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Review: MASTER CLASS at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
Terrence McNally’s powerful Master Class opens the Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 38th mainstage season. We mean powerful – the book, the performances, the lighting, the sound – everything to make your afternoon or evening theater experience extraordinary....
Review: GREASE at Musicals At Richter
On Sunday, August 4th, I had the pleasure of seeing the musical GREASE at Musicals at Richter in Danbury, CT. With book and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, director Jessica Smith combines her talents with music director Andrew Gadweh, and choreographer Melissa Arizzi to help bring out the b...
Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Castle Craig Players
On Saturday, July 27th, I had the pleasure of seeing SPRING AWAKENING as put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. The stellar acting, singing, lighting, and choreography draws the audience right in. The talented vocalists and skilled musicians...
Review: RENT at Center Stage Theatre
You won't believe that the entire cast is made up of high school and college students and grads. They're THAT good....
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Musicals At Richter
In virtually all of its production values, Musicals at Richter's Beauty and the Beast meets the demands that define the Disney gold standard....
Review: (Bialy)Stocks Rise with THE PRODUCERS at Brookfield Theatre For The Arts
Where to even begin? Brookfield Theatre brought together a stellar cast and crew who bought into the vibes and committed to the comedy that Mel Brooks laid to paper. The success of the humor in The Producers comes from the authenticity of the absurdity, and it's the cast's commitment to the absurd t...
Review: The Show Must Go On with OAT SQUARES at TheatreWorks New Milford
Nothing ever goes according to plan, but you make do with what you have, and you make it work. Written by a local playwright through New Milford’s Playwriting Group, Oat Squares is jam packed with jokes, irony, and visual gags, leaving the audience falling in love with every character....
Review: EURIDYCE at Town Players Of New Canaan
You need to know the myth first, but you'll find the play compelling....
Review: BROKE: THE GAME SHOW SHOW at Center Stage Theatre
Whether or not you’re a game show fan, you owe it to yourself to catch Broke: The Game Show Show, which closes this weekend at the Center Stage Theatre in Shelton....
Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
On Friday, May 31st, I had the pleasure of seeing the phenomenal musical WE WILL ROCK YOU at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT. This is neither a tribute concert to Queen nor a biography of their lives. Rather, the concept is similar to Mamma Mia! in that the show is a fictional story b...
Review: THE 39 STEPS at Castle Craig Players
On Friday, May 3rd, I had the pleasure of seeing yet another first-rate production by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT! This stellar cast keeps the audience entertained with their excellent stage presence, stage chemistry, and positive energy, as th...
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Center Stage Theatre
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG as performed at Center Stage Theatre, in Shelton, CT, has the most spectacular set I have ever seen! Director Betsy Kelso helps bring out the best in this amazing cast! It is clear that the entire cast is having as wonderful a time performing their roles as the audience ...
Review: GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of Connecticut
GHOST: THE MUSICAL closes 37th season at Music Theatre Of Connecticut with a heartwarming story....
Review: SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD brings The Bard to Brookfield Theatre For The Arts
What do you get when you cross a stage director, a burgeoning film industry, exotic plants, and time-travelling characters? Why, you get Shakespeare in Hollywood! This play is a riotous time for Shakespeare nerds and People-Who’ve-Never-Read-Shakespeare alike....
Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Ramps Up The Tension At TheatreWorks New Milford
'Wait Until Dark' plucks the strings of your anxieties one by one until your muscles are screaming for the inevitable crash of expectation that comes at the end of a thrilling work of art. But a script can’t do it on its own. It needs the right cast, the right crew, and the right moment to come to...
Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Long Wharf Theatre
I think Arthur Miller is smiling down at this production....
Review: FOREVER PLAID at Castle Craig Players
On Saturday, March 2nd, I had the pleasure of seeing another phenomenal performance put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT, FOREVER PLAID, a comedic jukebox musical written by Stuart Ross. Director Melanie Del Sole, with help from musical direct...
Review: Celebrating the Peanuts with YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Brookfield Theatre For The Arts
Nostalgia is a powerful tool. It can bring back memories that you had long forgotten, and it can make you smile with fondness. Everyone experiences nostalgia differently, but at its core, its job is to make us feel. The cast and crew come together to bring the joy of the Peanuts to life at Brookfiel...
Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Music Theatre of Connecticut
The most fun show to see this month is The Legend of Georgia McBridge....
Review: OKLAHOMA! at Center Stage Theatre
What did our critic think of OKLAHOMA! at Center Stage Theatre?...
Review: CLUE at Ridgefield Theater Barn
The play is by Sandy Rustin, Hunter Foster, and Eric Price, based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn. Under the wonderful direction of David Fritsch, the Ridgefield Theater Barn successfully put on yet another phenomenal production that combines comedy with murder mystery!...
Review: WINNIE THE POOH at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
What did our critic think of WINNE THE POOH at Downtown Cabaret Theatre?...
Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Westport Country Playhouse
Mark Shanahan comblines a crowd pleasing show with sophistication that will delight people of all ages....
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL EXPERIENCE at Fairfield Center Stage
On Saturday, December 9th, at 2:00 PM, I had the pleasure of attending my favorite annual theatrical tradition, A CHRISTMAS CAROL EXPERIENCE, as performed by Fairfield Center Stage, at Burr Mansion in Fairfield, CT. In my youth, I have appeared in three stage productions of A Christmas Carol. I...
Review: Learning How to S-P-E-L-L Again at the 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at TheatreWorks New Milford
The dramas of my childhood years seem so small now, so insignificant, like a trivial problem today felt like the end of the world back then, and that’s exactly what the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee dug out of the depths of my brain like a repressed memory....
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by The United European Ballet Company Stamford Palace Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
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