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BWW Review: THE PIANO LESSON at Hartford Stage
When is a legacy worth preserving and when is it time to move forward with life? What cost can one pay to jump-start their future? These are some of the central questions tackled in August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON, which is now playing at Hartford Stage. One of Wilson's "Pittsburgh Cycle" plays (10...
BWW Review: CAMELOT in Westport
Classic tale reimagined.Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Camelot is being presented in a 'reimagined' way at the Westport Country Playhouse....
BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING Comes to Palace Theater
The musical delights the crowd with a familiar story and incredible dancing...
BWW Review: CHASING RAINBOWS: THE ROAD TO OZ at Goodspeed Opera House
It's probably hard to find anyone around today who is not familiar with Judy Garland. Older generations may have grown up with her in "Easter Parade" or "Meet Me in St. Louis". Others might remember her fondly as a powerhouse entertainer and singer who hosted her own television variety show. But at ...
BWW Review: ODD SQUAD: LIVE! in Stamford
Odd Squad: LIVE! on national tour. As Ms. O says, 'What are you waiting for? Go!'...
Hairspray Delights the Stage at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
A fun loving show with incredible cast and heartening tale of love and acceptance....
BWW Review: GYPSY at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
With a minimalist set depicting an abandoned stage - brick wall, ladder, random set pieces, and a piano - Music Theatre of Connecticut begins its 30th season with the iconic musical, Gypsy. Written in 1959, Gypsy harnesses the dream-team creative talents of music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Son...
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Playhouse On Park
One of the biggest thrills I get as a theatre reviewer is to experience a show that I love in a new light, and to discover things about it that I never noticed before, no matter how many times I may have seen it. This was my experience viewing the first production in Playhouse on Park's eighth seaso...
BWW Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at the Broad Brook Opera House
Musicals have an amazing way of transporting an audience to exciting, sometimes magical places. You might find yourself in the middle of a romantic kingdom, on the rooftops of turn-of-the-century London, or in the catacombs of a French opera house. But when the lights come up on the latest show at t...
BWW Review: Bryan Adams Hits the Stage at Mohegan Sun
Legendary classic rock star wows the audience with old and new tunes that only get better with age...
BWW Review: WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
Scandal and blackmail make for laugh-out-loud fun...
BWW Review: MIDSUMMER (A PLAY WITH SONGS) at TheaterWorks
When David Greig and Gordon McIntyre's MIDSUMMER (A PLAY WITH SONGS) begins, and Helena (Rebecca Hart) and Bob (M. Scott McLean) enter the stage each with a guitar in their hands, the audience gets an immediate sense for what they are in for - a quirky, funny, frantic, beautiful, and somewhat unlike...
BWW Review: Rob Thomas and COUNTING CROWS Hit Mohegan Sun
Rock unites with two very different sounds...
BWW Review: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL at the Warner Theatre
"Oh, the Thinks you can Think, when you think about Seuss!" These are some of the first lyrics heard in the Warner Stage Company's current production of SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. And boy, what thinks have been brought to life on the stage in this fresh, fun, and family friendly musical at the Warner Th...
BWW Review: THE INVISIBLE HAND in Westport
Clever and timely from the author of Disgraced....
BWW Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at Goodspeed Opera House
When looking for memorable images from America in the late 50's/early 60's, you are bound to find some old standards. Mom in the kitchen baking, Dad returning home from a long day at the office, children playing with their Slinky/Mr. Potato Head while drinking Tang, or the iconic footage of man walk...
BWW Review: BUYER AND CELLAR in Westport
You'll never guess who owns the mall in the basement, but you have to swear to secrecy....
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Playhouse On Park
There's a reason A CHORUS LINE, the hit musical about seventeen dancers auditioning for a Broadway show played for 6,137 performances in its original run. Audiences simply connected with these people and their experiences - with the universal feeling of wanting something so bad you can taste it, and...
BWW Review: New Musical ANASTASIA in World Premiere at Hartford Stage Company
A distinguished creative team has hit it big with a rousing, new, heart-warming version of ANASTASIA, premiering currently at the Hartford Stage Company. This show has appeal for romantics and history buffs and musical comedy fans and dance aficionados and features no fewer than four strong female f...
BWW Review: THE CALL at TheaterWorks
Though it opens with a burst of convivial laughter at a dinner party for two couples who are long-time friends in an upscale New York apartment, Tanya Barfield's THE CALL takes up thorny topical issues around international and cross-racial adoption that are no laughing matter....
BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING - A Musical with the Right Moves
With its impressive onstage dancing and vocals, this is a musical you won't want to miss...
BWW Review: MY PARIS at Long Warf Theatre
There's a bone disease called 'pycnodysostosis', but it's more commonly known as Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome. It means that the density of one's bones is irregular, and usually results in an abnormal growth of digits or appendages. In the case of the actual Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, it meant that his...
BWW Review: MY PARIS in New Haven
Alfred Uhry, Charles Aznavour, Kathleen Marshall and brilliant cast CAN CAN and then some....
BWW Review: MOTHER HOOD OUT LOUD at Square One Theater Company
Mother Hood Out Loud is a tale of short scenes and monologues that are broken up into five chapters. Each scene talks about the horror and joyfulness that comes with Motherhood in a different stage of life...
BWW Review: ART and RED in WESTPORT
Trivia: Alfred Molina played in both shows on Broadway....
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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Kweskin Theatre (8/06-8/15) |
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Guys & Dolls Kweskin Theatre (6/05-6/27) |
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Jagged Little Pill City Stage Company (6/12-6/21) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation The Klein Memorial Auditorium (6/28-6/28) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat New Paradigm Theatre (8/07-8/09) |
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A Year With Frog and Toad Playhouse on Park (5/23-6/06) |
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RUSH: Fifty Something Mohegan Sun (11/01-11/01) |
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Harmonies of the Renaissance and Baroque An Evening of Sacred Choral Music First Presbyterian Church (6/06-6/06) |
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