023
The Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), one of the largest multidisciplinary arts organizations in upstate New York, has launched its 25th anniversary season by greatly increasing its service to Catskill Region full time and part time residents and tourists visiting the area and supporting the local economy.
Melinda Buckley's MOTHER (AND ME) Comes To Catskill This Month
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2023
Show Two in Bridge Street Theatre's 2023 SoloFest delivers both Broadway razzle-dazzle AND off-off-Broadway intimacy. “MOTHER (and me)”, written and performed by Melinda Buckley, arrives at BST, located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, for three performances only – Friday and Saturday March 17 and 18 at 7:30pm and Sunday March 19 at 2:00pm.
Irvington Theater Announces 3rd Annual Arts Incubator Short Play Fest
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2023
For the 3rd consecutive year, Irvington Theater will once again present the Arts Incubator Short Play Fest: a free celebration of short, new, in-development works of theater and the playwrights behind them! This year's fest will exist — for the first time ever — in a hybrid format of online events and in-person readings from March 18-26. 
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Presents Five-Time Grammy Award- Winner Angélique Kidjo
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2023
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College will close out its 2022-2023 season on Saturday, April 15 with a live performance by five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo.
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND to be Presented at Blackfriars Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2023
Join Blackfriars Theater for a deep, yet joyful dive into one of Broadway's most celebrated musicals, Once on This Island, running March 24th through April 8th, 2023.
Lauren Lettelier's THE VILLAGE CIDIOT Comes To Catskill
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2023
The opening volley in Bridge Street Theatre's 2023 SoloFest arrives March 10 – 12 when “The Village Cidiot”, written and performed by Lauren Letellier, hits the stage at 44 West Bridge Street in the Village of Catskill.
#Ham4Ham Lottery Announced For Schenectady Run Of HAMILTON
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2023
Producer Jeffrey Seller and Proctors have announced a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show's first performance (March 14) at Proctors in Schenectady.
MURRAY HOCHMAN: NEW DIMENSIONS On View At KinoSaito Art Center Beginning March 4
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2023
Murray Hochman: New Dimensions, an exhibition at KinoSaito Art Center in Verplanck, will open March 4, 2023 and be on view through 7 May. Curated by the Kikuo Saito Studio, the exhibition will feature twenty-four of Hochman's recent works, including paintings and sculptures.
Blackfriars Theatre Presents ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2023
Join Blackfriars Theater (795 East Main Street) for a deep, yet joyful dive into one of Broadway's most celebrated musicals, Once on This Island, running March 24th through April 8th, 2023.
Hangar Theatre and Kitchen Theatre Announce Co-Production of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2023
The long-established Hangar Theatre Company in Cass Park and Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca's West End are working together this May and June to produce the extraordinarily prescient and insightful play WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME by Heidi Schreck. 
Photos: Damien Sneed's OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES at Hamilton College
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2023
Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs, and spirituals. The concert brought together two of today's most exciting operatic voices in a diverse and powerful event featuring Janinah Burnett and Justin Austin, accompanied by Damien Sneed on piano and the Griot String Quartet; Dr. Amyr Joyner on violin, Justus Ross on violin, Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman) on viola, and Boubacar Diallo on cello. See photos here!
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Spring 2023 Festival to Present MOVE ME Series In Collaboration With HUDSY
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2023
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary conversations, and an art installation curated by Hilary Greene.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park 2023 Spring Festival to Present WE
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2023
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary conversations, and an art installation curated by Hilary Greene.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park 2023 Spring Festival to Present A Culinary Conversation With Tamar Adler
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2023
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park 2023 Spring Festival to Present A Guided Tour With Wild Gather
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2023
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park 2023 Spring Festival to Present Curtis J. Stewart and ETHEL
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2023
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary conversations, and an art installation curated by Hilary Greene.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Spring 2023 Festival to Present José Limón Dance and ABT Studio Company
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2023
The Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Spring 2023 Festival will present a double bill featuring the José Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company on June 3 and 4, at 6pm.
Proctors Partners With Union College For Upcoming Movie Series
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
Proctors is kicking off a new film series “Hollywood's Golden Age” to be screened in the GE and Addy Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. This series will be broken up into four smaller series, one of which will be partnering with the Union College Film Studies program.
OUR TOWN Comes to Syracuse Stage Next Month
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp and Managing Director Jill Anderson announced the next production in their 2022/2023 season, and it’s one for the ages. Thornton Wilder’s cherished and frequently produced play, Our Town, runs Wednesday, March 29 through Sunday, April 16 at Syracuse Stage in the Archbold Theatre. Robert Hupp will direct the production.
The Hangar Theatre Announces BILLY ELLIOT, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME and THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM For 2023 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2023
The Hangar Theatre has announced a 3-show mainstage lineup for the 2023 Summer Season, featuring uplifting and timely stories that illuminate artistic passion, family, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Interview: Chibueze Ihuoma of HADESTOWN at Proctors
by Jared West - February 20, 2023
The national tour of HADESTOWN is due to arrive in Schenectady shortly. This is a beautiful story that won eight Tony awards in 2019, including Best Musical! Leading this retelling of two Greek myths will be Chibueze Ihuoma in the leading role of Orpheus. Making his touring debut, Chibueze was in Cleveland when I caught up with him.
Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY Presents TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2023
Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY has announced its upcoming and last production of the 2022-2023 season: “Topdog/Underdog” to Capital Repertory Theatre at 251 N. Pearl Street in Albany.

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