Behind the Scenes
Thursday, July 26, 2018
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
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Local live music fans will fondly recall the Starlite Music Theater, which began its life as the Colonie Musical Theater in 1958, before taking the more familiar Colonie Coliseum name in the early 70s. Located just off Route 9 in Latham, the Coliseum began—like Chatham’s still operating, but much smaller... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Professional company builds show in Schenectady Young Dr. Jekyll is the first professional show to tech in our brand new theatre in The Addy. They built a set, designed light, worked sound and workshopped the script before taking the show back to New York City. Our TheatreTECH students worked alongside... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, May 11, 2018
Meet the unsung heroes of the production Ever wonder what it takes to dress the cast or how a traveling orchestra runs? Come backstage with us as we learn some of the exciting details that make the production flawless in The King and I. Behind the costumes Behind the... Read more » ... Read More
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Behind the scenes with the actors Meet a few members of the cast of On Your Feet! the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. The show plays Proctors May 30 through June 3. Learn more about the story and the music in the show, then get your tickets at proctors.org.... Read more » ... Read More
Monday, April 30, 2018
“She simply has the music that forces you to ‘Get Up on Your Feet’, pun intended” says Gloria Estefan fan, Barbara Ward. Picture this. The year is 1985 and Estefan’s “Conga” has transformed her into an international superstar. Ward recalls her experience as a college student during the peak of... Read more » ... Read More