FeaturedPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant...
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Review: A CHORUS LINE at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - June 14, 2026
There is no denying the extreme talent of the A CHORUS LINE cast. Director Brad Blake, choreographer Diana Deaver, music director Mark Ceppetelli, and assistant director Steve Belli combine their talents to help bring out the best in this first-rate ensemble cast! The hard work and dedication of all...
Review: DEADLINE at Norwalk Performing Arts Lab
by Sean Fallon - May 24, 2026
On Saturday, May 23rd, I had the pleasure of seeing an exciting new show at this promising new theater, DEADLINE, a highly enjoyable modern comedic mystery by Don Zolidis. Directors Ben Brennan and Cheyenne Perez help bring out the best in this stellar ensemble cast of twelve, all of whom have an ex...
Review: HARVEY at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - May 03, 2026
On Saturday, May 2nd, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate production put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. It is always nice to see a high quality show I was not previously familiar with. HARVEY, by Mary Chase, has somehow eluded m...
Review: QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 03, 2026
What did our critic think of QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre?...
Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN
by Pia Haas - April 27, 2026
The Father is a critically acclaimed play by French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. It has been staged internationally, and adapted into a successful film. The play premiered in London’s West End in October 2015 and opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in March 2...
Review: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
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...
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Westport Country Playhouse
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....
Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
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....
Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at Warner Theatre
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...
Review: LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR at Sherman Players
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!...
Past Shows
FeaturedRhinoceros
A small town is besieged by one roaring citizen who becomes a rhinoceros and proceeds to trample on the social order. As more citizens are...
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FeaturedWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
A musical adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s beloved film of the same name, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is the brainchild of the talented team...
FeaturedMachinal
She is a cog in a machine she did not build. In Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal, one woman’s life is shaped and ultimately shattered by the mechanized...
FeaturedThe Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors is the story of two identical twins named Antipholus who are separated following a shipwreck 25 years earlier. Antipholus of Syracuse...
FeaturedAmerican Psycho the Musical
Based on the electrifying novel by Bret Easton Ellis, this musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with...
FeaturedGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
About the ShowA progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiance home to meet them....
FeaturedCurse of the Starving Class
About the ShowSam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class is a darkly comic look into the world of the dysfunctional Tate family, as they struggle amongst themselves...
FeaturedSunday in the Park With George
About the ShowInspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, this musical merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths...
FeaturedThe Mound Builders
About the ShowAt an archeological dig in the Midwest, a party of university scientists are unearthing vestiges of a lost indigenous civilization. They are joined...
FeaturedAngels in America Part Two: Perestroika
Following the success of our Fall 2023 production of Angels in America, Part One, part two of Tony Kushner's epic tale of homosexuality, politics, and religion...
FeaturedLegally Blonde the Musical
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods from sorority girl to Harvard law student,...
FeaturedThe Crucible
In the Puritan community of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young girls are found dancing in the woods, and immediately fall ill. When no...
FeaturedThe Donkey Show: A Midsummer Night's Disco
Join us for an unforgettable night at The Enchanted Rose! The Studio Theatre has been converted to a 1970’s night club, ready to welcome you...
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FeaturedNext to Normal
Presented in the MainStage Theatre at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU. Runs February 23 - March 3, 2024.About the ShowA family determined...
FeaturedThree Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Somewhere in the backwoods of Russia, the three Prozorov sisters, Olga, Masha and Irina, live in the large, beautiful house their father has left them....
FeaturedAngels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
In the first part of Tony Kushner's epic, set in 1980's New York City, a gay man is abandoned by his lover when he contracts...
FeaturedSomething Rotten! A Very New Musical
A hilarious mashup a fifteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.
FeaturedMarat/Sade
The infamous Marquis de Sade has been imprisoned in the asylum of Charenton for endangering public morals. As a form of therapy, the hospital’s patients...
FeaturedFAIRVIEW
At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma’s birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this...
FeaturedRodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro
This ensemble musical chronicles nearly four decades in the life of an Everyman, Joseph Taylor, Jr., from cradle through a mid-life discovery of who he...
FeaturedSeason's Greetings
Half a dozen friends and relatives are celebrating Christmas with Neville and Belinda. Petty squabbles break out and some not so petty. The arrival of...
FeaturedBat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The MusicalMusic and Lyrics by Laurence O'KeefeStory and Book by Keythe Farley & Brian FlemmingLicensed under agreement with Weekly World NewsBased on a...
FeaturedBIG LOVE
Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge in a villa on the coast of Italy in this modern re-making of one of the...
Metamorphoses
METAMORPHOSES Based on the Myths of Ovid Written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman Directed by Sal Trapani Music directed and composed by Howard Kilik...
FeaturedErnest and the Pale Moon
Ernest and the Pale Moonby Oliver LansleyDirector: Donna Baldwin-BradbyInspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock, Ernest and the Pale Moon is...
FeaturedSweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an adaptation by Christopher Bond Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Orchestrations by...
FeaturedMELANCHOLY PLAY: a chamber musical
MELANCHOLY PLAY: a chamber musical Written by Sarah Ruhl and Todd Almond Directed and Music Directed by Justin P. Cowan Tilly is a bank teller,...
The Last Slice of Pi
The Department of Theatre at WCSU presents THE LAST SLICE OF , an evening of one act plays produced by student directors, designers, and technicians....
FeaturedA Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dreamdirected and adapted by Pam McDanielStreaming Friday, April 30th and Sunday, May 9thOne of Shakespeare's most popular and acclaimed comedies,...
FeaturedSWEAT
SWEAT, written by Lynn Nottagedirected by Tim HowardStreaming Thursday, April 28th and Saturday, May 8thFilled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story...
FeaturedHedda Freeman, a Contemporary Adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler
Hedda Freeman, a Contemporary Adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gablerdirected by Justin P. Cowan, adapted by Kamilah Bush and Justin P. CowanStreaming on Sunday, May 2nd...
FeaturedThe Covid Decameron
The Covid Decamerondirected and curated by Sal TrapaniStreaming on Saturday, May 1st and Thursday, May 6thThe Decameron, written in 1348 during the Black Plague in...
Be More Funny, and Other Short Plays
CONNECTICUT SHOWSView Connecticut Ticket Central... Be More Funny, and Other Short Plays at Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSUDATES11/29/2020 - 12/3/2020THEATREVisual and Performing Arts...
Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 and Other Lessons
Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 And Other Lessons Members of Generation Z Have Learned, Are Learning, Will Learn Before Everything is Said and Done......
In the Open
Written by: Mona MansourDirected by: Kimille HowardAbout the Play:At an elite high school for high achievers, an incident happens, an escalation of violence, something that...
The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical
Music and Book: Amanda DArchangelisLyrics and Book: Sami HorneffLyrics and Book: Lisa MongilloDirected by: Tim HowardMusic Directed by: Justin P. CowanAbout the Play:The Radium Girls:...
Dognap on Dekalb
Written by: Benjamin ColonDirected by: Sal TrapaniAbout the Play:Dognap on Dekalb is a contemporary play set in the Bronx. The story follows Esther, a single...
Just Our Luck, a Collection of Virtual, Student-Directed One-Act Plays
Join us for a night of virtual entertainment! Seven student directors have mounted seven unique One Act plays, written by a collection of dynamic women+...
FeaturedThe Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical
Music and Book: Amanda DArchangelis Lyrics and Book: Sami Horneff Lyrics and Book: Lisa Mongillo Directed by: Tim Howard Music Directed by: Justin P. Cowan...
FeaturedOrganizing in the Time of Covid-19 & Other Lessons
Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 And Other Lessons Members of Generation Z Have Learned, Are Learning, Will Learn Before Everything is Said and Done......
FeaturedIn the Open
Written by: Mona Mansour Directed by: Kimille Howard About the Play: At an elite high school for high achievers, an incident happens, an escalation of...
FeaturedBe More Funny, and Other Short Plays
Written by: Eric Lane Directed by: Pam McDaniel About the Play: From comic to dramatic, this collection of award-winning short plays spans a wide range...
FeaturedDognap on Dekalb
Written by: Benjamin Colon Directed by: Sal Trapani About the Play: Dognap on Dekalb is a contemporary play set in the Bronx. The story follows...
FeaturedHand to God
Hand to God, Robert Askins' "darkly delightful" play directed by Sal Trapani, has been described as "an irreverent puppet comedy". The show, set in a...
FeaturedThe 1940's Radio Hour
A different time is evoked in this marvelously theatrical show, a live broadcast of The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade from the Hotel Astors Algonquin Room...
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Guys & Dolls Kweskin Theatre (6/05-6/27) |
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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Kweskin Theatre (8/06-8/15) |
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM CURTAIN CALL'S SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN (7/09-7/19) |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford (6/05-7/05) |
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Dolls and Guys: A Gender-Bending Broadway Evening Music Theatre of CT (6/27-6/27) |
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A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson Mill Hill Historic Park, Town House Museum (7/11-7/11) |
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Multi-Platinum Rock Legends Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms Announce Return To The Road For Co-Headlining Summer Tour With Special Guest Spin Doctors Mohegan Sun (7/31-7/31) |
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Matteo Bocelli - Falling In Love World Tour Levitt Pavilion (7/10-7/10) |
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Bye Bye Birdie Sherman Players, Inc. (6/05-6/28) |
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Outcasts and Innocents: The Musical World of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Madison Lyric Stage (7/10-7/12) |
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