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You can't stop the beat in this big and bold musical about one girl's inspiring dream to dance. Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and toe tappin’ tuneful songs! It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable...
ROCHESTER THEATRE PREMIERE October 10–25, 2026 Tony & Olivier Award-Winning Musical! Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein The remarkable true story! What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover when 38 planes, carrying...
Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None closes out the summer season at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, running September 25 through October 4. Ten strangers arrive on a remote island bound together by a dark secret. Joshua Morgan stars as Doctor Armstrong, with direction by...
County Players, one of the longest running community theatre companies in the area will present the CP2 Readers Theatre Mini-Festival Series from October 2 to 4 at County Players Falls Theatre located at 2681 W. Main, Wappingers Falls, NY. Reading #1- “Birds of North America” by...
David Sedaris brings his signature wit and storytelling to the Staller Center's Main Stage on October 4, 2026. The evening features new works alongside beloved essays from the celebrated humorist and author. Known for his sharp observations and darkly comic sensibility, Sedaris...
Written by Ryan Skinner, this weekend presents three distinct solo performances: My Story, featuring local Hudson Valley actress Alina Gonzalez recounting the six years since a life-altering brain aneurysm; U.S. Man, a dark-comedy exploration of instability and anxiety in modern...
An immersive self-guided tour experience on Bannerman's Island created by Skyla Schreter Dance Company, based on Richard Bach's novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Visitors board the tour boat Estuary Steward from Beacon, NY, then explore the island using an illustrated map while...
Moisés Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theater Project's landmark work built from interviews conducted in the aftermath of the murder of Matthew Shepard. Directed by Mark Reynolds.
A lonely governess arrives at a remote estate expecting a quiet job and instead finds herself caught between two sisters, a scheming maid, a lovesick dog, and a web of secrets that could get her killed. Jen Silverman's gothic comedy is directed by Edward Sobel. Set against the...
A visionary young theater director aims to give one more chance to a once-acclaimed, now washed-up, alcoholic actor, with his main obstacle being the actor's quiet and self-effacing wife. Written by Clifford Odets, the play explores themes of celebrity, failure, addiction and...
The Golden Girls are back in an all-new show! 2026 finds Sophia out on bail, after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring at Shady Pines. Blanche and Rose have founded CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors. And Dorothy is trying to hold it all together, with help from...
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue is an all-new stage show featuring Miami's sassiest seniors in a modern reimagining of the beloved sitcom. The story by Robert Leleux and directed by Eric Swanson imagines what the Golden Girls would be doing today, with Sophia out on bail after...
The opening celebration of the fifth annual Phoenix Festival, held at Nyack's popular Main Street restaurant and performance venue.
Barkin/Selissen Project, one of New York City's leading contemporary dance companies, presents an evening of dynamic physical theatre and dance.
One of New York City's leading contemporary dance companies presents an evening of dynamic physical theatre and dance.
Where do brain anatomy, dollmaking, depression, and healing overlap? How to Make a Doll is a solo theater performance by Marisa Caruso that blends memoir, research, and absurdity to explore mental health and the transformative power of creation. Digging through memory, medical...
Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning three-act play that explores the profound beauty in ordinary life within the small fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, between 1901 and 1913 comes to the Nazareth stage this fall!
Acclaimed classical actor Geoffrey Owens brings to life Shakespeare's unforgettable outsiders, from the twisted Richard III and the Bastard in King John to memorable rogues, fools, and misfits, in an extraordinary solo performance.
Acclaimed classical actor Geoffrey Owens brings to life Shakespeare's unforgettable outsiders, from the twisted Richard III and the Bastard in King John to memorable rogues, fools, and misfits, in an extraordinary solo performance.
The Hot Sardines perform at Staller Center for the Arts on October 10, 2026 at 8 pm. The jazz ensemble delivers high-energy performances rooted in classic jazz traditions.
“STORM STILL” BRINGS SISTERHOOD, SHAKESPEARE, AND A FAMILY RECKONING TO BRIDGE STREET THEATRE Three sisters. A backyard full of their late father’s belongings. And a childhood game that transforms Shakespeare’s “King Lear” into something intimate, unruly, and entirely their own...
In this Tony-winning musical, the hopes, heartbreak, and ambition of dancers vying for a spot on Broadway come to life.
A Number, written by Caryl Churchill (Cloud 9, Top Girls), is a psychological thriller set in the near future that examines identity, nature versus nurture, and the ethics of scientific advancement through the story of a father and his three sons, two of whom are clones of the...
Caryl Churchill's taut and haunting drama explores cloning, identity, and the bonds between fathers and sons. The play centers on the standoff between an aging father, Salter, and his three grown sons, two of whom are clones of the first, with all three sons portrayed by the...
Shakespeare In a Parking Lot, winner of the 2025 Phoenix Festival Outstanding Ensemble Award, returns with Shakespeare's beloved romantic comedy, presented on the beautiful grounds of the historic Ross-Hand Mansion.
An inspirational, crowd-pleasing musical about community, connection and simple acts of kindness, directed by James Vásquez. On September 11, 2001, 38 planes were diverted to Gander Airport, stranding 7,000 international travelers and doubling the population of the tiny...
The Emerson Legacy Concert takes place on October 11, 2026 at 5 pm at the Staller Center for the Arts. The performance features former Emerson String Quartet artists Eugene Drucker (violin), Lawrence Dutton (viola), and Paul Watkins (cello), joined by advanced students from the...
Poetry, devotion, and a summer jewel well worth the drive at Ancram Center for the Arts. Letters from Max runs now through July 26 at the Ancram, NY venue.…
THE SECRET GARDEN at MacHaydn Theatre is a force of nature. Get tickets to the final week of its run.…
Dolly Parton’s office revenge comedy makes a fast, funny, gratifying summer night in Chatham, New York. The production runs now through July 5.…
With the recent Rocky Horror revival reminding everyone how much fun the macabre can be, how lucky is Columbia County to have its own creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky night out right there at the Mac-Haydn? The production runs through 6/21.…
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is dazzling audiences with extraordinary theatrics, creative visual concepts, and emotional moments. Adapted from the New York Times bestselling novel, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has a book written by Rick Elice, and features a score by PigPen Theatre Co. …
KINKY BOOTS brought the fun to Proctors. This touring production is filled with many high points that captivate the audience. The story follows Charlie Price, who inherits his father’s shoe factory, which is on the brink of financial ruin. …
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Come From Away CenterStage Theatre at the JCC (10/10-10/25) |
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OFC Creations Theatre Presents: Hairspray! OFC Creations Theatre Center (9/24-10/11) |
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A Red, White & Blue Christmas Tri-Cities Opera (12/11-12/13) |
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Cats: Young Actors Edition Cohoes Music Hall (8/19-8/29) |
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Young Frankenstein Capital Repertory Theatre (7/09-8/08) |
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The Last American Newspaper Capital Repertory Theatre (9/25-10/18) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Geva Theatre (2/23-3/21) |
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Cohoes Music Hall (12/10-12/20) |
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The Wiz Proctors Theatre (2/23-2/28) |
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Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) The Longacre Theatre (11/01-11/01) |
