(UN)CONDITIONAL by Ali Keller Begins Performances at SoHo Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2025
(un)conditional, a provocative new play by Ali Keller, will make its world premiere at SoHo Playhouse September 19–October 26, 2025. Directed by Ivey Lowe, the Off-Broadway production explores fantasies, boundaries, and the breaking points of love through the story of two couples and a young child caught in their struggles.
CT Critics Circle Awards Top Honors to PRIMARY TRUST and RAGTIME at 33rd Annual Ceremony
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2025
The Pulitzer Prize winning play, Primary Trust, a moving, bittersweet drama about loneliness and friendship, which played at TheaterWorks Hartford, and a powerful, emotionally stirring production of Ragtime at Goodspeed Musicals took top honors at the 33rd annual Connecticut Critics Circle Awards (ctcritics.org) held on Monday, June 23.
Review: A CHORUS LINE at Music Theater Heritage
by Alan Portner - Aug 13, 2023
“A Chorus Line” from Music Theater Heritage is a not-to- be missed interpretation of a challenging show. Tickets are available online at www.musictheaterheritage.com online or by telephone at 816.221.6987.
Photos: First Look at Music Theater Heritage's A CHORUS LINE
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 13, 2023
Music Theater Heritage has released photos from its highly anticipated production of A CHORUS LINE, now playing. One of the most compelling American musicals ever created, A CHORUS LINE is one of only ten musicals to ever be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Check out the photos here!
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Hartford Stage
by Brooks Appelbaum - May 3, 2023
What did our critic think of THE WINTER'S TALE at Hartford Stage? The Winter's Tale, currently at Hartford Stage through May 7 and directed by Artistic Director Melia Bensussen, confronts an audience with a story difficult to believe from the start, whether or not one is a Shakespeare fan. Add to this Bensussen's vision, which includes problematic design elements and some unfortunate casting, and you have a version of the play that leaves us relatively unmoved. This is a shame, as The Winter's Tale is not often performed, and I was very eager to see it at this historically revered home for Shakespeare productions.
William Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALE Comes to Hartford Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 16, 2023
Over its nearly sixty-year history, Hartford Stage has become synonymous with breathtaking productions of Shakespeare. Since its very first production, Othello in 1964, Connecticut audiences and beyond have traveled to downtown Hartford to experience world-class interpretations of The Bard's favorites and lesser-known works.
Four-Actor RICHARD II At Luna Stage Starts October 20
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2022
Luna Stage will present the World Premiere of Zachary Elkind's new adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard II Oct 20-Nov 13 on the MainStage. Streamlined to a fleet 90 minutes, the play features four actors playing 16 roles, and highlights the humor and urgency of this taut, intimate, heartbreakingly political tragedy.