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BroadwayWorld has a first look at Goodspeed Musicals's Hi, My Name is Ben, the inspirational true story of one man who impacted the lives of all those around him without speaking a word.

Prepare yourself for an amazing year of theater from the 'crowning jewel' of West Hartford! Tickets for Playhouse on Park's 2019-2020 Main Stage Season are on sale now!

Playhouse on Park has the honor of being able to share a piece of history with the Greater Hartford community (and beyond!) as we present our summer musical THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, running June 26-August 4.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host its Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series on five Saturdays from July 13 to Aug.

Shakespeare's last play (written in 1610-11) and maritime romance of shipwrecks, sorcery, and spirits will be staged by the Teen Company of No Boundaries Youth Theater in June.

Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT under the management of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announces the casting and creative teams for its 2019 60th Anniversary mainstage summer season.

If you missed getting tickets to the SOLD OUT 7pm show, you're in luck because Seth Meyers has added a second show at The Ridgefield Playhouse -- 9:30pm on Sunday, June 9! Don't miss this night of stand-up from the Emmy Award-winning writer and "Late Night" host, and one of Time Magazine's 100 most

TheaterWorks and the Wadsworth Museum of Art are joining forces to present drag superstar Varla Jean Merman in her one-woman comedy cabaret Under a Big Top on Sunday, June 23rd at 7pm.

ACT (A Contemporary Theater) of Connecticut is excited to announce that TONY Award nominee Kate Baldwin, recent star of the Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY!, will join ACT's Resident Music Supervisor, Bryan Perri, on July 20, 2019 for the Broadway Unplugged Series!

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is an excellent show that takes a comedic look at male/female dynamics among singles and among married people.

Save the date, contact your friends, and start planning your picnic dinner because the Capital Classics Theatre Company will be staging "The Merry Wives of Windsor" for the 28th Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival - outdoors - on the beautiful grounds of the University of Saint Joseph in West Hart

Each summer, the Warner Theatre Center For Arts Education offers three exciting opportunities for arts education and enrichment for young people ages 5-16, through the Summer Arts Program.

It's Not Just a Movie…It's a Movie at the Warner! In honor of the Torrington High School Class of 1969, the Warner Theatre invites you to watch the 1969 film BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID on the big screen Friday, August 9 at 8 pm, sponsored by Elevator Service Company.

Sha la la Joseph you're doing fine! You and your dreamcoat ahead of your time! The Warner Stage Company will present one of the most enduring shows of all time, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, on the Main Stage July 27-August 4, 2019.

It never ceases to amaze me how prolific and creative the theatrical community is here in Connecticut.

Playhouse on Park is bringing back some old friends from past productions for its 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration! This fundraising event is set for Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 6pm-11pm at the beautiful Gershon Fox Ballroom in Hartford.

The Warner Theatre has announced its final Main Stage production of the 2019-2020 Warner Stage Company season SOMETHING ROTTEN! Lauded by audience members and critics alike, SOMETHING ROTTEN received several Best Musical nominations and was hailed by Time Out New York as 'the funniest musical comedy

Music legend and Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson and iconic British pop pioneers The Zombies recently announced a North American tour celebrating the music from the late 1960's and early 1970's called 'Something Great from 68' and beyond.

The MAC's Eastbound Theatre announces the final show of its 25th season: the suspenseful thriller Wait Until Dark, by Frederick Knott, directed by Kevin Pelkey.

The impact to society that injustice and poverty cause are themes prevalent in the storyline of the beloved musical Les Miserables that is coming to the Palace Theater December 3 - 8.

Broadway veteran, Susan Haefner, and featured actor in Playhouse on Park's The Scottsboro Boys, Ivory McKay, are slated to be the special guest teaching artists for the Musical Theatre Preparatory Program.

There's still space for your young actor in for Playhouse Theatre Academy's Summer programming at The 224 EcoSpace, which is conveniently located at 224 Farmington Avenue, Hartford.

Playhouse on Park's education department, Playhouse Theatre Academy, not only offers classes for young actors this summer, but also for adults ages 16 and up who have a vested interest in the performing arts.

Broadcast from the National Theatre in London, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare's famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power.