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Monday, April 28, 2014

Some Tony Nomination Fearless Predictions by Frank Rizzo

Some Connecticut ConnectionsquAs any theater obsessive knows, it's hard not to get swept up in Tony fever so in advance of Tuesday morning's announcement of this year's nominees, here's a fe…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:12PM
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Goodspeed's 'Damn Yankees' Has A New Spin by Frank Rizzo

Revamped Musical Taps Into Devilish Red Sox 'Curse'If you asked true blue Boston Red Sox fans during much of the 20th century if they would sell their soul to the devil in order to lift the …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Saturday, April 26, 2014

'The House That Will Not Stand:' One Tasty Gumbo Of A Production At Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The House That Will Not Stand" at New Haven's Yale Repertory Theatre

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Meryl Streep Basks In Glow Of Playwrights Kushner, Shanley, Letts by Frank Rizzo

And Memories Of Summer Of '75 In Connecticut

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:04PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

'We Will Rock You' At Shubert by Frank Rizzo

P.J. Griffith Rocks The Bad-Guy Role There's something about P.J. Griffith that keeps him being cast as the bad boy. The Hartford-born, South Windsor-raised actor and singer most recently st…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:57AM
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Meryl Streep''s Summer At The O'Neill by Frank Rizzo

Actress Talks About Where She Got Her Start On The Eve Before Receiving Monte Cristo Award Before her three Oscars and 18 nominations, before her Emmys, medals, honorary degrees and lifetime…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Meryl Streep? by Frank Rizzo

For nearly 40 years, Meryl Streep has been making her mark on stage, screen and television, becoming a familiar presence in our entertainment lives. But how much do you really know about the…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, April 18, 2014

Leslie Uggams To Star In 'Gypsy' In Connecticut by Frank Rizzo

Headlining At Nutmeg Summer Series At UConn In StorrsLeslie Uggams, the Tony and Emmy Award winning actress will be starring as Rose in Connecticut Repertory Theatre ’s (CRT) product…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:05PM

Betty Buckley Heads O'Neill Cabaret Lineup This Summer by Frank Rizzo

Also Mimi Hines, The Shivvies And New FacesTony Award winning actor-singer Betty Buckley will present her cabaret show Aug. 1 at the 2014 Cabaret & Performanmce Conference at the Eugene…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:21AM
Thursday, April 17, 2014

'A Gentleman's Guide' Leads In Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Frank Rizzo

Anika Noni Rose of Bloomfield Receives Nomination For 'Raisin In The Sun'

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:19PM

Sex And Secrets In New Orleans: 'House That Will Not Stand' At Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Poet-playwright Marcus Gardley appears to be inspired by hothouse atmosphere of Federico Garcia Lorca's "The House of Bernarda Alba" and created his own world of steamy intrigue in "The Hous…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Shubert, Hartford Stage Getting Makeovers This Summer by Frank Rizzo

Spiffier Lobbies, New Seats And Warmer Looks Freshen Two Connecticut TheatersWhen New Haven's Shubert Theater celebrates its 100 t h anniversary in December, the grand dame of Connecticut …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, April 11, 2014

How She Learned To Write: Paula Vogel To Speak At Wesleyan by Frank Rizzo

On The Day The Pulitzers Are AnnouncedPulitzer Prize winning playwright and renown playwriting educator Paula Vogel (“How I Learned to Drive”) will be speaking at Wesleyan Uni…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:55PM

Will Tony Love This 'Gentleman' In So-So Season? by Frank Rizzo

With Few Shows Left, Excitement Grows For Nomination Possibilities

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AM

Hartford Stage's 'Somewhere' Is Charming But Underdeveloped by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Somewhere" at Hartford Stage.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 10, 2014

'The Shadow Of The Hummingbird:' Looking For Lost Wonder On Walls by Frank Rizzo

The show: Athol Fugard's "The Shadow of the Hummingbird" at Long Wharf Theatre's Stage II in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

'Damn Yankees' At Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

For what would you sell your soul to the devil? For devoted Red Sox fans of the 20th century the answer is simple: A world series pennant, made sweeter if it is at the expense in that final …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:45AM

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