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Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro Och & Oy: A Considered Cabaret


Alan Cumming (Cabaret, The Good Wife) and Ari Shapiro (NPR’s All Things Considered, Pink Martini) both transport audiences to other worlds through their stories. Now, ...

Newsies
Newsies
7/10 - 7/27/2024


Inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899,  Newsies  celebrates the power of the human spirit! Jack Kelly and his ragtag team of newsies make ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
6/5 - 6/22/2024


***Note:  This show contains some colorful “Jersey” language.*** They had a look, an attitude, and a sound like no other. Sure, they were born in ...

DRIVING MISS DAISY
DRIVING MISS DAISY
6/27 - 7/7/2024


Don't Miss Noted Hudson Valley Actors Cindy Topps, Emmitt Ferris and Ron Morehead In DRIVING MISS DAISY on Bannerman Island! Daisy Werthan, an elderly Jewish ...

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Let’s Get Physical (Theatre)


"Let’s Get Physical (Theatre)" is a triple-bill featuring two clown acts and a one-act play developed by some of Rochester’s most adventurous physical performers. Ashley ...

Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady


My Fair Lady, running June 5 - 14 Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner       Music by Frederick Loewe  Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Play ...

Rock Broadway Musical Revue


WRTC presents a Rock Broadway Musical Revue at local-favorite Unihog, featuring local community members performing your favorite rock numbers from hit Broadway shows! Directed by ...

One-Act Jamboree
One-Act Jamboree
6/6 - 6/16/2024


A collection of new works from Upstate New York playwrights and beyond!...

Moving On
Moving On
6/21


"MOVING ON" by Elmar Maripuu Directed by Helly Chester A knockabout farce involving a visionary software proposal, a swindling investor, an ex-girlfriend hiding in a ...

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
6/17 - 6/23/2024


It's showtime, folks! The ghost-with-the-most makes his Broadway return in this edgy and irreverent musical comedy based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film. BEETLEJUICE tells ...

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
6/18 - 6/23/2024


He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Schenectady.  It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical ...

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
5/28 - 6/23/2024


The Color Purple By Alice Walker Book by Marsha Norman Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis & Stephen Bray Directed by Daniel J. ...

West Side Story
West Side Story
6/13 - 6/23/2024


Often regarded as the greatest love story of all time, this landmark Broadway musical returns to the Mac-Haydn. With a powerful, poignant book, and unforgettable ...

The Last Romance
The Last Romance
6/19 - 6/28/2024


 A heartwarming comedy about the transformative power of love, no matter what age you are!  

Ride the Cyclone
Ride the Cyclone
6/20 - 6/29/2024


“RIDE THE CYCLONE: THE MUSICAL” June 20–29, 2024 Music, Book, and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond In this hilarious and outlandish musical, the ...

How I Learned to Drive
6/25 - 6/30/2024


A wildly funny, surprising and devastating tale of survival as seen through the lens of a troubling relationship between a young girl and an older ...

Two Corners
Two Corners
6/28 - 6/30/2024


Don't miss our world premiere of this brand new opera. Two Corners explores the friendship between Florine, a black woman, and her childhood friend Sarah, a white ...

Jimmy Buffet's Escape to Margaritaville


Escape to Margaritaville - Book by Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia and Emmy nominee Mike O’Malley, Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett Slip on your parrot ...

Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
7/12 - 7/14/2024


This production features FLO's 2024 Young Artists! Hilarity abounds when family members, disgruntled because their recently deceased, wealthy relative has left them nothing, scheme to rewrite ...

Sister Act
Sister Act
6/27 - 7/14/2024


Based on the hit 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act returns to our stage for only the second time in our history! Nominated for ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
6/18 - 7/14/2024


Step into a musical time machine and join "The Marvelous Wonderettes" on a nostalgic journey through the 1950’s and 1960’s.

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
7/9 - 7/21/2024


The Marvelous Wonderettes is a jukebox musical comedy with a book by Roger Bean. This jukebox musical hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, ...

Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
7/17 - 7/26/2024


A thrilling new adaptation of the Broadway classic that inspired the 1967 film starring Audrey Hepburn!

Rent
Rent
7/18 - 7/28/2024


Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is back at the Mac-Haydn. Having paved the way for contemporary musical theatre, RENT is a beloved cultural phenomenon, known ...

Ruthless!
Ruthless!
7/5 - 7/28/2024


Beautiful and talented eight-year-old Tina Denmark will do anything to play the lead in the school play. Absolutely anything. The question is... Where does such ...

The Addams Family Young@Part
7/27 - 7/28/2024


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...

Apartment 3A
Apartment 3A
7/26 - 8/4/2024


Creative License will present their first summer production with the poignant romantic comedy Apartment 3a by Jeff Daniels. Reeling from the loss of what she ...


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by Noah Casner - May 03, 2024

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