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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

Noises Off
Sep 18 – Oct 5, 2025

James Roday Rodriguez leads an all-star cast in the comedic farce Noises Off at The Legacy Theatre in Branford, CT. This classic play showcases the...

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Aug 7 – Aug 24, 2025

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is set to captivate audiences at The Legacy Theatre from August 7 to 24, 2025. Directed by...

Love Affair: A New Musical
Love Affair: A New Musical
Aug 8 – Aug 25, 2024

A world-premiere musical, "Love Affair" tells the story of a beautiful, yet unassuming woman who boards a transatlantic cruise bound for New York to marry...

Cardboard Explosion!
Cardboard Explosion!
Jul 27

Back by popular demand! Four original stories, brought to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. With help from the audience,...

Dinos in the Creek Week
Dinos in the Creek Week
Jul 16 – Jul 18, 2024

Legacy Theatre and The Stony Creek Museum present Dinos in the Creek Week! Dinos in the Creek Week will feature programs such as Expedition: Dino...

The Legacy Theatre Presents: Kate Baldwin with John McDaniel at the Piano!
The Legacy Theatre Presents: Kate Baldwin with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Jun 30

Kate Baldwin is a two-time Tony Award–nominee and four-time Drama Desk–nominee, having starred on Broadway as Irene Molloy in the 2017 revival of Hello, Dolly!...

The Legacy Theatre Presents: The Princess and the Pauper
The Legacy Theatre Presents: The Princess and the Pauper
Jun 22

Witness the journey of two extraordinary girls from different worlds who discover that they may have more in common than they thought! Princess Penelope, destined...

 Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve
Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve
May 30 – Jun 16, 2024

David Birney’s entertaining adaptation is the portrait of two very unusual people, those first lovers who met under rather complicated circumstances and found a way...

The Legacy Theatre Presents: Andrea McArdle with Steve Marzullo at the Piano!
The Legacy Theatre Presents: Andrea McArdle with Steve Marzullo at the Piano!
May 12

Andrea McArdle originated the title role in Annie in 1977, became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead...

Let's Get Together
Let's Get Together
Apr 11 – Apr 13, 2024

BRANFORD, CT March 25, 2024 – Legacy Theatre and Legacy’s Wheel Life Theatre Troupe are set to present a brand new, world-premiere production April 11-13....

Legacy Theatre Presents Mario the Maker Magician!
Legacy Theatre Presents "Mario the Maker Magician!"
Mar 30

Robots and magic and slapstick… oh my! Contagiously upbeat and full of heart, Mario the Maker Magician weaves through a world of vaudeville and magic,...

Legacy Theatre Presents Eva's Promise
Legacy Theatre Presents "Eva's Promise"
Mar 21

Eva's Promise is a moving new documentary from filmmaker Susan Kerner. On a train to Auschwitz, 15-year-old Eva made a promise to her older brother...

Alice Ripley with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Alice Ripley with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Mar 10

Alice Ripley won the Best Actress in A Musical Tony Award for creating Diana Goodman in the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock opera Next to Normal. Ms....

Stage Door Medium Live!
Stage Door Medium Live!
Feb 24

Hailed as Broadway's go-to Medium, Jimmy is the Stage Door Medium! Having read and worked with some of Broadway's finest, including Tony Award Winners Stephanie...

L Morgan Lee with John McDaniel at the Piano!
L Morgan Lee with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Feb 18

Tony Award–nominee L Morgan Lee is most known for her history-making turn in A Strange Loop on Broadway. The performance also garnered her an Antonyo...

Love Letters Starring James Roday Rodriguez and Keely Baisden Knudsen
Love Letters Starring James Roday Rodriguez and Keely Baisden Knudsen
Feb 14

Starring James Roday Rodriguez (Psych, A Million Little Things) and Legacy Theatre's own Artistic Director and co-founder, Keely Baisden Knudsen, Love Letters is a unique...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Nov 29 – Dec 10, 2023

The holiday tradition returns! Legacy Theatre’s enchanting musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Artistic Director Keely Baisden Knudsen,...

The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
Sep 14 – Oct 1, 2023

The hilarious comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong, is set to take the Legacy Theatre stage in Branford September 14-October 1. A farce of epic...

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Aug 10 – Aug 27, 2023

The renowned Disney musical, Beauty and the Beast, is set to take the Legacy Theatre stage in Branford August 10-27. The stage musical is based...

The Musical of Musicals (the Musical!)
The Musical of Musicals (the Musical!)
Jul 13 – Jul 30, 2023

Do you love classic Broadway showtunes? Know every word to "The Phantom of the Opera," "Company," "Carousel," and "Hello Dolly"? Enjoy the hilarious Apple TV+...

Broadway's Orfeh with Steven Jamail at the Piano!
Broadway's Orfeh with Steven Jamail at the Piano!
Jun 25

Tony and Grammy Award nominee Orfeh takes the Legacy Theatre stage with music director Steven Jamail on Sunday, June 25 at 2:00PM. Orfeh most recently...

Masters of Puppets
Masters of Puppets
May 25 – Jun 11, 2023

James Roday Rodriguez (“A Million Little Things,” “Psych”) & The Legacy Theatre will present the world premiere of Masters of Puppets, written by Laurence Davis*,...

Broadway's Jenn Colella with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Broadway's Jenn Colella with John McDaniel at the Piano!
May 7

Tony-nominated and Grammy Award-winning Broadway performer, Jenn Colella, performs live at Legacy Theatre on Sunday, May 7 at 2pm. With in-person tickets sold out, Legacy is...

Eden Espinosa with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Eden Espinosa with John McDaniel at the Piano!
Apr 2

Eden Espinosa comes to the Legacy Theatre in Branford, CT on Sunday, April 2 at 2pm. Eden is most recognized for her critically acclaimed portrayal...

The Tales of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh
The Tales of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh
Mar 25 – Mar 26, 2023

The World Premiere of the new musical, The Tales of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh comes to the Legacy Theatre in Branford, March 25-26.Follow the adventurous...

Darkness to Light: A Sharing of Poems and Songs from Ukraine
Darkness to Light: A Sharing of Poems and Songs from Ukraine
Mar 11

This Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 PM, Branford’s Legacy Theatre will host Darkness to Light: A Sharing of Poems and Songs from Ukraine, a fundraiser...

Max von Essen with Billy Stritch at the Piano!
Max von Essen with Billy Stritch at the Piano!
Mar 5

Max von Essen, Tony nominee for An American in Paris, takes the Legacy stage on Sunday, March 5 at 2:00 PM. Connecticut audiences will recognize...

Nikki M. James with Nate Buccieri at the Piano!
Nikki M. James with Nate Buccieri at the Piano!
Feb 26

Nikki M James, Tony Award winner for her role in Broadway's Book of Mormon, takes the Legacy stage on Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 PM....

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Nov 30 – Dec 11, 2022

Tickets are on sale now for Legacy Theatre’s 2022 production of A Christmas Carol! From November 30 to December 11, 2022, celebrate the most wonderful...

The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play
The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play
Sep 22 – Oct 1, 2022

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...

Legacy Theatre Play Reading Festival
Legacy Theatre Play Reading Festival
Sep 11 – Sep 18, 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...

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Aug 18 – Sep 3, 2022

The team at The Legacy Theatre, Branford's own regional, professional theatre on the shoreline, is incredibly excited to bring a fun musical for the whole...

Broadway's Katie Rose Clarke comes to Legacy Theatre!
Broadway's Katie Rose Clarke comes to Legacy Theatre!
Aug 28

Legacy Theatre presents Broadway's Katie Rose Clarke in her cabaret performance, "The Motherload." The performance will take place on August 28 at 2:00pm. Katie Rose...

Peter and Wendy
Peter and Wendy
Aug 20 – Aug 21, 2022

Coming to the Legacy Theatre August 20-21 is "Peter and Wendy," a new musical adaptation of the classic story featuring a collaboration between Legacy's Wheel...

Broadway's Kathryn Allison at Legacy Theatre
Broadway's Kathryn Allison at Legacy Theatre
Aug 14

Legacy Theatre presents Broadways Kathryn Allison in her cabaret performance, "Half and Half." Join Legacy Theatre for an afternoon where Ms. Allison explores and celebrates...

My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical
My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical
Aug 11 – Aug 13, 2022

Hallmark meets Broadway: a match made in heaven! In "My Unauthorized Hallmark Movie Musical," discover a writer who dreams herself awake and re-discovers romance in...

Legacy Theatre Playwrights Circle Festival of New Plays
Legacy Theatre Playwrights Circle Festival of New Plays
Jul 24

On Sunday, July 24th, the Legacy Theatre Playwrights Circle will present a Festival of New Plays featuring work from Circle members Kate Gill, Allan Appel,...

Awesomer and Awesomer
Awesomer and Awesomer
Jul 7 – Jul 16, 2022

"Awesomer and Awesomer" is a hilarious and heartfelt revue that introduces a variety of women determined to find humor in tough situations. Created by acclaimed...

A Silly Dilly Concert
A Silly Dilly Concert
Jun 25

Featuring more than 20 Silly Dilly Songs straight from Alan Katz's bestselling parody books, this is a show for the entire family that's sure to...

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
Jun 2 – Jun 18, 2022

The team at The Legacy Theatre, Branford, CT's own regional, professional theatre on the shoreline, is incredibly excited to open their second Mainstage Production of...

Windywoo and Her Naughty Naughty Pets, The Musical (In Concert)
Windywoo and Her Naughty Naughty Pets, The Musical (In Concert)
Jun 11

"Windywoo and her Naughty Naughty Pets" are devastated to learn the building, where they reside, is being sold to a big, big big big, New...

I Do! I Do!
I Do! I Do!
Apr 28 – May 14, 2022

The Legacy Theatre, Branfords own regional, professional theatre on the shoreline, is incredibly excited to be back with its opening Mainstage Production of the 2022...

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