Review: AUNTIE MAME at Brookfield Theatre
Michelle Leigh directs the play version of Auntie Mame, which is seldom presented on stage these days. Thank goodness patrons of the Brookfield Theatre can rediscover this delightful play.…
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Review: A CHORUS LINE at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
There is no denying the extreme talent of the A CHORUS LINE cast. Director Brad Blake, choreographer Diana Deaver, music director Mark Ceppetelli, and assistant director Steve Belli combine their talents to help bring out the best in this first-rate ensemble cast! The hard work and dedication of all…
Review: DEADLINE at Norwalk Performing Arts Lab
On Saturday, May 23rd, I had the pleasure of seeing an exciting new show at this promising new theater, DEADLINE, a highly enjoyable modern comedic mystery by Don Zolidis. Directors Ben Brennan and Cheyenne Perez help bring out the best in this stellar ensemble cast of twelve, all of whom have an ex…
Review: HARVEY at Castle Craig Players
On Saturday, May 2nd, I had the pleasure of seeing another first-rate production put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. It is always nice to see a high quality show I was not previously familiar with. HARVEY, by Mary Chase, has somehow eluded m…
Review: QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre
What did our critic think of QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre?…
Review: THE FATHER AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN
The Father is a critically acclaimed play by French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. It has been staged internationally, and adapted into a successful film. The play premiered in London’s West End in October 2015 and opened on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in March 2…
Review: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
On Saturday, April 25th, at 12:00 PM, I saw the newest Theatre for Young Audiences production at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG. The Theatre for Young Audiences shows at Downtown Cabaret Theatre continue to entertain the entire family! This one breaks the f…
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Westport Country Playhouse
Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust, packs a great deal of power about loss, loneliness, courage, and connecting with people.…
Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre Of Connecticut
Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 39th season closes with Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical, a fun, energetic show that closely follows the story of the 1980 hit movie.…
Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at Warner Theatre
On Friday, April 17th, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal show at the Warner (specifically the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre) in Torrington, CT, THE WEDDING SINGER, based on the 1998 movie that is set in 1985. The book for this stage adaptation of the film written by Chris Herlihy is written by…
Past Shows
NATIVE GARDENS
Native Gardens is a contemporary comedy that dives into the humorous chaos that unfolds when good intentions collide with bad manners among neighbors. The story...
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Death of a Salesman, directed by Melia Bensussen, will take the stage at Hartford Stage from February 27 to March 29, 2026. This classic drama...
The Cottage
A comedy about doing the right thing with the wrong person.If six people are involved in a love triangle – does that make it a...
THE COTTAGE
Set in a charming English cottage in 1923, The Cottage weaves a comedic tale of romance and betrayal among six entangled individuals. As Sylvia navigates...
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas brings Charles Dickens' classic tale to life on stage with an adaptation and direction by Michael Wilson....
ROPE
Rope, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Melia Bensussen, will make its world premiere at Hartford Stage. The gripping crime thriller explores the aftermath...
Hurricane Diane
Hurricane Diane is a provocative comedy by Madeleine George that reimagines Greek mythology within a modern suburban New Jersey context. The play delves into themes...
Laughs in Spanish
Laughs in Spanish is a contemporary comedy directed by Lisa Portes, set against the backdrop of Art Basel in Miami. The story explores mother-daughter dynamics...
Two Trains Running
Two Trains Running, directed by Gilbert McCauley, explores life in a Pittsburgh diner during the Civil Rights Era. This production highlights the stories of the...
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Hartford Stage presents Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a psychological thriller adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella. The production features Nathan Darrow...
Trouble in Mind
A 1950s landmark play that still rings true today. This dramatic satire tracks the nuanced, simmering tension between the artists of a biracial company working on a Broadway-bound premiere....
Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
An awe-filled fable of fury and forgiveness. King Leontes, his pregnant wife Hermione, and their young son seem like a perfect royal family — until he’s...
The Art of Burning
An inspired new comedy exploring the love, rage, and responsibility that go with marriage and parenting in America. Mid-negotiation, modernist painter Patricia changes the terms of...
Espejos: Clean
A groundbreaking bilingual tour de force.Una obra bilingüe que trasciende fronteras.Two worlds collide one evening at a high-end resort in Mexico, igniting a series of...
The King's Speech
With international war looming, Englands King George V dies, leaving the Crown and the crisis to his youngest son Bertie. Shy, fragile and afflicted with...
Jane Eyre
Orphaned as a child, Jane takes a position working as governess at Thornfield Hall for the brooding Edward Rochester. The strong-willed Jane falls in love...
Pike St.
In Pike St., Nilaja Sun vividly brings to life three generations of a Puerto Rican family on New Yorks Lower East Side. Evelyn, a mother...
A Christmas Carol-A Ghost Story of Christmas
The magic of Charles Dickens heartwarming classic returns for its 22nd season. Come see Connecticuts favorite family holiday tradition and spend some time with Ebenezer...
The Pansy Craze
The Pansy Craze is a musical about female impersonators who lived and performed during the Jazz Age of 1920s America. (These gals sashayed way before...
Cry it Out
An ode to modern-day motherhood, Cry it Out peers into the lives of four new parents with nothing in common except sleep deprivation, unreliable childcare...
Quixote Nuevo
Quixote Nuevo is set in the fictional modern-day border town of La Plancha, Texas, where Don Quixote loses himself in stories of chivalrous escapades and...
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin is the musical story of an immigrant boy who gave a country its voice. Reflecting upon Berlin's humble beginnings as...
Bell, Book and Candle
Gillian is a smart and sultry witch who decides to cast a love spell on her upstairs neighbor. He is totally bewitched, and falls deeply...
Boeing-Boeing
The high-flying, Tony Award-winning comedy that had London and Broadway audiences airborne with laughter is taking off at Hartford Stage. Bernard, a successful American architect...
Water by the Spoonful
Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world again and put aside the demons that...
The Crucible
Presented for the first time at Hartford Stage, Arthur Miller’s gripping drama of a community stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice is a...
I Wish You Love
On television and radio, 1957 America was entertained by the sweet sounds and warm personality of Nat “King” Cole. His carefully manicured image distracted an...
Fräuline Maria
Fräulein Maria celebrates Rodgers & Hammerstein’s timeless songs from The Sound of Music as re-imagined by acclaimed choreographer Doug Elkins. Set to the 1965 movie...
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM CURTAIN CALL'S SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN (7/09-7/19) |
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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Kweskin Theatre (8/06-8/15) |
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The Wizard of Oz Legacy Theatre (7/09-7/09) |
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A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson Mill Hill Historic Park, Town House Museum (7/11-7/11) |
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Multi-Platinum Rock Legends Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms Announce Return To The Road For Co-Headlining Summer Tour With Special Guest Spin Doctors Mohegan Sun (7/31-7/31) |
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Outcasts and Innocents: The Musical World of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Madison Lyric Stage (7/10-7/12) |
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Meghan Trainor with special guest Icona Pop! Mohegan Sun (7/04-7/04) |
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RUSH: Fifty Something Mohegan Sun (11/01-11/01) |
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The Cannibals of McGower County TheaterWorks Hartford (7/30-8/30) |
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Girls Night - The Musical Bushnell/ Belding Theater (1/23-1/23) |