CONNECTICUT THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 327

Monthly column featuring women in theater and upcoming opportunities.

Every musical got its start somewhere-for many, it was at Goodspeed.

The Tempest will be performed at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St.

Westport Country Playhouse will join more than 300 theaters nationwide in the Ghostlight Project, a shared, ongoing commitment to social justice by the theatrical community across the country, on Thursday, January 19, at 5:30 p.

The process of creating a new play begins with an initial moment of creation - an instant, an event, a word, image or emotion that ignites a playwright's journey towards a compelling story.

Join Playhouse on Park in designating the Greater Hartford area as a premiere destination for the cultivation of innovative theatrical work! The Playwrights on Park Reading Series was created for this very purpose, and our next evening in this exciting series is Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30pm with Se

The 11th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration, featuring keynote speaker Professor Tricia Rose of Brown University, was held on Sunday, January 15, at Westport Country Playhouse.

Broadway has given us many things - both successes and flops, brilliant (and sometimes not-so-brilliant) music, and the opportunity to sit in an audience and be transported to a new reality.

When BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL opens on January 17 at Hartford's Bushnell Theatre, audiences will discover that though they may think they know the songs of Carole King, there is such a rich story behind those familiar lyrics and catchy melodies.

The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts in Connecticut is seeking submissions of new musicals suited to the winter holiday season.

Westport Country Playhouse, The Westport Library, and Westport Young Woman's League are partnering for a new, free-of-charge program, 'Story Explorers,' beginning in January, intended to promote childhood literacy while also enhancing children's experiences of attending the Playhouse's Family Festiv

With hits like "Yakety Yak," "Poison Ivy," "Searchin" and "Charlie Brown" The Coasters cemented their place in Rock and Roll history, and in 1987 became the first vocal group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Ever wonder what it's like to write a musical? Come see for yourself when [title of show], by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, opens at Playhouse on Park! Opening night is Friday, January 13, at 8:00pm, complimentary with a pre-performance wine and cheese reception from 7pm-8pm.

Eastbound Theatre, a division of the Milford Arts Council, is delighted to present the second show of its 23rd season, the uproarious British comedy, Run for Your Wife, by Ray Cooney.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the UConn Puppet Arts Program will present the 2017 UConn Winter Puppet Slam on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 8:00 p.

The Windham Theatre Guild has announced that their giant summer musical this year will be The Full Monty, boot by Terrance McNally ad Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek.

It's everywhere.

Christine Scarfuto is the Long Wharf Theatre's literary manager and resident dramaturg.

Ever wonder what it's like to write a musical? Come see for yourself when [title of show], by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, opens at Playhouse on Park! Opening night is Today, January 13, at 8:00pm, complimentarywith a pre-performance wine and cheese reception from 7pm-8pm.

Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, and Michael Stotts, Managing Director, announced today that Hartford Stage will join hands with more than 300 theatres nationwide for the launch of The Ghostlight Project, a national expression of unity among artists and audiences, at 5:15 p.

The Connecticut Dance Alliance in partnership with the Connecticut Historical Society announces the opening of the Connecticut Dances- A Visual History exhibition on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Connecticut Historical Society, 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Stella Wild, MBA, Rosemary Adams, JD/MBA, Linda Robertson, M.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host its Spring Puppet Performance Series on four Saturdays from February to May 2017, featuring outstanding works for puppet theater by professional puppeteers from across the Northeast and beyond.

There's still time to register for the Young Actors and Young Actors Plus classes at Playhouse on Park, running from January 11-March 8!

New Shanghai Circus is anything but typical circus fare.