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Hartford's a good city for a production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play GOOD PEOPLE, which centers on questions of class in America: how is it that some people get out of the 'hood' and get ahead while others who work plenty hard don't?

Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) producers proudly open Stephen Sonheim's COMPANY 7pm Saturday, MAY 30th, starring American Idol's breakout star, Justin Guarini.

On July 10, The Sherman Playhouse will open Joseph Kesselring's classic theatrical chestnut, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.

Playhouse on Park is offering a unique new program for young adults that are serious about pursuing acting at the college or professional level.

The Windham Theatre Guild is proud to present One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, as the final Main Stage production of the 2014-2015 Season.

On July 10, TheatreWorks New Milford will premiere the gripping contemporary drama TIME STANDS STILL by Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) presents LES MISERABLES, directed by Terrence Mann and also starring Mann as Inspector Javert, a role he originated on Broadway and for which he received his first Tony Award-nomination.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT)'s upcoming production of LES MISERABLES, directed by Terrence Mann and starring Mann as Inspector Javert, a role he originated on Broadway and for which he received his first Tony Award-nomination, begins later this month.

The students from the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education Performance Lab are proud to present the new musical Dogfight in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, this weekend, May 28-31, 2015.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the Puppet Arts Program at the University of Connecticut will present Fernweh by Puppet Arts Program MFA candidate Dana Samborski from today through Sunday, May 28-31, 2015.

Some of Broadway's brightest were on hand Saturday in the tiny bedroom community of Salem, CT for an afternoon concert that officially launched the inaugural season of the Bingham Camp Theatre Retreat (BCTR), a resident program aimed at developing new works.

The award-winning crowd-pleaser MATILDA THE MUSICAL has been announced as the seventh title in the 2015-2016 Bushnell Broadway Series season.

Brett Steinberg's new rock musical ABSOLUTE is coming to Toquet Hall in Westport, Conn.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, announces the final two titles of its 2015-16 season.

With school budgets always under pressure to cut, B2 Productions LLC of Norwich, CT has been working to put the focus on the need for high quality musical theater education in Connecticut and Rhode Island High Schools.

The summer season opens at the Ivoryton Playhouse with the US professional premier of one of the UK's most popular shows, Calendar Girls.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT)'s upcoming production of LES MISERABLES, directed by Terrence Mann and starring Mann as Inspector Javert, a role he originated on Broadway and for which he received his first Tony Award-nomination, begins later this month.

Not about justice, but about doing right.

Registration for the Young Actor Musical Theater Preparatory Program at Playhouse on Park is now open! Running from July 13-July 24, this summer program gives children entering grades three through eight instruction in acting, dance, and music.

This summer, introduce your budding young actor to theatre through creative play and interactive fun at Playhouse on Park! Open to children entering kindergarten through second grade, Creative Kids teaches students the basics of acting.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) has announced the complete cast for the musical Peter Pan, its second production of the 2015 Nutmeg Summer Series.

Director Darko Tresnjak, who won big with A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER on Broadway last season, has masterminded another Broadway-style musical confection with his new production of KISS ME KATE at the Hartford Stage Company.

Check out photos from Oleanna by David Mamet at Playhouse on Park - Thur - Sun until May 31st!

Long Wharf Theatre presents its upcoming Next Stage production of The Boy at the Edge of Everything, by Finegan Kruckemeyer, directed by Artistic Resident Emily Breeze, tonight, May 22nd at 7:30PM, May 23rd at 11AM and 2PM and May 24th at 2PM.

?The Old Globe and Hartford Stage's co-production of Kiss Me, Kate, the classic musical comedy featuring a book by Sam and Bella Spewack and an iconic score by Cole Porter, will be choreographed by Peggy Hickey and directed by Hartford Stage Artistic Director and former Old Globe Shakespeare Festi