LIVE: Sophistafunk and Friends Flip the Stage in Utica

Normally when one attends a show in a historic theater, one expects to be sitting in the normally-designated seating area. But when you have a stage the size of Utica’s Stanley Theatre, why not bring the whole party up on stage? And with a backdrop that includes the beautiful Meyda chandelier inside the theater, why […]

The Stanley Welcomes Back the Rock with Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley

Utica’s Stanley Theatre hadn’t hosted a live music event since February 2020. On Wednesday night, the newly renovated marquee lit up Genesee Street to welcome two legends of hard rock, Alice Cooper and Ace Frehley. Frehley, one of the founding members of KISS, opened the show with a set heavy on KISS’s greatest hits, treating […]

Comedian Vic DiBitetto Coming to Utica’s Stanley Theatre

Vic DiBitetto will be gracing The Stanley stage on Oct. 9. A current cast member of the Amazon Prime mob drama Gravesend, DiBitetto is a no-holds-barred comedian that is sure to get audience members laughing with tears. Known for his many skits and characters, DiBitetto is a satire artist that will surely fill The Stanley Theatre […]

Utica’s Stanley Theatre and the Community Foundation Create Charitable Fund

The Stanley Theatre and the Community Foundation Of Herkimer and Oneida Counties are announcing the creation of The Stanley Theatre Charitable Fund. “The entertainment industry was, and still is, being affected by COVID-19. With the opportunity to reopen on the horizon, the time is nearing for The Stanley Theatre to ‘Raise Its Curtain’ like never […]