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Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) announces casting for the first production of the 2019 Nutmeg Summer Series: "Mamma Mia!," the Tony Award-nominated musical based on the songs of ABBA.

Due to a tour routing issue, the national tour of Chicago that was slated for three performances this weekend May 3 and 4, at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, are postponed.

It's never to early to plan ahead for summer! Enrollment is now open for Playhouse Theatre Academy's Summer programming at The 224 EcoSpace, which is conveniently located at 224 Farmington Avenue, Hartford.

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

It's a big year for The Mayor's Charity Ball! Since West Hartford's most exciting charity event was founded in 1999, all attendees this year, along with acting Mayor Shari Cantor, are going to party like it's 1999! The gala benefitting two local charities, Playhouse on Park and The Town That Cares,

ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) of Connecticut is thrilled to announce its upcoming 2019-2020 Season.

Mamma Mia! Auditions will be held on Sunday, May 19th & Monday, May 20th at 7 pm.

The Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts will present William Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' from May 1-4 in the MainStage Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave.

On Sunday, April 28, I had the pleasure of seeing THE WAFFLE HOUSE FIVE as put on by Pantochino Productions at the MAC in Milford, CT.

What makes someone a true artist? Does it have to do with skill? Passion? A unique eye? Or is it about letting go of earthly things and embracing the traditions set forth by generations of artists before them? And what happens when the path to artistic enlightenment leads to a deep-seated conflict w

Trying, described as 'a portrait of generational reconciliation' (NY Daily News) replaces Lungs as the next stage production of Square One Theatre's 29th season.

On Saturday, April 27, I had the pleasure of seeing SNOW WHITE at the Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre in Bridgeport, CT.

Thrown Stone Theatre Company under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors Jason Peck & Jonathan Winn announces casting for their 2019 Summer Repertory season, the Connecticut Premiere of Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler and the East Coast Premiere of Birds of North America by Anna Moench.

To friends of Playhouse on Park, old and new, you're invited to an evening of memorable entertainment, delicious food and drink, reflective remarks, dancing and more! This fundraising event is set for Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 6pm-11pm at the beautiful Gershon Fox Ballroom in Hartford.

The next show in Playhouse on Park's Young Audience Series is The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, running May 31-June 9!

This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as 'the relationship.

Enjoy an encore presentation of the Bolshoi Ballet's productions of Carmen Suite and Petrushka on the big screen in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, May 25th at 12:55pm, part of Atria Senior Living Classical Series underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter S

For its final installment of the 2019 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host Wayang Puppet Theater of Indonesia: Collective Creativity and Individual Agency with Dr.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) ends its 2018-19 season with William Shakespeare's, "Henry IV.

When the movie, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, began filming in March 1967, it was still illegal for interracial couples to marry in fourteen states, mostly in the South.

World-famous beauty guru and digital phenomenon James Charles is bringing his SISTERSTOUR (www.

Jeff Savage, a former Wall Street attorney will candidly discuss his winding life's  journey in  From Wall Street To Chappaquiddick at the Palace Theater on May 7,  6:00pm.

On Friday, April 26th, TheatreWorks New Milford will premiere Ronald Harwood's charming English comedy, Quartet.

Madison Lyric Stage, an award-winning, professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, will present the Connecticut premier of the American musical drama Of Mice and Men May 31 - June 9 at the historic Deacon John Grave House and Farm in Madison, CT.