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Concerts, theater and shows in Schenectady

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Schenectady's anchor is Proctors, a multi-stage arts center in a 1926 theatre on State Street, with touring Broadway shows, concerts and comedy. Community companies such as the Schenectady Light Opera Company and Schenectady Civic Playhouse put on their own productions, and Union College and the Empire State Youth Orchestra add concerts.

The Amtrak station is on Erie Boulevard, about 15 miles from Albany.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A Christmas Story, The Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, with songs by the team behind Dear Evan Hansen and La La Land.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A Christmas Story, The Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, with songs by the team behind Dear Evan Hansen and La La Land.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A Christmas Story, The Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, with songs by the team behind Dear Evan Hansen and La La Land.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A tribute concert in which Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, performs Led Zeppelin music, including Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog, Kashmir, Immigrant Song and Stairway to Heaven.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A musical based on the novel and film The Notebook, following Allie and Noah, from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite forces pulling them apart.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    CBS6 Melodies of Christmas is a holiday concert with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, the Melodies of Christmas Chorale and Northeast Ballet.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    CBS6 Melodies of Christmas is a holiday concert with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, the Melodies of Christmas Chorale and Northeast Ballet.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Jazz

    It's a Jazzy Christmas features an all-star jazz lineup performing holiday favorites with the Art D'echo Trio and special guests, wrapped around an old-timey radio show.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    CBS6 Melodies of Christmas is a holiday concert with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, the Melodies of Christmas Chorale and Northeast Ballet.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Hell's Kitchen is a musical with music by Alicia Keys, book by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Michael Greif and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Theater

    A live theatre adaptation of the Bluey television series in which Bluey and Bingo try to get Dad off the bean bag with games. Original story by Joe Brumm.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Theater

    A live theatre adaptation of the Bluey television series in which Bluey and Bingo try to get Dad off the bean bag with games. Original story by Joe Brumm.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
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    Musical from SLOC Musical Theater in which dancers competing for coveted spots on the line share their hopes, fears and personal histories through movement and storytelling.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Musical from SLOC Musical Theater in which dancers competing for coveted spots on the line share their hopes, fears and personal histories through movement and storytelling.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
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    A Chorus Line, a musical by SLOC Musical Theater in which dancers reveal their hopes, fears and personal histories while competing for spots on the line.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A Chorus Line, a musical by SLOC Musical Theater in which dancers reveal their hopes, fears and personal histories while competing for spots on the line.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A storytelling series in which performers tell rarely heard contemporary and traditional stories about the human spirit, each show with its own theme.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A Chorus Line is a musical in which dancers reveal their hopes, fears and personal histories while competing for a place on the line.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    Cirque Kalabanté presents Afrique en Cirque, a circus show of acrobatics and human pyramids set to live Afro-Jazz, percussion and kora music.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Comedy

    A musical comedy about the pickleball craze, with pop song parodies, in which seasoned players and eager newcomers compete in court rivalries.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Folk

    A performance by Gili Yalo, an Israeli musician whose music combines Ethiopian roots with soul, funk, psychedelic and jazz.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Theater

    A one-man stage show of Mark Twain's humor, written and originally performed by Hal Holbrook, performed here by Richard Thomas.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Dance

    An Irish music and dance show with live music, iconic Irish songs and dancers from Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Éireann.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    Twilight in Concert is a live-to-film concert in which a 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians performs a live score while the 2008 film Twilight plays on a full-size cinema screen.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Solo guitar recital by Scottish-Indian classical guitarist Samrat Majumder, performing works by Bach, Schubert, Dowland and others. The one-hour program has no intermission.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A storytelling series in which performers tell rarely heard contemporary and traditional stories about the human spirit, each show with its own theme.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    A touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a score by Charlie Smalls.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A Sesame Street Live stage show in which Elmo and his friends dance, stretch and play along to songs including Sunny Days and Letter of the Day.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A concert by Brit Floyd presenting Pink Floyd's album Animals in its entirety, with hits including Time and Comfortably Numb.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Classical

    A live concert celebrating the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, performing iconic songs and instrumental fan favourites from the Genesis era onward.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    Legally Blonde - The Musical, a Broadway musical at Proctors based on the film. It follows Elle Woods, who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and proves her potential there.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
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    Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, following Bobby as he navigates friendships, romance and the question of being ready for love.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    A production on the fight for women's suffrage, told through primary sources and figures such as Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    Legally Blonde - The Musical, a Broadway musical at Proctors based on the film. It follows Elle Woods, who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and proves her potential there.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
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    Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, following Bobby as he navigates friendships, romance and the question of being ready for love.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Legally Blonde - The Musical, a Broadway musical at Proctors based on the film. It follows Elle Woods, who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and proves her potential there.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
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    Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, following Bobby as he navigates friendships, romance and the question of being ready for love.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, following Bobby as he navigates friendships, romance and the question of being ready for love.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, following Bobby as he navigates friendships, romance and the question of being ready for love.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    The Broadway musical Waitress, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, follows Jenna, a waitress and pie-maker seeking a fresh start.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    The Broadway musical Waitress, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, follows Jenna, a waitress and pie-maker seeking a fresh start.

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    $40 · Classical

    The Parisian Quatuor Ébène plays Beethoven's G major, F major and C-sharp minor string quartets in part one of a Beethoven cycle.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, following Bobby as he navigates friendships, romance and the question of being ready for love.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The Broadway musical Waitress, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, follows Jenna, a waitress and pie-maker seeking a fresh start.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Theater

    A stage adaptation of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, in which the cat visits two bored children on a rainy afternoon and teaches them to make their own fun.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
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    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A storytelling series in which performers tell rarely heard contemporary and traditional stories about the human spirit, each show with its own theme.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    The musical Mamma Mia! follows a bride-to-be searching for her father among three men from her mother's past, set to the hits of ABBA.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Comedy

    A drag show in which the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race deliver live news reports in WTWN 10: Werq The World News, hosted by Asia O'Hara.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Folk

    Kora player Yacouba Sissoko performs traditional West African songs and stories as a soloist and with his band SIYA, which combines solo kora with fuller instrumentation.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Classical

    Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, with soloists Alexandra Henderson and Katherine Reese-Lemer and the Octavo Singers. It moves from darkness to hope.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Comedy

    A one-woman comedy play by Denise Fennell, written with Rick Pasqualone, in which a bride of a certain age, less than two hours before her wedding, questions the meaning of love, life and marriage.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Comedy

    A one-woman comedy play by Denise Fennell, written with Rick Pasqualone, in which a bride of a certain age, less than two hours before her wedding, questions the meaning of love, life and marriage.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Comedy

    A one-woman comedy play by Denise Fennell, written with Rick Pasqualone, in which a bride of a certain age, less than two hours before her wedding, questions the meaning of love, life and marriage.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    A five-act 1960s rock and roll revival concert featuring Jay and the Americans, The Grass Roots, The Happenings and The Vogues, with Estefano DiSanto opening the show.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Comedy

    A one-woman comedy play by Denise Fennell, written with Rick Pasqualone, in which a bride of a certain age, less than two hours before her wedding, questions the meaning of love, life and marriage.

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    Proctors · Schenectady

    Erth's Dinosaur Zoo Live is a family theatre show with life-like dinosaurs and creatures brought to life by puppeteers, starting in pre-historic Australia.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Musical comedy Something Rotten!, presented by SLOC Musical Theater, imagining the world's first musical when two brothers try to outshine Shakespeare.

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    SLOC Musical Theater · Schenectady
    Musicals

    An American Sign Language interpreted performance of the musical Something Rotten! at SLOC Musical Theater. The run time has not yet been announced.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Just In Time is a new musical about singer Bobby Darin, from teen idol to global sensation, featuring hits including "Beyond the Sea," "Mack the Knife," "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

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    Proctors · Schenectady
    Musicals

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, on North American tour, follows soprano Christine Daaé and the masked Phantom in Paris.

About Schenectady

Former manufacturing center nicknamed the Electric City, home of General Electric history and Union College.

Anchored by Proctors, a multi-stage arts center in a 1926 theatre, and community companies such as the Schenectady Light Opera Company.

County
Schenectady County
Arts organizations
Proctors, Schenectady Light Opera Company, Union College
Getting there
About 15 miles from Albany. Amtrak station at 322 Erie Boulevard.
Nearby towns
Glenville, Scotia, Niskayuna, Rotterdam

Sources: Schenectady, New York — Wikipedia.

Painting made with AI from “Schenectady Rail Station” by Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0, changed from photo to painting. This painting is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.