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The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education 'Performance Lab' students will present XANADU in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre June 1-3, sponsored by The Lufkin Family Foundation.

The Warner Stage Company will present SPRING AWAKENING in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre June 16-24, sponsored by Northwest Community Bank. SPRING AWAKENING explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. Join this group of late nineteenth century German students on their passage as they navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable SPRING AWAKENING. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through what Entertainment Weekly called, "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade."

The Torrington Symphony Orchestra will present "Rising Stars," on Saturday, May 12 at 8 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Under the direction of conductor Maurice Steinberg, the orchestra will perform a variety of overtures and arias and feature up and coming artists including Mateo Tiul, Erick Sanchez, Karolina Wojteczko, Katie Weiser, Christine Manalo, Natalie Andrews and Serena Valentin.

The students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education will present Rogers and Hammerstein's 'Getting to Know' version of CINDERELLA, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre May 5 and 6, as part of the Young Actors Series, sponsored by The Lufkin Family Foundation. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance.

The Warner Stage Company will present THE FULL MONTY on the Warner Theatre Main Stage May 5-13, sponsored by DNR Laboratories. Based on the cult hit film of the same name, THE FULL MONTY, a ten-time Tony Award nominee, is filled with honest affection, engaging melodies and the most highly anticipated closing number of any show. While spying on their wives at a "Girls Night Out," a group of unemployed steelworkers from Buffalo see how much they enjoy watching male strippers. Jealous, out of work and feeling emasculated, the men come up with a bold and unclothed way to make some quick cash. In preparing, they find themselves extremely exposed; not merely physically but emotionally. As they conquer their fears, self-consciousness and prejudices, the men come to discover that they're stronger as a group, and the strength that they find in each other gives them the individual courage to "let it go." Contains adult language and situation.

The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory will present IMPACT 2018, March 24 and 25 in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. This year's IMPACT features excerpts from Acts 2 and 3 from the much beloved Swan Lake, staged by Eleanor D'Antuono, Alexei Tchernichov and Denise Warner Limoli. The performances also include excerpts from Carmen, with original choreography by Kirk Peterson; a new modern work by Kate St. Amand; and an exciting new collaboration between Artistic Director Victoria Mazzarelli and Charles Patterson. Featuring live music performed by Patterson's quartet JINQS, this new piece features Nutmeg dancers performing original choreography set to music by jazz greats John Coltrane and Thelonius Monk.

The Warner Stage Company will present Frank McCourt's THE IRISH…AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY, a musical celebration of Irish heritage filled to the brim with humor, stories and heart, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre March 10-18. Due to popular demand, an additional performance has been added onThursday, March 15 at 8 pm. Slainte! 

The Warner Stage Company will present the final performances of ONCE on the Warner Theatre Main Stage February 9 and 10 at 8 pm and February 11 at 2 pm. The Warner Stage Company is one of three community theatre companies across the USA granted the performance rights to ONCE and the first community theatre company to produce the show in 2018.

The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory will present IMPACT 2018, March 24 and 25 in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. This year's IMPACT features excerpts from Acts 2 and 3 from the much beloved Swan Lake, staged by Eleanor D'Antuono, Alexei Tchernichov and Denise Warner Limoli. The performances also include excerpts from Carmen, with original choreography by Kirk Peterson; a new modern work by Kate St. Amand; and an exciting new collaboration between Artistic Director Victoria Mazzarelli and Charles Patterson.

The Warner Stage Company will present Frank McCourt's THE IRISH AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY, a musical celebration of Irish heritage filled to the brim with humor, stories and heart, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre March 10-18, 2018.

The Warner Stage Company will present ONCE on the Warner Theatre Main Stage February 3-11, sponsored by Thomaston Savings Bank. The Warner Stage Company is one of three community theatre companies across the USA granted the performance rights to ONCE and the first community theatre company to produce the show in 2018.

The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education 'Performance Lab' students will present STIFF COMPETITION, an original comedy by Warner Theatre Director of Education Isabel Carrington and Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education Alumna Gwen Mileti, sponsored by The Lufkin Family Foundation. Performances will be held in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre February 2-4, 2018.

It would not be the holiday season without the timeless joy of THE NUTCRACKER! The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory will present the full-length version of the classic tale on the Warner Theatre's Main Stage December 9 and 10, 2017.

The Warner Theatre will present an exclusive HEADSHOT & RESUME MASTER CLASS event today, December 2 from 10am 1pm at the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education.

The Warner Theatre will present an exclusive HEADSHOT & RESUME MASTER CLASS event on Saturday, December 2 from 10am 1pm at the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education.

The Warner Stage Company will present ONCE on the Warner Theatre Main Stage February 3-11, sponsored by Thomaston Savings Bank.

The Warner Stage Company will present the murderously funny thriller THE GAME'S AFOOT (or HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS) in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre December 9-17. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set in William Gillette's Connecticut castle which won the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Play.

The Torrington Symphony Orchestra, with chorus, will present A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, on Saturday, December 2 at 7:30 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.

It would not be the holiday season without the timeless joy of THE NUTCRACKER! The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory will present the full-length version of the classic tale on the Warner Theatre's Main Stage December 9 and 10, 2017.

The students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education will present the first production of this year's Young Actors Series, STUART LITTLE, in the Nancy Marine Studio TheatreNovember 17-19, sponsored by The Lufkin Family Foundation.

Explore the splendors of the desert with the irrepressible Moses Pendleton and the internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionist troupe MOMIX when they present OPUS CACTUS on the Warner Theatre's Main Stage on January 6 at 8 pm and January 7 at 2 pm, sponsored by Thomaston Savings Bank. Tickets are available on Friday, October 6 at 10 am.

The Warner Theatre and Two Roads Brewing Co. will present The Road to Road Jam: Battle of the Jam Bands, in the Warner's Studio Theatre on Friday, November 3 from 7-11 pm.

The Warner Theatre will present its 6th Annual International Playwrights Festival held in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre October 13 and 14, 2017.

The Warner Theatre and the Entrepreneurial Center of Northwest Connecticut Community College will present Discover the Commercial Use of Drones on Tuesday, October 3 from 6:30-8 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.

The Warner Stage Company will present the Tony Triple Crown Winner AVENUE Q on the Warner Theatre's Main Stage November 4-12, 2017. AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart.