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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...
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...
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 ...
Past Shows
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
A hilarious mashup a fifteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Based on the Myths of Ovid Written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman Directed by Sal Trapani Music directed and composed by Howard Kilik...
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...
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...
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 Department of Theatre at WCSU presents THE LAST SLICE OF , an evening of one act plays produced by student directors, designers, and technicians....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 Members of Generation Z Have Learned, Are Learning, Will Learn Before Everything is Said and Done......
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...
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:...
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...
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+...
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...
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......
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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