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BWW Reviews: Couples Explore What Makes Relationships Happen in I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Ivoryton
A lighthearted musical romp through relationships gets a nice production as Off-Broadway's longest running music revue, I LOVE YOU YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, comes to Ivoryton Playhouse....
BWW Reviews: Yale Rep's STREETCAR Driven By the Women Jumps Stanley Off the Track
As directed by Mark Rucker and fueled by a strong performance by Sarah Sokolovic as Stella and a fascinating characterization by Rene Augusen that takes Blanche utra deep, this production ends up being more of a study of the relationship between the sisters. Stanley, despite the display of his very...
BWW Reviews: A Dark, Unforgettable MACBETH Creeps Out of the Fog at Hartford Stage
Director Darko Tresnjak focuses on the darkness of evil and the psychological depths of the pit it offers to anyone choosing to follow it. It's dark -- literally....
BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in Bridgeport
Got green thumb? Check this out. But, wait, there's more!...
BWW Reviews: LA DISPUTE Transports Hartford Stage to 18th Century France
Just who was unfaithful first: Man or Woman? If that's a burning philosophical question you can't wait to have answered, then Marivaux' 18th century play LA DISPUTE, opening Hartford Stage's 50th anniversary season, is just the ticket for you....
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Goes to the Edge with RED LIGHT WINTER
Adam Rapp's 2005 drama is stunningly revived in an all-too-brief run....
BWW Reviews: New MISS SAIGON Tour Hovers Over Hartford's Bushnell for One of Only Four Stops
This new tour makes the second of four stops in Hartford, at the Bushnell, one of the production's producers....
BWW Reviews: Hole in the Wall's WHISKEY TANGO Explores the Sordid Lives of New Britain Trailer Park Denizens
Hard hittin' New Britain mobile home mavens get a visit from Jesus....
BWW Reviews: Broad Brook's COMPANY Leaves Us Sorry-Grateful, Regretful-Happy
Sondheim's metrosexual musical gets a rural revival....
BWW Reviews: OBLIVION in Westport
Belief or oblivion?What happens when what you believe in no longer has any meaning for you? That is the problem that the four characters face in Carly Mensch's new play, Oblivion, which had its world premiere at the Westport Country Playhouse....
BWW Reviews: When TheaterWorks Looks Through the Lens of Love and War, TIME STANDS STILL
Director Rob Ruggiero brilliantly focuses on the domestic tension between Sarah and her long-time, live-in boyfriend and fellow foreign correspondent, James (Tim Altmeyer), giving the play depth beyond its obvious question about the ethics of journalists being voyeurs on the sidelines of tragedies....
BWW Reviews: Little Theatre of Manchester Takes a Tour of the American SONGBOOK - with Some Detours
Music Director Kim Aliczi puts together a selection of more than 30 musical numbers from members of the great American Songbook like Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin with medleys featuring tunes from one composer or themes, like songs about trains....
BWW Reviews: Strong Cast, Big Band, Profusion of Costumes Turn Ivoryton's DREAMGIRLS into a Dream
Director Lawrence Thelen proves himself up to the challenge, however, with the casting of terrific nonEquity actress Sheniqua Denise Trotman from Huntsville, AL. Her 'I'm Not Going' puts focus on the emotional pain felt by the character and is a powerhouse exploration of the lyrics. In between all t...
BWW Reviews: Capital Classics' THE WINTER'S TALE perfectly at home during the summer
Shakespeare gets the royal treatment with Capital Classics' THE WINTER'S TALE...
BWW Reviews: Hole in the Wall's ANYTHING GOES Is a Pleasure Cruise on Choppy Seas
Cole Porter classic sails on some rough waters....
BWW Reviews: Get On Your Dancing Shoes! GREASE Hits New Canaan
Get out your dancing shoes!...
BWW Reviews: Well, Hello, Klea! Blackhurst Creates a Charming, Feisty Dolly
t's one of those old musicals with a few memorable tunes and a ridiculous plot that would find it difficult to stand on a modern stage otherwise, but solid performances anchored by Blackhurst make Goodspeed's production an enjoyable romp through turn-of-the-century New York. Goodspeed announced a we...
BWW Reviews: LOOT at Westport Playhouse Where Nothing is Sacred
Nearly everyone has a cold, hard agenda...
BWW Reviews: THE MUSIC MAN Always Was Robert Preston, Till There Was You, Barrett Foa
In a break from playing Eric Beale on the CBS television series "NCIS: Los Angeles," Barrett Foa is spending part of his summer charming audiences and a certain librarian as The Music Man, which wraps up CT Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Series on the UConn campus....
BWW Reviews: Good Message, Strong Vocals Shake Out Enjoyabe Entertainment in Ivoryton's FOOTLOOSE
A predictable plot and disjointed musical elements might have brought FOOTLOOSE down, but deeper messages, good character development and -- at least in the production running over at Ivoryton Playhouse -- a strong vocal ensemble, turn the show around into an enjoyable romp through rebellious youth ...
BWW Reviews: The American Dream, Immigration Woes, Super Heroes Converge in a STUCK ELEVATOR
They tell the story (based on a true one) of Guang (Julius Ahn), an illegal immigrant who gets stuck in a Bronx elevator for 81 hours while making deliveries for the Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant....
BWW Reviews: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM: CT Rep Makes it Funny Again
With its sexist plot, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM is one of those shows that probably was a riot in 1962, but seems like something is lacking when presented a half century later - until the CT Repertory version running as part of the Nutmeg Summer Series. This one, thanks to some ...
BWW Reviews: SOUTH PACIFIC in New Canaan
Perfect pitch for a tImely and timeless show....
BWW Reviews: THE SHOW-OFF in Westport Will Have You Ribbing Your Neighbors
And you think you have in-law problems?...
BWW Reviews: AS YOU LIKE IT in Rowayton
Ingenious spirit beefs up Boy meets Girl classic....
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The History of Jazz in 80 Minutes Stamford Museum and Nature Center (6/21-6/21) |
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Meghan Trainor with special guest Icona Pop! Mohegan Sun (7/04-7/04) |
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The Wizard of Oz The Legacy Theatre (7/09-7/09) |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford (6/05-7/05) |
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