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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Philippe Petit Heads "Ideas" Part of New Haven International Festival by Frank Rizzo

David Henry Hwang Speaks on China-U.S. Literary Scene, TooDon't forget the "ideas" part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas which takes place June 16 to 30 in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:28AM

Six International Choirs To Perform At New Haven Festival by Frank Rizzo

Poet Robert Pinsky to Join Ben Allison Band ConcertBesides the New Haven Green concerts, there will be other musical events at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas , which takes place…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:25AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Mark Morris Group Heads Dance, Theater Shows at International Festival in New Haven by Frank Rizzo

Also One-Man "King Lear" from Taiwan, Circa from AustraliaThe Mark Morris Dance Group will be among the headliners in the dance and theater section of the International Festival of Arts a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:15PM

Rosanne Cash Part Of Free New Haven Green Shows at International Festival by Frank Rizzo

Roseanne Cash, Dianne Reeves, and Asphalt Orceshtra will be among the headliners in a series of free concerts on New Haven Green as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00PM
Sunday, March 25, 2012

Hartford's TheaterWorks Shares "Consideration" List by Frank Rizzo

Looking At New Works For 2012-13We're use to late summer announcements from Hartford's TheaterWorks f or its new seasons.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:01AM

Deep River Graduate Returns As Musical Director Of 'Titanic' by Frank Rizzo

Show Mark's 100th Anniversary Of Ship's Sinking   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageRyan Driscoll is returning to familiar territor…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, March 23, 2012

Acting Company's "Julius Caesar" Tour Stops in Connecticut by Frank Rizzo

Just in time for the political season....

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Fundraiser for HartBeat Ensemble's Gregory Tate at Twain House by Frank Rizzo

There will be a fundraiser for HartBeat Ensemble 's co-founder/co-artistic director Gregory Tate on April 2 at 7 p.m. at the Mark Twain House & Museum on Farmington Avenue in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:35AM

Ira Glass Show at Bushnell Canceled by Frank Rizzo

Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass ," scheduled for May 26 at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford , has been cancelled.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:54AM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

'The Winter's Tale' by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show : Yale Repertory Theatre production of William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" at the Univ…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:48PM
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

"Jersey Boys," "Les Miz," "American Idiot" To New Haven's Shubert by Frank Rizzo

"Addams Family," "Shrek," "West Side Story," "Blue Man Group," TooThe touring company of "Jersey Boys" will open the 2012-13 Broadway series at the Shubert Theater in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:20PM

"I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti" Premieres At TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

Stage adaptation of Giulia Melucci MemoirHartford's TheaterWorks presents the world premiere of "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti," a stage adaptation based on the best-selling memoir b…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:06AM

Mark Shanahan, Andrea Maulella Star in TheaterWorks' Season-Ender "Tryst" by Frank Rizzo

The two-actor romantic thriller "Tryst" will replace "Time Stands Still" as the fifth show and season-ender for Hartford's TheaterWorks.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:55AM

Judy Dworin Group Recipient of Connecticut Women's Alliance Help by Frank Rizzo

The Connecticut Women’s Alliance has chosen the Hartford-based Judy Dworin Performance Project as its year-long beneficiary.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Monday, March 19, 2012

Elizabeth Wilson To Be Honored at Inge Festival and in New Haven, Too by Frank Rizzo

Tony award-winning actress Elizabeth Wilson , and Branford resident, will receive the Jerome Lawrence Award at  the 31st Annual William Inge Theatre Festival, April 20 at Independence…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:50AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Tracy Letts, Parker Posey Stars in New Will Eno Play by Frank Rizzo

"The Realistic Joneses" Bows at Yale RepTony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts , indie film fave Parker Posey ,  Johanna Day (Edward Albee's "Peter and Jerry") a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:03PM

Val Kilmer Turns To Twain House For New Role by Frank Rizzo

Plays Mark Twain In Los Angeles in Solo ShowVal Kilmer as Batman, OK.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:50AM

Shirley MacLaine: Exploring An Inner Life by Frank Rizzo

Oscar-Winning Actress 'In Conversation' In Torrington; Next Stop 'Downton Abbey'The voice at the other end of the phone is unmistakable: bright, engaged and self-possessed. It had echoes of …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012

"Les Miz" Big Hit For Bushnell Run by Frank Rizzo

Nothing says big bucks like a beloved French revolution.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:49PM
Friday, March 16, 2012

Great Old Broad Series: Elaine Stritch by Frank Rizzo

"People don't get to the truth soon enough in their lives. But I still want to know - and I don't care what I find." Yesterday's screening at New Haven's Lyric Hall of the documentaruy "B…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:45PM

Great Old Broad Series: Maureen Stapleton by Frank Rizzo

 This Sunday's 2 p.m. screening at New Haven's Lyric Hall of the documentaruy "Broads," that features salty, outspoken interviews with actresses of a certain age remind me of some of my o…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:12PM

Three World Premieres Highlight New Yale Rep Season by Frank Rizzo

Paul Giamatti as "Hamlet," TooThe 2012-13 Yale Repertory Theatre season will feature three world premieres by Sarah Ruhl, David Adjmi and a collaboration by Bill Camp and Robert Woodruff, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AM

Great Old Broad Series: Elizabeth Ashley by Frank Rizzo

``My life careens from apocalypse to catastrophe and back."Today's 2 p.m. screening at New Haven's Lyric Hall of the documentaruy "Broads," that features salty, outspoken interviews with …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Building Audiences, Not Edifices New Trend? by Frank Rizzo

With the news Long Wharf Theatre is foregoing a new facility for at least another 10 years or so in favor of making its present building -- albeit a leased one-- more appealing for audie…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:43PM
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Long Wharf Theatre Plans $3.8 Million Face-Lift by Frank Rizzo

Focus Will Be On A More Comfortable Theater-Going Experience   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page"Charm can only go so far," says J…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:19PM

TheaterWorks' Deficit Means Changes Onstage And Off by Frank Rizzo

A large, yet-to-be-determined six-figure deficit, a low cash flow and bills that are in arrears — which caused actors in the recent "The Sty of the Blind Pig" to receive eviction notices a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Goodspeed's "Mame" Cast Announced by Frank Rizzo

Kirsten Wyatt Is Agnes GoochKirsten Wyatt (Broadway's "Elf," "Grease," "High Fidelity" and "Urinetown") will play Agnes Gooch in the musical "Mame" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:21PM
Monday, March 12, 2012

'Bell, Book And Candle:" Watch Out Or She'll Put A Spell On You by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: "Bell, Book and Candle" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:31PM

Mickey Rooney, 91, To Talk About His Career by Frank Rizzo

In "Conversation" In Fairfield, March 24 is going to be quite a look-back at Hollywood.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:22AM
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Who Made It -- And Who Didn't -- In State's "City Canvases" Grants by Frank Rizzo

New Haven Is One of Five Shut OutA total of 12 communities were invited to submit proposals to the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Connecticut Office of the A…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20AM

3 World Premieres Highlight Berkshire Theatre Festival Season by Frank Rizzo

"A Chorus Line" Opens Line-up At Colonial Theater This SummerThree world premiere plays and a revival of the musical "A Chorus Line" will be produced by Berkshire Theater Group in the Mass…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM

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