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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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

First Impressions: "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti" at TheaterWorks in Hartford by Frank Rizzo

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SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Monday, June 11, 2012

Martin Short Comedy Show Slated For Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Martin Short will bring his comedy concert, "A Musical Evening of Comedy" to Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 13

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:43PM
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Watching the Tonys? Root For The Home Players by Frank Rizzo

Yale's Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Hartt's Phillip Boykin Contenders   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageConnecticut theater fans will ha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

A Funny Life: Jim Dale In Solo Show At Long Wharf Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Search For Laughter Propelled Jim Dale's Varied Career   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageJim Dale guides his guests into the stud…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 7, 2012

Sheldon Harnick To Speak at Berkshire's "Fiddler" by Frank Rizzo

Sheldon Harnick, the three-time Tony Award winning lyricist of such shows as "Fiddler on the Roof," "She Loves Me," "The Apple Tree" and "Fiorello!" will talk about his life and caree…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:39PM

Marc Kudisch, Mark Nelson To Star In "Tartuffe" at Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Three-time Tony Award-nominatee Marc Kudisch will play the title role in Westport Country Playhouse ’s production of Molière’s “Tartuffe,” staged by David Kenn…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:16PM
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

My Top 10 Shows On Connecticut Stages This Season by Frank Rizzo

'Water By the Spoonful,' 'February House' and 'Realistic Joneses' Tops I remember this time last year when it came time to review the theater season in Connecticut. I felt pretty discouraged…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:10PM

HartBeat's 'FlipSide' To Play At NYC Fringe Festival by Frank Rizzo

Directed by Gregory R. TateHartBeat Ensemble 's production of "FlipSide," which premiered in downtown Hartford last fall, will be presented at the New York International Fringe Festival …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:09AM

What To Look For During The Tony Awards Telecast by Frank Rizzo

Just How Many 'Smash' Jokes Will There Be?Things to watch for on Sunday's Tony Awards telecast:

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:55AM
Monday, June 4, 2012

'Water By the Spoonful' Named Best Play By Connecticut Critics Circle by Frank Rizzo

Also Musicals 'Into the Woods' and 'Show Boat'The Connecticut Critics Circle named Quiara Alegria Hudes’ Pulitzer Prize-winning  “Water by the Spoonful” the best play of …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:54PM

Gregory Tate, Co-Founding Artistic Director of Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble, Dies by Frank Rizzo

Gregory R. Tate, a co-founding artistic direcvtor of Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble, died Sunday night in a cancer center outside of Chicago. Tate, who was birn and raised in Chicago, was 6…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:07PM
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Spaghetti And Love At Theaterworks by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageAs Rob Ruggiero stirs a simmering spaghetti sauce, adding a touch of this and that, Antoinette LaVecc…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, June 1, 2012

'Venus in Fur,' 'Almost, Maine,' 'Time Stands Still' Top TheaterWorks season by Frank Rizzo

A libidinous audition, an encounter between Martoin Luther King Jr. and a mysterious motel maid, life among residents of a Maine community and returning war correspondents are some of the s…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:46AM
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Musical, With Book By Yale Grad Marina Keegan, Gets Fundraising Boost by Frank Rizzo

"Spring Awakening"'s Lilli Cooper Announced In CastEfforts to raise funds to produce "Independents," the musical with a book by Marina Keegan , the journalist-playwright who died in a car…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:29PM

Marina Keegan Musical Headed To NYC Festival by Frank Rizzo

"Independents" Written By Yale Grad Who Died In Crash   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page"Independents," a folk rock musical writt…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

'Come Fly Away': Sinatra and Tharp Their Way by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe Show: "Come Fly Away" at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford/

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Sean Martin Hingston Stars in "Pirates" at Nutmeg Summer Series by Frank Rizzo

Sean Martin Hingston  who was in Broadway's "Pormises, Promises," "Curtains," "Contact" and "Crazy for You" will star as the Pirate King in the Gilbert and Sulliven operetta "The Pirates o…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:43PM

Teal Wicks, James Snyder To Star In "Carousel" At Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

Teal Wicks and James Snyder will stars as Julie Jordan and Billy Bigelow in Goodspeed Opera House ’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel.”

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:42PM

Lamarre's "Pierce" To Receive Reading In Hartford by Frank Rizzo

Drama Based On Reclusive First Lady Jacques Lamarre is a pretty busy man these days.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:01PM

Katie Finneran Is "Miss Hannigan" in B'way Revival Of "Annie" by Frank Rizzo

There's a great amount of affection among Connecticut theater-goers and the musical "Annie."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:27AM
Monday, May 28, 2012

Connecticut's Tony Adams Play To Receive Reading In New York by Frank Rizzo

Former CFO of State DECD And Priest Writes On Conflict Among Gay ClergyAnthony Adams, CFO with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development  before his retirement four…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:24PM
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Sinatra-Inspired 'Come Fly Away' At Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Tina Sinatra Talks About Her Dad, Dancing And Twyla Tharp   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageFrank Sinatra had some cool moves. Th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:46PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Connecticut High School Musical Theater Award Nominations Announced by Frank Rizzo

 The Fourth Annual Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards ceremony will be held June 4 starting at 6 p.m. at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:49PM

Brad Oscar, Joanna Glushak in Barrington's "Fiddler" by Frank Rizzo

Brad Oscar ( Broadway’s “The Producers”) will be Tevye and Joanna Glushak (Broadway's "Sweet Smell of Success," tour of "Young Frankenstein") will be Golde in “Fi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:26PM

Music Director Don Pippin To Speak To Goodspeed Members by Frank Rizzo

Donald Pippin , the original music director for the Broadway production of "Mame" will offer his multi-media memoirs presentation for Goodspeed Musical members on Friday, June 8.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:26AM

Tyne Daly Leads Acting Roster At Williamstown Theatre Festival by Frank Rizzo

Tyne Daly, Lili Taylor, Alison Fraser are among the actors featured this summer in the plays and musicals at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Massachusetts Berkshires.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:55AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Noah Racey, Jayne Atkinson, Dan Butler In Berkshire Theatre Group Casts by Frank Rizzo

Jackie Hoffman, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker, TooJayne Atkinson, Noah Racey, Dan Butler, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker are among the actors who will be featured in plays and music…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:50PM
Thursday, May 17, 2012

CT Free Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" To Play Stratford by Frank Rizzo

Free Shows Set For Three VenuesCt Free Shakespeare 's production of "Romeo and Juliet" will not only play at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo and McLevy Green but at the American Shakespear…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:55AM

"La Voix Humaine" Yale Opera/Drama Co-Pro In New Haven by Frank Rizzo

Jamilyn Manning-White Sings Sorry, Wrong NumberJamilyn Manning-White, soprano, will star in the one-act opera "La Voix Humaine," in a co-production with Yale School of Drama abnd Yale …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:55AM