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On Friday, February 28, TheatreWorks New Milford will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Simon's first and longest-running theatrical hit, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, by kicking off its 2014 season with that very show.

Once upon a time we could go to the theater and enjoy a play that made sense, challenged our thinking, moved our hearts and made us feel enlightened when the curtain fell.

Don't miss your chance to get the best seats at the greatest values for each of the three terrific musicals during the upcoming 2014 season at the Goodspeed Opera House.

Under the direction of Bloomfield's Chris Bushey, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS will be performed tonight, February 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 8:00pm, and February 9 & 16 at 2:00pm, at the Canton Town Hall (4 Market Street, Collinsville, CT).

The Opera House Players, Inc.

At The Ridgefield Playhouse tonight, February 7, at 8 p.

A brand new series featuring bubbles, puppets, slapstick, and more, Playtime at the Palace will delight children of all ages starting Sunday, February 16th at Stamford's Palace Theatre.

Fran Lebowitz - author, journalist, social observer, purveyor of urban cool, witty chronicler of the "me decade" and the cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker - can be seen in the blockbuster film The Wolf of Wall Street.

Broadcast direct from National Theatre in London, Shakespeare's Coriolanus will mesmerize on Sunday, February 16, at 6:30 p.

On Friday, February 28, TheatreWorks New Milford will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Simon's first and longest-running theatrical hit, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, by kicking off its 2014 season with that very show.

Esteemed Broadway veterans Mia Dillon, Brian Murray and Gordana Rashovich will headline Hartford Stage's revival of Noel Coward's A Song at Twilight, directed by former Artistic Director, Mark Lamos, who returns to celebrate the company's 50th Anniversary Season.

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the Tony Award-winning musical play written by Tony nominee Rick Elice and directed by Tony winner Roger Rees and Tony nominee Alex Timbers, will make its Connecticut premiere at The Bushnell's Mortensen Hall February 18 as part of the 2013-2014 Bushnell Broadway Series co

On Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00pm author Dani Shapiro and her husband, filmmaker Michael Maren, will talk with Litchfield County Writers Project Director, Kathy Knapp, about their latest literary and film works and their creative partnership.

Storrs: Sinatra is on the radio, soldiers returning home from the Korean War, and a beautiful seaside estate sets the scene for Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.

Hartford Stage is now accepting applications from high school student writers, actors, rappers, dancers, musicians, poets and artists to create and perform an original theatre piece as part of Project: Transform.

For a Perfect Valentine 2014, audience members are invited to spend an evening with the award-winning SHEENA EASTON - Live in Concert on Friday, February 14 (2014) at 8pm at The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on the Campus of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

The Wilton Playshop will present An Evening of A Cappella, featuring Wilton High School alums.

The Warner Theatre has just announced the screening of CineFugitivo's award winning Indie Film,Tiger Lily Road which will take place in the theatre's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre on Saturday, March 15 at 7:30pm.

To celebrate a highly successful opening night, the cast of Playhouse on Park's Lend Me a Tenor was treated to a New York style cast party at Rizzuto's Restaurant and Bar in Blue Back Square.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) announced today the selection of Hartford Stage Dramaturg and Director of New Play Development Elizabeth Williamson for its Global Connections-ON the ROAD program, an initiative designed to foster new relationships between American and international artists.

Yale Repertory Theatre presents THE FAIRYTALE LIVES OF RUSSIAN GIRLS by Meg Miroshnik, directed by Rachel Chavkin, tonight, January 31-February 22 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street).

Former Ridgefielder Liz Garcia brings the film she wrote and directed, The Lifeguard, to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, February 9.

Three Live in HD events from the Met and National Theatre in London will fill The Ridgefield Playhouse next month.

Under the direction of Bloomfield's Chris Bushey, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS will be performed February 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 8:00pm, and February 9 & 16 at 2:00pm, at the Canton Town Hall (4 Market Street, Collinsville, CT).