"Sylvia" at MTC! at Music Theatre of Connecticut

Dates: (2/7/2020 - 2/23/2020 )

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Music Theatre of Connecticut

509 Westport Ave
Norwalk, 06851

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Tickets: $35 - $65

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MTC MainStage brings Sylvia, a modern romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog, to Fairfield County.

NORWALK, CT – Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's professional award-winning theatre company currently in its 33rd Season, starts the new year off with Sylvia, by A.R. Gurney. Sylvia is a smart, playful, and occasionally gritty comedy about two “empty-nesters” who meet a dog that quickly becomes a bone of contention between them and tests their marriage to a hilarious and touching degree. Sylvia will run February 7th-23rd with performances on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

Sylvia introduces us to the characters of Greg and Kate, who have entered the empty-nest time in life and have moved to Manhattan after 20 years in the suburbs. Greg is struggling with being dissatisfied with his job while Kate is excited about her new teaching opportunities and new found freedom. However, life has a way of giving you what you think you don’t want and that’s when Greg finds Sylvia, a street-smart lab/poodle mix, and brings her home only to promptly become a wedge in Greg and Kate’s marriage. Sylvia, while a comedy, has touching moments about relationships, nature, and growing older.
Sylvia features Bethany Fitzgerald (Netflix- Seven Seconds, Long Wharf- The Happy Prince, Playhouse on Park- Chicago (B’way World Award Nom), Ivoryton- Hairspray (B’way World Award Nom)) as Sylvia, Carole Dell’Aquila (TV- Jack Ryan, Bull, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Manhattan Rep- Mother’s Peak, Timothy & Mary, Lincoln Center- Bridge to Terabithia) as Kate, Dennis Holland (B’way/N’tl Tour- The Music Man, Peter Pan, West Side Story Centennial World Tour, Playhouse on Park- The Scottsboro Boys) as Greg and Jim Schilling (Film- Soap Dish, Cadillac Mary, and Sean Penn’s double in Dead Man Walking, Theatre- Hamlet with Tony Roberts, South Pacific with Jamie Farr, and Westport Country Playhouse’s Upper Broadway).

This production is directed by Kevin Connors with stage manager Gary Betsworth. The creative team includes scenic design by Jessie Lizotte, lighting design by RJ Romeo, sound design by Will Atkin, costume design by Diane Vanderkroef, and props design by Merrie Deitch.

Ticket prices range from $35-$65. Purchase tickets online by visiting www.musictheatreofct.com or by calling the box office at (203)454-3883. MTC MainStage is located at 509 Westport Ave. in Norwalk, CT.

The cast of MTC's "Sylvia"!

Cast and Creative team for "Sylvia" at MTC! at Music Theatre of Connecticut

CAROLE DELL’AQUILA (Kate)
is ‘over-the-moon’ to make her debut at MTC. Since plunging back into acting full time, bookings include BULL, JACK RYAN, THE IRISHMAN, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, and many commercials and Independent Films. Highlights of earlier credits include Laurey in Oklahoma at St. Paul Opera, Mame on tour with Elaine Stritch, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at ATL, and THE FANTASTIKS in almost every state. Ava, you gave me inspiration to get started! Special thanks to my ad-guy husband, Joe.

BETHANY FITZGERALD (Sylvia)
is beyond grateful and ecstatic to be making her MTC debut in Sylvia. Regional credits ~ The Happy Prince (Long Wharf Theatre), The Queens of the Golden Mask (world premiere), Shout! The Mod Musical, Hairspray (Ivoryton Playhouse), Johnny Guitar (Majestic Theater), Chicago, Play It Again, Sam (Playhouse on Park). TV: Seven Seconds (Netflix) A very special thank you to Kevin, Jim, Alex, and our incomparable cast and crew! For Mrs. Marjorie Serafin and little Maestro, our family pup. ‘Enjoy the show!’

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DENNIS HOLLAND (Greg)
is trilled to be back at MTC after appearing as Father in RAGTIME- Doc in the recent 60th Anniversary international tour of WEST SIDE STORY. Broadway - THE MUSIC MAN; National Tour - PETER PAN; Regional - Playhouse on Park (Scottsboro Boys), Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Arden, (Barrymore nominee for PARADE).

JIM SCHILLING (Tom/Phyllis/Leslie)
co-founded Music Theatre of CT in 1987 and is currently MTC’s Mangaing Director and Director of the School of Performing Arts. MTC acting credits include Jacques Brel is Alive and Well..., Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down, Yours, Anne, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Doubt, Almost, Maine, God of Carnage, The Fantasticks, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The 39 Steps, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and most recently Cabaret. He continues as a Blue Ribbon Panelist for the Daytime Emmy Awards, and is on the voting committee for the SAG awards, and a member of “Who’s Who in the American Theatre” from 1991-present. Jim is also an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University (Advanced Acting, Advanced Scene Study, Script Analysis and Directing) where he was recently nominated Best Director of a musical for his work on Godspell.

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