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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Kate MacCluggage To Bewitch in "Bell, Book and Candle" by Frank Rizzo

Kate MacCluggage , who was last featured in the ensemble cast of Long Wharf Theatre's "It's a Wonderful Life," will play Gillian, the bewitching witch, in the the romantic comedy "Bell, Bo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:23PM

Shirley MacLaine Show In Torrington Still On Despite 'Downton Abbey' by Frank Rizzo

There were a few shock waves set off in Torrington yesterday when the folks at the Warner Theatre read that actress Shirley MacLaine , 77, was added to the cast of the popular PBS series,…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:26PM

O'Neill Center's George White Honored at Theater Hall of Fame by Frank Rizzo

Meryl Streep, Liza, Brian Dennehy, Phylicia Rashad Pay TributeGeorge C. White, founder and former executive director of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford called it a &l…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:34AM
Monday, January 30, 2012

Casey Hushion To Stage Goodspeed Revival of "Something's Afoot" by Frank Rizzo

Several "associates" get their big chance at GoopdspeedCasey Hushion (associate director of Broadway’s "Elf," "In the Heights" and "The Drowsy Chaperone") is tapped to stage the reviv…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:35PM
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Cultural Shock: The Arts' New Role in State Branding by Frank Rizzo

The Arts Now Seen As a Major Player in Economic Development's "Place-Making" Strategy

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Moscow Times Theater Critic to Speak at Yale by Frank Rizzo

Public Talk at Yale Rep LoungeJohn Freedman , theater critic of The Moscow Times , and an expert on contemporary Russian theater, will be visiting Yale School of Drama next Thursday and F…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:40PM
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Ronnie Burkett, Wakka Wakka To Be Guests at O'Neill Puppet Arts Conference by Frank Rizzo

At the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in JuneRonnie Burkett and Wakka Wakka Productions will be the guest artists at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center 's 22nd Annual National Puppe…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40PM

Dr. Ruth Subject of Solo Summer Show at Barrington Stage by Frank Rizzo

New Garage Band Musical Workshop By Joe Iconis, TooFeel like a little sex?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:00PM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Yale's James Bundy Pays Tribute to Earle R. Gister by Frank Rizzo

Famed Acting Teacher at Yale School of Drama Earle R. Gister , who served as Associate Dean, Chair of the Acting Department at the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, and the first Lloyd R…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:30PM

Rita Moreno Gives Students in "West Side Story" a Ring by Frank Rizzo

Oscar-Winning Actress Calls Simsbury High SchoolThe phone rang Monday night to a group of more than 65 high school students who were rehearsing "West Side Story" at Simsbury High School -- a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:20PM

Cast Set for Connecticut Rep's "Odysseus D.O.A." by Frank Rizzo

Joins "Guiding Light"'s Kim ZimmerJohn Bixler (CRT's "Guys and Dolls") and Jan Radcliff (numerous roles at Michigan's Purple Ropse Theatre ) are the Equity actors joining  "Guiding Lig…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:05PM
Monday, January 23, 2012

"Mamma Mia"s Louise Pitre Is Goodspeed's "Mame" by Frank Rizzo

Mamma, mia! Goodspeed Musicals got its Mame.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55PM

Jeanie O'Hare To Head Yale Playwriting Dept. by Frank Rizzo

Dramaturg of Royal Shakespeare Company To Work in New HavenJeanie O’Hare , company dramaturg since 2005 of the Royal Shakespeare Company , is the new chairwoman of the Department of …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:05AM
Sunday, January 22, 2012

"Memphis" Reports Good Run in Hartford by Frank Rizzo

How did "Memphis" do in Hartford?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM

'Macbeth' Reset as Vietnam Soldiers' Story by Frank Rizzo

Eric Tang Stages Long Wharf Production   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageEric Ting respects superstitions, especially the one tha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Governor Malloy Launches "City Canvas" Project for CT Cities by Frank Rizzo

Mayors invited to submit plans to spur urban centers with artConnecticut cities will be getting a bit of an artistic face -- and spirit--  lift.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:20PM

New Musical Based on Film "Far from Heaven" Set for Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

Also New Play, "The Blue Deep," Starring Blythe DannerA new musical based on the 2002 Todd Haynes ' film "Far from Heaven" gets a bow at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Massach…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:50PM
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Arts Input Sought for New State "Arts Office" by Frank Rizzo

Want to put your two cents in about the Connecticut Office of the Arts , formerly the state’s Commission on Culture and Tourism — but down-classified when it became part of th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AM
Saturday, January 14, 2012

New Musical Based on Julie Andrews-Daughter's Book Set For Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

Andrews Will Direct Workshop in Chester of "The Great American Mousical,"Jul ie Andrews will direct a new musical, "The Great American Mousical," based on a children's book the award-win…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:30PM
Friday, January 13, 2012

"Morning's at Seven," "Stage Struck" Set for Play Readings at Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Paul Osborn's “Morning’s at Seven” will be the next show in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand series  Monday, February 13, 7 p.m. 

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Long Wharf Cancels "Sophie's Choice" Run in Spring by Frank Rizzo

Script Not Ready; "My Name Is Asher Lev" Fills InGordon Edelstein had a tough choice to make but the artistic director of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre decided to pull the plug of the up…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:55PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Cast Set for Hartford Stage's "The Whipping Man" by Frank Rizzo

Josh Landay, Che Ayende (Hartford Stage’s “Fences,” “The Cook,” “Resurrection”) and Leon Addison Brown (“The Orphans’ Home Cycle&rdqu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

de'Adre Aziza Featured in Premiere of "Good Goods" at Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-nominee de’Adre Aziza (“Passing Strange”), Clifton Duncan, Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Kyle Beltran (leading role in Broadway’s “In the Heights” …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:50PM

Hartford Stage's "Tom Sawyer" To Play Kansas, NYC by Frank Rizzo

Remember Hartford Stage ’s commission of a new stage adaptation of Mark Twain ’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” which was produced here a few seasons back?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:20PM

Olympia Dukakis Stars as Prospero in "Tempest" in Berkshires by Frank Rizzo

There must be something in the air with “The Tempest.”

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:50AM

Cast set for Gabriel Kahane Musical, "February House" at Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

Casting is complete for the world premiere of the Gabriel Kahane musical, "February House" which begins performances Feb. 15 at Stage II New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre . The show will…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:45AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012

Broadway's 'Memphis' Builds Its Brand by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-Winning Musical Stops At The Bushnell, Tries Alternative Formats   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen "Memphis" open…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, January 6, 2012

"The Intergalactic Nemesis: Live-Action Graphic Novel" Comes to Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

A mix of comic books and radio-style entertainmentIs there room on stage for a conmic book experience? (Besides "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," that is.)

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AM
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Brenda Thomas Heads Cast in TheaterWorks' "The Sty of the Blind Pig" by Frank Rizzo

Veteran actress Brenda Thomas will head the cast of TheaterWorks' production of the rarely produced Philip Hayes Dean's 1970 play, "The Sty of the Blind Pig." Tazewell Thompson directs…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

New Haven-Inspired "Let Me Down Easy" To PBS by Frank Rizzo

Anna Deavere Smith Work Had Premiere at Long Wharf TheatreDid you miss Anna Deavere Smith’s “Let Me Down” Easy” when it had its world premiere several years back at…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:44PM

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