"Mamma Mia"s Louise Pitre Is Goodspeed's "Mame" by Frank Rizzo

Mamma, mia! Goodspeed Musicals got its Mame.

Jeanie O'Hare To Head Yale Playwriting Dept. by Frank Rizzo

Dramaturg of Royal Shakespeare Company To Work in New HavenJeanie O’Hare , company dramaturg since 2005 of the Royal Shakespeare Company , is the new chairwoman of the Department of …

"Memphis" Reports Good Run in Hartford by Frank Rizzo

How did "Memphis" do in Hartford?

'Macbeth' Reset as Vietnam Soldiers' Story by Frank Rizzo

Eric Tang Stages Long Wharf Production   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageEric Ting respects superstitions, especially the one tha…

Governor Malloy Launches "City Canvas" Project for CT Cities by Frank Rizzo

Mayors invited to submit plans to spur urban centers with artConnecticut cities will be getting a bit of an artistic face -- and spirit--  lift.

New Musical Based on Film "Far from Heaven" Set for Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

Also New Play, "The Blue Deep," Starring Blythe DannerA new musical based on the 2002 Todd Haynes ' film "Far from Heaven" gets a bow at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Massach…

Arts Input Sought for New State "Arts Office" by Frank Rizzo

Want to put your two cents in about the Connecticut Office of the Arts , formerly the state’s Commission on Culture and Tourism — but down-classified when it became part of th…

New Musical Based on Julie Andrews-Daughter's Book Set For Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

Andrews Will Direct Workshop in Chester of "The Great American Mousical,"Jul ie Andrews will direct a new musical, "The Great American Mousical," based on a children's book the award-win…

"Morning's at Seven," "Stage Struck" Set for Play Readings at Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Paul Osborn's “Morning’s at Seven” will be the next show in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand series  Monday, February 13, 7 p.m. 

Long Wharf Cancels "Sophie's Choice" Run in Spring by Frank Rizzo

Script Not Ready; "My Name Is Asher Lev" Fills InGordon Edelstein had a tough choice to make but the artistic director of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre decided to pull the plug of the up…

Cast Set for Hartford Stage's "The Whipping Man" by Frank Rizzo

Josh Landay, Che Ayende (Hartford Stage’s “Fences,” “The Cook,” “Resurrection”) and Leon Addison Brown (“The Orphans’ Home Cycle&rdqu…

de'Adre Aziza Featured in Premiere of "Good Goods" at Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-nominee de’Adre Aziza (“Passing Strange”), Clifton Duncan, Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Kyle Beltran (leading role in Broadway’s “In the Heights” …

Hartford Stage's "Tom Sawyer" To Play Kansas, NYC by Frank Rizzo

Remember Hartford Stage ’s commission of a new stage adaptation of Mark Twain ’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” which was produced here a few seasons back?

Olympia Dukakis Stars as Prospero in "Tempest" in Berkshires by Frank Rizzo

There must be something in the air with “The Tempest.”

Cast set for Gabriel Kahane Musical, "February House" at Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

Casting is complete for the world premiere of the Gabriel Kahane musical, "February House" which begins performances Feb. 15 at Stage II New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre . The show will…

Broadway's 'Memphis' Builds Its Brand by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-Winning Musical Stops At The Bushnell, Tries Alternative Formats   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen "Memphis" open…

"The Intergalactic Nemesis: Live-Action Graphic Novel" Comes to Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

A mix of comic books and radio-style entertainmentIs there room on stage for a conmic book experience? (Besides "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," that is.)

Alexandru Mihail Directs "The Seagull" at Yale School of Drama by Frank Rizzo

Brenda Thomas Heads Cast in TheaterWorks' "The Sty of the Blind Pig" by Frank Rizzo

Veteran actress Brenda Thomas will head the cast of TheaterWorks' production of the rarely produced Philip Hayes Dean's 1970 play, "The Sty of the Blind Pig." Tazewell Thompson directs…

New Haven-Inspired "Let Me Down Easy" To PBS by Frank Rizzo

Anna Deavere Smith Work Had Premiere at Long Wharf TheatreDid you miss Anna Deavere Smith’s “Let Me Down” Easy” when it had its world premiere several years back at…

Hugh Jackson's Not the First Musical Houdini by Frank Rizzo

"Mormon"'s Casey Nicholaw Scratched from Goodspeed Festival by Frank Rizzo

Casey Nicholaw , the Tony Award-winning director (and choreographer) of the Broadway smash "Book of Mormon" is bowing out of a speaking gig at Goodspeed Musicals' seventh annual Goodspeed F…

"Little Women" Musical Set for Hartford Children's Theatre by Frank Rizzo

A musical stage version of Louisa May Alcott ’s classic American novel “Little Women” is the next show up for Hartford Children’s Theatre playing Jan. 13 to 29 a…

Rex Reed Talks Turkey (and About Turkeys) at Quick Center by Frank Rizzo

Soap Star Kim Zimmer To Headline Play at Connecticut Rep by Frank Rizzo

Four-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer, best known to soap opera viewers as fan favorite Reva on " Guiding Light " and as Echo DiSavoy on the ABC soap "One Life To Live ," will st…

Memorable Moments, Performances of 2011 Connecticut Theater Scene by Frank Rizzo

Earlier this week, I named the Ten Best Shows in Connecticut in 2011.

Momix' "newMIX" Bows at Torrington's Warner Theater by Frank Rizzo

The Washington, Conn.-based modern dance company MOMIX will present its annual program of new and classic works when it plays its home-base venue at the Warner Theatre in Torrington from a…

Ludlam's "Irma Vep" Heading to West Hartford's Playhouse on Park by Frank Rizzo

This sounds like a perfect fir for the eclectic, funky Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.

Mayor Pedro E. Segarra Returns to Hartford Stage Role by Frank Rizzo

Do you think Hartford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra has gotten the theater bug?

Broadway's "Nice Work" Rings a Goodspeed Bell by Frank Rizzo

"They All Laughed" Was a Precursor to the Gershwin Do-OverThe upcoming Broadway musical “Nice Work if You Can Get It” may have a familiar whiff to Connecticut audiences.

Six Students Named for "Write On" Competition at Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Six Connecticut students were selected from among 85 applicant for the 11th annual "Write On," Hartford Stage 's annual young playwrights competition.