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Premiere Of THE GREAT GATSBY: A LIVE RADIO PLAY is Coming To Legacy Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
Still, ain't we got fun? From September 22 to October 1, 2022, at the Legacy Theatre in Branford, F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast in The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play!
2022 Play Reading Festival is Coming To Legacy Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
On Sunday, September 11 and Sunday, September 18, the Legacy Theatre will present the 2022 Legacy Theatre Play Reading Festival. From full length plays to one-acts, there is sure to be something for everyone!
Cast Announced For Billie Holiday Musical LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Playhouse On Park
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL by Lanie Robertson will run at Playhouse on Park September 28 - October 16, 2022. This will be the first production in Playhouse on Park's 14th Main Stage Season. LADY DAY will be directed by Stephanie Pope Lofgren. Music Direction by Nygel D. Robinson. 
MY SINATRA Starring Cary Hoffman Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse Next Month
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
Cary Hoffman channels Ol' Blue Eyes when he brings “My Sinatra” to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 4pm, part of the Teed & Brown Broadway & Cabaret Series. In this concert version of Hoffman's hit off-Broadway show, the audience will see one man's dream through another man's music. 
Ann Hampton Callaway Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2022
Celebrated pop/jazz recording artist and multi-Platinum selling songwriter, Ann Hampton Callaway, is one America's most gifted and prolific artists. A leading champion of the great American Songbook, Callaway has created an exciting night in celebration of another musical icon, Linda Ronstadt.
HartBeat Ensemble To Stage Athol Fugard's Gripping Drama MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
HartBeat Ensemble announced today their upcoming production of My Children! My Africa!, a gripping drama about the collision of education, idealism and politics by preeminent South African dramatist Athol Fugard. The play will run September 29 through October 9 at HartBeat Ensemble's Carriage House Theater (360 Farmington Avenue) in Hartford, CT. 
Online Bidding Opens For Elm Shakespeare Company's 2022 Fundraiser Gala: SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Performances aren't the only thing to which Elm Shakespeare Company is returning in 2022. Their annual fundraiser gala will bring Shakespeare seaside this year on September 14, with a silent auction and live paddle raise at Amarante's Sea Cliff in New Haven.
CLUE to be Presented at the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre in November
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
The Warner Theatre will present the Stage @ the Warner production of CLUE in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre November 5-20, 2022! If you loved the movie, are an aficionado of the board game, or if you just enjoy the unfurling of a great whodunit - you’ll kill to be among the first to see the official stage adaptation of this pop culture favorite!
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2023 Season Featuring a World Premiere Adaptation of ANTIGONE & More
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse has announced its upcoming 93rd Season, from April to November 2023, featuring five productions, including a musical, “Ain’t Misbehavin’; a thriller, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”; a comedy, “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play”; and a classic, “Antigone.”
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals for 42 STREET at Goodspeed Musicals
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Goodspeed Musicals is presenting the blockbuster tap dancing extravaganza 42nd Street from Sept. 16 - Nov. 6 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. Check out footage from a rehearsal here!
Warner Theatre Will Participate In Stock The Shelves NWCT For the Month of September
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
The Warner Theatre will be participating in a new local initiative, Stock the Shelves, as a drop-off location for the month of September (National Hunger Action Month).
Little Theatre Of Manchester Announces Fall Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Little Theatre of Manchester is closing out the summer season on a high note with Sep-TUNE-ber! Five weekends of concerts performed by five boisterous bands playing some of the greatest music ever made. Featuring the best of Motown, The Everly Brothers, The Carpenters, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Yusuf/Cat Stevens & Harry Chapin this eclectic group of artists will pay tribute to some of your favorite musicians of yesterday.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Extends at Fairfield Center Stage
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2022
Fairfield Center Stage (FCS), a community theater group, will present an immersive production of the Tony award-winning Broadway musical LA CAGE AUX FOLLES from Sep 9-24 at Trevi Lounge in Fairfield.
Photos: MORNING'S AT SEVEN Opens At TheatreWorks New Milford
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2022
On September 2, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the heart-warming comedy, Morning's At Seven by Paul Osborn. See photos from the production.
Ridgefield Theater Barn Announces 2022-2023 Kids Workshop Season Featuring GLEE JR & More
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2022
The Ridgefield Theater Barn has announced their entire season of teen and youth workshops through the end of the school year offering parents and kids the opportunity to plan (and register) ahead, and potentially save money with discounted packages if kids are enrolled for an entire season of workshops.
Oddfellows Playhouse Announces Fall Classes 2022; Registration Now Open
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
Registration is now open for Fall Classes at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning September 17th, classes in theater, dance, circus, music and visual art will be offered for ages 3 - 20. Teenagers are invited to audition for the fall mainstage production.
Oddfellows Playhouse To Host Open House Saturday, September 10
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, September 10th, 2022 from 12:00 to 3:00pm.
The Sherman Players Presents CARRIE THE MUSICAL, September 30 - October 22
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
The Sherman Players will present their third production of the 2022 season, CARRIE THE MUSICAL, based on the novel by Stephen King, written by Lawrence D. Cohen with lyrics by Dean Pitchford and music by Michael Gore. CARRIE will be directed by Bradford Blake, with music direction by Charles Smith. The producer is Al Chiappetta.
Sacred Heart University Community Theatre to Present John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell in Concert in September
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell will pay homage to Nat King Cole, with the inspiration that his popular TV program brought to the American public “Nat King Cole & The Ladies of Song” features hits by the iconic singers who appeared on the show, including Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and Carmen McRae.
Arts & Culture Collaborative Will Present The Healing Nature Of Art Event Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
The Arts & Culture Collaborative, Waterbury Region, is presenting a day-long interactive experience called, “The Healing Nature of Art” September 9,  from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Osborne Homestead Museum & Kellogg Science Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave., Derby. 
Cast Announced For RENT at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
The Downtown Cabaret Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for their upcoming production of RENT. The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opens September 16 and runs through October 15th at Connecticut's most historic Cabaret Theatre.
AN EVENING WITH MARIA FRIEDMAN Comes to the Palace Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
The acclaimed eight-time Olivier Award nominee Maria Friedman is the headliner of this season's Orchestra Lumos (formerly the Stamford Symphony) Gala on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7:30pm at the Palace Theatre.
The Ballard Institute Presents JACK AND THE BEANSTALK By Dream Tale Puppets, September 10
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2022
As part of its 2022 Fall Puppet Shows, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Jack and the Beanstalk by Massachusetts-based Dream Tale Puppets on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. ET in Betsy Paterson Square.
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Welcomes New Musical AZUL To Campus For Development
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2022
Following its virtual development as a part of the 2020 Summer Season, the new musical Azul will receive an in-person developmental process on the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center campus this September.
Comedian Bob Marley Comes to Oneglia Auditorium, October 14
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2022
The Warner Theatre will welcome New England-native standup comedian, Bob Marley, to the Oneglia Auditorium on Friday, October 14 at 8 pm. Tickets will go on sale to Warner Members tomorrow, 8/30 at 10 am, and to the General Public this Friday, 9/2 at 10 am.  

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