Category: Proctors
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What was the first show you saw at Proctors? Were there dancing newsboys or Elizabethans with writer’s block? Whatever the plot, Proctors brings new Broadway shows to Schenectady each year. What you may not know is that some of these shows started their national tours here. A national tour can’t... Read more » ... Read More
ANASTASIA THE NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL COMPLETE CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF ANASTASIA TOUR LAUNCHES AT PROCTORS OCT. 9–14 “A MONSTER HIT!” – The New York Times “FOUR STARS **** A sweeping adventure!” – Time Out New York “ANASTASIA IS THE REAL THING! Fantastical, intelligent, well-crafted, and exhilarating!”... Read more » ... Read More
Take a look behind the scenes. Hear from the actors who performed at our 2018-19 Season Announcement Bash as they talk about the shows in the upcoming season at Proctors. Visit proctors.org for show details and ticket information. Waitress Phantom of the Opera A Bronx Tale Anastasia School of Rock... Read more » ... Read More
Frederick Freeman Proctor was a performer before he was a presenter. A rare, quirky bird, Proctor was an equilibrist—a master of balancing feats—billing himself as “The Great Levantine.” Basically, as a young man in Boston, he took a 19th century obsession with physical fitness and turned it into a road... Read more » ... Read More
When a show closes at Proctors, stagehands begin clearing out props, set pieces and lighting rigs almost before the audience is out the door. A similar, but even more complicated operation will ensue immediately after Dan and Phil: Interactive Extroverts take their final MainStage bows on July 21. Beginning in... Read more » ... Read More
Apostrophe Café. Such a cute name, but why? The simple answer is we needed to do something with the Apostrophe! Proctors, as you know it today, began as Proctor’s Theatre, in 1926, the jewel in a chain of 53 vaudeville houses managed by entertainment pioneer F. F. Proctor.The original name stuck,... Read more » ... Read More
Tickets on sale now! SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—JUNE 22, 2018—Tickets for Broadway Camp: AIDA and 20 newly announced shows at Proctors are on sale now. Theatrical treats like Menopause The Musical®, Friends! The Musical Parody and Rock of Ages are on the new slate, along with special events including The Naked Magicians,... Read more » ... Read More