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Photos: First Look at LADY DAY at Playhouse on Park in Rehearsalby Blair Ingenthron - Connecticut
(09/18/2022) - LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL by Lanie Robertson will run at Playhouse on Park September 28 - October 16, 2022. This production will be directed by Broadway veteran Stephanie Pope Lofgren. Check out a first look at rehearsals here.
Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Powerhouse Performing Arts Centerby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(09/17/2022) - What did our critic think of THE FANTASTICKS at Powerhouse Performing Arts Center?
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Trevi Loungeby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(09/11/2022) - What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Trevi Lounge?
Photos: MORNING'S AT SEVEN Opens At TheatreWorks New Milfordby A.A. Cristi - Connecticut
(08/31/2022) - On September 2, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the heart-warming comedy, Morning's At Seven by Paul Osborn. See photos from the production.
Review: 4000 MILES at Westport Country Playhouseby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(08/28/2022) - Stellar cast, but some issues with prize-winning show.
Photos: First Look At THE TEMPEST From Elm Shakespeare Companyby A.A. Cristi - Connecticut
(08/09/2022) - Following a two-year hiatus, Elm Shakespeare Company will return to Edgerton Park for the 2022 Season with Shakespeare's The Tempest. Producing Artistic Director, Rebecca Goodheart, returns to direct the production which features nationally acclaimed actor and Artistic Director of African American Shakespeare Company, L. Peter Callender in the role of the wizard, Prospero. See photos from the production!
Photos: First Look at PIPPIN at Madison Lyric Stageby Chloe Rabinowitz - Connecticut
(07/25/2022) - Madison Lyric Stage is presenting Stephen Schwartz’s musical comedy Pippin now through July 31. The production is being presented inside MLS’s brand-new tent on the grounds of Madison’s Deacon John Grave House and will have a big-top carnival theme. Get a first look at photos here!
Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at The Summer Theatre Of New Canaanby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(07/24/2022) - This is a Broadway caliber production you won't want to miss.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For PIPPIN at Madison Lyric Stageby Stephi Wild - Connecticut
(07/13/2022) - Madison Lyric Stage presents Stephen Schwartz’s musical comedy Pippin, about a young man’s quest for significance, inside their brand new big-top tent at the Deacon John Grave House in Madison July 21-31. All new rehearsal photos have been released, check them out here!
Feature: SUMMER SHAKESPEARE at Connecticut - Variousby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(07/10/2022) - The tradition continues!
Review: KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Westport Country Playhouseby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(07/10/2022) - What did our critic think of KIM'S CONVENIENCE at Westport Country Playhouse?
Photos: Westport Country Playhouse's KIM'S CONVENIENCEby Grace Cutler - Connecticut
(07/09/2022) - Westport Country Playhouse will stage “Kim’s Convenience,” a funny and touching comedy about a Korean family who owns a Toronto convenience store, written by Ins Choi and directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III, from July 5 through July 17. Check out photos!
Photo: Senator Elizabeth Warren Attends 1776 At American Repertory Theaterby A.A. Cristi - Broadway
(06/20/2022) - Massachusetts Senator and American Repertory Theater fan Elizabeth Warren attended 1776 on Thursday, June 16.
Photos: First Look at SWEENEY TODD at Madison Lyric Stageby Stephi Wild - Connecticut
(06/13/2022) - Madison Lyric Stage is now presenting Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd, June 9-19, inside their brand-new deluxe tent on the grounds of Madison’s Deacon John Grave House.
Photos: First Look at SWEENEY TODD at Madison Lyric Stageby A.A. Cristi - Connecticut
(05/31/2022) - Madison Lyric Stage will present Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd, June 9-19, inside their brand-new deluxe tent on the grounds of Madison’s Deacon John Grave House.
Photos: First Look at THE AGITATORS at Playhouse on Parkby Chloe Rabinowitz - Connecticut
(05/31/2022) - THE AGITATORS: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Mat Smart is running at Playhouse on Park through June 12, 2022. This production is part of Playhouse on Park's 13th Main Stage Season, and it will be directed by Kelly O'Donnell.
BWW Review: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Westport Country Playhouseby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(05/30/2022) - Read our BWW critic's review.
Photos: First Look at Westport Country Playhouse's Production of STRAIGHT WHITE MENby Marissa Tomeo - Connecticut
(05/28/2022) - Westport Country Playhouse is staging the comic satire, “Straight White Men,” by Young Jean Lee, from now through June 5, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. The show’s 2018 Broadway run made Lee the first Asian American female playwright to have a work produced there.
BWW Review: CABARET at The Goodspeedby Ariana Straznicky-Packer - Connecticut
(05/26/2022) - Wilkommen, bienvenue, and welcome Cabaret to the Goodspeed Stage! The classic musical makes its premiere on the Goodspeed Stage and runs now through July 3rd, 2022.
Photos: First Look at BETWEEN TWO KNEES at Yale Repby Stephi Wild - Connecticut
(05/20/2022) - Yale Repertory Theatre concluded its 2022 season with Between Two Knees. The play, written by the intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s and directed by Eric Ting, is presented with Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
BWW Feature: ZELLER AND SQUIRES at The Legacy Theatreby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(05/09/2022) - Welcome back to the world of legendary comedy duos. Stiller and Meara, Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, Charlie Brill and Mitzi McCall, Michael Key and Jordan Peele, and Connecticut's own Zeller and Squires.
Photos: First Look at THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF DR. WONDERFUL (AND HER DOG!) at Playhouse on Parkby A.A. Cristi - Connecticut
(04/21/2022) - THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF DR. WONDERFUL (AND HER DOG!) will run at Playhouse on Park from April 23 - May 1, 2022.
Photos: First Look at Courtney Reed, Conor Ryan, Austin Durant & More In MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL on Tourby Alan Henry - Broadway
(04/20/2022) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge, now playing at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago. The limited engagement runs through May 14.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of NEXT TO NORMAL at Westport Country Playhouseby Chloe Rabinowitz - Connecticut
(04/20/2022) - Westport Country Playhouse officially opened its production of the three-time Tony Award®-winning musical and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Next to Normal,” on Saturday, April 9. The musical runs through Sunday, April 24.
Photos: Michael Douglas, Joshua Henry & More at Eugene O'Neill's Theatre Center's 21st Monte Cristo Awardsby Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway
(04/12/2022) - Last night in New York City, Michael Douglas and Joshua Henry attended the Eugene O’Neill’s Theatre Center’s 21st Monte Cristo Awards which honored George C. White.
Photos: Castle Craig Players at First Annual CT Community Theatre Conferenceby Chloe Rabinowitz - Connecticut
(04/11/2022) - A state-wide meeting of community theater groups began the process of forming an alliance which would address ways to overcome challenges and to share resources.
BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Westport Country Playhouseby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(04/11/2022) - Powerful story, energetic music, amazing cast. Read our BWW critic's review.
Photos: NEXT TO NORMAL Comes Alive at Westport Country Playhouseby A.A. Cristi - Broadway
(04/08/2022) - The three-time Tony Award-winning musical and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 'Next to Normal,' opens Westport Country Playhouse's 92nd Season, from April 6 through April 24. Check out photos from the multi-racial production.
Photos: First Look at CHOIR BOY at Yale Repertory Theatreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Connecticut
(04/07/2022) - Yale Repertory Theatre is presenting a new production of Choir Boy by the theater's Academy Award-winning Playwright in Residence Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), directed by Christopher D. Betts.
Photos: Inside Look at The Town Players of New Canaan's Production of HAY FEVERby Marissa Tomeo - Connecticut
(04/07/2022) - On Friday, April 8, The Town Players of New Canaan will open Noël Coward’s delightful comedy, HAY FEVER at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park as its next mainstage show for 2022. The curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. for a three week run. The production is directed by Deborah Burke and produced by Sheila Toner.
BWW Interview: DONNA MURPHY on MRS. ASTOR at The Mark Twain House & Museumby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(04/01/2022) - Money, prestige, power, social status. These are things we can't get enough of, if only on on television. And theatre lovers can't get enough of acclaimed talents such as Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Donna Murphy, and others who are on the hit HBO show, The Gilded Age.
Photos: Inside SPIRIT OF THE 60S Musical Rehearsals at Downtown Cabaret Theatreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Connecticut
(03/30/2022) - The Downtown Cabaret Theatre is well into rehearsals for their all-new musical Decades in Concert: Spirit of the 60s. The production opens Friday, April 15th and runs through May 15th at Connecticut's most historic Cabaret Theatre.
Photos: Production Shots of stop/time dance theater's Production of DIVAS: DOUBLE OR NOTHINGby Marissa Tomeo - Connecticut
(03/20/2022) - Ever wish you could see all of your favorite DIVAS on one stage? Well, thanks to award-winning choreographer/director Darlene Zoller, West Hartford is getting the DIVA treatment! Playhouse on Park's resident dance company, stop/time dance theater, now in its 17th year, is bringing the heat and paying homage to all of your favorites: Cher, Tina, Gloria, Shania, Dolly, Whitney...and more! DIVAS: DOUBLE OR NOTHING will run at Playhouse on Park March 16 - 27, 2022.
BWW Review: WAITRESS at Schubert Theatreby Ariana Straznicky-Packer - Connecticut
(03/06/2022) - WAITRESS, the hilarious hit Broadway musical, is playing at The Schubert, New Haven March 4–6, 2022. The Waitress tour is every bit as fresh and delightful as ever, serving up all the best ingredients of this fan-favorite musical.
Photos: Little Theatre of Manchester Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACEby A.A. Cristi - Connecticut
(02/08/2022) - Little Theatre of Manchester, one of Connecticut's oldest community theatres still in operation, announced today their upcoming production of the beloved dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. The hilarious play, believed to be based on an infamous series of boarding house murders in Windsor, CT, runs now through February 20, 2022 at the National Historic Landmark Cheney Hall located at 177 Hartford Road in Manchester, CT.
BWW Feature: PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD'S LOVE NOTES at DARIEN ARTS CENTERby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(02/08/2022) - What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a date night of theatre? Play With Your Food, in collaboration with JIB Productions, is offering just that with Love Notes on February 12 at the Darien Arts Center Weatherstone Studio.
BWW Interview: WILL JEFFRIES of BARRYMORE at TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAANby Sherry Shameer Cohen - Connecticut
(02/07/2022) - Before there was Drew...The name Barrymore was revered in the world of entertainment long before perky Drew Barrymore acted, produced, became an author, created a cosmetics line, and hosted a television show. This month, Town Players of New Canaan will present William Luce's play, Barrymore, an almost one-man show about Drew's grandfather, John Barrymore, starring veteran stage and screen actor Will Jeffries.
Photos: First Look at FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE at Playhouse on Parkby Marissa Tomeo - Connecticut
(01/30/2022) - FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE, written by Clarke Peters, with music and lyrics by Louis Jordan, will runs at Playhouse on Park from now until February 27, 2022. The show is directed and choreographed by Brittney Griffin. The associate choreographer is Darius Barnes, and the show features music direction by Dexter Pettaway.
Photos: Get A First Look At AIN'T TOO PROUD On Tourby BWW Staff - Broadway
(01/26/2022) - BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast of Ain't Too Proud in action! Leading the cast of Ain't Too Proud as The Temptations are Jalen Harris as 'Eddie Kendricks,' Harrell Holmes Jr. as 'Melvin Franklin,' James T. Lane as 'Paul Williams,' and joining directly from the Broadway company are Marcus Paul James as 'Otis Williams,' and Elijah Ahmad Lewis as 'David Ruffin.'
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