A CHORUS LINE, the hit musical about dancers auditioning for a Broadway show played for 6,137 performances in its original run and, depending on who you ask, there are numerous reasons for that. First, and foremost, audiences connected with the people on stage and their experiences. They saw their o... (more...)
Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie) and Carter Calvert portray Louise Seger and Patsy Cline, respectively, in the Ted Swindley comedic musical entitled ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, which is based on a true story that has humor that can be appreciated both by major Patsy Cline fans... (more...)
The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre has yet again put forth a great comedy called SOCIAL SECURITY. The show is guaranteed to generate laughs through excellent acting with a talented cast that gels together like a real family.... (more...)
For an amazing comedy with six talented cast members, the Sharon Playhouse delivers a great stage show that I highly recommend. Wonderful acting and stage chemistry among the six cast members make this a truly excellent show.... (more...)
It's always a treat to see something familiar come to life in a fresh and exciting way. Mixing the expected with the unexpected adds a certain thrill to any creative endeavor. This is the way it is with Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, which is being brought to life on stage (or, rather, under the sea) ... (more...)
Grief can be a very strange thing and people react to traumatic events in very different ways. Some may become reserved and avoid contact with people. Some may turn to their faith for support during trying times. Others, like the young man in TheaterWorks' HAND TO GOD, channel anger, fear and confus... (more...)
The Castle Craig Players have yet again brought an excellent cast to the stage in COMPANY a Stephen Sondheim musical centering on a 35 year old bachelor's ponderings regarding whether he wants to get married at all, and if so, to whom.... (more...)
To see an incredibly talented young cast successfully take on an emotionally intense show, I highly recommend MISS SAIGON, as performed by Sabrina's Encore Productions at the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT.... (more...)
There is something glorious taking place at the Repertory Theatre in New Britain, Connecticut. The Connecticut Theatre Company is staging the very first community theater production of THE COLOR PURPLE, the hit Broadway musical with book by Marsha Norman and Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee W... (more...)
Tennessee Williams' SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is performed at the Town Players of Newtown, in Newtown, CT. Actress Molly Brown provides an excellent performance in the leading role of Catharine.... (more...)
"Please, sir. I want some more." These are the iconic words are spoken by young Oliver Twist at the beginning of Lionel Bart's classic musical OLIVER! This simple ask for more to eat sets Oliver out on a dangerous but exciting journey into a world where his innocence and positive outlook impacts all... (more...)
WHERE ALL GOOD RABBITS GO is a wonderfully performed show, presently running at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, and put on by the Thrown Stone Theatre Company. Dealing with the sensitive topic of potentially terminal sickness, this is a powerful production, brilliantly performed. I highly re... (more...)
Three years ago, this reviewer suggested that it was time to rediscover French theatre with the Westport Country Playhouse's production of David Ives's transplantation of Pierre Corneille's 1643 comedy, The Liar (Le Menteur). Happily, Mark Lamos, artistic director of the WCP, now brings us Ives's ad... (more...)
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE - piano virtuoso Mona Golabek's beautiful retelling of the story of her mother's escape from Vienna as a young woman on the Kindertransport - has returned for a limited engagement through July 22 at Hartford Stage and the performance is once again enthralling, beautiful... (more...)
OUR HOUSE has one storyline about a struggling television station, and another about feuding roommates in an apartment. The stories soon merge leading to a dramatic conclusion.... (more...)
For over 40 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has been thrilling audiences and sparking conversation and debate between theatergoers and fans alike. Over those 40 years different productions have put their own spin on the tale of the last days in the life of Jesus... (more...)
Thrown Stone Theatre Company has once again delivered a first rate production, in their two person show, THE ARSONISTS, complete with live music performed by the two cast members, and an emotionally intense storyline delivered in a highly believable manner. I highly recommend this show.... (more...)
THE QUEEN BEES is a different type of jukebox musical, one that focuses on the rise to stardom of a fictional 'girl group' trio of the 1960s, one whose story holds similarities to that of the Shangri-Las. Excellent singing and acting by a talented cast of three make this show a highly recommendable... (more...)
The orchestra begins to play a quiet, foreboding melody as the cast takes the stage inviting the audience to "Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd", soon with a signature factory whistle the man himself, malicious, glaring and exuding an air of evil appears center stage. Thus begins what, for many, is an... (more...)
Home. Family. Finding where you belong. Themes that best describe the heart and soul of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning Best Musical, IN THE HEIGHTS which is now playing at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, CT. This powerhouse predecessor to Mr. Miranda's current smash hit HAMILTON, is a musical... (more...)
The ACT of Connecticut takes Ridgefield by storm with their amazing debut musical, MAMMA MIA! Excellent singing, dancing, and acting dazzle the audience in this wonderful show!... (more...)
Neil Simon's comedic farce RUMORS is brought to the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT, before a packed house that enjoyed this excellent production.... (more...)
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Ivoryton Playhouse
THE UNDERSTUDY at Westport Country Playhouse
BWW Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Sharon Playhouse
BWW Review: SOCIAL SECURITY at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
BWW Review: THE LION KING Comes to The Bushnell
BWW Review: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Sharon Playhouse
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Warner Theater
BWW Review: HAND TO GOD at TheaterWorks
BWW Review: COMPANY at Castle Craig Players
BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at Sabrina's Encore Productions
BWW Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Connecticut Theatre Company
BWW Review: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER at Town Players Of Newtown
BWW Review: OLIVER! at Goodspeed Opera House
BWW Review: WHERE ALL GOOD RABBITS GO at Thrown Stone Theatre Company
BWW Review: A FLEA IN HER EAR at Westport Country Playhouse
BWW Review: THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE at Hartford Stage
BWW Review: OUR HOUSE at Hole In The Wall Theater
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
BWW Review: THE ARSONISTS at Thrown Stone Theatre Company
BWW Review: THE QUEEN BEES at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES at Sharon Playhouse
BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Playhouse On Park
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at ACT Of Connecticut
BWW Review: RUMORS at Castle Craig Players
