CONNECTICUT THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 148

The Ridgefield Theater Barn is ready to celebrate the return of live performing arts in front of audiences with 'An Evening of One-Acts' beginning June 11.

After being shuttered due to COVID, The Sherman Players have announced their return.

Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten was lauded by audience members and critics alike, receiving Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Grammy Award nominations for Best M

In the Shadow of Tragedy: Artistic Responses to a Traumatic Year will be presented via Zoom and on Facebook LIVE on Thursday, May 27th at 7 pm as the final event of Elm Shakespeare Company's free, online series, Building a Brave New Theater: Holding Space and Giving Voice.

It's been a quiet year at The Contemporary Theater Company, but this summer that is all going to change.

Westport Country Playhouse Radio Theater, a free-of-charge broadcast series, in partnership with WSHU Public Radio, will present the new, audio play, “The Return,” on Saturday, May 29, at noon, followed by a rebroadcast on Sunday, May 30, at 4 p.

Musicals at Richter, celebrating its 37th season as the longest-running outdoor theater in Connecticut, has announced auditions for its 2021 season under the stars, featuring a main stage run of Stephen Schwartz's iconic musical 'Godspell,' playing July 23 through August 7.

Coming off the success of his 2020 One Night Only Drive-In Tour, comedian NATE BARGATZE announced his performance at the Warner Theatre on September 18, 2021, at 7 pm will be part of his all-new The Raincheck Tour! 

BIPOC Directors Forum - Take 2! will be presented via Zoom and Facebook Live Thursday, May 20th at 7 pm as the third event of Elm Shakespeare Company's free, online series, Building a Brave New Theater: Holding Space and Giving Voice.

Madison Opera's Opera in the Park 2021 will take place in person in Garner Park in 2021.

Musicals at Richter will reopen with Godspell, running July 23 - August 7.

The (socially distanced) audience will be treated to five irreverent comedic plays by master of wit David Ives, plus two mini musicals-think theater meets Saturday Night Live, minus the celebrity guest host but with 21 of your favorite Players stars.

Goodspeed by the River is back – and it’s bigger and better than ever! All summer long Goodspeed Musicals will offer up a series of musical performances that are sure to entertain.

Westport Country Playhouse has been approved for a $10,000 Grant for Arts Projects Award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the musical, “Ain't Misbehavin,” set to take the Playhouse stage during the 2022 Season, co-produced with Barrington Stage.

Westport Country Playhouse will open its all-virtual 2021 production season with the regional premiere of “Tiny House,” a timely new comedy about downsizing, going green, escaping urban life, and fresh starts, written by Michael Gotch, and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director

Grants to organizations in three funding categories are included in this round: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships.

The Ivoryton Playhouse will open its doors for a 5 play season on July 8, 2021.

The Wilton Playshop will present a virtual reading of The Fair Sex.

Madison Lyric Stage, a professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, will present The Sun Sits Low: An Evening of Stephen Sondheim in concert on Friday, June 11 at 7:30 p.

The Shubert Theatre New Haven's popular Summer Theater & Arts Camp will return this July 6–30, 2021 with an “in-person” camp at Co-Op High School, located just a block from the Shubert Theatre.

Take a socially distanced trip down Memory Lane with 'Echoes of Sinatra' outdoors under the tent at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 23 at 4pm.

Center Stage Theatre, a community-theatre based in Shelton, Connecticut, has announced its 2021 season.

Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc, a professional  not-for-profit theatre company in Milford has announced the return of 'Pantochino Curbside,” which brings original musical theatre to the audiences' doorsteps.

The Ridgefield Theater Barn is bringing back their ever-popular summer workshop series with the original show Kids on Broadway.

Dándole Voz will be presented via Zoom and Facebook Live Thursday, May 13th at 7pm as the second event of Elm Shakespeare Company's free, online series, Building a Brave New Theater: Holding Space and Giving Voice.