Review: ‘King Lear’ by Saratoga Shakespeare
40 Lake Ave., Saratoga nectady. Thornetta Davis, Springs. John Kribs Band, 7 p.m. www.musichavenPlease email entertain9 p.m. www.partingglassstage.org. ment listings to entertainpub.com. SPAC: 108 Avenue of The ment518@digitalfirstmePUTNAM PLACE: 63a Pines, Saratoga Springs. dia.com. Putnam St., Saratoga Chamber Music Society of Thursday, Aug. 1 Springs. Feast of Friends Lincoln Center: Thrills & CAFFE LENA: 47 Ph( The Doors Tribute), 9:30 Chills, 3 p.m. spac.org. ila St., Saratoga Springs. p.m. ww.putnamplace.com. SPAC: 108 Avenue of The Buskin & Buskin, 7 p.m. CENTRAL PARK: SchePines, Saratoga Springs. caffelena.org. nectady. Woodstock: Three Hootie & The Blowfish SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. THE PARTING GLASS: Days that Defined a Genwith Barenaked Ladies, » Rarely does anyone get 40 Lake Ave., Saratoga eration, 7 p.m. www.musi7:30 p.m. spac.org.
“King Lear” perfect. It’s Springs. ESPN Live At The chavenstage.org. Monday Aug. 5 that tough a play. Even Post, 8 p.m. www.partingSPAC: 108 Avenue of The CAFFE LENA: 47 Phila lavish productions with glasspub.com. Pines, Saratoga Springs. St., Saratoga Springs. Open the biggest stars often fall BARKER PARK: State The Philadelphia OrchesMic Night, 7 p.m. caffelena. short. Just ask Glenda Jack& Third Street, Downtown tra- Songs of the Sea, 8 p.m. org. son. Troy. Heard, 11 a.m. troyspac.org. THE PARTING GLASS:
The abbreviated, baremusichall.org. Saturday, Aug. 3 40 Lake Ave., Saratoga bones version of “King PUTNAM PLACE: 63a CAFFE LENA: 47 PhSprings. OTB Band, 8 p.m. Lear,” offered by Saratoga Putnam St., Saratoga ila St., Saratoga Springs. www.partingglasspub.com. Shakespeare in Congress Springs. Pat Decker, 6- 9 Claire Lynch with Jim Tuesday, Aug. 6 Park is far from perfect, p.m. ww.putnamplace.com. Hurst, 8 p.m. caffelena.org. CAFFE LENA: 47 Phbut it gets enough right PUTNAM PLACE: 63a 9 MAPLE AVENUE: ila St., Saratoga Springs. so that you can appreciate Putnam St., Saratoga Saratoga Springs. Keith Film Screening & Converthe power of one of ShakeSprings. Spiritual Rez & Pray Quartet, 9 p.m. sation: “The Nuns, The speare’s greatest tragedies. Roots of Creation, 9 p.m. THE PARTING GLASS: Priests, The Bomb”, 6 p.m.
The best feature of the ww.putnamplace.com. 40 Lake Ave., Saratoga caffelena.org. production, which continS C H A G H T I C O K E Springs. Forthlin Road, 9 BRUNSWICK FAMILY ues through Saturday, is fail to be developed and tor, Wesley Broulik, who TOWN HALL: 290 Northp. m. www.partingglassCOMMUNITY CENTER: the clear portrait of the title the actors are often forced permits a lot of broad perline Dr., Melrose. Soul pub.com. 18 Keyes Ln., Brunswick. character. Lear’s despair is to quickly establish personformances, takes a page Provider, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. PUTNAM PLACE: The Tichy Boys, 6:30 p.m. illuminated with such claralities. This is an effort alfrom Craven’s horror films. townofschaghticoke.org. 63a Putnam St., Saratownofbrunswick.org. ity that it becomes synonymost totally lacking subBroulik tries to show the viTANG MUSEUM: Skidtoga Springs. Dean Ford FREEDOM SQUARE: mous with madness. tlety and nuance. olence in the work in a stylmore College, Saratoga & The Beautiful Ones Troy. Sammus and Nitty
Lary Opitz creates a very In Congress Park, the edized fashion. But because he Springs. Joan Kelsey’s Sil(Prince Tribute), 9:30 p.m. Scott, 5-8 p.m. www.medihuman Lear. He is a figure iting deeply wounds the Edpermits the characters to ver Lining, 7 p.m.tang.skidww.putnamplace.com. asanctuary.org. of power, but not a powerful mond, Edgar, and Earl of so relish every violent momore.edu. POWERS PARK: Troy. PALACE THEATRE: 19 figure. This makes his porGloucester subplot. ment it will be problematic JENNINGS LANDING: Out of Control Rhythm & Clinton Ave., Albany. Why trayal very relatable. The lack of nuance for the squeamish and cerAlbany. Marco Benevento, 5 Blues Band, 6 - 8:30 p.m. Don’t We, 7 p.m. palaceal
Opitz blends the regal tempts some actors to play tainly uncomfortable for - 8 p.m. www.albanyevents. RIVERS CASINO: 1 bany.org.
King Lear with the comtheir characters so large as parents of young children. org Rush St., Schenectady. CSN SPAC: 108 Avenue of The mon man, Willie Loman. to be caricatures. Thankfully, Opitz does WISWALL PARK: Songs, 6 p.m. riverscasinoPines, Saratoga Springs.
Any father, daughter, or For example, Emily not fall into the trap of Ballston Spa. Ice Cream andresort.com. Chamber Music Society of son in the audience will Raine Blythe, who plays overacting. He trusts the Social w/ Union Fire Co. SPAC: 108 Avenue of The Lincoln Center: Instrumenunderstand the disapRegan and Leah Walton text and finds the honesty Band, 6-8 p.m. Pines, Saratoga Springs. tal Array, 8 p.m. spac.org. pointment and hurt caused as Goneril, who as Lear’s of every moment. His is a CANAL SQUARE: 72 The Philadelphia OrchesWednesday, Aug. 7 by the betrayal of Lear’s ungrateful daughters are portrayal that is rooted in Remsen St. Wall of Fame tra, 7 p.m. spac.org. CAFFE LENA: 47 Phdaughters. Combined with smug, shallow and obvitruth. He initially shows Jam, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. www. Sunday, Aug. 4 ila St., Saratoga Springs. Lear’s own failings, their ously deceptive in the openLear as a vain and arrogant ci.cohoes.ny.us. CAFFE LENA: 47 PhSpeak Your Truth! Youth actions collude to destroy ing scene. They are so inman who makes emotional SPAC: 108 Avenue of The ila St., Saratoga Springs. Open Mic, 11 a.m. caffelena. org.theman.sincereofferingtheirflat-andhurtfuldecisions.HePines,SaratogaSprings.HomeMadeTheater’s
Another asset is that it tery that Lear appears a is rash with his loving The Philadelphia OrchesHMT to Go program presCAFFE LENA: 47 Phis not uncommon for a profool to give them his kingdaughter Cordellia (sensitra, 2 p.m. spac.org. ents The Beauty Queen ila St., Saratoga Springs. duction of “King Lear” to dom. Once they gain power, tively played by Clara HeFriday, Aug. 2 of Leenane, 3 and 7 p.m. Poetry Open Mic, 7 p.m. take almost three and a half they become hideously and via) and unfair to his loyal CAFFE LENA: 47 Phila caffelena.org. caffelena.org. hours. In Congress Park, it’s overtly cruel. friend the Earl of Kent ( VivSt., Saratoga Springs. Rory THE PARTING GLASS: OLDE ENGLISH PUB: two hours. It starts at 6 p.m. They are so extreme in ian Nesbitt). Block, 8 p.m. caffelena.org. 40 Lake Ave., Saratoga 683 Broadway, Albany. and it’s over around 8 p.m. both situations, they seem However, as Lear be9 MAPLE AVENUE: Springs. Kevin McKrell, Agave Flat Tops, 6:30 - 9:30
The brevity does create a pair of Heathers - as if dicomes increasingly out of Saratoga Springs. Steve 8 p.m. www.partingglassp.m. theoldenglish.com. some negatives. Characters rected by Wes Craven. touch with reality, Opitz Lambert Quartet, 9 p.m. pub.com. THE PARTING GLASS: are eliminated, sub-plots And even Lear’s direc- THE PARTING GLASS: CENTRAL PARK: Sche
40 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs. Irish Celtic Session, 7 p.m. www.partingglasspub.com.
PUTNAM PLACE: 63a Putnam St., Saratoga Springs. Ladies Night/Industry Night w/ DJ Supreme, 9 p. m. - 1 a. m. ww.putnamplace.com.
RIVERFRONT PARK: Troy. Kiss The Sky Tribute - World’s Greatest Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, 5 - 8:30 p.m. downtowntroy.org.
SPAC: 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs. The Philadelphia Orchestra, 8 p.m. spac.org. Thursday, Aug. 8 CAFFE LENA: 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs. Conversation and Concert with David Finckel and WuHan, 7 p.m. caffelena.org.
THE CHURCH TROY: 2247 13th St., Troy. Florist & Ami Dang, 6 - 11:30 p.m. www.thechurchtroy.com.
THE PARTING GLASS: 40 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs. ESPN Live At The Post, 8 p.m. www.partingglasspub.com.
PUTNAM PLACE: 63a Putnam St., Saratoga Springs. Pat Decker, 6- 9 p.m. ww.putnamplace.com.
PUTNAM PLACE: 63a Putnam St., Saratoga Springs. Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime w/ Gang of Thieves, 9 p.m. ww.putnamplace.com.
SCHAGHTICOK E TOWN HALL: 290 Northline Dr., Melrose. Back 40 Band, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. townofschaghticoke.org.
TANG MUSEUM: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs. And Other Poems, 7 p.m.tang.skidmore.edu.
WISWALL PARK: Ballston Spa. Sirsy, 6- 8 p.m.
CANAL SQUARE: 72 Remsen St. Rocket Man, 6:30 - 8:30 p. m. www. ci.cohoes.ny.us.
PALACE THEATRE: 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. Tom Segura, 7 p.m. palacealbany.org.
SPAC: 108 Avenue of The Pines, Saratoga Springs. The Philadelphia Orchestra: American Idylls, 8 p.m. spac.org.
Friday, Aug. 9 CAFFE LENA: 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs. Tracy Bonham, 8 p. m. caffelena.org.
SARATOGA ARTS: 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Home Made Theater’s Youth Musical Theater Conservatory Program presents Once on This Island Jr., 7:30 p.m. www. HomeMadeTheater.org.