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The historic Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT has launched a festival of new ten minute plays and musicals:  Sharon Playhouse Writers Playground.

The Warner Theatre will present the tenth installation of the 9th Annual International Playwrights Festival - RELATIVITY & ME by Len Cuthbert (Ontario, Canada) - from the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre beginning Friday, March 12 at 7:00 pm.

The clinic will be open for those with appointments who are currently eligible to get the vaccine.

TheaterWorks Hartford announced today that MR PARENT by Melinda Lopez with Maurice Emmanuel Parent will stream on demand March 7 – March 26, 2021 to members and single ticket buyers.

Students and faculty from the Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts have once again collected a multitude of awards at this year's Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival competition.

ELYOT & AMANDA: ALL ALONE from Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES is currently streaming online.

Today on Leading Ladies is Jodi Stevens- a Broadway veteran from shows such as Urban Cowboy and Jekyll and Hyde.

Countless generations have grown up with Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, through Louisa May Alcott's bestseller book or watching the March sisters brought to life on screen.

Save the date and join Playhouse on Park for their annual fundraiser, ENCORE! It will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021.

At Southern Connecticut State University, the Department of Theatre opens the 2021 spring semester with Songs for a New World.

Beginning March 15, 2021, Goodspeed On Demand will offer musical theatre fans worldwide a variety of streaming content that ranges from never-before-seen archive recordings of past Goodspeed productions to filmed theatrical performances by musical theatre legends to unique concerts from some of the

Every year New Paradigm Theatre (www.

Empowered Through Movement is a dance film series presented on Monday evenings at 6PM EST during the course of Women's Month (March) on the Hartford Dance Collective's YouTube page.

 Due to demand, two  new viewing dates have been added to the Palace Theater's presentation of the new virtual streaming show, “DIXIE'S HAPPY HOUR”.

Join Palace Theater historian Louis Belloisy for a fascinating multi-session class exploring the theater's beginnings and learn about its history, architecture, lore and roster of entertainers that have graced its stage that reads like a “Who's Who” from the world of entertainment.

Of course, with all this talk of animals prompts a theatrical question: Do you ever sit back and  wonder what happened to the animals who star on Broadway? Nope, me neither… until now.

Connecticut arts venues are beginning to see a bit of reprieve, as restrictions have been loosened, allowing venues to hold 50% capacity as of Wednesday.

On March 16, 2020, Darlene offered her first dance class on Facebook Live, now known as “We’re Better When We’re Dancing!” The Stay at Home Order had just gone into effect, and she decided to offer a free virtual dance/exercise class for anyone who wanted to join.

ACT of CT is excited to announce their newest endeavor, a world premiere musical experience exclusively for ACT of CT audiences.

Playhouse Theatre Academy will offer a variety of programs this spring for Kids, Teens, and Adults.

Playhouse on Park is giving a special Artist discount for to their current Main Stage production, ELYOT & AMANDA: ALL ALONE from Noël Coward’s PRIVATE LIVES.

The ceremony, scheduled for June 7 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, celebrates outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre and cultivates the next generation of artists.

In FUNNY HOW IT HAPPENS, Jarrod and Kelli skillfully selected the songs they performed to incorporate songs meaningful to their relationship, songs significant to their careers, and songs that have traditionally been audience favorites.

The Warner Theatre will present the ninth installation of the 9th Annual International Playwrights Festival – EXTENDED PLAY by Benjamin V.

For its first online installment of the 2021 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host “Puppetry in Therapy” with noted therapist and puppeteer Matthew Bernier and psychologist and UConn professor Dr.