BWW Reviews: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Brings Legends to Life -- Almost
It's 1956 and Carl Perkins (Connecticut native James Barry) is trying to record 'Matchbox,' the song he hopes will put him back at the top of the charts.
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BWW Reviews: Enjoy Some Christmas Cheer from a Disgruntled Elf in THE SANTALAND DIARIES
Kready, dressed in full elf garb that incudes candy-cane tights (Margaret Charbonneau, costume design), often reclining in an ornate Santa throne decorated with a background of Christmas trees (Michael Lenaghan, set design), brings personalities to life with recreations of SantaLand moments under th
BWW Reviews: CONNetic Dance's NUTCRACKER SUITE & SPICY More Mild Than Wild
With NUTCRACKER SUITE & SPICY, a critic learns Trix are for kids.
BWW Reviews: Sarah Ruhl's DEAR ELIZABETH, Play About Poets, is Poetry Itself
It's amazingly sad yet funny, intense yet whimsical, deep yet obvious, revealing yet obscure -- all at the same time and both Fisher and Mays capture our imaginations as they creating characters experiencing the wide range of emotions.
BWW Reviews: Playhouse On Park's DRIVING MISS DAISY a Comfortable Ride
Playhouse on Park's somewhat bumpy production of DRIVING MISS DAISY proves to be smart holiday programming.
BWW Reviews: Not Dead Yet: THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE at Long Wharf Theatre
A noble, but flawed adaptation of Frank Marcus's trailblazing play.
BWW Reviews: Parade Scene Highlights Seven Angel's MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
The parade seen is terrifically stages with marching bands, entertaining acts and the famous Macy's balloons all depicted while Music Director Richard DeRosa and his five-man band play a score by Meredith "Music Man" Wilson that includes "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.
BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage Showcases Ghosts in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Right from the start, Michael Wilson's adaptation of Charles Dicken's A CHRISTMAS CAROL makes it clear that its subtitle, "A Ghost of a Christmas Story," should be taken seriously.
BWW Reviews: CT Rep's ROMEO & JULIET is Timeless Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers with a Few Twists
What stands out about this production is the really terrific fight choreography by Greg Webster.
BWW Reviews: It’s a Good Show, CHARLIE BROWN, at Broad Brook Opera House
Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' characters return in a candy-coated confection at Broad Brook Opera House.
BWW Reviews: Yale Rep Takes a Revolutionary Look at MARIE ANTOINETTE
In this sumptuous, eye-pleasing version of the last days of Marie Antoinette, Adjmi interjects modern thoughts into history from France's bloody Revolution to create a remarkable, thought-provoking and witty theatrical experience.
BWW Reviews: The Warner Theatre Ventures Down an Ambitious SUNSET BOULEVARD
Torrington's Warner Theatre's SUNSET BOULEVARD is big, it's the star that got small.
BWW Reviews: THE KITCHEN WITCHES Brew Up a Different Kind of Food Fight at Ivoryton
Insults, cooking competitions, family secrets bubbling to the surface and food fights are ingredients for a successful show.
BWW Reviews: New Britain Rep's DINNER WITH FRIENDS an Unsettling, Satisfying Meal
The dissolution of a marriage leaves New Britain audiences with much to chew on.
BWW Reviews: Christie Brinkley-Led CHICAGO Tour Razzle Dazzles at The Bushnell
= Christie Brinkley, who played this role twice on Broadway, gives it a professional effort (adopting a speaking voice that sounds a lot like original Roxie Gwen Verdon), and she looks terrific, but singing and dancing don't come naturally to the former supermodel.
BWW Reviews: SOMETHING'S AFOOT at Goodspeed is a Whydunit Mystery
The biggest mystery surrounding SOMETHING'S AFOOT isn't who's murdering guests at a posh estate on a remote island.
BWW Reviews: Strong Performances Highlight CT Regional Premiere of NEXT TO NORMAL at MTC
It's compelling, moving, excellent theater and Pratt is a treat to watch.
BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage Offers Rare Musical with Comedic Romp, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER
Offering its first musical premiere since the 1996-97 season, Hartford Stage presents a tongue-in-cheek, Edwardian romp among the royals in A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder starring Tony-Award-Winner and Connecticut native Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife) as eight different characters.
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Does Right by OF MICE AND MEN
John Steinbeck's heartbreaking masterpiece is given a solid rendering at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park.
BWW Reviews: VENUS IN FUR at TheaterWorks - Dark, Stormy, '50-Shades-of-Grey' Night
It was a dark and stormy -- and 50-Shades-of-Grey-kind-of -- night.
BWW Reviews: A RAISIN IN THE SUN Still Packs Power
Phylicia Rashad just may have directed the definitive version of Lorraine Hansbury's A Raisin in the Sun.
BWW Reviews: Theresa Rebeck's O BEAUTIFUL at CT Rep is About Agreeing That We Don't Always Agree to Disagree
Bullying, gun control and abortion rights are just a few issues that get a town hall hearing in the regional premiere of Theresa Rebeck's O BEAUTIFUL at CT Rep.
BWW Reviews: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO, As is Creating a Plausible Jukebox Musical Book
If you are a fan of the songs of Neil Sedaka, BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO, featuring 19 tunes performed by an enthusiastic ensemble at Ivoryton Playhouse, then love will keep you together.
BWW Reviews: AMERICAN NIGHT's American Dream Nearly Turns into a Nightmare at Yale Rep
Montoya's writing is impassioned, witty and insightful and we can't help but come away knowing that we and our family history are part of the Night too.
BWW Reviews: A Jolly, and Not-So-Jolly, Holiday with MARY POPPINS
In this touring rendition of the P.
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Driving Miss Daisy Cabaret on Main Theater (9/17-10/04) |
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The Odd Couple Legacy Theatre (9/10-9/10) |
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Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (4/16-4/25) |
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Disaster! Ridgefield Theater Barn (9/18-10/10) |
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Dar Tarjameh [In Translation] Live & In Color (9/17-9/19) |
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Girls Night - The Musical The Bushnell (1/23-1/23) |
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PUNCH BROTHERS Jorgensen Center (11/07-11/07) |
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O.A.R. Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (9/20-9/20) |
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The Lehman Trilogy TheaterWorks Hartford (4/01-5/02) |
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DISNEY & PIXAR’S COCO IN CONCERT LIVE TO FILM Jorgensen Center (10/23-10/23) |