BWW Review: SHREK, THE MUSICAL at Musicals At Richter
On Friday, July 26, I had the pleasure of seeing the musical comedy SHREK, THE MUSICAL, as put on by Musicals at Richter in Danbury, CT.
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BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse
I witnessed the best stage effects I have ever seen anywhere (including Broadway), when on Saturday, July 20, I had the pleasure of seeing BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Sharon Playhouse, in Sharon, CT! While this story is likely familiar to most people, the Sharon Playhouse grips the audience ri
BWW Review: BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE at GoodspeedOpera House
There's an old saying from W.
BWW Review: BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA at Thrown Stone Theatre Company
On Thursday, July 18, I had the pleasure of seeing America's East Coast Premiere of BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, as put on by Thrown Stone, at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, in Ridgefield, CT.
BWW Review: THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS at Playhouse On Park
Live theatre creates a connection with the audience in a way unlike any other medium.
BWW Review: MATILDA Steals Hearts at Landmark Community Theatre
Matilda moved more than just a cup and some chalk at the Thomastown Opera House.
BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Bring Chekov and Ibsen Together at TheatreWorks New Milford
'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' is one of those shows that has the potential to make you laugh, cry, cheer, jeer, sympathize, and feel hopeful and uncomfortable all within the span of a single conversation.
BWW Review: PIPPIN Brings Magic to New Canaan
Choreographer Doug Shankman makes the dance his own in this energetic production of a long-time favorite.
BWW Review: CRY IT OUT at Thrown Stone Theatre Company
On Thursday, July 11, I had the pleasure of seeing the Connecticut debut of Molly Smith Metzler's emotionally intense dark comedy CRY IT OUT, as put on by Thrown Stone at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance in Ridgefield, CT.
BWW Review: THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS has a big night at Brookfield Theatre Of The Arts
Nothing says live like things not going according to plan.
BWW Review: CABARET at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
When the world outside is challenging, political tensions are escalating, uncertainty is in the air and pressures are building to the breaking point, what can you do? If you lived in Berlin in the early 1930's you might have found yourself escaping from the rise of Nazism by visiting an avant-garde
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
On Saturday, June 29, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate production at the Connecticut Cabaret Theatre in Berlin, CT, CALENDAR GIRLS.
BWW Review: SPAMALOT at Musicals At Richter
On Friday, June 28, I had the pleasure of seeing the farcical Monty Python musical SPAMALOT performed outdoors by Musicals at Richter, on the grounds of the Richter House, next to the Richter Park Golf Course in Danbury, CT.
BWW Review: BARNUM at Fairfield Center Stage
On Thursday, June 27, I had the pleasure of seeing another Fairfield Center Stage masterpiece, BARNUM in a spectacular manner that I have never seen it before, outdoors, outside the Fairfield Museum and History Center.
BWW Review: HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN at Hartford Stage
From George Gershwin through such musical luminaries as Franz Lizst, Frederick Chopin, and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the actor, playwright and composer Hershey Felder has brought the life and music of any number of musical luminaries to audiences across the United States, Canada and the world, winni
BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU at Sharon Playhouse
On Saturday, June 22, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal performance of CRAZY FOR YOU, the musical, at the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT.
BWW Review: PIPPIN at The Rocky Hill Community Center
PIPPIN at the Rocky Hill Community Center invited all, old and newcomers, to take part in an endearing tale about the search to find one's exceptional place in life.
BWW Interview: Javier Colon to Play Title Role in BARNUM
Fairfield County native, and winner of season one of "The Voice," Javier Colon, will be starring as one of Bridgeport's favorite sons this summer when he portrays the Greatest Showman on Earth in the musical Barnum at the Fairfield Museum Commons the weekend of June 27 - 29.
BWW Review: SKELETON CREW at Westport Country Playhouse
Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew, the third of her Detroit trilogy of plays, opened at the Westport Country Playhouse.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
What happens if you take the upbeat and danceable pop music of a Swedish supergroup, place it in a beautiful sun-drenched setting, add in a dash of comedy, some athletic dancing, and a pinch of bright colors, and wrap it all in a simple, but entertaining, story? You get MAMMA MIA!, the hit musical f
BWW Review: ACTUALLY at Hartford Theaterworks
What starts off as a "he said, she said" recounting of what appears to be a simple hookup between two Princeton freshmen turns into something more penetrating and harrowing in playwright Anna Ziegler's powerful and jarring "Actually," which is now running at Hartford's Theaterworks through June 22.
BWW Review: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST at Ridgefield Theater Barn
On Friday, June 7, I had the pleasure of seeing ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST at the Ridgefield Theater Barn in Ridgefield, CT.
BWW Review: ACTUALLY at Hartford Theaterworks Penetrating and Harrowing
What starts off as a 'he said, she said' recounting of what appears to be a simple hookup between two Princeton freshmen turns into something more penetrating and harrowing in playwright Anna Ziegler's powerful and jarring 'Actually,' which is now running at Hartford's Theaterworks through June 22.
BWW Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at ACT Of Connecticut
With an excellent cast, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is highly entertaining, at ACT of Connecticut, in Ridgefield, CT.
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at The Repertory Theatre
Connecticut Theatre Company's take on the James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's musical presents a charming, intimate and funny production of an already beloved musical.
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