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Monday, March 3, 2014

Oscar Nominee Stephen Rea To Read From 'Ulysses' by Frank Rizzo

Oscar-nominated actor Stephen Rea, whose credits include the 1992 film “The Crying Game,” as well as “V for Vendetta,” and “Michael Collins,” will perfo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:31PM

'Matilda' Tour To Prep And Play Shubert Theater In New Haven by Frank Rizzo

New Haven's Shubert Theater landed a major touring musical to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:12PM
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Yale Drama Grad Up For Oscar For '12 Years A Slave' by Frank Rizzo

Classmates, Teachers Remember Lupita Nyong'o As A Poised, Authentic Actress Meryl Streep had to wait three years before she received her first Oscar nomination after she graduated from the …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 1, 2014

'Song At Twilight' at Hartford Stage: A Different Kind Of Coward by Frank Rizzo

The show: Noel Coward's "Song at Twilight" at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, February 28, 2014

Musical 'Once' Tour At Shubert: After Your Heart Breaks, Try Writing A Song by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Once" at the Shubert Theater in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

'Song At Twilight' Cast Talks About 'Outing' During Noel Coward's Era by Frank Rizzo

Mark Lamos, Brian Murray Reflect On Private Lives In Play At Hartford Stage Arguably, Noel Coward's most famous play is the witty still-in-love divorce comedy, "Private Lives."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:06PM
Monday, February 24, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

'Peter And The Starcatcher' At Bushnell: Alarmingly Good Fun by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Hartford’s Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tickets Available For Streep Tribute At ONeill Center NYC Gala by Frank Rizzo

Want to join in the celebration honoring Meryl Streep by Waterford's Eugene O'Neill Theater Center ?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:42PM
Monday, February 17, 2014

Long Wharf Theatre To Have Nantucket Connection by Frank Rizzo

Alliance With White Heron Theatre To Develop New Work

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:01PM
Friday, February 14, 2014

Trumbull Student Honored By Dramatists Guild by Frank Rizzo

Larissa Mark, the Trumbull High School senior who led efforts to successfully reinstate the school's  Thespian Society production of the musical "Rent" via a wide-spread social media and…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:44AM
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Obama Nominates Jane Chu As Head Of National Endowment For The Arts by Frank Rizzo

Saints be praised. Prez Obama finally got around to nominating a candidate to head the National Endowment for the Arts.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:40PM

'American Idiot' At The Palace One Night Only by Frank Rizzo

The Broadway musical "American Idiot," based on the Green Day Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album, was a rock sensation when it opened in 2010, even winning a few Tony Awards. The non…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Playful Spirit Created 'Peter and the Starcatcher' by Frank Rizzo

Alex Timbers Is A 'Starcatcher,' With Touring Show, New Film And Broadway Musical 'Rocky'The kid spirit in putting together "Peter and the Starcatcher" was not unlike the gang of Lost Boys t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, February 7, 2014

Girl Power Rules In Hip, Funny 'Fairytale Lives' At Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

New Play At Yale Rep Takes On Russian Tales With A Modern TwistThe show: "The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:54PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

In Over-Stimulated 'Freud's Last Session': The Doctor Is In -- And So's The Author by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Freud's Last Session" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:54PM

'War Horse' A Theatrical Marvel At Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

The show: "War Horse" at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:03AM
Sunday, January 26, 2014

'War Horse' Puppet Masters Tell Their Secrets by Frank Rizzo

The Story Of A Poor Irish Man And His Horse Comes To The Bushnell What's it like to play the title character in one of London and Broadway's biggest hits — and be anonymous at the same…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, January 24, 2014

Rock 'N' Roll, Race And Russian Girls by Frank Rizzo

Tony-Winning 'Memphis' At Garde; 'Fairytale' At Yale RepRace and rock combine with incendiary results in "Memphis," the four-time Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced on Broadway by Old L…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:03PM

Actress Didi Conn Explains Her Voice And Attraction To 'Underpants' by Frank Rizzo

Comedy Runs Through Feb. 9 At Hartford Stage An agent once asked actress Didi Conn, "Do you really talk that way?"

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

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