Connecticut Theatre Newsroom

This May, Lachat Town Farm will magically be transformed into Fairytale Farm! Guests will be transported into an enchanted countryside where they’ll meet hilarious characters from their favorite fairytales, all now living beside each other on a magical farm.

Playhouse Theatre Group has announced the entertainment lineup for their biggest fundraiser of the year, ENCORE! The theme is MADLY MARVELOUS: A RETRO BASH. ENCORE will be held on Saturday, May 18th, 2024 at The Hartford Club in Hartford, CT from 6pm - 12am.

Elm Shakespeare Company has announced its upcoming season lineup and expanded educational initiatives. Learn more about the season here!

Check out exclusive photos from Goodspeed Musicals' The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Lenny Wolpe, Liz McCartney, Mamie Parris, and more!

Watch stage and screen stars Marsha Mason, Michael Gaston, and more discuss their production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons at Hartford Stage in the video here!

Join the auditions for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and GREASE by Musicals at Richter, Connecticut's longest-running outdoor theater.

Join the BOX PICKLEBALL & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 at Mohegan Sun, CT. Learn more about the festival and see how to attend!

In collaboration with Charter Oak Cultural Center and the Jewish Plays Project, Playhouse on Park is hosting the 8th Annual Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand play reading of “Tenderness and Gratitude Number Four,” a new comedy written and directed by Enid Graham, on Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m.

Playhouse on Park's next Theatre for Young Audiences production is Judith Viorst's ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, running April 20th through May 5th.

In collaboration with Charter Oak Cultural Center and the Jewish Plays Project, Playhouse on Park is hosting the 8th Annual Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest.

Join Legacy Theatre and Wheel Life Theatre Troupe as they present LET'S GET TOGETHER, a unique production about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Get ready to kick off the 2024 season at Ivoryton Playhouse! Opening this weekend is the much-anticipated two-person theatrical concert Everly: The Music of the Everly Brothers!

Experience the fusion of Puerto Rican jazz and folk music as the BoriCorridor Tour comes to Hartford in April and May.

As part of its 2024 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will host Careers in Puppetry: Brooklyn’s Boxcutter Collective on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Ballard Institute Theater,

Center Stage Theatre has announced the appointment of Liz Muller as Creative Director.  In this newly created role, Muller will ensure artistic integrity of all productions and educational opportunities, acting as the liaison between the Managing Director and key members of the production staff. 

Get a first look at Goodspeed Musical's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the first production of the 2024 season, in rehearsal. The production runs at The Goodspeed from April 5 – June 2 in East Haddam, Conn. 

Experience the romance and supernatural in GHOST THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of CT. Real-life couple Allie Seibold and Seth Eliser star in this iconic show running from April 12-28.

'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 life and enrapture an audience in the way that only live theater can.

Student life is a major factor for prospective students to consider when deciding which college to attend. It’s important to know what your college will offer for students outside of the classroom, as college is more than academics. With college commitment season in full swing, it’s the perfect time for me to discuss student life at the University of Connecticut.

Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc., a professional not-for-profit theatre company in Milford will debut it’s new musical comedy, “The Executioner’s Wife” April 26 through May 12 at the MAC, Milford Arts Council on Railroad Avenue in Downtown Milford.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the Puppet Arts Program at the University of Connecticut present I Am the Village: A Puppet Pageant Celebrating the Life and Art of Marc Chagall, an MFA production written by UConn Puppet Arts student Alyson Doyle ('24) and directed by Doyle and Mel Carter.

As part of its 2024 Spring Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will bring back the popular Chinese Theatre Works company of New York City to perform Hao Bang Ah, Dragon! on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 11 a.m. in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs.  

We sat down with Mamie Parris to talk about Goodspeed Musicals' The Mystery of Edwin Drood - the first production of the storied theatre's 2024 season. The production will be on stage at The Goodspeed from April 5th – June 2nd in East Haddam, Conn. 

Join Connecticut Repertory Theatre for The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin.