CONNECTICUT THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 170

               Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy, Hamlet.

Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a joyous, Tony-winning score by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony Award winner and Ridgefield, Connecticut resident Harvey Fierstein.

The Ridgefield Playhouse is kicking off a new film series!  RPAC Gallery Great Art on Screen Series will feature documentaries exclusively for U.

Although the Metropolitan Opera is closed through the end of the year, you can still experience some of the its greatest performances on the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge swept this past awards season for her role in Fleabag - winning a 2019 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy and an Emmy for Outstanding Writing, 2020 SAG Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series and a 2020 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an A

Come and enjoy one of the most beloved story-ballets when Giselle, performed by the Bolshoi Ballet, returns to the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse for a summer encore in HD on Sunday, July 26 at 2pm.

The Milford Arts Council presents a new campaign they are calling THE MAC: RECREATED - a slate of online and outdoor events straight from the heart of the arts.

Goodspeed has released a new Staff Pick video, featuring Kansas City from Oklahoma!

For the 91st summer in a row, Music Mountain is once more the favorite place to be at on Sunday afternoons for chamber music fans.

Sonia Plumb Dance Company has announced the premiere of two modern dance programs on the sweeping grounds of the historic Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT.

NBYT has had to make the difficult decision to cancel their planned in person summer production of Seussical Jr.

In this episode of In The (Home) Office, Donna Lynn will check in with Nick Butcher, Tom Ling and Joe White who developed their new musical at Goodspeed's 2020 Johnny Mercer Colony.

In 2013, Goodspeed celebrated its 50th anniversary with the biggest party they've ever thrown.

Extended Play has reported on how a group of students at Wesleyan University overcame the challenges brought on by the health crisis, to successfully bring theater to Zoom.

In 2013, Goodspeed celebrated its 50th anniversary with the biggest party they've ever thrown.

Our next interview is with Broadway Bass player (Come From Away, Disaster, Holler if Ya Hear Me, and Bring it On), composer, and producer Carl Carter.

Today marks a new milestone in Mohegan Sun's reopening as a wider range of dining, shopping, offerings and amenities reopen or expand hours and services.

Competitive college theatre departments are searching for applicants who are not only strong performers, but well-rounded individuals who are willing to take risks and work well collaborating with others.

Fairfield Center Stage, a community theater group, will produce the seventh annual 'Playathon', a presentation of new 10-minute plays to be written, cast, rehearsed and performed in the course of a 26-hour timespan.

In support of live theatre and the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon Connecticut, Broadway's Haley Swindal (Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde) has created a video celebration homage to Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand.

Elm Shakespeare Company announces with great disappointment that there will be no summer production in Edgerton Park this year.

All classes will be online and hosted via zoom.

Goodspeed has released a new video in its Staff Picks series, featuring James Snyder singing 'Soliloquy' in Carousel in 2012!

Elm Shakespeare Education Program Manager Sarah Bowles worked with 19 Common Ground High School students this spring teaching a Theatre for Social Justice course.

Go behind-the-scenes at Goodspead Musicals, home of hits like Annie, Man of LaMancha, Shenandoah and Holiday Inn, to see how the company's artisans work their magic.