Monday, July 16, 2018
Throughout its long history, says Campaign Director Teddy Foster, Universal Preservation Hall has been a community gathering space. It was built, in fact, as a venue that could host speakers like Frederick Douglass, Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan in addition to being a Methodist church. The ground floor Community... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, July 13, 2018
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
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
Monday, July 2, 2018
Toss the Boss at The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino & Resort, Saturday, Sept. 1 SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—JULY 2, 2018—“Take a flying leap!” “Go jump off a cliff!” “If I told you to jump off a bridge, would you!?” It’s time to finally take up friends, siblings and parents on those... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, June 28, 2018
JULY 14, 2018 AT PROCTORS In recognition of the Hamilton Hill Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary, we are excited to present “Sankofa, The Legacy,” on July 14, 2018 at Proctors from 10 am to 10 pm. For 50 years, the Hamilton Hill Arts Center has used the arts and culture of... Read more » ... Read More
Friday, June 22, 2018
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