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NIGHT FALL Will Return For a 10th Anniversary Production in Hartford's Keney Park This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2021
Night Fall, Hartford's annual outdoor community celebration of art, music, dance, nature, and seasonal change, returns for its 10th Anniversary production on October 9 at 6 pm in Keney Park. This free community spectacular features artists and performers drawn from the Hartford area as well as eye-popping costumes, masks, and giant puppets. 
Paul Anka Sings Sinatra at The Ridgefield Playhouse Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2021
On the heels of his #1 hit, “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” with Olivia Newton-John, music legend and current Tik Tok sensation Paul Anka returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse with his Anka Sings Sinatra tour on Wednesday, November 10 at 8pm, sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, Meadow Ridge and Freixenet Mionetto USA. 
UNDER THE STREETLAMP Comes to Ridgefield Playhouse This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2021
Oh, What a Night! Broadway is BACK at The Ridgefield Playhouse with Under The Streetlamp – founded by leading cast members of the Tony Award-winning sensation JERSEY BOYS and starring Broadway veterans from shows such as Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Millie, RENT, The Lion King, Dream Girls and more! 
Windham Theatre Guild Presents NOW AND THEN
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
The Windham Theatre Guild presents Now and Then, a romantic comedy by Sean Grennan, opening Friday, October 15th as the next live production at the Burton Leavitt Theatre in Willimantic. 
Photos: IF I FELL By Jocelyn Beard at TheatreWorks New Milford
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
TheatreWorks New Milford continues its run of 'If I Fell,' an original one act play by award-winning playwright, Jocelyn Beard. 
TheaterWorks Hartford and ViDCo to Present SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
 TheaterWorks Hartford and ViDCo will present Someone Else’s House, from Obie-winning writer and performer Jared Mezzocchi, director Margot Bordelon, and creative producer Elizabeth Williamson. This live virtual experience centers on Mezzocchi’s frightening, true-life haunting inside his family’s 200-year-old New England house.
Hartford Stage Announces Musical Comedy KISS MY AZTEC! as Final Show Of 2021-2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
Hartford Stage announced today that the musical Kiss My Aztec! will be the final production of the Tony Award-winning regional theatre's 2021-2022 season, running June 2 through 26, 2022. This hilarious and irreverent new musical features a book by Tony and Emmy Award-winner John Leguizamo and Tony Taccone, music by Benjamin Velez, and lyrics by David Kamp, Velez, and Leguizamo.
THE MAGIC OF STAGED READINGS at Westport Country Playhouse
by Lauren Yarger - October 07, 2021
Producers speak about staging readings in the age of Covid at CT Chapter's first in-person get-together of the season.
WCSU To Stage Live Performances Of HEAD OVER HEELS
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2021
After a two-year hiatus from performing live before an audience, the cast and crew of the Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts newest production can once again perform live for the community. WCSU's School of Visual and Performing Arts presented 13 virtual productions since March 2020 and are now ready to perform live.
The Ballard Institute Presents 'Exhibiting Racism In Museums' Puppet Forum
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2021
For its second installment of the 2021 Fall Puppet Forum Series, and in conjunction with the Puppetry’s Racial Reckoning exhibition, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host “Exhibiting Racism in Museums” with professor William F. Condee and puppeteer and museum educator Schroeder Cherry.
Register Now For Playhouse Theatre Academy's ADVANCED YOUNG ACTORS Class
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
Playhouse Theatre Academy will offer ADVANCED YOUNG ACTORS, starting November 4, and running for 24 weeks. This class is geared towards the process of putting together a script and a performance utilizing the fundamentals of acting.
Final Weeks To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards
by BWW Staff - October 06, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
DOGFIGHT Comes to the Warner Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
 The Stage @ the Warner production of the hauntingly beautiful musical, DOGFIGHT by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will be presented by the Warner Stage Company in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre November 6-21, 2021. 
TheaterWorks Hartford Announces 2021-2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
TheaterWorks Hartford has announced details for its upcoming 2021–2022 season which marks a return to in-person events alongside a commitment to online streaming. In fact, all four productions of its 36th season, plus original digital work, will be available to audiences online.
Opera House Players Present MAMMA MIA! Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2021
Originally set to hit the main stage in May 2020, Opera House Players finally has the opportunity to perform Mamma Mia! with the majority of the original cast! Performances will run from November 5 to November 21 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm) at the Enfield Annex (124 North Maple St. Enfield CT).
A New Reading Series Begins On Monday Night At MTC
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
Music Theatre of Connecticut award-winning theatre company begins a brand new reading series entitled, New Voices. Featuring five new plays by contemporary playwrights, this series will begin on October 11th at 7pm with the play i by Jeff Talbott. All following plays will also occur on select Monday nights at 7pm.
Long Wharf Theatre Announces the Cast & Creative Team for THE CHINESE LADY
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
Long Wharf Theatre's season begins where 2019/20 abruptly ended, resuscitating The Chinese Lady, Lloyd Suh's whimsical exposé inspired by Afong Moy's journey to and through America.
Warner Theatre to Present The Met: Live in HD's FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
The 2021-22 season of The Met Live in HD continues with the historic Met premiere of Terrence Blanchard’s FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES on Saturday, October 23 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.
Photos: ACT of Connecticut Presents SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
Directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran, Stephanie Pope Lofgren (Pippin, Chicago), the electrifying musical celebration of 1950’s Rock n’ Roll began performances Thursday, September 30, 2021 and continues through Sunday, October 24, 2021 at ACT of CT (36 Old Quarry Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877).
TheaterWorks Hartford Announces 2021–2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
TheaterWorks Hartford has announced details for its upcoming 2021–2022 season which marks a return to in-person events alongside a commitment to online streaming. In fact, all four productions of its 36th season, plus original digital work, will be available to audiences online.
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale Seeks Applicants For Fall 2022 Admission
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, the only graduate-level professional conservatory in the English-speaking world to offer training in every theatrical discipline, seeks applicants for Fall 2022 admission.
The Moipei Triplets Play Nite Spot Nights at The MAC
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
The Milford Arts Council (The MAC) and Pantochino Productions Inc. are pleased to announce The Moipei Triplets playing at The MAC for our very first Nite Spot Nights in over a year and a half. The Moipei Triplets are from Nairobi, Kenya and currently reside in the U.S.
Restless Mountain Bluegrass Band Will Perform Private Concert to Benefit Playhouse on Park
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2021
This private appearance is donated by the band to celebrate the creativity and resilience that keeps one of Connecticut's finest local stages playing. 100% of the proceeds will go to Playhouse on Park.
BWW Review: SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE at ACT Of Connecticut
by Sean Fallon - October 01, 2021
On Friday, October 1, 2021, I had the pleasure of returning to the ACT of CT in Ridgefield, CT, to see yet another amazing performance, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ, a phenomenal show featuring the legendary music of songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who were the writers of many of the greatest rock n’ roll songs of the 1950s, songs that to this day remain among the greatest of all-time.  The excellent direction and choreography of Stephanie Pope Lofgren enhances the quality of this production starring an extremely talented cast the includes Albert Guerzon, Arnold Harper II, Avionce Hoyles, Jordan Fife Hunt, Keyonna Knight, Courtney Long, Kelly MacMillan, and Juson Williams.  Whether collaborating in full ensemble numbers, harmonizing in smaller groups, or performing solo, every cast member truly shines in this production, through singing and dancing.  They furthermore have excellent stage chemistry with each other, both in terms of their synchronized dancing and harmonized singing.
THE PORCH ON WINDY HILL A New Bluegrass Musical Announced At The Ivoryton Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2021
The Porch On Windy Hill an original bluegrass musical opened on September 23 at the Ivoryton Playhouse and had audiences stomping their feet and clapping their hands to some of the finest classic American roots music.

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