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Monday, April 16, 2012

'Water By the Spoonful' Wins Pulitzer For Drama by Frank Rizzo

 Quiara Alegría Hudes became the first Latina to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play “Water by the Spoonful,” which was commissioned, developed and had its world prem…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:22PM

John Guare Selects "Beautiful Province" Best New Play by Frank Rizzo

A play about a 15 year old boy who travels across Canada with his French high school teacher won the 2012 Yale Drama Series Award.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:50AM

Bradley Cooper To Star in "Elephant Man" at Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

"Sexiest Man" in Different RoleConnecticut theater-goers may be temported to drive to the Berkshires this summer to see "the sexiest man alive" -- even in not so sexy a role.Bradley Cooper (…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:48AM
Saturday, April 14, 2012

Premiere for New Haven's Donald Margulies' Play At the Geffen by Frank Rizzo

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright -- and New Haven resident -- Donald Margulies will premiere his latest, "Coney Island Christmas" at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles Nov. 20 to Dec…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:36AM
Friday, April 13, 2012

Rachel Jett To Head National Theatre Institute at Waterford's O'Neill Center by Frank Rizzo

Rachel Jett to lead the National Theater Institute (NTI), the accredited program for college students at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center at Waterford as its new artistic director.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:59AM
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Christopher Shinn's "Now Or Later" Gets U.S. Premiere At Huntington by Frank Rizzo

David Cromer Stars, Directs Celebrated "Our Town"Christopher Shinn 's political drama, "Now or Later," will have its U.S. premiere at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company this fall. Mich…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Long Wharf Theatre Gets Education Grant by Frank Rizzo

And Other Theater News BriefsNew Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre will receive a grant of $224,5000 over four years by The Werth Family Foundation for its in-school residency program. Th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:40AM

"My Name Is Asher Lev" Cast Gets Its Rabbinical Study by Frank Rizzo

William Mastrosimone's "Ride the Tiger" Being Eyed At Long WharfThe cast of Long Wharf Theatre’s “My Name Is Asher Lev” is doing its rabbinical research.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:55AM
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

My Interview With Ernest Borgnine, Recalling Career, His Connecticut Roots by Frank Rizzo

Oscar-Winning Actor Dead at 95. Ernest Borginine died Sunday at the age of 95. Here is my interview with the Hamden-born, Connecticut-raised actor in 2010.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:51PM

David Henderson New Marketing, Sales, Communications Director At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

David Henderson is the new director of marketing, sales and communications at Hartford Stage . He takes over his new duties immediately.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:57PM

Prison Mash-Up With Dante's "Inferno" Set For Hartford's Charter Oak by Frank Rizzo

By Three Former Women Inmates from Niantic's York Correctional InstituteA mash-up of Dante’s Inferno and life behind bars in a maximum-security women’s prison in Connecticut, the…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:39PM
Monday, April 9, 2012

Two New Musicals Named For Yale Workshop by Frank Rizzo

"Mighty Five's Infinite Funk Odyssey" and "Morality Play" are the two musicals selected to be developed in workshop at the Yale Institute of Music Theatre.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:09PM

Bryce Pinkham Plays The Bad Guy by Frank Rizzo

Yale Grad Cast in 'Ghost The Musical'   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageDa'Vine Joy Randolph isn't the only recent Yale School of…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:17PM

Bell, Book And Candle': 'Making '50s Fashion Bewitching by Frank Rizzo

Fabio Toblini Dresses Up "Bell, Book and Candle" at Hartford Stage   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageHow do you dress a witch?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:41AM

Yale Grad Gets 'Whoopi' Role In Broadway's Musical 'Ghost' by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageDa'Vine Joy Randolph says she's been guided by good and powerful spirits.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:03AM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Yale Selects Three Plays For Carlotta Festival by Frank Rizzo

Three graduate student plays from the Yale School of Drama are selected for the seventh annual Carlotta Festival of New Plays , May 4 to 12 at the Iseman Theater ,1156 Chapel St,, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:16PM

Sarah Topham, Ben Cole Added To "Tempest" Cast at Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Daniel Davis Stars As ProsperoSara Topham , who recently Gwendlyn in Broadway’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” with Brian Bedford, plays Miranda in the upcoming Hartfor…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:44AM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Glastonbury's Amy Brenneman to New York Stage by Frank Rizzo

Glastonbury’s Amy Brenneman will be returning to the stage to star in the world premiere of Gina Gionfriddo 's play "Rapture, Blister, Burn," which opens June 12  at off-Broadway…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:18AM

"Red" Explores Art, Ideas At TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show : "Red" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, April 1, 2012

Hartford Stage Connects With Broadway's "The Best Man" by Frank Rizzo

Michael Wilson Directs; Others Invest, Perform   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen the revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, March 30, 2012

"Red" at Hartford's TheaterWorks: Artist At Work Making An Impression by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Red” at Hartford’s TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:59PM

"Spring Awakening" Musical To Play Connecticut Rep at UConn by Frank Rizzo

Here's a hot, hip way to celebrate spring.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:37PM

New Musical "Fly By Night" Began At Yale Summer Cabaret by Frank Rizzo

Set For Premiere in Dallas Theatre CenterYou expect seeing actors performing on the Yale Cabaret stage to go on to greater things.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:17AM
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Ari Brand Joins Cast In Long Wharf's "Asher Lev" by Frank Rizzo

Ari Brand plays the title role in "My Name Is...Asher Lev" at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven May 2 to 27.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:40PM

The Asphalt Orchestra Makes Early Connecticut Appearance by Frank Rizzo

Can't wait to see The Asphalt Orchestra at New Haven's International Festival of Arts & Ideas in June?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:26AM
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Idina Menzel To Be In Concert At Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel will return to The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford on Sunday, Sept. 30 to perform a diverse repertoire of classic pop and musical theat…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:40PM

Philippe Petit Heads "Ideas" Part of New Haven International Festival by Frank Rizzo

David Henry Hwang Speaks on China-U.S. Literary Scene, TooDon't forget the "ideas" part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas which takes place June 16 to 30 in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:28AM

Six International Choirs To Perform At New Haven Festival by Frank Rizzo

Poet Robert Pinsky to Join Ben Allison Band ConcertBesides the New Haven Green concerts, there will be other musical events at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas , which takes place…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:25AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Mark Morris Group Heads Dance, Theater Shows at International Festival in New Haven by Frank Rizzo

Also One-Man "King Lear" from Taiwan, Circa from AustraliaThe Mark Morris Dance Group will be among the headliners in the dance and theater section of the International Festival of Arts a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:15PM

Rosanne Cash Part Of Free New Haven Green Shows at International Festival by Frank Rizzo

Roseanne Cash, Dianne Reeves, and Asphalt Orceshtra will be among the headliners in a series of free concerts on New Haven Green as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00PM
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Hartford's TheaterWorks Shares "Consideration" List by Frank Rizzo

Looking At New Works For 2012-13We're use to late summer announcements from Hartford's TheaterWorks f or its new seasons.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:01AM