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“Giving Tuesday,” is a day set aside to donate to not-for-profits. This upcoming weekend is another opportunity to help organizations in need. You might call it “Party for the Arts”.
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Theater is an always changing art form. For many there is nothing like the joy of attending a great musical; while others prefer the intensity of a good drama. The only thing that might challenge either is the laughter generated by a well-written comedy.
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This week’s run of “Annie” at Proctors is more than an opportunity to enjoy family entertainment in a dreary month. For those of us who remember the struggle of Proctors in its early days, “Annie” is a show that is an important link to the survival of the historic Schenectady theatre.
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Now that a new year has arrived, it’s customary to look back at the year past. In theater, 2023 was a time of struggle. Audiences started to return to live entertainment, but slowly. Almost every venue I know claimed attendance was dangerously off.
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Well, it’s Christmas crunch time. You have just a week to find that present which will make someone’s holiday a little more special.
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Harbinger Theatre is now in its second year of operation. Their current production, “Mrs. Packard” helps explain why the new group has been so successful in gaining the support of audiences. It takes on subjects to which audiences respond on a visceral level.
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One of my measures of a successful theater experience is how much it makes you think after the performance. This kind of statement can sound condescending, since it appears to slight plays with less depth. It’s not intended that way. There is absolutely nothing wrong with work whose only goal is to entertain.
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“The Girl From the North Country” which is at Proctors in Schenectady through Sunday, is an ambitious, unique theater experience.
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The ideal family holiday show is one that parents or grandparents leave as happy as do the kids. This makes“ The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” which is playing at Cohoes Music Hall through December 23, the Holy Grail of family entertainment.
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If you expect “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” to be a hokey, Christmas-themed juke box musical you will not be disappointed. The musical which is at Capital Repertory Theatre until December 24, will not fill you with holiday cheer.