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What did our critic think of DIRTY BLONDE at CV Rep?

Connecticut guitarist Nick Cutroneo is a young rising star performer who toured throughout the United States and Italy to critical acclaim. He has made significant contributions to the guitar repertoire by premiering solo works by Thomas Schuttenhelm, Frank Wallace and EMMY Award Winning Composer Sean Pallatroni, in addition to a guitar concerto written and dedicated to him by Dan Lis. In his NEGS season opener concert Nick Cutroneo will perform virtuoso works by Bach, Rodrigo, Giuliani, York, Dyens, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Guitar Department at the University of Hartford's The Hartt School, the oldest performance-based guitar program in the country. In honor of this landmark anniversary, the department will be hosting a weekend celebration from Friday, April 11 through Saturday, April 12 featuring concerts, special events and more. Highlights of the weekend include a special solo performance by Andrew York, the world premiere of Frank Wallace's As It Could Be, and a performance of Andrew York's Attic by students, area guitarists, and alumni. All events are free and open to the public and will be held on the University of Hartford campus (Link to a campus map). For details, please visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

This very special one-time event will be held on Monday, March 4 at The Century Theatre located inside The Historic Gem Theatre at 333 Madison Street Detroit; MI. Tickets are currently on sale for $75.00 including dinner at the Century Grille beginning at 6:00PM.

Playwright Claudia Shear (with an assist in conception from James Lapine) has constructed an interesting take on your typical showbiz biography. DIRTY BLONDE combines elements and events taken from the life of Mae West, and plays them off of a romantic coupling. It's an odd combination that works charmingly, and provides some insight into what made that particular 'dirty blonde' click as a person and as a a performer.

As a famous barber once said, 'At last my arm is complete again!' This is how I feel as the 2000-2010 theater season has finally opened.

Signature Theatre, recipient of the 2009 Regional Theater Tony Award, opened its 20th anniversary season on August 11 with the Broadway hit Dirty Blonde, a comedy with music about the notorious film legend Mae West. Called the 'best new American play of the [2000] season' by The New York Times, Dirty Blonde runs in Signature's ARK Theatre from August 11 through October 4, 2009.

Signature Theatre, recipient of the 2009 Regional Theater Tony Award, opened its 20th anniversary season on August 11 with the Broadway hit Dirty Blonde, a comedy with music about the notorious film legend Mae West. Called the 'best new American play of the [2000] season' by The New York Times, Dirty Blonde runs in Signature's ARK Theatre from August 11 through October 4, 2009.

Signature Theatre, recipient of the 2009 Regional Theater Tony Award®, opens its 20th anniversary season on August 11 with the Broadway hit Dirty Blonde, a comedy with music about the notorious film legend Mae West.

Signature Theatre, recipient of the 2009 Regional Theater Tony Award®, opens its 20th anniversary season on August 11 with the Broadway hit Dirty Blonde, a comedy with music about the notorious film legend Mae West.