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…

"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 …

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…

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

The show: "Tryst" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

"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…

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

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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…

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…

Jill Adams Named Board President At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

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

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…

Two Goodspeed Musicals Extended by Frank Rizzo

"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 .

Elizabeth Williamson Is New Play Person at Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Elizabeth Williamson  is the new senior dramaturg and director of new play development at Hartfoird Stage.

Bobby Steggert In Cast for Premiere of "Harbor" at Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Paul Anthony Stewart in New Play, Too

Olympia Dukakis Strong, Memorable As Prospera In 'The Tempest' by Frank Rizzo

Gender-Bending The Bard At Shakespeare & Co.   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: "The Tempest" at Shakespeare & Company …

Roxanna Hope Stars In Hartford Stage' "Hedda Gabler" by Frank Rizzo

Cast Set For Season OpenerRoxanna Hope,  who played Caroline Cushing in  Frost/Nixon  on Broadway will play the title role in Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler", " the season opener at Hartf…

Olympia Dukakis Stars in "The Tempest" At Shakespeare & Company by Frank Rizzo

The show: “The Tempest” at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. in the Berkshires, starring Olympia Dukakis.

Katie Keough in "South Pacific" at Bethlehem's The Gary-Olivia Theater by Frank Rizzo

Katie Keough will play Nellie Forbush in the musical  "South Pacific" at The Gary-The Olivia Performing Arts Center on the grounds of The Abbey of Regina Laudis, Flanders Road in Bet…

"Fraulein Maria" To Have Final Performances At Jacob's Pillow in August by Frank Rizzo

Played Hartford Stage; One of My Favorite Shows "Fraulein Maria," Doug Elkins & Friend 's terrific dance-theater piece which was developed at Trinity College in Hartford and played Hart…

New Play By Douglas C. Evans, Ex-Exec of Bushenell, Bows Off Broadway by Frank Rizzo

"Spring at the Willowbrook Inn" Plays Through SundayThe new play co-written by Douglas C. Evans, former head of Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, the Stamford Center for the Arts…

"Independents," Music By Yale's Marina Keegan, Gets Placement At NYC Festival by Frank Rizzo

 "Independents," a new musical with a book by Marina Keegan , the journalist-playwright who died in a car accident last month, after graduating magna cum laude from Yale, will make its …

Johnny Mercer Gets Salute At O'Neill Cabaret Conference by Frank Rizzo

Lyricist, singer and songwriter Johnny Mercer will receive a tribute in song next week at the Cabaret & Performance Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford.

Theresa Rebeck's New Play Gets Reading At The O'Neill by Frank Rizzo

Theresa Rebeck 's new work, "The Way of Things," will receive a staged reading as part of the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford Friday, …

Waterbury's Sheryl Lee Ralph Set for Palace For Song and Sweet Inspiration by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-nominated actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, a Waterbury native and award-winning actress, singer, activist and author, returns to her hometown and the Palace Theater , 100 E. Main St. …

Hartt Grad In "American Idiot" Tour Heading To Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Jamal Shuriah , a Hartt School grad, will be in the ensemble of the international tour of Green Day's "American idiot" when it comes to the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in  Hartf…

Alan Cumming, Andrew Lippa At Kristin Chenoweth Goodspeed Tribute by Frank Rizzo

Alan Cumming (Broadway's "Cabaret," films "X2: X-Men United," "Spy Kids", and TV's "The Good Wife") will present Tony Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth the Goodspeed Award for Out…

"Modern Family"'s Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet At Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Actors Also File Suit With SitCom Regarding Contract Limits 

"Tartuffe" At Westport Playhouse To Get Additional Performance by Frank Rizzo

Westport Country Playhouse announces that due to ticket demand for its current production of Molière’s  “Tartuffe,” an extra performance has been added on Sunday, Aug.…

"Dr. Ruth" Solo Show Starring Debra Jo Rupp Gets Return Engagement by Frank Rizzo

"Dr. Ruth, All the Way," Mark St. Germain 's solo show of the famed sex education advocate starring Debra Jo Rupp , will have a return engagement Sept. 19 to Oct. 7 at Barrington Stage in…

Betty Beekman To Head National Theatre of the Deaf by Frank Rizzo

Betty Beekman is the new executive director of the National Theatre of the Deaf , now based at the Monte Cristo Cottage in new London, operated by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in …

The Girls In"The Bikinis" Cast For Goodspeed Workshop by Frank Rizzo

New Musical Plays Aug. 9 to Sept. 2Lori Hammel (Broadway's "Mamma Mia!"), Meghan Duffy (Broadway's "Grease"), Karyn Quackenbush (Broaday's "Annie Get Your Gun") and Regina LeVert (nat…