Category Archives: Capital District

‘Billy Elliot the Musical’: Out of Coal Dust, Rises Star D...

June 5, 2013 1 comment

When you first think of coal miners, you may imagine strong, brawly men permanently covered in a layer of soot from years of hard labor. The last thing you’d imagine is flashy tap numbers complete wi...

5/31-6/9–Our Own ProductionS Presents ‘Periphery’

May 22, 2013 no comments

Our Own ProductionS is proud to present its second production of 2013, Periphery by Ed Simpson and directed by Doreen Watson at the Emmanuel Friedens Church, 218 Nott Terrace Schenectady from Friday,...

6/4-6/9–Billy Elliott the Musical! at Proctors!

May 15, 2013 no comments

“BILLY’S THE BEST. IT’S GOT HEART, PASSION AND THE BEST ELTON JOHN SCORE EVER.” NEW YORK POST THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL ELECTRIFIES SCHENECTADY FROM JUNE 4-9 (SCHENECTADY, MAY 14) —Universa...

Les Miserables, Tres Extraordinaire

May 1, 2013

Proctors State Street, Schenectady proctors.org Playing 4/30-5/5 As the curtain raises and the French vessel is sailing towards you, through a fog lit by torches, powered by the oars of prisoners in ...

Didyouweekend Sponsors WAM Theater for Joint Theatre Project

April 28, 2013

Didyouweekend.com is pleased to announce that it has become a Lead Sponsor for WAM Theatre (wamtheatre.com), for the Berkshires/Capital Region Theater Project, scheduled for May 18th in Proctors (Pro...

9/6-8–Festival of Women Writers with the Hobart Book Village

April 22, 2013

Friends of the Book Village:         We are writing to you, a select group of people that have been supporters of the Book Village, in order to tell you about our plans for the Festival of Women Writ...

Candlelight Vigil outside St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet

March 15, 2013

Date: Sunday, March 17th, Saint Patrick’s Day Time: beginning at 6:00PM until about 6:30PM Location: in front of the church on 19th St (Route 2) in the City of Watervliet On Sunday, St. Patrick...

Goodbye Giants–We’ve Got Cirque Eloize!

February 26, 2013

Training camps? Yup Great fun for the family? Yup Enough fun to keep kids busy all Summer? Yup Moire fun than the Giants ever were, Cirque Eloize will be here the next five Summers!   Proctors A...

6/2-Kevin James Comes to the Palace

February 26, 2013

Palace Theatre   19 Clinton Ave. Albany, NY 12207 www.palacealbany.com   Palace Theatre Announces The Standup Comedy of Kevin James   June 2 7:00 PM   An everyman comic, Kevin James got his star...

Albany’s Park Playhouse Announces 2013 Season!

February 22, 2013

Park Playhouse is a favorite theater for Summer time fun! It’s old fashioned sit outdoors under the stars kinda fun, and they just announced their new season. Didyouweekend can’t wait! Pa...