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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Charlayne Hunter-Gault To Receive New Haven Festival Honor by Frank Rizzo

Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault ,will receive the 3rd annual Visionary Leadership Awartf by from New Haven's International Festival of Arts & Ideas Nov. 14 at noon at the Omni Hotel i…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:46AM

Jubilant Sykes To Star In Premiere Of "Breath and Imagination" At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

International classical musical vocalist and gospel singer Jubilant Sykes will star in the world premiere of Daniel Beaty's "Breath and Imagination: The Story of Roland Hayes."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:31AM

Wamser, Aicher Cast In West Hartford's "Of Mice and Men" by Frank Rizzo

Shannon Michael Wamser and Jed Aicher will star in the season opener of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:15AM
Monday, October 1, 2012

'Satchmo' Comes To Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

New Play Shows Human Struggles Of Famous Trumpeter   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThere was more to jazz great Louis Armstrong…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:44AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Carol Channing "In Conversation" in Fairfield by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-winning star of the Broadway stage, Carol Channing, 91, will be "in conversation" Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. at Edgerton Center for the Perforning Arts ar Fairfield's St. Jo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:50PM
Friday, September 28, 2012

Choreographer Takes Over Directing Role At Goodspeed's "Something's Afoot" by Frank Rizzo

Vince Pesce will take over the direction of the upcoming production of the musical revival of "Something's Afoot" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:01AM
Thursday, September 27, 2012

"American Night" At Yale Rep: Dreaming The American Dream by Frank Rizzo

The show: Yale Repertory Theatre production of "American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose"

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:06PM

"Love and Murder" Composer, Singers At Hartford Cabaret Event Tonight by Frank Rizzo

Composer Steven Lutvak and members of the cast of the world premiere of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at Hartford Stage will present a cabaret tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the A…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:39PM
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Ron Palillo Memorial in NYC Oct. 3; Actor, Connecticut Native, UConn Grad by Frank Rizzo

Tyne Daly To Host EventA memorial celebration to honor the life and career of Cheshire Connecticut native Ron Palillo , best known as Horshack on TV’s "Welcome Back, Kotter" will be o…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:05AM
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Cast Set For Theresa Rebeck's "O Beautiful" by Frank Rizzo

Kit Flannigan (Broadway's "Inherit the Wind," "The Man Who Came to Dinner," "All My Sons"), Laurence Lau (off-Broadway's "Psycho Therapy," national tour of "August: Osage County") and Da…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:19PM
Sunday, September 9, 2012

Michael Wilson To Direct "Talley's Folly" In New York by Frank Rizzo

“The Best Man,” the hit revival of the Gore Vidal play may have ended its limited Broadway run last Sunday but Michael Wilson, former artistic director at Hartford Stage w…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:32PM

Playwrights, Get Those Submissions Into the O'Neill by Frank Rizzo

Deadline Is Oct. 24 for Summer 2013Playwrights, get cracking.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:26PM

Bert's Upside-Down View In 'Mary Poppins' by Frank Rizzo

National Musical Tour At Bushnell Sept. 14 To 23   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageCon O'Shea-Creal remembers the first time he w…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

'Broadway Or Bust': Young Connecticut Stars Share Spotlight On PBS by Frank Rizzo

High School Musical Theater Awards Subject Of Documentary Series   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen Alli Kramer of Amity Reg…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, September 7, 2012

HartBeat Ensemble, RAW, Others Participate In "Occupy #S17" Event by Frank Rizzo

HartBeat Ensemble and Real Art Ways are will present on Monday, Sept. 17  at  "OCCUPY #S17 ," a performance to mark the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street movement.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:38PM

"The Little Dog Laughed" To Open In New Haven by Frank Rizzo

“The Little Dog Laughs” -- again.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:31PM

Pilobolus Returns To Hartford's Riverfront Recapture by Frank Rizzo

The Washington-based dance group Pilobolus will return to perform at Hartford's Riverfront Recapture stage on the banks of the Connecticut River for a free outdoor performance on Sept. 2…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15PM

Clea Alsip in "Killing of Sister George" Opposite Kathleen Turner by Frank Rizzo

Clea Alsip will play "Childie" opposite Kathleen Turner in the revised revival of "The Killing of Sister George" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:58PM

Hartford Stage Deal For Young Adults by Frank Rizzo

At $38 Great Ticket Bargain For Entire Season Talk about a ticket deal.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:36PM

Emily Skinner To Star in "Mousical" Musical , Directed by Julie Andrews by Frank Rizzo

Emily Skinner, whose Broadway credits include "Side Show," "Billy Elliott," "Dinner at Eight," "The Full Monty" "James Joyce's The Dead" and "Jekyll & Hyde" will play the diva mouse in "Th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:48PM

Robin Givens, Leon Star in touring Gospel Play To Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Robin Givens and Leon star in Ericka Nicole Malone’s “In Love with Tyrone”,   a nine-city touring gospel stage show that plays the Bushnell Center for the Performing …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:26AM

Robin Givens, Leon Star in Touring Gospel Play At Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Robin Givens and Leon star in Ericka Nicole Malone’s “In Love with Tyrone”,   a nine-city touring gospel stage show that plays the Bushnell Center for the Performing …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:58AM
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Cast Named for Goodspeed's "Something's Afoot" by Frank Rizzo

Liz Pearce is featured in the cast of the revival of the musical comedy "Something's Afoot" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam Oct. 5 to Dec. 9.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:37PM

Liv Rooth, David Christopher Wells Star In "Venus in Fur" ay TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

The sexual sizzle in David Ives ' power play "Venus in Fur" will be generated by husband and wife Liv Rooth and David Christopher Wells when the show plays Hartford TheaterWorks .

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:48PM

Christie Brinkley In "Chicago" To Play Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Off Broadway Series Subscription OfferingHartford is going to get a gorgeous killer-diller.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:54AM

Jim Ireland, Former Managing Director Of Hartford Stage, Dead At 69 by Frank Rizzo

Managed Opera Companies, TooJim Ireland, the energetic and outspoken managing director of Hartford Stage from 2002 to 2005, died at  Monday at the Vitas End of Life Care Hospice in Winte…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:30AM
Sunday, September 2, 2012

Fall's A Must-See Theater Season In Connecticut by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageHow does the fall theater scene shape up? Let me put it this way. Don’t make any plans for Octo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Yale Cabaret Opens With World Premiere of Sci-Fi Play by Frank Rizzo

The world premiere of an adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov 's 1925 sci-fi novella, "The Fatal Eggs" will open the 45th season of New Haven's Yale Cabaret.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PM
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Gabriel Kahane's "February House" Recording Available by Frank Rizzo

It’s no secret how more I greatly admire Gabriel Kahane ’s terrific score to his new musical “February House” when its had its world premiere earlier this year at …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:04PM

Rene Millan Heads Cast in "American Nights" at Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Rene Millan leads the cast in “American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose,” the season opener at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:03PM

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