The Warner Stage Company will present MAMMA MIA! on the Warner Theatre Main Stage May 4-12, 2019, sponsored by Elevator Service Company. Over 54 million people around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson's sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest of discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable show featuring a large cast, non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers!
Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the 70's take center stage in this side-splitting homage to classic disaster films when the Warner Stage Company presents DISASTER! A 70'S DISASTER MOVIE MUSICAL in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre June 15-23, 2019! DISASTER! is a new musical straight from Broadway, featuring scintillating hits such as 'Knock on Wood,' 'Hooked on a Feeling,' 'Sky High,' 'I Am Woman' and 'Hot Stuff' in this hilarious comedy with a book by three-time Emmy-Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick.
Following its successful debut in 2018, the UConn Coaches Road Show will return in 2019, making its fourth stop at the Warner Theatre's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre on Wednesday, May 22 at 6 pm. The event will feature various UConn Athletics head coaches including Randy Edsall, Dan Hurley and Geno Auriemma and other athletic administrators. Tickets are $25 and include heavy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. To purchase tickets, please visit www.warnertheatre.org.
The acclaimed Steppenwolf ensemble and Board of Trustees host Gala 2019, an extraordinary evening celebrating over four decades of powerful and thought-provoking storytelling. Emceed by one of Hollywood's most in-demand actors, Armie Hammer (Sorry to Bother You, Call Me By Your Name), the party takes place on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 6:30pm at a new location not far from the theater, Rockwell on the River (3057 N. Rockwell Ave). Golden Globe Winner James Franco (The Disaster Artist, 127 Hours) will be the guest auctioneer. Proceeds from the night generate essential resources to support the innovative new work on Steppenwolf's spaces and expansive education and community programs.
The Torrington Symphony Orchestra will present New Musical Artists, on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Under the direction of conductor Maurice Steinberg, the orchestra will perform overtures, arias and light classics and feature soprano Benedetta Cordaro, tenor Erick Sanchez and composer Dale Osterman.
The Hubbell Difference Foundation will present An Evening to Promote the Science of Reading, at the Warner's Studio Theatre on Friday, May 10, 2019. The evening includes a film screening of Dislecksia:The Movie followed by an expert panel discussion comprised of reading and learning experts, headlined by Dr. Margie Gillis, President and CEO of Literacy How and moderated by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V (Dislecksia:The Movie). Doors will open at 6 pm, followed by a poem reading by Jake Sussman at 6:30 pm, the film screening at 6:35 pm and the panel beginning at 8 pm.
The Warner Theatre's 21st Annual Gala will be held on Saturday, May 18th at 5:30 pm in the Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center. Many thanks to Torrington Savings Bank, this year's Platinum Sponsor! The Gala will benefit the nonprofit theatre with funds supporting the Warner Stage Company, one of the most active community theatre companies in Connecticut, the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education, an on-site performing arts school where students are free to explore their individuality and creativity, and the preservation of the historic Warner Theatre.
Steve Katz, founding member of legendary bands Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Blues Project will be at the Warner's Studio Theatre on Friday, April 26 at 8 pm for an evening of stories and songs. National recording artists Lucinda and Michael will open the show! Steve, a guitarist, songwriter and record producer, was also an original member of Even Dozen Jug Band and American Flyer. As a producer and musician, his credits include albums by the Irish band Horslips, Lou Reed and Elliott Murphy. Katz studied guitar with Dave Van Ronk and Rev. Gary Davis. Between 1963 and 1980, he knew and was friends with seemingly everyone in rock 'n' roll and appeared on iconic stages at the Monterey Pop Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Woodstock, the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and the Ed Sullivan Show. He dined with Brian Epstein, partied with Groucho Marx, jammed with Mose Allison, worked with the Beatles' George Martin, shared a bag of potato chips with Jimi Hendrix and was told to get a haircut by Mickey Spillane. He was a producer of hit albums (for Lou Reed), a record company executive (Mercury, Green Linnet) and songwriter ('Sometime in Winter,' 'Steve's Song ).
The 2018-19 season of The Met: Live in HD will conclude at the Warner Theatre on Saturday, May 11 with Poulenc's DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES at 12:00 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio. The 2018-19 season is sponsored by Viron Rondo Osteria. A complimentary 45 minute pre-opera lecture by Dr. Marguerite Mullee will be offered in the Studio Theatre Lobby two hours before the broadcast, sponsored by Mitchell Auto Group.
On May 10th, They Played Productions opens the thrilling conclusion to their year-long Captivated Immersive Story with CAPTIVATED: YOU. Why you? Because this time, YOU are the star of the production. YOU will make choices that will alter the outcome of the tale. YOU can save characters or destroy them. YOU will interact in ways that can succeed or fail. And in the end, YOU will learn who the real monsters of this story have always been…
Nutmeg Conservatory Founding Director Sharon Dante and Artistic Director Victoria Mazzarelli invite you to experience the joy of dance at The Nutmeg's Dance Jubilee, May 16-18, 2019 on the Warner's Main Stage.
Compagnia de' Colombari, an international collective of performing artists founded and directed by Karin Coonrod,celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of America's most influential poet, Walt Whitman, with a revival of their acclaimed production More Or Less I Am. Performances begin May 18, 2019 at multiple venues throughout the five boroughs, with most performances being free and open to the public. More information can be found at www.colombari.org.
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, Brian Charles Rooney joins the new musical Reverend Jackson Regrets on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 9:30pm. Brian Charles Rooney, critically acclaimed for his performances in Roundabout's Broadway production of The Three-Penny Opera smash off-Broadway hit Bedbugs and winner of the New York Music Festival award for outstanding actor for his portrayal of Lee/Miss Blanche in Miss Blanche Tells It All, will play Reverend Vernon Jackson (Just like the 7 Train subway stop) in the pre Off- Broadway concert presentation of Reverend Jackson Regrets, an exciting evening featuring the songs of this 2017 Midtown Musical Theatre Festival Best Production winner. In 2008, Reverend Vermon Jackon's Religious Broadcasting Network in Lynchburg Va. presented the "Gay No More Telethon for Reparative Therapy."
Lively McCabe Entertainment Co-President Michael Barra proudly announces a slate of three new stage musicals in partnership with licensing agency Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) and music powerhouse BMG. These initial three projects, all which will have premiere productions in 2020 (TBA), will feature select music from the BMG catalog, as part of their previously announced partnership with Lively McCabe.
Victoria Shaw "Songwriters Under The Covers" With Special Guests Pam Tillis Thursday, April 18 at 9:45pm Birdland Theater Birdland Theater is proud to announce the return of singer/songwriter Victoria Shaw in "Songwriters Under The Covers."
Renowned American playwright Dominique Morisseau, recipient of a 2018 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant,' will take part in a live Q&A discussion at St. Francis College, during which she will address her experiences writing for theater and television, how playwrights can be activists and other topics.
91 Central Productions in association with Anemone Productions will present the World Premiere of The Battles of Richmond Hill a new comedy by Penny Jackson (I Know What Boys Want at the Lion Theatre; A Different Place in the 2017 FRIGID Festival), directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan (Kentucky Cantata at HERE; In the Summer Pavilion at 59E59) at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street), April 26-May 11.
