Stamford Center for the Arts News

The Magical Nutcracker Returns to Jorgensen with the Connecticut Ballet Sun, Dec 13, at 1 and 4 pm only!

A by-invitation-only industry reading of the new musical comedy The Jerusalem Syndrome will be held on November 16 and 19 at the TBG Theatre in Manhattan.

Following a highly successful run at California Shakespeare Theater, Two River Theater Co. is proud to present Shakespeare's most magical and mischievous celebration of fools in love: A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Two River Artistic Director Aaron Posner.

Veteran director Anne Bogart and her innovative SITI Company are pleased to announce their 2009-2010 first full-New York season. Considered by many to be one of America's national treasures, the ensemble theater company SITI has garnered praise for its thought-provoking and visually compelling work, emphasizing the cross-cultural exchange of dance, music and art, and international collaborations.

A starry, by-invitation-only staged reading of the new Broadway-bound play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented September 17th in the McCune Founders Room at the Granada Theatre, in Santa Barbara, California.

A starry, by-invitation-only staged reading of the new Broadway-bound play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented September 17th in the McCune Founders Room at the Granada Theatre, in Santa Barbara, California.

Rock/Pop Icon Todd Rundgren is returning to Fairfield County to perform his seminal 1973 album 'A Wizard, A True Star' live in its entirety at the Stamford Center for the Arts Palace Theater on September 9, 2009.

Veteran director Anne Bogart and her innovative SITI Company are pleased to announce their 2009-2010 first full-New York season. Considered by many to be one of America's national treasures, the ensemble theater company SITI has garnered praise for its thought-provoking and visually compelling work, emphasizing the cross-cultural exchange of dance, music and art, and international collaborations.

Rock/Pop Icon Todd Rundgren is returning to Fairfield County to perform his seminal 1973 album 'A Wizard, A True Star' live in its entirety at the Stamford Center for the Arts Palace Theater on September 9, 2009.

Ellen Richard will leave her position as Executive Director of Second Stage Theatre on June 30. During Ms. Richard's three year tenure, the acclaimed off-Broadway company acquired the right to purchase Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre and saw significant growth in subscription income, single ticket sales, and individual giving.

Ellen Richard will leave her position as Executive Director of Second Stage Theatre on June 30. During Ms. Richard's three year tenure, the acclaimed off-Broadway company acquired the right to purchase Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre and saw significant growth in subscription income, single ticket sales, and individual giving.

The Brown University Literary Arts Program and the Brown/Trinity Repertory Consortium are pleased to announce the first installment of the 27th annual NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL.

Tommy Tune brings his show STEPS IN TIME for the benefit of the Summer Theatre of New Canaan to Stamford's Rich Forum on Febuary 7th 2009. Tommy Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings present great Broadway show tunes performed and staged as only Broadway's most awarded Director, Choreographer, Dancer and Musical Actor can create descibes press notes.

An invitation-only staged reading of the new play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented January 26th at 3 p.m. at Ripley Grier Studios 520 Eighth Avenue 16th Floor, New York, NY. The New York premiere reading of Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser's outrageous new comedy about 'sex cancer and the health care business' is being produced by Heather Provost ( [title of show], reasons to be pretty, 'Reality Check') after a successful reading in Los Angeles. Best known for their many successes as writer/producers for network television, Sternin and Fraser have written shows for CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and the WB, producing hundreds of episodes of primetime television. They have also created and developed over a dozen series. Credits include 'Alice,' 'Three's Company,' 'Who's the Boss?' 'The Charmings,' 'Married People,' 'Live-In,' 'The Simple Life,' 'Run of the House,' and 'The Nanny,' which they co-created and executive produced with series star Fran Drescher. Sternin and Fraser recently collaborated with Hall of Fame songwriter Jeff Barry on the stage musical The Girl Who Would Be King, which premiered at the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara and went on to be seen at the Stamford Center for the Arts and Riverside Theater in Vero Beach, Florida.

MTC MainStage will present the World Premiere of Mothers and Sons, a book by Kevin Connors & Joe Landry, with music and Lyrics by Kevin Connors.

An invitation-only staged reading of the new play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented January 26th at 3 p.m. at Ripley Grier Studios 520 Eighth Avenue 16th Floor, New York, NY. The New York premiere reading of Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser's outrageous new comedy about 'sex cancer and the health care business' is being produced by Heather Provost ( [title of show], reasons to be pretty, 'Reality Check') after a successful reading in Los Angeles. Best known for their many successes as writer/producers for network television, Sternin and Fraser have written shows for CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and the WB, producing hundreds of episodes of primetime television. They have also created and developed over a dozen series. Credits include 'Alice,' 'Three's Company,' 'Who's the Boss?' 'The Charmings,' 'Married People,' 'Live-In,' 'The Simple Life,' 'Run of the House,' and 'The Nanny,' which they co-created and executive produced with series star Fran Drescher. Sternin and Fraser recently collaborated with Hall of Fame songwriter Jeff Barry on the stage musical The Girl Who Would Be King, which premiered at the Granada Theater in Santa Barbara and went on to be seen at the Stamford Center for the Arts and Riverside Theater in Vero Beach, Florida.

MTC MainStage will present the World Premiere of Mothers and Sons, a book by Kevin Connors & Joe Landry, with music and Lyrics by Kevin Connors.

Tommy Tune brings his show STEPS IN TIME for the benefit of the Summer Theatre of New Canaan to Stamford's Rich Forum on Febuary 7th 2009. Tommy Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings present great Broadway show tunes performed and staged as only Broadway's most awarded Director, Choreographer, Dancer and Musical Actor can create descibes press notes.

Stamford Theatre Works is in the process of discontinuing its programming and dissolving its theater operations after 20 years of producing professional Equity theater in Stamford, Connecticut.

Directed by Michael Perlman, the production will run November 13-16 at the Citizens Bank Theater, Pell Chafee Performance Center