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ROCHESTER THEATRE PREMIERE Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Comedy Sometimes, the best way to understand the other side, is to meet them face to face. Comedian Alex Edelman turned one such meeting into a hilariously captivating self-reflective comedy that took Broadway and HBO...
Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Comedy Sometimes, the best way to understand the other side, is to meet them face to face. Comedian Alex Edelman turned one such meeting into a hilariously captivating self-reflective comedy that took Broadway and HBO audiences by storm. Starring...
Violinist Jennifer Frautschi and pianist Christina Dahl, both acclaimed musicians and artists-in-residence at Stony Brook University, perform a recital at Staller Center for the Arts on October 28, 2026 at 7 pm. The program features works by Respighi, Schoenberg, and Elgar.
Jonathan Larson's iconic musical follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan's East Village: aspiring filmmaker Mark, musician Roger, free-spirited Mimi and Angel, buttoned-up Joanne and wild-child performance artist Maureen. Their...
ORIGINAL CAST SPOOKTACULAR TOUR! Join the original ‘Columbia’ – NELL CAMPBELL – for a screening of the movie in a new 4k restoration with a live shadow cast and audience participation! Everyone receives an interactive prop bag at the performance to help get in on the action!...
Disney Pixar's Coco Live-to-Film Concert takes place at Staller Center for the Arts on October 30, 2026, at 6:30 pm, in celebration of Día de los Muertos. The screening of the beloved film is accompanied by a live orchestral performance, bringing the music of Coco to life in a...
A one-night-only, multidisciplinary Halloween performance featuring more than a dozen professional artists from across the Rivertowns, spanning music, poetry, theater, film, opera, and dance. The production transforms the Theater's 124-year-old space into a haunting...
CARRIE THE MUSICAL OCTOBER 16-31, 2026 AT COHOES MUSIC HALL THURSDAYS - FRIDAYS AT 7:30PM SATURDAYS AT 2:00PM & 7:30PM SUNDAYS AT 2:00PM MIDNIGHT HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE ON 10/30 MEMBER ON-SALE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 PUBLIC ON-SALE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 STEPHEN KING'S CULT MUSICAL...
Music Director Andreas Delfs debuts a new Piano Festival featuring four concerts of works by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Brahms. The festival features performances by pianists Olga Kern, Barry Douglas, Jonathan Biss, and Marc-Andre Hamelin.
These two performances feature participants in Caramoor's Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program, which has nurtured emerging talent since 1992. Artistic Director Marcy Rosen, along with mentors violinist Soovin Kim and violist Dmitri Murrath, guide the 2026 cohort including...
Men on Boats is a play by Jaclyn Backhaus, presented as part of Blackfriars Theatre's 77th season in downtown Rochester, NY.
Acclaimed magician and mentalist Peter Samelson presents a theatrical exploration of illusion, memory, perception, and the limits of the senses. Drawing on five decades of theatrical magic, Samelson combines magic, mentalism, and storytelling to challenge what audiences believe...
Experience astonishing magic and mentalism this Halloween Weekend as Peter Samelson brings “PHENOM” to Bridge Street Theatre, October 30–November 1, 2026! https://bridgest.org/phenom/
Direct from acclaimed runs in London’s West End and Boston’s A.R.T., this “clever, funny and delightfully surprising” (Boston Globe) original musical about timing, connections, and unexpected detours, comes to Broadway. Meet Dougal, an impossibly upbeat Brit who has just landed...
Back to the Garden 1969 - The Woodstock Experience is the premier tribute to the Woodstock era you won't want to miss! Expect to be completely immersed in an experience that celebrates the famed Woodstock festival of peace, love and music. The music. Back to the Garden 1969...
Pianist Aaron Diehl has redefined the lines between jazz and classical music, building a global career around his nuanced, understated approach to music-making. He has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Philip Glass, and serves as the Artistic...
Seven survivors gather for one impossible dinner as civilization collapses around them—and everyone wants a seat at the table.
Be Safe I Love You is an original music theater piece based on the novel by Cara Hoffman, with book by Darrah Cloud and music and lyrics by Stephanie Salzman. The story follows Lauren Clay, a soldier who has returned unexpectedly to her upstate New York home from Iraq carrying...
The musical adapts Stephen King's novel about a bullied high school outcast whose telekinetic powers erupt on the night of her senior prom. Directed by Deena Conley with music direction by Ben Kapilow.
Countertenor and author Anthony Roth Costanzo speaks about his new book, Countertenor, published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux. The event is part of the Conversations at Caramoor series held in the Music Room at the Rosen House.
Experience this raw, rebellious, high octane musical for a new generation! American Idiot is an electrifying rock musical based on Green Day's iconic 2004 themed album, "American Idiot", which tells the story of three friends navigating love, loss, rage and identity in a...
The Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical from 17-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys follows Ali, a 17-year-old girl full of fire, searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. Along the way she meets a musical mentor who changes her life, her dynamic family and...
One Vision of Queen starring Marc Martel brings a tribute to Queen to the Staller Center for the Arts on November 8, 2026. Marc Martel, known for his work on the Bohemian Rhapsody film, leads the performance. The show delivers a tribute to one of rock's greatest bands.
Starry Nights at Staller Center for the Arts continues with a chamber music performance featuring Artistic Director Colin Carr and violinist Arnaud Sussmann. The program includes Mozart's Divertimento K563 for violin, viola, and cello, along with additional selections to be...
DARLIN’ — A World Premiere at Bridge Street Theatre! Mothers. Daughters. Family secrets. And a whole lot of unfinished business. Bridge Street Theatre presents the world premiere of “DARLIN’,” a wickedly funny, wildly imaginative new play by two-time PEN USA Award in Drama...
Experience this raw, rebellious, high octane musical for a new generation! American Idiot is an electrifying rock musical based on Green Day's iconic 2004 themed album, "American Idiot", which tells the story of three friends navigating love, loss, rage and identity in a...
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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Alex Edelman's Just For Us CenterStage Theatre at the JCC (12/05-12/20) |
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Just For Us CenterStage Theatre at the JCC (12/05-12/20) |
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Arthur and Friends Make A Musical Cohoes Music Hall (2/23-3/26) |
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Doja Cat at Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden (12/01-12/01) |
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The Trip to Bountiful Albany Civic Theater (12/04-12/20) |
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Cats: Young Actors Edition Cohoes Music Hall (8/19-8/29) |
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Capital Fools Nazareth University (12/31-12/31) |
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Topdog/Underdog Geva Theatre (10/13-11/22) |
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DARLIN’ Bridge Street Theatre (11/05-11/15) |
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Mamma Mia! Proctors Theatre (4/06-4/11) |
