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School of Performing Arts at Proctors, joined by Capital Repertory Theatre, expands summer offerings The School of Performing Arts at Proctors, in partnership with Capital Repertory Theatre, expands its summer offerings in 2016, with its Broadway Camp students mounting a full-scale production of All Shook Up, directed by Steven Yuhasz,... Read more » ... Read More
Legendary parodist adds 79 dates including appearance at Proctors on Sept. 17 Following his wildly successful 2015 tour, four-time Grammy-winning artist “Weird Al” Yankovic has announced the continuation of his Mandatory World Tour in 2016. Also announced was a flyaway contest where winning fans will choose an all-expenses-paid trip to... Read more » ... Read More
Gordon Greenberg returns to theREP to direct loopy look at the birth of the Apollo space program Neil Armstrong’s small step was more than just a leap for mankind. It was a brushstroke for humanity. Deborah Brevoort’s highly theatrical comedy The Blue-Sky Boys posits a critical nexus between science and... Read more » ... Read More
Position with industry association will “strengthen relationships” with other agencies statewide Schenectady’s Talia Cass, Tourism & Convention manager for Schenectady County Visitors Association, has accepted a seat as board member with the New York State Tourism Industry Association. Working under the auspices of Proctors, in a position partially funded by... Read more » ... Read More
Free, guided walking tour of honors founder F.F. Proctor’s birthday Vaudeville empresario F.F. Proctor was born on St. Patrick’s Day, 1851. In his honor, the theatre’s historical committee offers an annual March tour of Proctors, the crown jewel of his circuit of eponymous entertainment halls—“a palace for the people.” Due... Read more » ... Read More
Little River Band lands at Proctors with 40th anniversary tour Australian hit-makers Little River Band helped define the sound of the late 70s and early 80s, with a distinctive, hooky, laid-back sound that dominated radio and paired well with international touring mates like The Doobie Brothers, Supertramp, America, Heart, Boz... Read more » ... Read More
Crazed quartet will turn GE Theatre at Proctors into a Dublin pub The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans. The clover—make that clever—comedians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards;... Read more » ... Read More
The Capitol Steps: Election year comedy at its best is coming to Proctors The Capitol Steps, a Washington DC-based comedy troupe that began as a group of Senate staffers, will present a show based on songs from their current album Mock the Vote at Proctors, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 5.... Read more » ... Read More
Disney crown jewels accompanied by Czech National Symphony Orchestra Disney Fantasia—Live in Concert is a stunning display of what Spinningplatters.com calls, “the emotional storytelling power of classical music and the wide spectrum of beauty and characters that animation can provide.” The program, built on the crown jewels of Walt Disney’s... Read more » ... Read More
Beatles expert returns to Proctors, Saturday, Feb. 27 with Beatles expert Scott Freiman returns to the GE Theatre at Proctors Saturday, Feb. 27, offering two of his popular lecture presentations, Say The Word: Deconstructing Rubber Soul (1:30 p.m.) and A Trip Through Strawberry Fields (7:30 p.m.). Freiman, composer, producer, educator and... Read more » ... Read More