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Cap Rep Closes “The Marvelous Wonderettes”

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Just a week and a half ago, the folks at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany proudly announced that their summer production of the jukebox musical, “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” would be extended with a run of performances through Sunday, August 22.

At the time artistic director Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill declared, “Much like our summer shows of recent years, ‘Menopause’ and ‘Shear Madness,’ ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’ has received a welcoming and enthusiastic reaction from patrons of the Capital Region, many of whom have seen the show multiple times. We are happy to be able to extend this marvelous show until August 22 and continue to bring folks back in time.”

But apparently not enough folks were anxious to take that time-tripping journey.

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Christmas in July @ Cap Rep Theatre

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

If you ask us, it’s a leeeetle early to be thinking about Christmas, but starting tomorrow (Friday, July 30) and running for only 30 hours, you can buy tickets to Capital Repertory Theatre’s holiday production of “A Christmas Story” for $30 (a savings of up to $22 off regular prices.) The promotion is to celebrate Cap Rep’s 30th season, kicking off in September. Here’s the link to the offer. (Facebook)

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LIVE: “The Lady With All the Answers” @ Capital Repertory Theatre

Friday, May 7th, 2010

The Lady With The Answers Dear Abby,

Imagine my surprise when I went to see a play called “The Lady With All the Answers” recently at my local theater – and it wasn’t about you. Ha. Ha.

Turns out, it was about your twin sister Eppie, although I always knew her as Ann Landers.

I didn’t care much for the play (written by a guy named David Rambo), but I thought the actress portraying Eppie (Charlotte Booker) was really good.

Anyway, I thought you might want to see the play before it closes on Sunday at Capital Repertory Theatre.

Signed,
Having a Nip in Nippertown

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ArtBeat: “Untitled” by R. Ashley Krohmal

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Which way is up?

Painter and ceramic artist R. Ashley Krohmal has a one-person exhibit on view at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany. And while waiting for the curtain of a production of “The Lady With All the Answers” last week, I was pursuing the work – large scale abstract oil paintings on one side of the theater’s cafe, and smaller landscape watercolors on the other.

I was immediately struck by one of the oil paintings:

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the paint drips were actually dripping upward, as though they were defying gravity. Then I noticed that the artist’s signature was also upside-down in the upper left-hand corner of the canvas. Then I noticed that it was also initialed by the artist in the lower right hand corner.

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THEATER: “Betrayal” @ Capital Repertory Theatre

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Timothy Deenihan, Hollis McCarthy and Tim Smallwood (photo by Joe Schuyler)

An empty, unmade bed.
The sheets are rumpled, the covers askew.
There are indentations on the pillows.

The vision is both erotic and sad.

That centerstage bed is the first thing you see when you walk into the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, and it’s an apt metaphor for the powerful production of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Harold Pinter’s classic tale of adultery, “Betrayal.”

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