Proctors and theRep have announced their show lineup for the 2024-2025 season. After hosting “The Not So Late-Night Show” on Feb. 26, the Proctors Collaborative hosts John Gray and Lydia Kulbida were joined by Philip Morris, Proctors CEO, and Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, producing artistic director of theREP, to announce the remarkable shows coming to the MainStage at Proctors in Schenectady and the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany.
The first show of the KeyBank Subscription Series at Proctors, Some Like it Hot, is set in Chicago when Prohibition had everyone thirsty for excitement. Some Like It Hot is the “glorious, big, high-kicking” story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.
Next, in December, Proctors is bringing a musical based on one of the greatest entertainers of all time, Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Schenectady as MJ, the multi-Tony award-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own.
Starting in 2025, the MainStage will host another show, Parade, in January. Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice, and devotion.
In February, a theatrical event unlike anything else will be coming to the MainStage with Life of Pi. Based on the novel that sold more than 15 million copies and became a worldwide phenomenon, Life of Pi is an epic story of perseverance and hope that speaks to every generation and also “gives new life to Broadway” according to The Today Show.
Following Life of Pi, Proctors will bring a corn-fed, corn-bred American musical to the MainStage with Shucked in March- a musical that is sure to satisfy the fan’s appetite for a great musical theater. In April, they will welcome a love letter to the theatre with Funny Girl. This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on stage. Everyone told her she’d never be a star, but then something funny happened—she became one of the most beloved performers in history.
Last, Proctors will host the Disney classic Beauty and the Beast in June. Fans will witness Disney’s newly reimagined 30th-anniversary production of the musical – filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love.
In addition to the shows in the KeyBank Broadway Series, Proctors will also offer three subscriber exclusive add-ons with Hadestown in October 2024, Come From Away in March 2025, and Clue in May 2025. Proctors subscribers can choose a crossover show from theREP’s 2024-2025 season.
Starting in September, theREP kicks off the 2024-25 season, presented by OverIt, with Seared by Theresa Rebeck. Brilliant, hot-headed chef Harry scores a mention in a food magazine with his signature scallops, and his business partner Mike finally sees profits within reach. The only problem? – Harry refuses to recreate his masterpiece for the masses. For an extra treat, scallops will be cooked live on stage each night.
Just in time for the holidays, A Sherlock Carol by Mark Shanahan will begin in November. Reunite with the characters you love from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens, now brought together in this hilarious holiday whodunit filled with intrigue, suspense, and a helping of holiday cheer.
Starting the rest of the season in 2025 is The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini. Weaving together nearly two centuries of family history, this grand theatrical event charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes, and devastating failure of the Lehman financial institution that would ultimately bring the global economy to its knees.
In April, theREP will feature their 2023 NEXT ACT! New Play Summit winner with the world premiere of Rosie is Red And Everybody is Blue by John Spellos. Rosie is unhappy–and when Rosie is unhappy, everybody else is too! Her unemployed son has moved back in, her brother-in-law came to visit for a week and is showing no signs of leaving, the bills are mounting up and the only one that seems to listen to her is her husband—whose ashes live in the urn on the fireplace mantel.
Last in theREP’s upcoming season is Once by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová in July. Over one fateful week, an unexpected friendship quickly evolves into an inspirational musical collaboration. As the music soars to powerful new heights, the unlikely connection is deeper and more complex than an everyday romance. Subscribers to theREP 2023-2024 season presented by OverIt can choose a crossover show from the KeyBank Subscription Series at Proctors.
Subscriptions for the 2024-25 KeyBank Broadway Series at Proctors and the 2024-25 season at theREP presented by OverIt go on sale on Feb. 27. Subscriptions are available through the Box Office at Proctors, in person or through the phone at (518) 346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Single ticket on-sale dates have yet to be announced for the upcoming season.
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