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Westport Country Playhouse's 2016 Fundraising Gala will sing the praises of one of the most renowned Broadway musical composing teams with "The Night They Invented Champagne: Celebrating Lerner & Loewe," on Monday evening, September 19.

Appearing in Shakespeare on the Sound's production of "Hamlet" in the outdoor theater of Rowayton's Pinkney Park (177 Rowayton Ave.

Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts announced today that Hartford Stage's 2016-17 season will include Caryl Churchill's landmark play Cloud 9, a provocative and vital comedy that looks at the ever-changing world of sexual identity, directed by Elizabeth Williamson.

Casting has been announced for the new musicals in development at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference later this month.

Actors Nicholas Barasch, Mark Pinter and Director Jon Ciccarelli are featured on this week's (Friday, June 17) broadcast of State of the ARTS which airs LIVE every Friday from 12noon to 1pm on WPKN-FM (89.

Little Theatre of Manchester continues its 2016 season with the Greater Hartford premiere of Bruce Norris' award-winning play, CLYBOURNE PARK, sponsored by First Niagara Bank Foundation.

Actor Michael Urie, reprising his award-winning role in the original Off-Broadway production of 'Buyer & Cellar' at Westport Country Playhouse, will be guest speaker at the Playhouse's Sunday Symposium following the Sunday, June 19, 3 p.

?Kinky Boots, Broadway's Tony Award-winning high-heeled created by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper, kicks the Waterbury Palace Theater's Webster Broadway Series into high gear with seven performances, December 6-11, 2016.

Little Theater of Manchester's Evenings@7 series continues on June 14, with a reading of the comedy COLONEL SELLERS: REANIMATOR by Mark Twain, William Dean Howells & Jacques Lamarre.

?Things are beginning to steam up in Ivoryton as we get ready to open CHICAGO - June 29th - July 24th.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will once more present its popular Summertime Saturday Puppet Shows for family audiences by UConn Puppet Arts students on six Saturdays, July 2 through August 6, 2016.

Spend the 4th of July weekend at America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival, Music Mountain, when its 87th Anniversary Season continues with the young ensemble Cantata Profana on Sunday, July 3rd (3PM) performing Beethoven and Schubert.

The YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE announces the creative teams and casting for the two original book musicals, Blessing, music and lyrics by Andrew R.

Whether it be for a job interview, a sports team try out, or auditions for a show, we've all been kept waiting anxiously for results.

The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport, CT will present 'An Evening with Terrence McNally' , Monday June 13th at 7pm.

Film producer ROB BURNETT, Artistic Director GORDON EDELSTEIN, actor NEIL BARCLAY and chorister ROSEMARY MARTIN HAYDUK are scheduled for this week's (Friday, June 10) State of the ARTS on WPKN which airs LIVE every Friday from 12noon to 1pm on WPKN-FM (89.

Musicals at Richter (MAR), celebrating its 32nd season as the longest-running outdoor theater in Connecticut, kicks off the summer June 10 with a visit from irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Levi in Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's classic 'Hello, Dolly!' playing through June 25.

Windsor Jesters Spring 2016 Production, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, opens today, June 9.

?Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of Sidney Howard's "The Late Christopher Bean," a comedy about paintings left to a family by a deceased artist suddenly skyrocketing in value, on Monday, June 27, at 7 p.

Last evening, the Palace Theater (Waterbury, CT) hosted the eighth annual Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards, a black tie gala event that celebrates the arts and recognizes individual artistry in vocal, dance and acting performances as exhibited by Connecticut high school students.

The weekend of June 24 through 26, the Teen Company of New Britain Youth Theater (NBYT) will perform Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN at the Hole in the Wall Theater in downtown New Britain.

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, June 10-25, in New Haven celebrates the arts, ideas, and community with innovative performances and provocative conversations with leading artists, thought-leaders, and innovators from around the world.

On July 15, TheatreWorks New Milford will premiere the musical comedy [title of show] with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell.

Infinity Hall will present singer-songwriter Amos Lee at the Warner Theatre on Wednesday, September 7 at 8 pm.

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