Rene Millan Heads Cast in "American Nights" at Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Rene Millan leads the cast in “American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose,” the season opener at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

"Miss Saigon," With Former "Engineer" Kevin Gray Directing, Highlights Hartt Season by Frank Rizzo

Kevin Gray, who starred in "Miss Saigon"   in Toronto and Los Angeles -- and is now a faculty member at the Hartt Schoo l, directs the musical at the school, part of the University of H…

Tourism Proposal: Create The Connecticut Theater Trail by Frank Rizzo

Brand The State As A Beacon Of Creativity bsbcsbilabvisa

The Ten Best Musicals For High Schools by Frank Rizzo

My Choices For 21st Century KidsWatching the first episode of the terrific three-part PBS series, " Broadway or Bust" which started last weekend and continues for two further Sundays, I beg…

Let's Hear It For the Pre-Show Talks For Plays At Theaters by Frank Rizzo

Kill the Post-Show Sessions And Get The Audience Juiced Before The ShowStudies show that audiences want more from their theaters than simply what they see on the stage, however well-done.

National Theatre Live Begins New HD Screening Season In Connecticut by Frank Rizzo

The new season of HD screenings from the National Theatre Live series begin Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Fairfield University 's Quick Center for the Arts with "The Curiou…

"The Broadway Boys" Set For Fairfield's Quick Center by Frank Rizzo

Jesse Nager (“Xanadu”), Danny Calvert “Altar Boyz”), Tim Young (“Next to Normal”), Willis White (“In the Heights”), Brad Greer (“…

Pulitzer Winner "Water By The Spoonful" Now Published by Frank Rizzo

Commissioned, Developed, Premiered At Hartford StageUp until now the only people who have any detailed idea what the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning play was really about were limited to the 6,0…

"Whipping Man"'s Matthew Lopez Named Aetna Fellow At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Playwright Matthew Lopez ( “The Whipping Man” ) will be the 2012-1 3 Aetna New Voices Fellow at Hartford Stage.

Broadway Vet Carolyn Kirsch In Newington's "Driving Miss Daisy" by Frank Rizzo

Broadway veteran Carolyn Kirsch will direct and star in Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy" which opens the Mainstage season at Newington Town Hall, 131 Cedar St., on Sept. 14 to 16.

Hartford Investors Smiling As "Best Man" Recoups by Frank Rizzo

Broadway Must End Run Sept. 9Good news for Hartford Stage board members and friends of the theater here who invested in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man,&rdq…

"Of Mice And Men" Opens West Hartford Playhouse Season by Frank Rizzo

John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” opens the 2012-13 season West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park . The show plays Oct. 10 to 28 at its theater on 244 Park Road in West…

John Kander, Jack O'Brien Join In McNally Tribute At Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Planning to join in the salute to playwright Terrence McNally at the Westport Country Playhouse gala are John Kander, who collaborated with McNally for the musicals…

Hartford Stage Opens Season With Ibsen Play; Think "Heather Gabler" by Frank Rizzo

The show: "ENMV0002398">"Hedda Gabler" at Hartford Stage

Westport Playhouse Premiere Of "Harbor:" No Safe Haven From Families and Relationships by Frank Rizzo

The show:  "Harbor" at Westport Country Playhouse"

Why Hedda Endures by Frank Rizzo

Roxanna Hope Takes On Challenge Of Anti-Heroine In Ibsen Classic At Hartford Stage   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThere's some…

Theater Deal: Hartford Stage Offers Bargain at $16.50 Per Show on Press Nights by Frank Rizzo

Want to see Hartfird Stage productions for $16.50 per show?

New Haven Theater's "Salvage" at NYC Festival by Frank Rizzo

George Brant’s “Salvage,” a new play produced by New Haven’s Theatre 4, is among the new work featured this month at the New York City Fringe Festival.

"Madwoman" Opens Season At Hole In the Wall Theater In New Britaiin by Frank Rizzo

The 2012-2013 season at New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater — its 40 th — kicks off in September with the J ean Giraudoux’ “The Madwoman of Chaillot.&rdqu…

Hartford Stage Sets Auditions For Kids For 'Christmas Carol' by Frank Rizzo

Hartford Stage will be holding Young Company auditions for "A Christmas Carol" Sept. 6, and Sept. 7, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Arts App For New Haven Trendies by Frank Rizzo

Want some local arts and entertainment? Hey, there’s an app for that.

Long Wharf, Westport Join Forces for Tickets Deal for Two Shows by Frank Rizzo

"A Raisin in the Sun" and "Clybourne Park"Westport Country Playhouse and New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre , which will produce two works this season on similar themes and stories, are …

Local Auditions Set For Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Casting Set For Hartford Stage's New Musical: "A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder" by Frank Rizzo

Heather Ayers (Broadway’s “A Little Night Music” and “Young Frankenstein”) will be featured in the cast of the world premiere of “A Gentleman’s Gu…

Campo Breaks Silence On TheaterWorks Exit by Frank Rizzo

Nerve, Stress And Pain Issues Led To A Different Lifestyle   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageSpeculation about the mysterious res…

Life After Campo by Frank Rizzo

What's Next For TheaterWorks?   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhat happens to a theater when it loses its founding director &m…

Outdoors, The Trees In This "Macbeth" Really Are Alive by Frank Rizzo

New Haven's Elm Shakespeare Company Kicks Off Its 17 t h Season   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: William Shakespear…

Connecticut's Bill Berloni's Book On Animal Training Experiences on Broadway and Beyond by Frank Rizzo

Connecticut’s Bill Berloni, animal trainer for stage and screen, has a new book out, “Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars” w…

Elm Shakespeare Company's "Macbeth:" Outdoors, The Woods Really Do Come Alive by Frank Rizzo

The show: William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" by the Elm Shakespeare Company, in Edgerton Park, in New Haven.

Ron Palillio's "The Lost Boy" Scrubbed At Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

 “The Lost Boy” by Ron Palillo ,the Connecticut actor who died Tuesday at his home in Florida following a heart attack, was not produed at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford…

"One Man, Two Guvnors" Get Encore Film Presentation From National Theatre Live by Frank Rizzo

Did you miss “One Man, Two Guvnors” (and James Corden ’s Tony Award-winning performance) on Broadway.? The production closes Sept. 2. Nicholas Hytner directs Richard …