Review: THE GIN GAME at Community Theatre At Woodbury
by Jared Reynolds - March 22, 2026
A typical pitfall of talking plays is that the modern audience may struggle to focus if there is no action to go along with the talking, but a smart production can find ways to keep an audience engaged. And CTAW’s production of The Gin Game was very smart indeed. The moments of levity between the ...
Review: SORDID LIVES at Connecticut Theatre Company
by Jared Reynolds - March 23, 2026
The variety of conflicts and the hyper-stylized character tropes employed in Sordid Lives is why it works as a comedy and, under the direction of Duane Campbell, the Connecticut Theatre Company’s production of Sordid Lives honored that and delivered a raucous evening at the theater....
Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNERS at Town Players Of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - March 06, 2026
There’s something wonderfully nuts about The Town Players of New Canaan taking on One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s 2011 hit based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. The original, written in 1743, is a classic commedia dell’arte comedy built on disguises, twins, and glorious ch...
Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford
by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025
If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the fir...
Review: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at Connecticut Theatre Company
by Jared Reynolds - December 12, 2025
Cozy, cute, and full of Christmas cheer. That’s what you get with Miracle on 34th Street. That was abound and aplenty at the Connecticut Theatre Company’s production of the motion picture classic! CTC’s production of Miracle on 34th Street kept the joy of the season at the heart of this produc...
Review: WRECK THE HALLS at Sherman Players
by Jared Reynolds - December 06, 2025
Holiday traditions are sweet, but sometimes the stress of the holidays outweighs the joys. That's where Wreck the Halls comes in: It points out the pain of the holidays and is committed to making you laugh. And this raucous production of Wreck the Halls had the audience rolling!...