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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Tickets for Baryshnikov Show At Hartford Stage -- And Others -- On Sale Monday by Frank Rizzo

Three World Premieres, Including Musical Starring Jefferson MaysIf you’re not a subscriber to Hartford Stage and you want those tickets for the world premiere of the show featuring Mik…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:52PM
Sunday, July 8, 2012

David Hyde Pierce Tries Directing by Frank Rizzo

'Frasier' Star Puts Gangsters In Wilde Comedy At Williamstown   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageDavid Hyde Pierce says there wasn…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Debra Jo Rupp Works Hard As Dr. Ruth by Frank Rizzo

Biography Script Needs Polishing   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: The world premiere of Mark St. Germain's "Dr. Ruth,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

'The Blue Deep' Is Shallow by Frank Rizzo

Blythe Danner Looks Smashing In Uneven Play   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: The world premiere of Lucy Boyle's "The …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

One More Bowl of "Spaghetti" at TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

There's going to be one more theatrical meal before the run of TheaterWorks' world premiere of "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti" closes on July 14.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:39AM

Charles S. "Roc" Dutton To Perform Solo Piece at O'Neill Theater Center Summer Gala by Frank Rizzo

Stage and film actor Charles S. “Roc” Dutton will be a featured guest at the  Eugene O’Neill Theater Center 's   6th Annual Summer Gala on Saturday, July 21, in the …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:55AM

Jeff Harnar, Sally Mayes Kick Off Yale Cabaret Conference by Frank Rizzo

Singers Jeff Harnar and Sally Mayes will be among the performers at the 10th annual International Cabaret Conference at Yale from July 28 to Aug. 4.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:48AM

Robert Reader Receives Barry Award At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Robert Reader , education programs manager at Hartford Stage is the 2012 recipient of the theater's annual Barry Award at which honors excellence in service to the institution.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Maxwell Williams Named Associate Artistic Director At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Maxwell Williams , resident director at Hartford Stage, is now the new associate artstic director at the theater.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:24AM

Stage Review: 'Earnest' Done Gangster Style At Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Willia…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Saturday, June 30, 2012

East Meets West in Mesmerizing "Lear" by Frank Rizzo

Contemporary Legend Theater Of Taiwan Merges Chinese Opera And Shakespeare At Festival Stop   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, June 29, 2012

"Metamorphoses": Playhouse on Park Dives Into The Deep End Of The Pool by Frank Rizzo

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SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 28, 2012

'Dr. Ruth, All The Way' Much More Than Sex Talk by Frank Rizzo

Solo Show In Berkshires Stars Debra Jo Rupp   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe first thing actress Debra Jo Rupp wants you to…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:48PM

'The Odd Couple' With Pat Sajak A Respectable Production by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: "The Odd Couple," a presentation of Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Producer-Director Burry Fredrik Memorial Set For Sunday At Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Sad news: Burry Fredrik , a Tony Award--winning producer and director over five decades died in her home in Weston May 22. Cause of death was complications from a stroke she suffered two ye…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:57PM

Kate MacCluggage To Star In "Twelfth Night" At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Kate MacCluggage , who charmed as the conflicted witch in “Bell, Book and Candle” at Long Wharf Theatre and Hartford Stage , will be returning to Hartford Stage in William …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:23PM

Vivian Nabeta Named New Haven Director of Arts, Culture, Tourism by Frank Rizzo

Vivian Nabeta is the new director of arts, culture, and tourism for New Haven. Nabeta succeeds Barbara Lamb, who retired last fall. Nabeta’s position is within the city’s Econ…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:02PM

Elaine Calder, Former Hartford Stage Exec, Gets Shaw Gig by Frank Rizzo

Elaine Calder, who was managing director of Hartford Stage during Michael Wilson ’s first few years as artistic director, is the new executive director of the Shaw Festival in Ni…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:54PM

National Playwrights Conference Kicks Off At O'Neill Theater Center by Frank Rizzo

The National Playwrights Conference kicks off Wednesday, July 4 at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford and continues through July 28.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:39PM

National High School Musical Competition Headed To PBS by Frank Rizzo

Winners Announced This WeekThere’s something incredibly moving watching talented high school students perform in their annual musical theater shows. I was knocked out seeing these youn…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PM

My Interview With Nora Ephron by Frank Rizzo

Sad news  about the death of Nora Ephron at 71.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:42AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tina Fabrique Joins Cast at O'Neill Music Theater Confeerence by Frank Rizzo

Tina Fabrique, who starred in multiple productions of “Ella,” is featured in the cast of “A Good Man,” which will receive a staged reading Saturday, June 30; Sun…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:01PM

Louis C.K. Skips Bushnell Box Office; Sells Tickets Directly To Fans by Frank Rizzo

Emmy Award and Grammy Award winning comedian Louis C.K. is cutting out the middle man — in this case Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts box office and its fees &mda…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:38PM

Maureen Anderman Brilliant In Didion Play by Frank Rizzo

'The Year Of Magical Thinking' At Westport   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinki…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Blythe Danner Returns To Williamstown For 'The Blue Deep' by Frank Rizzo

After 12-Year Absence, Veteran Actress Returns To Festival   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageBlythe Danner feels right at home on…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Scottish Folk Tales Go To Hell In "Prudencia Hart" at International Festival by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: The National Theatre of Scotland's production of "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:57AM
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

"Loved/Lost/Spaghetti" Extends TheaterWorks Run by Frank Rizzo

The run of TheaterWorks' world premiere of "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti" is extended a week. The Hartford show, orioginally slated to end July 7, will now end on July 14.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Pat Sajak In 'Odd Couple' At Jorgensen by Frank Rizzo

It might seem at first like an odd coupling: the puckish host of "Wheel of Fortune," one of the longe…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Gregg Edelman, Maria Tucci Head Play Reading In Westport by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-nominated actors Gregg Edelman (Broadway's "City of Angels,' "1776" and "Into the Woods" and Maria Tucc i (Broadway's "The Rose Tattoo," "A Lesson from Aloes") head the cast i…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:36PM

Hana S. Sharif, Christopher Baker To Leave Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Christopher Bake r, senior dramaturg, and Hana S. Sharif, associate artistic director, will leave Hartford Stage this month to pursue other facets of their careers, according to an annou…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:20AM