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BWW Reviews: BAD JEWS in New Haven

BWW Reviews: BAD JEWS in New Haven

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — March 3, 2015
What family doesn't have its ups and downs? (Actually, that was from 'The Lion in Winter.')...
BWW Reviews: REVERBERATION at Hartford Stage Company

BWW Reviews: REVERBERATION at Hartford Stage Company

by Karen Bovard — March 2, 2015
Loneliness in the big city takes center stage in Matthew Lopez' new play at Hartford Stage Company....
BWW Reviews: THE DINING ROOM at Playhouse On Park

BWW Reviews: THE DINING ROOM at Playhouse On Park

by Karen Bovard — February 25, 2015
Order. Decorum. Control. In A.R. Gurney's play, these are the values celebrated in the ritual of formal dinner parties of yore. We glimpse the barest beginning of one in the final, elegiac moments of his first widely successful play....
BWW Reviews: DANCING LESSONS at TheaterWorks

BWW Reviews: DANCING LESSONS at TheaterWorks

by Karen Bovard — February 10, 2015
She's a Broadway dancer who's sustained a devastating injury and may never dance again. He's a brilliant but autistic professor with an extreme aversion to touch. What brings them together? He's got to learn enough dance moves to survive an upcoming gala where he's the honoree....
VIDEO: Preview Connecticut Playmakers' MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS; Runs 3/20-28

VIDEO: Preview Connecticut Playmakers' MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS; Runs 3/20-28

by Robert Diamond — February 7, 2015
The madcap antics behind a script overhaul that led to the iconic film 'Gone With The Wind' unravel as comedic farce in the first of at least two productions Connecticut Playmakers is offering for its 68th year of Broadway-style theater in Greenwich....
BWW Reviews: FOREVER in New Haven

BWW Reviews: FOREVER in New Haven

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — January 12, 2015
Forget the fiercest winter wind. Dael Orlandersmith will blow you away in the world premiere of her new one-woman show, Forever....
BWW Reviews: PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE at Long Warf Theatre

BWW Reviews: PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE at Long Warf Theatre

by Melinda Zupaniotis — December 15, 2014
A Short Comedy to Liven up your Holiday Season...
BWW Reviews: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Westport Community Theatre

BWW Reviews: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Westport Community Theatre

by Cindy Cardozo — December 11, 2014
Westport Community Theatre's production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY is a perfect way to jump start your holiday spirit....
BWW Reviews: PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE in New Haven

BWW Reviews: PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE in New Haven

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — December 9, 2014
Blurb: A gaggle of geniuses walk into a bar and brilliance happens...
BWW Reviews: THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND: THE SONGS OF KANDER & EBB at Music Theatre of Con

BWW Reviews: THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND: THE SONGS OF KANDER & EBB at Music Theatre of Connecticut

by Cindy Cardozo — November 14, 2014
Music Theatre of Connecticut opened their 28th season with a re-imagined production of The World Goes 'Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb. With a talented cast of musicians and an uber-talented cast of performers, this show will captivate and delight anyone who loves musical theater....
BWW Reviews: Square One Theatre Company Invites You to A WALK IN THE WOODS

BWW Reviews: Square One Theatre Company Invites You to A WALK IN THE WOODS

by Cindy Cardozo — November 14, 2014
This play combines comedy and drama to give an intelligent and compelling look at the delicate art of arms negotiations between Russian and American diplomats....
BWW Reviews: Darien Arts Center Explores the Dark Side in GOD OF CARNAGE

BWW Reviews: Darien Arts Center Explores the Dark Side in GOD OF CARNAGE

by Cindy Cardozo — November 13, 2014
This refreshingly feral and ferociously funny production is a brutally honest look at the instinctual animal natures that manners and etiquette merely mask....
BWW Reviews: PETER PAN, JR. in Bridgeport

BWW Reviews: PETER PAN, JR. in Bridgeport

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — November 13, 2014
A lot of people have had their hands in creating Peter Pan, Jr., and the result is a wonderful show for the children. Based on the 1904 J.M. Barrie and 1953 Disney film, Peter Pan, Jr. streamlines a lot of the story and songs of the productions with which most adults are familiar. The most glaring o...
BWW Reviews: INTIMATE APPAREL in Westport

BWW Reviews: INTIMATE APPAREL in Westport

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — October 20, 2014
The 10th anniversary revival of Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage's play, Intimate Apparel, is closing the Westport Country Theatre's regular season on, well, a very strong thread....
BWW Reviews: Eastbound Theatre Presents BLAME IT ON BECKETT

BWW Reviews: Eastbound Theatre Presents BLAME IT ON BECKETT

by Cindy Cardozo — October 10, 2014
This insider's look into what it takes to work behind the scenes in the theater skewers the business practices and often shady backstage politics of regional houses but has at its heart a genuine love for those who have answered the siren's call to create and present art....
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park's ANGELS IN AMERICA: Excellence Approaches

BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park's ANGELS IN AMERICA: Excellence Approaches

by Jacques Lamarre — October 6, 2014
Sean Harris' visionary production puts Playhouse on Park in the big leagues....
BWW Reviews: Connecticut Repertory Theatre Attempts to Locate Lorca's Bones Among the

BWW Reviews: Connecticut Repertory Theatre Attempts to Locate Lorca's Bones Among the OLIVES AND BLOOD

by Jacques Lamarre — October 6, 2014
Do your Spanish homework before seeing OLIVES AND BLOOD....
BWW Reviews: Get Acquainted with Old Friends in I'M NOT RAPPAPORT at Westport Communi

BWW Reviews: Get Acquainted with Old Friends in I'M NOT RAPPAPORT at Westport Community Theatre

by Cindy Cardozo — September 26, 2014
More than just the story of a couple of old guys meeting daily on a park bench, I'M NOT RAPPAPORT is a touching look at an unlikely friendship and a glimpse into the psychological struggle to keep our sense of self while railing against the physical changes and emotional hardships of old age....
BWW Reviews: Town Players of Newtown Bring On the Laughs with THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE

BWW Reviews: Town Players of Newtown Bring On the Laughs with THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE

by Cindy Cardozo — September 11, 2014
More than a lighthearted comedy, this silly and irreverent homage to classic film noir will leave you laughing in the aisles....
BWW Reviews: THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE in Westport

BWW Reviews: THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE in Westport

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — August 26, 2014
What is this thing called love?...
BWW Reviews: A Rockin' MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

BWW Reviews: A Rockin' MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — August 14, 2014
New arts center raises the bar for a Shakespeare favorite...
BWW Reviews: Connecticut Free Shakespeare Brings Back the 60's with As AS YOU LIKE IT

BWW Reviews: Connecticut Free Shakespeare Brings Back the 60's with As AS YOU LIKE IT

by Cindy Cardozo — August 5, 2014
Connecticut Free Shakespeare has brought a delightful version of As You Like It to the outdoor stage. As envisioned by director, Ellen Lieberman, this production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, set in 1969, is a family friendly, drug free 'Be-in' of the theatrical kind....
BWW Reviews: NORA in Westport

BWW Reviews: NORA in Westport

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — July 21, 2014
Scenes from a marriage...
BWW Reviews: Balancing Traditions for Characters, Audience with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF a

BWW Reviews: Balancing Traditions for Characters, Audience with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Goodspeed

by Lauren Yarger — July 21, 2014
Director Rob Ruggiero changes the focus for the production running over at Goodspeed, which has been extended through Sept. 12....
BWW Reviews: Leslie Uggams Makes History as GYPSY's First African-American Rose at UC

BWW Reviews: Leslie Uggams Makes History as GYPSY's First African-American Rose at UConn

by Lauren Yarger — July 16, 2014
History is being made over at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the UConn campus as Leslie Uggams becomes the first African-American actress to star as Rose in an Equity production with a mixed race cast for the musical Gypsy....
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Meredith Willson's The Music Man in Connecticut Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Palace Theater Waterbury (6/02-6/04)
Encore! On Tap in Connecticut Encore! On Tap
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