offers a unique opportunity to experience a rare and unforgettable theatre production at the Times Union Center through February 23rd. Why is the Tony Award Winning “” so extraordinary that you probably will never see it done in even the most ambitious community theatres? The central characters are life-sized puppets, horses, made of metal, leather, and wood. Each is operated by 3 puppeteers from the  (a total of 13 of them) who, with the use of unseen levers and wires, create the movements of the horses, which include swishing tails, wiggling ears, trotting, and pawing the ground. The movements of …

 opened the second show of its fiftieth season under the ownership and management of Craig Smith and partners, with Neil Simon’s classic comedy “.” Continuing their commitment to bring stars to their stage, this show stars , well known for his role as “Al” for eight seasons on “,” and also as the congenial host of “.” This show played at the Alhambra in 1984 and was the start of the thirty-year career of Artistic Director  at what was then called The Alhambra Dinner Theatre. If you are too young to have seen it, or don’t remember it, here is …

, now in its 44th season, opened its first play of 2014 with Bekah Brunstetter’s dark comedy/drama, “”. Set in a home suburban Connecticut home, the story centers around Melody, an attractive newlywed, who has married Craig, a hard driving and much traveled corporate lawyer. They met when Melody was in college, and both agreed before the wedding that they would move to New England where Craig had been offered a prestigious position. Melody is 26 years old and has finished three years of college but has never held a job, and at this point is rather aimless. She acts …

Judging from the auditions turnout at  on the weekend of January 25 & 26, the hottest show in town in June, 2014 will be “.” Now released for non-professional theatres, TJ was one of the lucky theatres to be awarded the rights to produce it. This is one of the most popular musicals in theatre history and certainly one of the most successful, with over 11,000 performances in London, and more than 6,000 on Broadway. In 2012 , the musical was made into a movie with  and . We had not been to auditions for any play in several years, and …

The  of EU Jacksonville are avid fans of new plays and we have attended many new play festivals in states throughout the country. For a number of years we have traveled, as we will this year, to the  at Actors Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. It was with great interest that we attended the ‘s annual night of student one-act plays for the first time. This event was started 23 years ago at the request of drama club members, and has been enthusiastically received since the beginning. Some of the past plays have been published and some participants have gone on …

opened its first play of 2014 with the Claudia Shear/James Lapine musical “,” which will be on stage at 716 Ocean Boulevard in Atlantic Beach, Florida until February 15. Call (904) 249-7177 or go to abettheatre.com for reservations. This is a unique story about the life of entertainer . Since she died before almost everyone involved with this production was born, as well as many of those in the audience, why should this play be of interest to today’s theatergoers? As the play unfolds and reveals the facts about her multifaceted life, we come to understand why she has been …