Monday, February 29, 2016
The Schenectady County Visitors Agency today announced two conferences that will be held in downtown Schenectady this year as efforts ramp-up to attract more conferences and meetings to Schenectady County. “We are competing for and winning new conference business for Schenectady County,” said Anthony Jasenski, Chairman of the Schenectady County... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, February 25, 2016
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, August 5–6 on the historic Schenectady MainStage. Auditions for ages 14–19 will be held... Read more » ... Read More
Monday, February 22, 2016
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
Friday, February 19, 2016
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 Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority, Cass has, since May 2014, served as... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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 to the extended run of “Disney’s The Lion King,” this... Read more » ... Read More
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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
Monday, February 1, 2016
Beautiful–The Carole King Musical makes Broadway part of theREP subscription plan Monday night, for the first time, Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre joined to reveal respective upcoming seasons, with subscription packages that link the two venues. The announcement, fashioned as a mock political debate between Proctors CEO Philip Morris and... Read more » ... Read More
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Saturday Night Fever–The Musical at Proctors will ‘blow you away’ Saturday Night Fever–The Musical, the iconic story of Tony Manero, the Brooklyn kid who wants to dance his way to a better life, is back! And it’s back in an all-new production that shares Tony’s love for dancing in spectacular new... Read more » ... Read More