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BWW Reviews: ALADDIN in Bridgeport
Better than a magic carpet ride...
BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage's SOMEWHERE Takes Us Somewhere Between Musical-Comedy and Drama
Theeeere's a plaaaaace for us....
BWW Reviews: Music Theatre of CT Wraps Season with THE FANTASTICKS
The stage directions for the musical don't say that it should be performed at Music Theatre of Connecticut's 45-seat theater in Westport, but maybe they should. The intimate space and wonderful circus-tent-themed backdrop by scenic designer Carl Tallent are the perfect setting for the one-piano musi...
BWW Reviews: LTM's STEEL MAGNOLIAS Blooms with Strong Cast
Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!...
BWW Reviews: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in Bridgeport - Do the Right Thing
Few popular novels have been as powerful about a subject as Harper Lee's 1960 novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. As a film with an A-list star and as a play that is produced from time to time (but not nearly as often as it should be, in this critic's opinion), it's always a solid hit. Thankfully, the cre...
BWW Reviews: Connecticut Repertory Theatre's GOBLIN MARKET is a Fairy Tale in Need of Magic
Watch out for goblins bearing fruit....
BWW Reviews: Beatles, Bard and Billy Joe Make for a Mod Mix Musical in Yale Rep's THESE PAPER BULLETS
Take one of his classic comedies, throw in a Fab Four group sort of like the Beatles and let Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong (AMERICAN IDIOT) write the music and presto: you have a modern, interesting show called THESE PAPER BULLETS....
BWW Reviews: TheaterWorks Explores THE OTHER PLACE a Mind Can Go
Levy shows a wide arc of emotions as the character goes from educated woman in control of her life to someone not quite sure who to trust, including herself....
BWW Reviews: Ivoryton Playhouse Gives 'SHOUT! Out' to Mod '60s with Swinging England Musical
Singing 30 tunes popular in the era like 'Goldfinger,' 'Downtown,' To Sir with Love,' and the title song 'Shout,' the girls, identified only by colors that signify their personalities, try to embrace modern times while seeking the advice of columnist Gwendolyn Holmes...
BWW Reviews: This BOOK OF MORMON Gets a Warm Welcome as It Rings The Bushnell's Doorbell
This tour is quite well done, with strong vocals for the leads. Evans nails 'I Believe' and Ncube shows a lovely soprano in her national tour debut. O'Neill, making his professional debut, shows solid comic ability as the awkward Cunningham...
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park's HIGGINS IN HARLEM Takes Shaw Uptown
Yoouuuuu can taaaake the A-Train, yooooou can take it all the way to Haaarlem....
BWW Reviews: Much to Make a To-Do About in This Refreshing MUCH ADO at UConn
This production, helmed by Paul Mullins, is delightful in every way, with wonderfully full portrayals, a fanciful set (designed by Joe Keener III) and costumes (designed by Tiffany Delligatti) that are to die for....
BWW Reviews: SONG AT TWILIGHT Dims in the Modern Age
In Noel Coward's time, and when one of his last plays, A SONG AT TWILIGHT was written in 1966, it must have been shocking to have the possible outing of a closeted gay man be the driving force of a plot.
In 2014, when such a play is just one of a plethora of stories written by men, featuring male...
BWW Reviews: TIME STANDS STILL in Stratford
The suffering of others...
BWW Reviews: A Witty Prequel for Adults Flies in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at The Bushnell
Ropes become rooms and oceans, people become doors, gloves become birds and some very clever staging, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers....
BWW Reviews: Little Theatre of Manchester's NOISES OFF is a Door-Slamming Delight
Make some noise for this raucous comedy!...
BWW Reviews: CABARET at Broad Brook Opera House Manages to be Derivative and Devastating
Broad Brook's dishes up a CABARET with something old, something new, something borrowed and a dash of blue....
BWW Reviews: Reality, Fantasy Clash in FAIRYTALE LIVES OF RUSSIAN GIRLS at Yale Rep
Once upon a time we could go to the theater and enjoy a play that made sense, challenged our thinking, moved our hearts and made us feel enlightened when the curtain fell....
BWW Reviews: A Tale of Friendship, Love, War Gallops to the Stage in Tour of WAR HORSE at The Bushnell
A sweeping tale of friendship and devotion amidst the horrors of war combines with spectacular puppetry to bring Michael Morpurgo's children's novel WAR HORSE, to life on stage. It reins in for a tour stop at The Bushnell through Sunday....
BWW Reviews: THE CONSULTANT in Great Recession Triggers Questions, Depression in World Premiere at Long Wharf
The Dow may be plunging, but angst is at an all-time high at the pharmaceutical advertising company of Sutton, Feingold and McGrath where recent layoffs have the remaining employees pinning their hopes to an all-important presentation coming up by Jun Suk (Nelson Lee)....
BWW Reviews: Matters of Life and Death Fuel Debate about God in FREUD'S LAST SESSION at TheaterWorks
How can a person with keen intelligence believe in a God that can't be proven?...
BWW Reviews: DREAMGIRLS Dazzles in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Theatre Company, soon to celebrate four years since it was founded, is presenting Dreamgirls, the big, bold, groundbreaking musical. The Henry Krieger-Tom Eyen show premiered in 1981 and is loosely based on Diana Ross and The Supremes and other singers who helped make Motown a huge crosso...
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park's LEND ME A TENOR Visits the Silly Side of Othello
The Moor of Venice is back at Playhouse on Park, this time all-singing and all-slamming!...
BWW Reviews: The Littlest Mermaid in Bridgeport
There are supposed to be laws against using TNT in fishing, but The Littlest Mermaid, which is now playing at the Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre is dynamic. The story is a take-off of The Little Mermaid, with the theme of love and the wit of interjecting reality TV and social networking into th...
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