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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Terrence Mann Reprises Broadway Role For Connecticut Rep's 'Les Miz' by Frank Rizzo

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

TheaterWorks Explores The Morals Of 'Good People' by Frank Rizzo

It's difficult to put writer David Lindsay-Abaire in a single category.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:21PM

Mark Twain House, Author David Baldacci Establish $25,000 Literary Award by Frank Rizzo

With the help of a best-selling author, the Mark Twain House & Museum is establishing a major annual literary prize.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:07AM
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

William Gillette Restored To Life On Film by Frank Rizzo

Before Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller there was Hartford's William Gillette.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:49AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

'I Do! I Do!': Its Cup Runneth Over with Schmaltz by FRANK RIZZO

Two Broadway Pros Engaging in Westport Playhouse Production

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58PM

Hartford Stage, After Michael Wilson by FRANK RIZZO

Future Unclear As Theater Company Searches for New Executive Director

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58PM
Friday, May 22, 2015

Hartford Stage's 'Kiss Me Kate:' A Jumble And A Joy by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Kiss Me Kate" at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, May 14, 2015

'Second Mrs. Wilson' An Entertaining Staging Of Political Drama by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Second Mrs. Wilson" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:28PM

Hartford Stage's 'Kiss Me Kate' All About The Dance by Frank Rizzo

Director Darko Tresnjak and choreographer Peggy Hickey have a professional relationship they describe as "very much like a marriage" — but certainly nothing as volatile as the showbiz coup…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:16PM

Hartford Stage's 'Kiss Me Kate' All About The Dance by Frank Rizzo

Director Darko Tresnjak and choreographer Peggy Hickey have a professional relationship they describe as "very much like a marriage" - but certainly nothing as volatile as the showbiz couple…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:16PM
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

All Dahl'd Up: 'Matilda' Tour Starts At The Shubert by Frank Rizzo

Come closer, kiddies, and gather round to listen to the sometimes wicked, sometimes wondrous and altogether off-center, youngster-empowering stories of Roald Dahl, who continues to enchant g…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:31PM

All Dahl'd Up: 'Matilda' Brings Her Mojo To The Shubert by Frank Rizzo

Come closer, kiddies, and gather round to listen to the sometimes wicked, sometimes wondrous and altogether off-center, youngster-empowering stories of Roald Dahl, who continues to enchant g…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:31PM
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

'The Liar' Presents A Fabulous Fabulist by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Liar" at Westport Country Playhouse.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, May 8, 2015

On Summer's Stages: Drag Queens, Revolutionaries And A Shrew by Frank Rizzo

Warm-weather theater highlights begin early with Hartford Stage's first big musical since "A Gentleman's Guide to Love

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:25AM

On Summer's Stages: Drag Queens, Revolutionaries And A Shrew by Frank Rizzo

Warm-weather theater highlights begin early with Hartford Stage's first big musical since "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," followed by the national tour of "Matilda" stopping by the S…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:25AM
Monday, May 4, 2015

Connecticut Has A New Director Of Culture by Frank Rizzo

Kristina Newman-Scott, Hartford's marketing, events and cultural affairs director, is now Connecticut's new director of culture.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:03PM
Sunday, May 3, 2015

Long Wharf Profiles 'Second Mrs. Wilson,' Our 'First Female President' by Frank Rizzo

Margaret Colin feels right at home in the White House.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, May 2, 2015

Yale Rep's 'Elevada:': He's Losing His Identity. She's Finding Hers. It's Love by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Elevada" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Julie Andrews To Present Goodspeed Award by Frank Rizzo

Goodspeed Musicals gala fundraising event will have star power this year.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:12PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Goodspeed's 'Guys And Dolls:' A Safe, If Somewhat Frantic, Bet by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Guys and Dolls” at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:41PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Hartford Stage To Produce New Musical 'Anastasia' by Frank Rizzo

A new musical inspired by the legend of a surviving member of the Royal Romanov family will make its world premiere at Hartford Stage in the spring of 2016, making it the theater's first ori…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00PM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Goodspeed Stays True To Beloved 'Guys And Dolls' by Frank Rizzo

Don Stephenson knows "Guys and Dolls" inside and out. After all, his father-in-law — Frank Loesser — wrote the score.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:57PM

Goodspeed Stays True To Beloved 'Guys And Dolls' by Frank Rizzo

Don Stephenson knows "Guys and Dolls" inside and out. After all, his father-in-law - Frank Loesser - wrote the score.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:57PM

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