by Sean Fallon - April 25, 2026
On Saturday, April 25th, at 12:00 PM, I saw the newest Theatre for Young Audiences production at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. The Theatre for Young Audiences shows at Downtown Cabaret Theatre continue to entertain the entire family! This one breaks the f...
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - April 22, 2026
Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust, packs a great deal of power about loss, loneliness, courage, and connecting with people....
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - April 20, 2026
Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 39th season closes with Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical, a fun, energetic show that closely follows the story of the 1980 hit movie....
by Sean Fallon - April 18, 2026
On Friday, April 17th, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal show at the Warner (specifically the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre) in Torrington, CT, THE WEDDING SINGER, based on the 1998 movie that is set in 1985. The book for this stage adaptation of the film written by Chris Herlihy is written by...
by Jared Reynolds - April 15, 2026
If the success of a comedy may be judged by the laughter, then based on the laughter at the Sherman Playhouse, 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' is a great success!...
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - April 12, 2026
What did our critic think of THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY at Westport Community Theatre?...
by Sean Fallon - April 12, 2026
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, I had the pleasure of seeing yet another excellent production at Center Stage Theatre in Shelton, CT, JERRY’S GIRLS, a show that celebrates the music of Jerry Herman whose music was featured in Hello Dolly!, Mame, and other musicals. Starring the phenomenal first-rat...
by Jared Reynolds - March 30, 2026
At the end of the day, the cast is what made God of Carnage so successful and funny, and praise should be given towards the whole cast for their performances and to Terry Sagedy, who brought it all together....
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 ...
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....
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Drop Dead! is a play about a bad stage production, similar to "The Play That Goes Wrong". Who done it? Who cares! Its all about...
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This play is based on the Oscar Winning Best Picture movie starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton by first-time Director,...
A joyful play that "hits all the right notes"! Clever and funny as well as inspiring. If you love Handel's Messiah, this play is a...
Lets do the Time Warp again!! This musical horror comedy film will come to life with a live shadow cast (that's actors acting in front...
The Fantasticks, music by Harvey Schmidt, with lyrics by Tom Jones is the word's longest running musical, which ran off-Broadway for 42 years! This funny...
27 actors, 11 plays, 9 playwrights, nearly 2.5 hours of entertainment. Laugh, cry, be touched. Something for everyone. You have a full 24-hours to watch...
Recorded LIVE ONSTAGE at the Powerhouse Theater! An evening of old-time radio shows: Burns & Allen, Blondie, The Bickersons, and more. Comedy, Soap Operas, and...
We are the first theater in the area to perform a live, on-stage, fully produced play during these difficult times and stream that show to...
Norman Thayer is an 80-year-old curmudgeon who has heart palpitations, a fading memory, and an estranged relationship with his middle-aged daughter, Chelsea. When he and...
The year is 1957. The United States and the Soviet Union are locked in a battle to see which country will be the first to...
Wacky re-telling of the story of Cinderella through the classic British humor of a Panto. Not to be confused with white-faced mutes! Audience interaction. Loads...
A seemingly quiet Victorian country home on the marshes of the Thames estuary is actually the backdrop for murder and madness in this show that...
A darling of a play! Arrogant, self-centered and sharp tongued Jason Carmichael, successful co-author of Broadway romantic comedies, is facing two momentous events: he is...
One of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time... made popular from the movie starring Ingrid Bergman. It tells the story of Mr. Manningham, a...
This charming tale touches the heart – with lots of laughs along the way! It is hard enough for Mr. Popper, a simple painter, to...
This is the hilarious story of a community theater desperately trying to put on a play despite maddening interference from a haughty authoress who keeps...
The Town Players of New Canaan are bringing classic American drama, Of Mice and Men, to the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park. John Steinbeck's tale...
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