Jacques Lamarre has worked in theatre for over 20 years. As a Public Relations/Marketing professional, he held positions at Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks Hartford and Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama. As a playwright, he wrote "Gray Matters" which was premiered by Emerson Theater Collaborative at the Midtown International Theatre Festival (nominee, Outstanding Playwriting). His short play "Stool" was a finalist for the inaugural New Works New Britain Festival and a Top Ten finalist for the NY 15 Minute Play Festival. His short play "The Family Plan" was a finalist for the 2011 Fusion Theatre "The Seven" short play competition. Jacques has co-written seven shows for international drag chanteuse Varla Jean Merman, as well as the screenplay for her feature-length film comedy "Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads" (2011). He has written for Theater CT Magazine, Hartford Magazine and Yale Alumni Magazine. Jacques is currently the Director of Communications & Special Projects for The Mark Twain House & Museum.
BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway Starts a PANIC Through September 25
September 16, 2011
September 16, 2011
Norwich's Spirit of Broadway presents Stephen Dolginoff's musical riff on Orson Welles' infamous 'War of the Worlds' broadcast.
BWW Reviews: THE CRUCIBLE Heats up Hartford Stage Through October 6
September 12, 2011
September 12, 2011
Gordon Edelstein helms a fascinating, if flawed, take on Arthur Miller's 1953 classic at Hartford Stage.
BWW Reviews: Capital Classics Does Battle with RICHARD III
August 14, 2011
August 14, 2011
Capital Classics celebrates its 20th Anniversary with Shakespeare's malevolent monarch.
BWW Reviews: Goodspeed Musicals Sets Sail with a Triumphant SHOW BOAT
August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011
Goodspeed's 'Honey, I Shrunk the Musical'-approach pays off with intimate SHOW BOAT.
BWW Reviews: Emerson Theater Collaborative Invests in THE BIG BANK
July 31, 2011
July 31, 2011
ETC tallies up its assets and liabilities with the Seligmann Bros. new musical THE BIG BANK.
BWW Reviews: ARTFARM Makes the Case for Will Power with SHAKESPEARE’S ARGUMENT
July 24, 2011
July 24, 2011
ARTFARM reboots SHAKESPEARE'S ARGUMENT for the company's 10th Anniversary.
BWW Reviews: Nat King Cole Bio-tuner I WISH YOU LOVE Swings Mildly at Hartford Stage
July 24, 2011
July 24, 2011
Dominic Taylor's exhumation of Nat King Cole in I WISH YOU LOVE at Hartford Stage is neither unforgettable nor unforgivable.
BWW Reviews: ARTFARM Makes the Case for Will Power with SHAKESPEARE’S ARGUMENT
July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011
ARTFARM reboots SHAKESPEARE'S ARGUMENT for the company's 10th Anniversary.
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Dishes Out CHICAGO Razzle-Dazzle Through July 24
July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011
Playhouse on Park turns up the heat a notch on summer with CHICAGO.
BWW Interviews: Emerson Theater Collaborative Breaks Open THE BIG BANK Starting July 21
July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011
Shoreline Connecticut's scrappy upstart Emerson Theater Collaborative plans a musical heist with the premiere of THE BIG BANK.
BWW Interviews: Playwright Dominic Taylor Talks Penumbra, Black Theatre, I WISH YOU LOVE and Nat King Cole
July 15, 2011
July 15, 2011
I WISH YOU LOVE playwright Dominic Taylor riffs on black theatre history and his new Nat King Cole bio-drama pl.
BWW Reviews: Ivoryton Playhouse’s THE PRODUCERS Has Got It and Flaunts It
July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011
Ivoryton's small theatre produces a big, fat hit for its 100th birthday with Mel Brooks' Broadway smash
BWW Reviews: A Tiring RACE Runs at TheaterWorks
July 10, 2011
July 10, 2011
David Mamet's jeremiad on RACE inflames and exhausts at TheaterWorks in downtown Hartford.
BWW Interviews: Tazewell Thompson Starts Difficult Conversation on RACE at TheaterWorks
July 10, 2011
July 10, 2011
Director Tazewell Thompson talks about his upcoming production of David Mamet's controversial play RACE at TheaterWorks in Hartford, CT.
BWW Reviews: A More Than Fair MY FAIR LADY Plays Connecticut Rep.
July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011
Terrence Mann is a fairly ideal Henry Higgins in Connecticut Repertory Theatre's more than fair MY FAIR LADY.
BWW Reviews: Nat King Cole Bio-tuner I WISH YOU LOVE Swings Mildly at Hartford Stage
July 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
Dominic Taylor's exhumation of Nat King Cole in I WISH YOU LOVE at Hartford Stage is neither unforgettable nor unforgivable.
BWW Reviews: A Tiring RACE Runs at TheaterWorks
July 5, 2011
July 5, 2011
David Mamet's jeremiad on RACE inflames and exhausts at TheaterWorks in downtown Hartford.
BWW Interviews: Terrence Mann and Charlotte d’Amboise Make MY FAIR LADY a Family Affair at CRT
June 23, 2011
June 23, 2011
Broadway fixtures Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise have a summer getaway in the countryside for Connecticut Repertory Theatre's MY FAIR LADY.
