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BWW Reviews: Weigh Anchor for CRT’s Mighty PIRATES OF PENZANCE

BWW Reviews: Weigh Anchor for CRT’s Mighty PIRATES OF PENZANCE

by Jacques Lamarre — July 14, 2012
CRT's PIRATES OF PENZANCE anything but a dead man's chest!...
BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway's DESPERATE MEASURES an OK Musical at the OK Corral

BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway's DESPERATE MEASURES an OK Musical at the OK Corral

by Jacques Lamarre — July 9, 2012
Wild West take on 'Measure for Measure' shows the play's the thing....
BWW Reviews: 1962 Baltimore Comes to Life in Ivoryton Playhouse's HAIRSPRAY

BWW Reviews: 1962 Baltimore Comes to Life in Ivoryton Playhouse's HAIRSPRAY

by Lauren Yarger — July 5, 2012
It's 1962 Baltimore, where racial tension and segregation provide a backdrop for teen angst and lots of catchy tunes by Marc Shaiman (lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman) performed to stage-defying choreography by JR Bruno who manages to get some 15 ensemble members bopping around at times without c...
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Transformed by Splashy METAMORPHOSES

BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Transformed by Splashy METAMORPHOSES

by BWW News Desk — July 1, 2012
Playhouse on Park in West Hartford is offering theatergoers a rare treat this summer: a chance to hang around the pool and get smarter while doing it. You may not get a tan at this intimate venue, but you will expand your mind while lounging around an inviting, shimmering, and often foreboding, po...
BWW Reviews: CRT's THE ODD COUPLE is Sajaktion-Packed

BWW Reviews: CRT's THE ODD COUPLE is Sajaktion-Packed

by Jacques Lamarre — June 23, 2012
Neil Simon's 1965 chestnut gets warmed up with production featuring Pat Sajak and Joe Moore....
BWW Reviews: Westport's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Empowers

BWW Reviews: Westport's THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Empowers

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — June 19, 2012
Down but not out with Maureen Anderman's Joan Didion...
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Transformed by Splashy METAMORPHOSES

BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Transformed by Splashy METAMORPHOSES

by Jacques Lamarre — June 16, 2012
Playhouse on Park in West Hartford is offering theatergoers a rare treat this summer: a chance to hang around the pool and get smarter while doing it. You may not get a tan at this intimate venue, but you will expand your mind while lounging around an inviting, shimmering, and often foreboding, po...
BWW Reviews: Connelly Sparks Some Life into Simon's Aging Comedy LAST OF THE RED HOT

BWW Reviews: Connelly Sparks Some Life into Simon's Aging Comedy LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS

by Lauren Yarger — June 15, 2012
R. Bruce Connelly, one of Connecticut theater's gems, gives Neil Simon's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS at Ivoryton Playhouse a shot in the arm with some charm and comic timing, but he and a willing cast can't fully resuscitate an aging play that's rather dated...
BWW Reviews: Terrence Mann - a Noble MAN OF LA MANCHA at CRT

BWW Reviews: Terrence Mann - a Noble MAN OF LA MANCHA at CRT

by Jacques Lamarre — June 13, 2012
CRT achieves the Impossible Dream - they got me to like 'Man of La Mancha.'...
BWW Reviews: SEX AND THE CITY,  LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I WORE, BAD DATES all Get Together

BWW Reviews: SEX AND THE CITY, LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I WORE, BAD DATES all Get Together Over a Delizioso Pasta Dinner in I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI

by Lauren Yarger — June 11, 2012
Antoinette LaVecchia sparkles like a fine Chianti in Connecticut playwright Jacques Lamarre's stage adaptation of Giulia Melucci's bestselling memoir I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti getting a delectable world premiere at TheatreWorks in Hartford....
BWW Reviews: LTM’s VAGINA MONOLOGUES is Thigh-Opening

BWW Reviews: LTM’s VAGINA MONOLOGUES is Thigh-Opening

by Jacques Lamarre — June 10, 2012
Little Theatre of Manchester reminds us why it is worth poking around THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES....
BWW Reviews: Twyla Tharp and Sinatra Soar Somewhat in COME FLY AWAY at Bushnell

BWW Reviews: Twyla Tharp and Sinatra Soar Somewhat in COME FLY AWAY at Bushnell

by Jacques Lamarre — May 30, 2012
Sinatra songbook gets stretched further than a Tharp dancer's hamstring in COME FLY AWAY....
BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway’s NUMBER THE STARS a Child’s Eye View of World Wa

BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway’s NUMBER THE STARS a Child’s Eye View of World War II

by Jacques Lamarre — May 21, 2012
Sean Hartley counts on Lois Lowry's NUMBER THE STARS at Spirit of Broadway...
Hole in the Wall's REEFER MADNESS offers a contact high

Hole in the Wall's REEFER MADNESS offers a contact high

by Jacques Lamarre — May 20, 2012
Hard-hittin' New Britain starts bong-hittin' with REEFER MADNESS at Hole in the Wall....
GOLDA’S BALCONY at Playhouse on Park offers a view of history

GOLDA’S BALCONY at Playhouse on Park offers a view of history

by Jacques Lamarre — May 20, 2012
Playhouse on Park's GOLDA'S BALCONY is historic and frenetic...
BWW Reviews: Contemporary Politics Could Write Seven Angels' TEDDY & ALICE

BWW Reviews: Contemporary Politics Could Write Seven Angels' TEDDY & ALICE

by Lauren Yarger — May 18, 2012
Even though the musical depicts events from more than 100 years ago, 'not much has changed.'...
BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage’s TEMPEST - Both Stormy and Placid

BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage’s TEMPEST - Both Stormy and Placid

by Jacques Lamarre — May 17, 2012
Is Tresnjak's first Shakespeare at Hartford Stage a TEMPEST in a tea pot? You decide....
BWW Reviews: Art Conflicts with Tradition in MY NAME IS ASHER LEV at Long Wharf Theat

BWW Reviews: Art Conflicts with Tradition in MY NAME IS ASHER LEV at Long Wharf Theatre

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — May 14, 2012
The conflict between art and religious tradition takes on extraordinary dimensions in My Name is Asher Lev, which is playing at the Long Wharf Theatre....
BWW Reviews: Goodspeed Charms the Husk Right Off of This Production of MAME

BWW Reviews: Goodspeed Charms the Husk Right Off of This Production of MAME

by Lauren Yarger — May 14, 2012
Tony nominee Louise Pitre (MAMMA MIA) brings to life a legendary stage persona in an engaging and well staged production of the Jerry Herman musical MAME to open the Goodspeed Opera House's 2012-2013 season....
BWW Reviews: Thrills, Chills and Skills Take You INTO THE WOODS at Westport Country P

BWW Reviews: Thrills, Chills and Skills Take You INTO THE WOODS at Westport Country Playhouse

by Sherry Shameer Cohen — May 11, 2012
What happens after "happily ever after" is explored in this deft and delicious production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 musical, Into the Woods....
BWW Reviews: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Broad Brook Opera House Ruffles Feathers

BWW Reviews: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Broad Brook Opera House Ruffles Feathers

by Jacques Lamarre — May 8, 2012
Opera House Players' LA CAGE AUX FOLLES shows the fun and folly of Herman/Fierstein musical...
BWW Reviews: Westport Takes a Pleasant Trip INTO THE WOODS

BWW Reviews: Westport Takes a Pleasant Trip INTO THE WOODS

by Lauren Yarger — May 7, 2012
Mark Lamos directs an impressive kickoff at Westport Country Playhouse with a 25th-anniversary production of Stephen Sondhheim's funny and thought-provoking musical INTO THE WOODS....
BWW Reviews: Keeping Up with THE REALISTIC JONESES Isn't So Easy

BWW Reviews: Keeping Up with THE REALISTIC JONESES Isn't So Easy

by Lauren Yarger — May 2, 2012
Knowing chuckles sputter throughout the audience during the world premiere of Will Eno's THE REALISTIC JONESES at Yale Rep. The story is about everything - and nothing - just like the dialogue, but sooner or later you recognize a character you know, or perhaps yourself, and suddenly the seemingly po...
BWW Reviews: I LEFT MY HEART Celebrates Music of Tony Bennett at MTC

BWW Reviews: I LEFT MY HEART Celebrates Music of Tony Bennett at MTC

by Lauren Yarger — April 24, 2012
A mostly grey-haired matinee audience smiling, bopping heads, tapping feet and singing along with classics like 'Fly Me to the Moon,' Night and Day,' 'That Old Black Magic,' and of course, 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco.'...

BWW Reviews: A Look Back at ETC's COURT MARTIAL AT FORT DEVENS Makes Its Case, Closing Tonight

by Jacques Lamarre — April 22, 2012
Jeffrey Sweet's military drama casts a spotlight on racism during World War II....
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