Thursday, September 17, 2015
Christopher Shinn sits on a park bench on the long narrow green of Old Wethersfield, surrounded by large lush lawns, historic homes and an atmosphere of small-town serenity, just a short wal…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:11PMTuesday, September 15, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
How's tricks? Big, bold and hip, at least that's how "The Illusionists" - seven men in all - are branding themselves as they tour the country following its hit Broadway run last year. (Andre…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AMThursday, September 3, 2015
Comedian, writer, producer, actor and musician Steve Martin has been a presence at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven for several seasons with productions of his comedies "The Underpants" and "…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:08PMWednesday, August 26, 2015
There's nothing like star power to rev up a box office - even during the dog days of summer.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:50PMTuesday, August 25, 2015
One of my favorite Merl Reagle moments was when he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in support of the 2006 Oscar-nominated documentary about the world of crossword puzzles, "Wordplay."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:07AMKevin Bacon will play the lead in Hartford Stage's premiere of "Rear Window," adapted by Keith Reddin and staged by the theater's artistic director, Darko Tresnjak.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:05AMFriday, August 21, 2015
Another British invasion? A new tradition? A mini-rep company? Maybe it's just a reunited gang of terrific actors that John Tillinger has worked with over four very funny British comedies by…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMFriday, August 14, 2015
Summer's nearly over, which means it's the last chance to check out warm-weather programming around the state.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:02PMThursday, August 13, 2015
Women playwrights are counting on parity when artistic directors at not-for-profit theaters across the country choose a season - but so far the numbers haven't added up.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:24PMTuesday, August 4, 2015
Don't be surprised if you run into Big Bird on the UConn campus next week. Or hear the voice of Duckworth the Butler. Or run into Maria of "Sesame Street."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:49AMFriday, July 31, 2015
The show: "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" at Hartford's TheaterWorks.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00AMThursday, July 23, 2015
Picture this: Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the center of the colorful, vibrant, raffish Montmartre section of Paris during La Belle Époque, when arts flourished during a period of re…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:05PMThursday, July 16, 2015
Sometimes you've just got to have a little faith, not to mention determination, luck and even a certain amount of grace to create a musical that makes it to Broadway.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:27PMMonday, July 13, 2015
The show: "Xanadu" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series on the UConn campus in Storrs.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:32PMMonday, July 6, 2015
The show: "South Pacific" at Ivoryton Playhouse
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:21PMFaye Garrit is an immediately recognizable William Inge woman: anxious, unmoored and yearning for something more, whether it be finding a purpose in her superficial life or just making it wi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:56AMSunday, July 5, 2015
When Mark Adam Rampmeyer, Goodspeed Musicals' make-up and wig designer asks me to bring in a picture of my mother for my makeover, I somehow know I won't end up looking like one of the prett…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:12AMThursday, June 25, 2015
Maureen Anderman will star in the "world premiere preview" of A.R. Gurney's "Love & Money" at the Westport Country Playhouse. The show runs July 21 to Aug. 8 and is staged by the theater's a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:31PMMonday, June 22, 2015
The show: "Peter Pan" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn in Storrs.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:04PMSunday, June 21, 2015
NEW YORK CITY - Walk into Carmen de Lavallade's Upper West Side apartment in New York, and you immediately get a sense of the woman who lives there.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00AMThursday, June 18, 2015
With the 2014-15 theater season over and the shows all set for the 2015-16 season, it's a good time to take a look back at the best of what was on Connecticut stages.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:39AMMonday, June 15, 2015
The show: "Hair" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:13PMMonday, June 8, 2015
The show: "Calendar Girls" at Ivoryton Playhouse.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:14PMSunday, June 7, 2015
Looking at American history with "outsider" perspectives is a trending topic. There's Larry Kramer's epic gay-themed novel, "The American People, Vol 1." And Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical abo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMFriday, June 5, 2015
Here are seven things you should know about this year's awards show recognizing the best of Broadway theatre:
SOURCE: www.ctnow.com at 11:07PMMonday, June 1, 2015
Two world premieres, two established works and one adaptation make up the nominations for outstanding production of a play the 2014-15 season by the Connecticut Critics Circle. The awards ho…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:04PMTwo world premieres, two established works and one adaptation make up the nominations for outstanding production of a play the 2014-15 season by the Connecticut Critics Circle. The awards ho…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:04PMFriday, May 29, 2015
A tour stop, a presentation and a co-pro will be among the six works that will make up New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre's 2015-16 season.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:31AMThursday, May 28, 2015
Villains are forever, or so it seems for Terrence Mann, who returns to the role that he originated on Broadway 28 years ago as Inspector Javert in the blockbuster and revolutionary musical "…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:43PM 
