Return of the Arts: Broadway Coming Back To Proctor's

As we look ahead to the rest of 2021, arts and entertainment events will continue to be repopulating our local calendars.

It was a great sign today when we announced our first, new big Country show in over a year with the Brothers Osborne tour setting an Albany date. Now, it is another indicator that arts will be making a big comeback as the year goes on.

According to a CBS 6 story, Proctors announced their slate of Broadway shows will return in December. Proctors CEO Philip Morris told CBS the timing for the Broadway shows, which usually begin in the fall, will be ideal as they expect capacity limits for indoor audiences should "...be able to return to full capacity by December..." which will make these shows more feasible from a financial standpoint. This is most likely one of the reasons we have not seen many Country concert announcements this summer as low capacity limits are most likely forcing promoters to hold off on doing any shows. While it is safe for smaller audiences to attend, the economics of doing big productions with small audiences does not add up.

The Proctor's slate of Broadway shows, which is posted on their website, will kick off with "Summer- The Donna Summer Musical" December 7th to 12th, "Cats," "My Fair Lady," "Pretty Woman: The Musical" and many more will come to life on the Proctor's stage in the Broadway season ahead.

And her - if Broadway is set to return to Proctor's, GNA's Secret Star Acoustic Jam could be close to making a comeback too, right? :)

LOOK: Stunning vintage photos capture the beauty of America's national parks

Today these parks are located throughout the country in 25 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The land encompassing them was either purchased or donated, though much of it had been inhabited by native people for thousands of years before the founding of the United States. These areas are protected and revered as educational resources about the natural world, and as spaces for exploration.

Keep scrolling for 50 vintage photos that show the beauty of America's national parks.

Gallery Credit: Alexander Raeburn

KEEP READING: Here are the most popular baby names in every state

Using March 2019 data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular names in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper ranks in the top five for 22 states.

Curious what names are trending in your home state? Keep reading to see if your name made the top five -- or to find inspiration for naming your baby.

Gallery Credit: Stacker

LOOK: Milestones in women's history from the year you were born

Women have left marks on everything from entertainment and music to space exploration, athletics, and technology. Each passing year and new milestone makes it clear both how recent this history-making is in relation to the rest of the country, as well as how far we still need to go. The resulting timeline shows that women are constantly making history worthy of best-selling biographies and classroom textbooks; someone just needs to write about them.

Scroll through to find out when women in the U.S. and around the world won rights, the names of women who shattered the glass ceiling, and which country's women banded together to end a civil war.

Gallery Credit: Isabel Sepulveda

Source: Return of the Arts: Broadway Coming Back To Proctor’s