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Photos: Westport Country Playhouse Stages Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Play FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse will stage the gripping tale of determination, hope, motivation, and inspiration, “From the Mississippi Delta,” written by Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Ph.D., and directed by Goldie E. Patrick, from October 18 - 30. The play was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and won a Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award. See photos from the production.
Playhouse On Park's 2022-23 Theatre For Young Audiences Series Kicks Off With A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
The time has come to plan your holiday family outings! Come to Playhouse on Park for A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS, running December 10-29, 2022. This production is a part of Playhouse on Park's Theatre for Young Audiences series. It's recommended for grades 3-8, but offers fun for the entire family!
The Warner Theatre To Present THE MET: LIVE IN HD Lecture Series
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
The Warner Theatre has announced a series of lectures which will be presented before The Met: Live in HD Opera simulcasts. Lectures are complimentary with a Met Opera ticket purchase.
Cheney Hall to Hold Auditions for THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY/COMEDY
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
Cheney Hall will be holding auditions for Ken Ludwig's The Hound of The Baskervilles: a Sherlock Holmes Mystery/Comedy, on Monday, November 14th at 7 and Wednesday, November 16th at 7.
See The National Theatre Of London's JACK ABSOLUTE at The Ridgefield Playhouse Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
This fall The Ridgefield Playhouse continues its tradition of presenting the best of British theater with its FirstLight Home Care Classical Series. On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 7pm is the National Theatre in HD screening of Jack Absolute Flies Again, a rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
The Name Droppers Will Hold Fundraiser 'Ukraine We Stand' at The Bijou Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
Connecticut based Blues/Rock quartet, The Name Droppers, have a storied history. The Name Droppers were the backing band for legendary performer Charlie Karp who played with Buddy Miles.
See National Theatre Of London's FRANKENSTEIN at The Ridgefield Playhouse This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
The international sensation National Theatre of London's Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Hamlet, BBC's Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) is returning to the big screen of the Ridgefield Playhouse! Captured live in 2011, this imaginative retelling of Mary Shelley's classic novel was experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
See The Met Opera's MEDEA at The Ridgefield Playhouse Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
The highly anticipated 2022-2023 Live in HD season of the Met Opera in HD starts with an encore screening of Cherubini's Medea on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 2pm at The Ridgefield Playhouse.
See The Met Opera's LA TRAVIATA at The Ridgefield Playhouse Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2022
From the Met Opera stage to the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse, it's an encore in HD screening of Verdi's La Traviata on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 12pm. 
Little Theatre Of Manchester Announces Cast of IN THE HEIGHTS
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2022
The caliente cast of Little Theatre of Manchester's In The Heights, will hit the historic Cheney Hall stage November 4 – 20, 2022. This Tony Award-winning Best Musical about family, community and life in Washington Heights features music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and was conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Voter Education Effort By Westport League Of Women Voters
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2022
In conjunction with the civil rights issues explored in Westport Country Playhouse’s current production, “From the Mississippi Delta,” the Westport chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV) will have political information available in the Playhouse lobby, now through October 30. 
Photos: First Look At Lisa Lampanelli's BIG FAT FAILURE At Trevi Lounge
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2022
Lisa Lampanelli: BIG FAT FAILURE began performances on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Trevi Lounge in Fairfield, Connecticut. The show is filled with stories and songs in which the former Queen of Mean comes clean about all the things she f'ed up! See photos from the production.
Review: FUN HOME at TheaterWorks Hartford
by Brooks Appelbaum - October 19, 2022
What did our critic think of FUN HOME at TheaterWorks Hartford? The musical FUN HOME, based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir ('a family tragicomic') won five Tony Awards in 2015, including Best Musical. And Jeanine Tesori (music) and Lisa Kron (book and lyrics) made history by being the first female duo to win a Tony. Oh, and by the way, the musical was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Radio Theater Group Brings TALES OF TERROR To Windham Theatre Guild
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2022
Prometheus Theatre of the Air, an award-winning radio theater troupe operating out of Eastern Connecticut, will bring Halloween to life on Saturday, Oct. 29 with a performance of Tales of Terror, radio dramatizations of three classic horror stories, live before an audience at the Windham Theatre Guild and simulcast over WILI.
SUPERSIZED COMEDY Comes To Carriage House Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2022
The Carriage Theater along with Hartford Fringe Festival will present SUPERSIZED WOMEN OF COMEDY this Friday October 21st at 7:30pm.
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Comes to The Contemporary Theater Company This Week
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2022
Larissa FastHorse's wickedly funny satire The Thanksgiving Play will have its Rhode Island premiere onstage at The Contemporary Theater Company.
Milford Arts Council Announces A November Event Roster Full Of Concerts And Comedy
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
After two back-to-back theatre productions in September and October, the Milford Arts Council has opened up the floodgates in November for events in music, visual arts, comedy, improv and more! There is something to appeal to everyone, and to fit all schedules with weekday and weekend events. 
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre Presents Paula Cole & Sophie B. Hawkins
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre to present Paula Cole and Sophie B. Hawkins.
Cast Announced For Disney's ALADDIN At The Bushnell This November
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, and The Bushnell has announced casting for the Hartford engagement of Disney's Aladdin. The hit Broadway musical will begin performances on November 8 for a limited run through November 13, 2022.
A.R. Gurney's THE COCKTAIL HOUR Added to Westport Country Playhouse 2023 Season Lineup
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse has added the delightful and witty comedy of manners, “The Cocktail Hour” by A. R. (Pete) Gurney, to its previously announced 2023 season schedule, including a musical, “Ain’t Misbehavin’; a thriller, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”; a comedy, “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play”; and more.
Tickets On Sale Now For Legacy Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Opening in November
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Tickets are on sale now for Legacy Theatre's 2022 production of A Christmas Carol! From November 30 to December 11, 2022, celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in the village of Stony Creek and join Legacy Theatre for the holiday event of the season.
The Warner Theatre Announces its 2023 DAYTIME PERFORMANCES FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES SERIES
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Throughout the school year, the Warner Theatre presents special curricular-based Daytime Performances for youth in the Oneglia Auditorium.
Warner Theatre To Present NAPOLEON DYNAMITE LIVE, April 2023
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
The Warner Theatre will welcome Napoleon Dynamite: A Conversation with Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries to the Oneglia Auditorium (Main Stage) on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 8 pm!
BREAKING GLASS, a One-Woman Show Inspired by Margaret Cameron, to be Presented by Be Well Productions
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
'Breaking Glass,' a work-in-progress reading of a new one-woman play, will be presented at Lyman Allyn Art Museum's First Free Saturday on November 5, 2022. Produced by Be Well Productions, this is a 3-part event that will launch at 2:00 pm with a work-in-progress reading of the play, written and performed by Emma Palzere-Rae.
Goodspeed & The Garde to Present CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT Holiday Celebration
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Two of Connecticut’s major non-profit arts organizations, the Garde Arts Center and Goodspeed Musicals, are collaborating to present a free regional event based on the Warner Bros. movie Christmas in Connecticut on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garde Arts Center in downtown New London. 

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