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Review: THE IRISH ... AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY at Music Theatre Of Connecticut


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - March 08, 2026

What did our critic think of THE IRISH ... AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY at Music Theatre Of Connecticut?...

Review: SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN SHOPKEEPERS at Downtown Cabaret Theatre


by Sean Fallon - March 07, 2026

On Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 2:30 pm, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate performance at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN SHOPKEEPERS....

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: ASSASSINS at Brookfield Theatre


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - February 15, 2026

What did our critic think of ASSASSINS at Brookfield Theatre?...

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!...

Past Shows

Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing
Oct 10 – Oct 19, 2024

Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing is a thought-provoking play by Talvin Wilks, centered on the friendship between groundbreaking writers and activists James Baldwin and Lorraine...

Jimmy and Lorraine: A Musing
Oct 10 – Oct 19, 2024

Jimmy and Lorraine: A Musing is a poignant exploration of the friendship between iconic writers and activists James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry. The play, written...

Asylum Hill: Hartford
Asylum Hill: Hartford
Feb 5 – Feb 7, 2016

Through interview based theater, HartBeat Ensemble brings the stories of each Hartford neighborhood to life, helping the community celebrate accomplishments and visualize solutions to common...

Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing
Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing
Oct 29 – Nov 22, 2015

Written by New York based Playwright Tavlin Wilks, Jimmy & Lorraine is a meditation on the American political climate of the late 50s and early...

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