Connecticut Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 33

BWW Reviews: A Tiring RACE Runs at TheaterWorks
by Jacques Lamarre - July 05, 2011

David Mamet's jeremiad on RACE inflames and exhausts at TheaterWorks in downtown Hartford....

BWW Reviews: SEUSSICAL Packs Fun and Pep at Connecticut Rep
by Jacques Lamarre - June 20, 2011

With 'Seussical' CRT has a hit even the Grinch could enjoy....

BWW Reviews: FRAULEIN MARIA Leaps Ev’ry Mountain at Hartford Stage
by Jacques Lamarre - June 17, 2011

Trippy dancing Von Trapps dazzle and delight in FRAULEIN MARIA at Hartford Stage....

BWW Reviews: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK Stumbles at Ivoryton Playhouse
by Jacques Lamarre - June 17, 2011

Neil Simon's 1963 classic at Ivoryton Playhouse is a strenuous walk in the park....

BWW Reviews: SANDRA BERNHARD Rocks and Talks in New Tour at Infinity Hall
by Jacques Lamarre - June 09, 2011

Sandra Bernhard's out-of-town tryout for new tour at Norfolk's Infinity Hall highlights the lady's madcap mind....

GUYS AND DOLLS is a sure bet at Connecticut Repertory Theatre through June 12
by Jacques Lamarre - June 05, 2011

Director Vincent Cardinal wins big with classic revival of GUYS AND DOLLS at CRT....

BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage’s GEM OF THE OCEAN Struggles with the Weight of History
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2011

Hartford Stage's sturdy revival of part #1 of Wilson's 'Pittsburgh Cycle' finds the play unwieldy....

BWW Reviews: WEST SIDE STORY National Tour at Bushnell Has it Both Ways
by Jacques Lamarre - May 25, 2011

Book writer Laurents' final revival of this classic musical manages to be faithful and flawed....

'Shrek' Spreads the Love in National Tour
by Jan Nargi - February 21, 2011

Delightful cast brings an Ogre-dose of whimsical charm to the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT ...

'The Color Purple:' Tears When I'm Happy
by Jan Nargi - June 12, 2009

Soul-stirring national tour of the musical adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel makes a powerful impression at the Bushnell in Hartford, CT...

Hartford's 'Mockingbird' Skims the Surface
by Jan Nargi - March 02, 2009

The children are the role models in this uneven adaptation of Harper Lee's beloved American classic about bigotry, injustice, and the power of human kindness...

'Jersey Boys:' A Flash of Nostalgia
by Jan Nargi - February 12, 2009

National tour of Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is an entertaining, if shallow, tribute to the enduring music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons...

'Legally Blonde:' Wasted Energy in a Can
by Jan Nargi - December 13, 2008

Excess volume, perkiness and hype can't disguise the vapid book and mindless score of this cheesy musical adaptation of a beloved movie that may have been bright pink on the outside but was always true blue in its heart...