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STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique—an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The...
In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the three Magrath sisters gather to await news of their grandfather, who’s living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at 30; Meg, the middle sister, is back in town after a failed singing career; and Babe...
Come closer. Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal directs Cabaret in its most intimate production in 60 years, inside an immersive 75-seat Kit Kat Club.
Formed by members of Amsterdam’s famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO), Camerata RCO performs chamber music in multiple formations from duet to small chamber orchestra, with a special focus on the Classical and Romantic repertoire for winds and strings, and active...
Join Jorgensen for Disney and Pixar’s Coco in Concert Live to Film , the story of Miguel, a young boy who dreams of being an accomplished musician, despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music. When Miguel finds himself on an extraordinary journey in the stunning...
Wide Awake is a U2 tribute band built from the ground up by professional touring musicians obsessed with the band's catalog. The set list goes beyond the hits like Where the Streets Have No Name and With or Without You to include deep cuts such as Into the Heart, Trip Through...
Directed by Timothy Douglas, this production of August Wilson's 1984 masterpiece takes audiences into a recording studio in 1927 Chicago, where tensions rise during a blistering session. The legendary Ma Rainey, a group of veteran musicians, and an ambitious young trumpeter...
Three evenings of immersive theatrical tours produced in collaboration with ArtSynergy Productions, exploring Victorian culture, Spiritualism, Gothic literature, and ghost stories associated with the Mansion. Guests step into the late 19th century as participants in one of...
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson returns to Yale Repertory Theatre more than 40 years after its world premiere on the same stage. Set in Chicago in 1927, the play unfolds over a recording session in which the legendary "Mother of the Blues," Ma Rainey, and her ambitious...
Shirley Lauro's powerful drama follows six American women whose lives are forever changed by their experiences in the Vietnam War. Told through the experiences of six women who travel to Vietnam as nurses, military personnel, volunteers, and entertainers, it explores courage...
A.J. Croce presents an evening pairing his father Jim Croce's most beloved songs with his own original music, woven together with storytelling and humor. Audiences will hear Jim Croce classics including Operator, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, and Time in a...
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, a tale of love, friendship, and identity is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s...
Join us for our first show of the season as Goshen Players proudly presents Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo—a fast-paced comedy guaranteed to leave you laughing from curtain to curtain! What happens when two fading stage stars get one last chance at Hollywood fame…and everything...
Acclaimed animal trainer Bill Berloni joins the Palace Theater's UPstaged! series, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Annie, which premiered at Goodspeed Opera House before becoming a Broadway hit. Berloni will discuss the origins of his career, his work on Annie, and his...
Connecticut Repertory Theatre presents William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The production is helmed by guest artist Daniela Varon, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream. The show runs in the Nafe Katter Theatre on the University of Connecticut campus.
Guest moderator Allison Paul, a UConn Associate Professor of Illustration/Animation, talks with UConn Puppet Arts alum Maggie Flanagan about working in stop-motion animation. Flanagan shares insights from their time at LAIKA, where they worked on Wildwood, the longest...
A full-length theatrical musical parody production based on the cult classic Disney film. This original production returns to the Palace stage! If you think you’ve seen Hocus Pocus , you’ve never seen it like this! With fantastic character look-alikes, including New England’s...
A new musical spoof mashing up the popular reality television show format with Washington Irving's classic American tale, featuring iconic characters like Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and Katrina Van Tassel told through the eyes of wickedly wild, snarky and sassy housewives. Book...
It is that time of year again and Sister is preparing her classroom for another long year of Catechism. You are in store for another hysterical lesson with Back To School Catechism: The Holy Ghost and Other Terrifying Tales. In this session we find out the Church's take on all...
Adapted by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and directed by Jackson Gay, this American premiere strips the classic gothic tale to its psychological core, exposing the female voices at the heart of the story. It becomes not only a story about monsters, but about who is labeled as one. The...
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra presents a program with special guests Wojciech Bonarowski, Laura Andreini, Moniuszko Choir, Polonia Children's Choir, and Schola Cantorum Sanctae Rosae Limanae. The concert features the world premiere of In Via, a meditation on John Paul...
Classic Seger brings their legendary tribute to Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band for one unforgettable night of rock & roll. This special performance celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Bob Seger's iconic multi-platinum albums Live Bullet and Night Moves, delivering the raw...
This exhibition celebrates the life and artistic legacy of Larry Reed and his company ShadowLight Productions, whose work combined Balinese wayang shadow puppetry traditions with contemporary theater and cinema. It features traditional wayang kulit shadow puppets, production...
Award-winning performer Carisa Hendrix stars as charming socialite and cocktail enthusiast Lucy Darling in this touring variety show featuring razor-sharp wit, unquestionable advice, skillful magic, and delightful friends. Lucy is accompanied on piano, melodica, and other...
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra presents a program with special guests Conductor Przemyslaw Stanislawski and bass-baritone Laurentiu Rotaru. The concert features Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto no. 2, and the world premiere of Bernard Stieler's Violin Concerto no. 1...
90 minutes of laughs! Showtime: 7:30pm Doors open 30 min. prior to show $25.00*, reserved seating BYOB! 11/7/26 COREY MANNING (Headliner) Corey Manning is a Comedian by Night and Superhero by Day who has been making audiences laugh for more than two decades. He has headlined the...
This world premiere play, written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, is a sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Married life at Pemberley is turned upside down when an unexpected houseguest arrives: Napoleon Bonaparte himself, whose presence ignites intrigue...
Punch Brothers, formed by mandolinist Chris Thile in 2006, is known for pushing the boundaries of acoustic music. In addition to Thile, the band currently comprises guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Brittany Haas. Punch Brothers...
Horror is one of the most versatile genres in performing arts. Connecticut Theatre Company chose the minimalist route, which created a fantastical atmosphere rather than the gruesome route that horror/slasher films take today. …
On Saturday, October 10th, I had the pleasure of seeing yet another quality show performed by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT, MOON OVER BUFFALO, a comedy written by Ken Ludwig. Director Ian Galligan helps bring out the best in this cast! Comedy dr…
In modern theater, it often feels like a risk to keep it simple and just let the cast take a script and run with it, but for the Town Players of Newtown, that decision is well justified and led to the creation of a delightfully entertaining production of The Importance of Being Earnest.…
On Saturday, October 3rd, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal performance of one of my absolute favorite musicals of all-time, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, performed by Fairfield Center Stage at City Wide Church in Bridgeport, CT. Director Joel Fenster, Choreographer Lindsay Johnson, and Music Direc…
On Friday, October 2nd, I had the pleasure of my first experience at Crystal Theatre in Norwalk, CT, seeing a phenomenal original musical called FRECKLE! This musical comedy takes some unique and unconventional stylistic choices, all of which work perfectly! With book, music, and lyrics written by M…
Most people have never heard of Comedian Harmonists, a group of six men who impressed the world with their sophisticated and harmonious voices from 1928 to 1934, during the rise of Nazi Germany. This was epic because three of the men were Jewish and one Christian was married to a Jewish woman. …
'Having a blast” is the best way to describe the vibes inside the auditorium at TheatreWorks New Milford, and that is thanks in large part to the director, Diana Canova, who was the spearhead of this delightful evening at the theater!…
On Saturday, September 26th, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate musical phenomenally performed at Center Stage Theatre in Shelton, CT, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, which is based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. This unfinished novel was made into a play in 1985 with book, musi…
From the direction, to the set, to the cast; the Brookfield Theatre of the Arts’ production of Hamill’s Dracula blends classic horror with modern feminist themes in an entertaining celebration of storytelling.…
Sometimes you get a perfect storm of circumstances that turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. Whether by design or by luck, the Sherman Players have taken advantage of this perfect storm with their production of 'Inherit the Wind'.…
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STOMP Stamford Palace Theatre (11/25-11/25) |
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Cabaret The Press Box Theater (11/27-12/20) |
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Crimes of the Heart Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (10/30-11/08) |
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Pinocchio Playhouse on Park (10/31-11/21) |
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Hocus Pocus Live! an all-new parody musical Palace Theater (10/29-10/29) |
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Avenue Q A.C.T. of Connecticut (2/04-3/07) |
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Little Bear Ridge Road TheaterWorks Hartford (10/08-11/08) |
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DISNEY & PIXAR’S COCO IN CONCERT LIVE TO FILM Jorgensen Center (10/23-10/23) |
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PUNCH BROTHERS Jorgensen Center (11/07-11/07) |
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CAMERATA RCO Jorgensen Center (10/21-10/21) |
