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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

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…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:11AM

Playwright Terrence McNally To Receive Westport Tribute by Frank Rizzo

Tyne Daly, Richard Thomas To Host Event Tony and Emmy Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally will be honored at “The Full McNally:  A Celebration of the Writing and Works of Te…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Monday, July 23, 2012

'Far From Heaven' At Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

Musical Set In Hartford in 1950s   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: "Far From Heaven," "a preview production" of a new …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:51AM

New Musical "Far From Heaven": Simmering Passions Under the Surface in Hartford by Frank Rizzo

At Williamstown Theatre Festival Starring Kelli O'HaraThe show: “Far From Heaven,” “a preview production” of a new musical on the main stage at the Williamstown Thea…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:45AM
Friday, July 20, 2012

'Carousel': The Complexities Of Romance At Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageLove isn't easy, even when you're playing a famously romantic role in a Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:03AM
Sunday, July 15, 2012

'A Shoemaker's Tale' At Wesleyan by Frank Rizzo

Steve Scionti Returns To Middletown Roots For 'Hear What's In The Heart'   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen Steve Scionti saw…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Teal Wicks To Exit Goodspeed "Carousel" After Opening by Frank Rizzo

Erin Davie, Who Starred in "Camelot," Is ReplacementA few days after the musical "Carousel" opens at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddan, its Julie Jordan will hit the road.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:08PM

Shakespeare and Zombies Open Oddfellows Youth Playhouse Season by Frank Rizzo

William Shakespeare’s “Land of the Dead: A True Account of the Zombie Plague of 1599,” will open the 2012-13 season for Middletown’s junior and teen repertory theate…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:30PM

"Tartuffe" at Westport Playhouse: The Holy Man's A Hunk by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: "Moliere's "Tartuffe" at Westport Country Playhouse.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:12PM

Middletown's Oddfellows Playhouse Receives $50,000 Grant From NEA by Frank Rizzo

The Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater of Middletown has received a $50,000 "Our Town" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a cultural facility.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:38AM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Valerie Harper To Star In Launch of National Tour of "Looped" In Hartford by Frank Rizzo

Tallulah is back and the Bushnell has got her.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:45PM

Tickets To Go On Sale For Bushnell Broadway Series in Hartford by Frank Rizzo

New subscriptions go on sale Monday, July 16 for the 2012-13 Broadway series at the Bushnell Center for the Perforning arts in Hartford which opens its new season  with the national tour of…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:00AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

"The Devil's Carnival" Film-Performance Tour Hits Manchester by Frank Rizzo

Film director Darren Bousman ("Saw" films) in collaboration with writer/performer Terrance Zdunich will bring their touring musical film fusion event “The Devil’s Carnival&r…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:09PM

Casting For "The North Pool" Set For Barrington Stage by Frank Rizzo

Yale grad Babak Tafki and Remi Sandri star in the East Coast premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s “The North Pool,” directed by Giovanna Sardelli at Barrington Stage Company…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:51PM

Tickets for Baryshnikov Show At Hartford Stage -- And Others -- On Sale Monday by Frank Rizzo

Three World Premieres, Including Musical Starring Jefferson MaysIf you’re not a subscriber to Hartford Stage and you want those tickets for the world premiere of the show featuring Mik…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:52PM
Sunday, July 8, 2012

David Hyde Pierce Tries Directing by Frank Rizzo

'Frasier' Star Puts Gangsters In Wilde Comedy At Williamstown   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageDavid Hyde Pierce says there wasn…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Debra Jo Rupp Works Hard As Dr. Ruth by Frank Rizzo

Biography Script Needs Polishing   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: The world premiere of Mark St. Germain's "Dr. Ruth,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

'The Blue Deep' Is Shallow by Frank Rizzo

Blythe Danner Looks Smashing In Uneven Play   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: The world premiere of Lucy Boyle's "The …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

One More Bowl of "Spaghetti" at TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

There's going to be one more theatrical meal before the run of TheaterWorks' world premiere of "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti" closes on July 14.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:39AM

Charles S. "Roc" Dutton To Perform Solo Piece at O'Neill Theater Center Summer Gala by Frank Rizzo

Stage and film actor Charles S. “Roc” Dutton will be a featured guest at the  Eugene O’Neill Theater Center 's   6th Annual Summer Gala on Saturday, July 21, in the …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:55AM

Jeff Harnar, Sally Mayes Kick Off Yale Cabaret Conference by Frank Rizzo

Singers Jeff Harnar and Sally Mayes will be among the performers at the 10th annual International Cabaret Conference at Yale from July 28 to Aug. 4.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:48AM

Robert Reader Receives Barry Award At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Robert Reader , education programs manager at Hartford Stage is the 2012 recipient of the theater's annual Barry Award at which honors excellence in service to the institution.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM

Maxwell Williams Named Associate Artistic Director At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Maxwell Williams , resident director at Hartford Stage, is now the new associate artstic director at the theater.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:24AM

Stage Review: 'Earnest' Done Gangster Style At Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Willia…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Saturday, June 30, 2012

East Meets West in Mesmerizing "Lear" by Frank Rizzo

Contemporary Legend Theater Of Taiwan Merges Chinese Opera And Shakespeare At Festival Stop   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, June 29, 2012

"Metamorphoses": Playhouse on Park Dives Into The Deep End Of The Pool by Frank Rizzo

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SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 28, 2012

'Dr. Ruth, All The Way' Much More Than Sex Talk by Frank Rizzo

Solo Show In Berkshires Stars Debra Jo Rupp   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe first thing actress Debra Jo Rupp wants you to…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:48PM

'The Odd Couple' With Pat Sajak A Respectable Production by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: "The Odd Couple," a presentation of Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Producer-Director Burry Fredrik Memorial Set For Sunday At Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Sad news: Burry Fredrik , a Tony Award--winning producer and director over five decades died in her home in Weston May 22. Cause of death was complications from a stroke she suffered two ye…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:57PM

Kate MacCluggage To Star In "Twelfth Night" At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Kate MacCluggage , who charmed as the conflicted witch in “Bell, Book and Candle” at Long Wharf Theatre and Hartford Stage , will be returning to Hartford Stage in William …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:23PM

Vivian Nabeta Named New Haven Director of Arts, Culture, Tourism by Frank Rizzo

Vivian Nabeta is the new director of arts, culture, and tourism for New Haven. Nabeta succeeds Barbara Lamb, who retired last fall. Nabeta’s position is within the city’s Econ…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:02PM

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