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Friday, October 11, 2013

Broadway's Debbie Gravitte In New Haven Concert by Frank Rizzo

Tony-Award winner Debbie Gravitte (“Jerome Robbins Broadway”) and Broadway conductor Todd Ellison (“Annie” revival, “Spamalot”) are featured in …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:26AM

TheaterWorks Presents 'Mrs. Mannerly': A Reminder About Your Theater Manners by Frank Rizzo

TheaterWorks' "Mrs. Mannerly" Is About The Elegance Of EtiquetteAh, if only Mrs. Mannerly were around today — and stationed at every theater lobby in America.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:18AM

'The Most Happy Fella' At Goodspeed: Salute! by Frank Rizzo

'Glorious' Revival Of Frank Loesser MusicalThe Show: "The Most Happy Fella" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Cast Set For Caryl Churchill's 'Owners' At Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Anthony Cochrane , Joby Earle , Sarah Manton , Brenda Meaney , Tommy Schrider , and Alex Trow  are featured in the cast of Caryl Churchill 's "Owners" at Yale Repertory Theatre in…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:07AM

Baryshnikov Hits Road With Show That Premiered In Hartford by Frank Rizzo

'Man in a Case' Starts National TourMikhail Baryshnikov will be continuing  his role in the stage adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s  "Man in a Case,"   which had its world premier…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:08AM

Magic's Bad Boy Penn Jillette Set For Mark Twain House by Frank Rizzo

Halloween Night EventMagic's bad boy, Penn Jillette, will be "in conversation" with WNPR personality  Colin McEnroe  at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford on Halloween night, O…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:50AM
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Love, Passion Of 'Most Happy Fella' Returns To Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

In the musical "The Most Happy Fella," an older, far-from-handsome man — an Italian immigrant who owns a Napa Valley vineyard — falls in love with a much younger and beautiful wo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013

World Premiere Of 'Holiday Inn' Part Of New Goodspeed Season by Frank Rizzo

Goodspeed Opera House will feature its first world premiere in years as part of its main stage season with a stage adaptation of the 1942 film "Holiday Inn."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:11AM
Saturday, September 28, 2013

'A Streetcar Named Desire:' Next Stop, Comedy Central by Frank Rizzo

The show:   Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, September 27, 2013

Hartford Stage's Powerful 'Macbeth:' 'Breaking Bard' by Frank Rizzo

The show: William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Newly-Found Orson Welles Film Has Roots At Connectiocut Theater by Frank Rizzo

Created For Stony Creek Theater Production Of William Gillette PlayNext month, there will be a premiere in Italy of a just-discovered Orson Welles film -- one that preceded “Citizen…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:42AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

UnFaithfully Yours At 'La Dispute' At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Kicks Off Theater's 50th Anniversary With French Comedy In RepertoryThe show: "La Dispute" at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Not On Twitter? Some Theater Tweets You Might Have Missed by Frank Rizzo

Psst: New Goodspeed Show, Cheap Tix, Kung Fools

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:11PM

Bill Berloni Honored By Humane Society by Frank Rizzo

Andrea McArdle Sings In Support Of Broadway Go-To Guy

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:53PM

Watch Your Manners! Dale Hodges As Etiquette Guru Is Watching by Frank Rizzo

Jeffrey Hatcher's "Mrs. Mannerly" Set For Hartford's TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:08PM

Jen Silverman Celebrated With Horn Prize, Publication, Reading Of 'Still' by Frank Rizzo

Marsha Norman Judged Competition Which Received More Than 1,000 Entries

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:33PM

Debbie Gravitte To Perform At NHSO Concert by Frank Rizzo

Todd Ellison To Conduct

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:01PM

'Miss Saigon:' Rethinking Those Blockbuster Days Of Yore by Frank Rizzo

T he show: "Miss Saigon" at the Bushnell Center for the Perfrming Arts in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Joe Manganiello Tries On Another Primal Role In Yale's 'Streetcar Named Desire' by Frank Rizzo

From 'True Blood' Werewolf To Stanley Kowalski At Yale RepNo, Joe Manganiello won't growl, so don't ask. Nor will he yell, 'Stella!"

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

3 Playwrights Get $150,000 Each At Windham-Campbell Awards Ceremony by Frank Rizzo

Tarell Alvin McCraney, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Naomi Wallace RecipientsWhenever playwrights get about a half million dollars to help their careers I think it’s a good day.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:06AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Actors Doing Double Duty In 'Macbeth,' 'La Dispute' At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Performing Alternating Nights Gives Company A Greater BondWhat's it like to prepare, rehearse and perform two shows in repertory?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

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