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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hartford Investors Smiling As "Best Man" Recoups by Frank Rizzo

Broadway Must End Run Sept. 9Good news for Hartford Stage board members and friends of the theater here who invested in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man,&rdq…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:35PM

"Of Mice And Men" Opens West Hartford Playhouse Season by Frank Rizzo

John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” opens the 2012-13 season West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park . The show plays Oct. 10 to 28 at its theater on 244 Park Road in West…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:42AM
Friday, August 24, 2012

John Kander, Jack O'Brien Join In McNally Tribute At Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Planning to join in the salute to playwright Terrence McNally at the Westport Country Playhouse gala are John Kander, who collaborated with McNally for the musicals…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:04PM

Hartford Stage Opens Season With Ibsen Play; Think "Heather Gabler" by Frank Rizzo

The show: "ENMV0002398">"Hedda Gabler" at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:43AM

Why Hedda Endures by Frank Rizzo

Roxanna Hope Takes On Challenge Of Anti-Heroine In Ibsen Classic At Hartford Stage   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThere's some…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:09AM
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Theater Deal: Hartford Stage Offers Bargain at $16.50 Per Show on Press Nights by Frank Rizzo

Want to see Hartfird Stage productions for $16.50 per show?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:03PM
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

New Haven Theater's "Salvage" at NYC Festival by Frank Rizzo

George Brant’s “Salvage,” a new play produced by New Haven’s Theatre 4, is among the new work featured this month at the New York City Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:34PM

"Madwoman" Opens Season At Hole In the Wall Theater In New Britaiin by Frank Rizzo

The 2012-2013 season at New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater — its 40 th — kicks off in September with the J ean Giraudoux’ “The Madwoman of Chaillot.&rdqu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:27PM

Hartford Stage Sets Auditions For Kids For 'Christmas Carol' by Frank Rizzo

Hartford Stage will be holding Young Company auditions for "A Christmas Carol" Sept. 6, and Sept. 7, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:18PM

Arts App For New Haven Trendies by Frank Rizzo

Want some local arts and entertainment? Hey, there’s an app for that.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:20PM

Long Wharf, Westport Join Forces for Tickets Deal for Two Shows by Frank Rizzo

"A Raisin in the Sun" and "Clybourne Park"Westport Country Playhouse and New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre , which will produce two works this season on similar themes and stories, are …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:20PM

Casting Set For Hartford Stage's New Musical: "A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder" by Frank Rizzo

Heather Ayers (Broadway’s “A Little Night Music” and “Young Frankenstein”) will be featured in the cast of the world premiere of “A Gentleman’s Gu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:46AM
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Campo Breaks Silence On TheaterWorks Exit by Frank Rizzo

Nerve, Stress And Pain Issues Led To A Different Lifestyle   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageSpeculation about the mysterious res…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

Life After Campo by Frank Rizzo

What's Next For TheaterWorks?   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhat happens to a theater when it loses its founding director &m…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Outdoors, The Trees In This "Macbeth" Really Are Alive by Frank Rizzo

New Haven's Elm Shakespeare Company Kicks Off Its 17 t h Season   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: William Shakespear…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Connecticut's Bill Berloni's Book On Animal Training Experiences on Broadway and Beyond by Frank Rizzo

Connecticut’s Bill Berloni, animal trainer for stage and screen, has a new book out, “Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars” w…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:59PM

Elm Shakespeare Company's "Macbeth:" Outdoors, The Woods Really Do Come Alive by Frank Rizzo

The show: William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" by the Elm Shakespeare Company, in Edgerton Park, in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:43AM
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Ron Palillio's "The Lost Boy" Scrubbed At Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

 “The Lost Boy” by Ron Palillo ,the Connecticut actor who died Tuesday at his home in Florida following a heart attack, was not produed at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:20AM

"One Man, Two Guvnors" Get Encore Film Presentation From National Theatre Live by Frank Rizzo

Did you miss “One Man, Two Guvnors” (and James Corden ’s Tony Award-winning performance) on Broadway.? The production closes Sept. 2. Nicholas Hytner directs Richard …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:34AM

Bloom Stars in David Adjmi's "Marie Antoinette" At ART And Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Brooke Bloom will be the title role in David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette,” when it has its world premiere co-production with American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mas…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:31AM
Friday, August 10, 2012

"Tryst" at Hartford's TheaterWorks: by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Tryst" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:33PM
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

"The Dining Room" Opens 2013 Westport Playhouse Season of Comedy by Frank Rizzo

World Premiere by "Weeds" Writer, TooWestport Country Playhouse will present “a celebration of laughter” with its 2013 season of five comic productions -- ranging from wild farc…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:38PM

Theater Review: 'Edith,' Is Story of Powerful First Lady by Frank Rizzo

Historical Drama About The Wilsons   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook [email protected]

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Monday, August 6, 2012

Honoree Kristin Chenoweth Not Attending Goodspeed Gala by Frank Rizzo

Recovering From "Good Wife" InjuryKristin Chenoweth, who is to receive the Goodspeed Award for outstanding contribution to musical theater, will not be attending Saturday's gala fund-raisin…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:35PM
Saturday, August 4, 2012

Elm Shakespeare Company Set For Ourdoor "Macbeth" by Frank Rizzo

With James Andreassi, Marianna Bassham and Alvin EpsteinJames Andreassi and Marianna Bassham take the leading roles in Elm Shakespeare Company 's outdoor production of "Macbeth," which…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Jill Adams Named Board President At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Jill Adams is the new president of Hartford Stage 's board of directors.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:41PM

Breakdancing Shakespeare Returns To Hartford Stage with "Much Ado" by Frank Rizzo

Hartford Stage Young Company , made up of students from the Greater Hartford area, will present "Breakdancing Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing" on Monday, Aug. 6 at 6 and 8:30 p.m. at t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:33PM
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

"Carousel" at Goodspeed Opera House: Everlasting Love Played For Real by Frank Rizzo

The show: A revival of the Rpdgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam .

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:59PM

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