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GFour Productions, winners of 54 Drama Desk and 44 Tony Awards are proudly bringing the international hit show Menopause The Musical to Stamford and will play the Stamford Center for the Arts' Palace Theatre for one performance on Sunday, May 4th.

Audiences are invited to take a ride on a magic carpet to a mystical land of genies, sorcerers, and musical comedy.

The stage directions for the musical don't say that it should be performed at Music Theatre of Connecticut's 45-seat theater in Westport, but maybe they should.

For the final show of the its 50th Anniversary Season, Hartford Stage will present Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - the most popular play in America this year and the winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play - from May 22 to June 15.

Cathy Bromberg, a long-time Stamford resident, has been named Director of Development for Stamford's Palace Theatre.

On Sunday, May 4 at 1 pm, Patti Sinclair, Spiritual Medium, will be at the Warner for the first time in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today its six new plays selected for development at the 50th annual National Playwrights Conference (NPC):

Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me!

Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, concludes its 2013/2014 Season with 'The Fantasticks' a musical with book by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones and based on 'Les Romanesques' by Edmond Rostand.

What's a daughter to do when she wants to get in touch with her father who she hasn't seen in 16 years and who lives 3,000 miles away? Well, if you're Libby Tucker you hitch hike and bus your way across the country with nothing but a backpack full of dreams and spare socks.

Westport Country Playhouse will host a '2014 Season Kick-off Block Party,' today, April 12, 4 to 7 p.

On Friday, April 25, The Sherman Playhouse will kick of its 2014 season with the outrageous English farce, SEE HOW THEY RUN by Philip King.

In its second season, the Hartford Gay Men's Chorus will sing-in the spring season with MEN ON BROADWAY, a joyful review of Broadway melodies, including selections from more than 20 shows, such as Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q, Godspell, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The Met: Live in HD Series continues on Saturday, April 26th at 1 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre with Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte.

Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, concludes its 2013/2014 Season with 'The Fantasticks' a musical with book by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones and based on 'Les Romanesques' by Edmond Rostand.

Slant of Light Productions and The Bridge House proudly present the hilarious mystery-comedy Last Call at the Chez Mort, by Lee Mueller, directed by Stacy Ruttenberg.

To celebrate the O'Neill's 50th anniversary and influence, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will present Launchpad of the American Theater: The O'Neill Since 1964, a new free multimedia exhibition on display in the Vincent Astor Gallery May 17 through September 16, 2014.

The spectacular operas that grace the stage of the Met in New York come to The Ridgefield Playhouse through the power of high-definition broadcasts with exciting advantages: Exclusive behind-the scenes interviews with the stars and close-ups that capture the emotions of the cast.

With a story that explores a world where people struggle to change the lives that bear down upon them, Playhouse on Park presents The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek by Naomi Wallace.

Arnold Lobel's famous amphibians hop from the page to the stage in A Year With Frog and Toad, which will conclude the 2014 Young Audiences Series at Playhouse on Park.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today its two new musicals selected for development at the 36th National Music Theater Conference: The War Dept.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today its two new musicals selected for development at the 36th National Music Theater Conference: THE WAR DEPT.

Join the conversation at Hartford Stage for a free Community Panel Discussion, 'Inspired to Succeed - Connecticut Latinos and Latinas at Work,' will take place on Thursday, April 17, following the 7:30 p.

Westport Country Playhouse will host a free-of-charge workshop for area educators, 'Immigration, Marginalization, and the Perception of Identity: A Professional Development Workshop Inspired by the Play, 'Intimate Apparel,' on Thursday, April 24, 3:30 to 7:30 p.

Due to the success and registration of it's Summer Theatre Camps, Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc.