The Big Names Behind Goodspeed's 'My Paris' by Frank Rizzo

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…

'Amazing Grace': A Musical's 18-Year Journey From Goodspeed To Broadway by Frank Rizzo

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.

'Xanadu' A Fun Summer Stage Party At Connecticut Rep by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Xanadu" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series on the UConn campus in Storrs.

Broadway's David Pittsinger Stars In Stellar 'South Pacific' At Ivoryton by Frank Rizzo

The show: "South Pacific" at Ivoryton Playhouse

Summer Theater Review: ‘Off the Main Road’ with Kyra Sedgwick by Frank Rizzo

Faye 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…

Goodspeed's 'La Cage Aux Folles' Inspires A Drag Transformation by Frank Rizzo

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…

Maureen Anderman Heads 'Love & Money' Cast At Westport by Frank Rizzo

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…

'Peter Pan' Soars On Boy Power In Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Production by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Peter Pan" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn in Storrs.

Harvey Fierstein's Entertaining History With High Heels And 'Kinky Boots' by Frank Rizzo

Harvey Fierstein knows boots.

Dancer Carmen de Lavallade Brings Her Intimate Stage Memoir To Arts & Ideas by Frank Rizzo

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.

A Critic's Top 10 Picks For Connecticut's 2014-15 Theater Season by Frank Rizzo

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.

Playhouse on Park Delivers The Spirit of 'Hair' by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Hair" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park

'Calendar Girls' At Ivoryton Playhouse Suffers From Clunky Script by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Calendar Girls" at Ivoryton Playhouse.

Performance Artist Taylor Mac To Unveil '90s' Decade Show At Arts & Ideas by Frank Rizzo

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…

Tony Awards: Predictions And Facts About This Year's Nominations - CTnow by Frank Rizzo

Here are seven things you should know about this year's awards show recognizing the best of Broadway theatre:

Connecticut Critics Name Nominees For Best Of State's Theater Season by Frank Rizzo

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…

Connecticut Critics Name Nominees For Best Of State's Theater Season by Frank Rizzo

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…

Long Wharf Announces Final Plays Of 2015-16 Season by Frank Rizzo

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.

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 "…

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

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

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.

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.

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

Two Broadway Pros Engaging in Westport Playhouse Production

Carnival! - Review by Frank Rizzo

The Last Goodbye - Review by Frank Rizzo

Youtube Weekend Faves: "How to Suceed in Businesss..."'s "Brotherhood of Man" by Frank Rizzo

Hartford Stage, After Michael Wilson by FRANK RIZZO

Future Unclear As Theater Company Searches for New Executive Director

The Bushnell Awards: Whatever Happened to Them? And Other Arts Missteps by Frank Rizzo

Youtube Weekend Faves: Ernest Borgnine by Frank Rizzo

Youtube Weekend Faves: Stephen Sondheim's "Evening Primrose" by Frank Rizzo

Joseph Stein Dies at 98; My 2007 Interview with "Fiddler" Librettist by Frank Rizzo