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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Glastonbury's Eli Baker To Star In New NBC Sitcom by Frank Rizzo

'Growing Up Fisher' To Debut In February In January, Eli Baker was a sixth-grader in Glastonbury, playing on soccer and lacrosse teams and auditioning for stage, film and television roles.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, August 2, 2013

Connecticut Free Shakespeare Presents Lively, Funny 'Midsummer Night' by Frank Rizzo

Free Outdoor Production Moves Onto BridgeportThe show: Connecticut Free Shakespeare production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:36PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

'Southern Comfort' Offers Compelling Look At Transgender Friends by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Southern Comfort” at Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, Mass.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Johanna Day Cast In Premiere of 'Oblivion' At Westport by Frank Rizzo

By 'Nurse Jackie,' 'Weeds' Writer

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:29PM

Bryce Pinkham To Co-Star in Musical 'Love/Murder' On Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Change In Cast From Hartford Stage Premiere

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:23PM

'Johnny Baseball' At Williamstown Not Ready For Big Leagues Yet by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Johnny Baseball" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Mass.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, July 28, 2013

Music Man John McDaniel Has New Connecticut Gig by Frank Rizzo

Heads The Cabaret & Performance Conference At The O'Neill Theater CenterMost people know John McDaniel as the genial Grammy and Emmy Award-winning music director who led the band during the …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

Welcome To The Theater — If You Can Find It by Frank Rizzo

Branding Connecticut Theaters Begin With A Bright ApproachI've been thinking a lot about branding and the state's leading regional theaters — especially as many of them begin to celebr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, July 26, 2013

'Mrs. Mannerly' To Opens TheaterWorks Season by Frank Rizzo

Original Holiday Show Planned, "Freud's Last Session" Added

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:57AM

Season Of Love For Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Charles Mee's 'Big Love' Opens Series

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:03AM
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Indie Film Of 'Four," Based on Christopher Shinn Play, To Receive Wider Distribution by Frank Rizzo

“Four,” the independent film based on the Hartford-set play by Christopher Shinn (who was born in Hartford and raised in Wethersfield), will be released starting Sept. 13 at 1…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:01PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Mike Reiss' "Rubble" Bows At NYC Fringe Festival; Stars Bruce Vilanch by Frank Rizzo

Writer of "I'm Connecticut," TV's "The Simpsons," "The Critic"

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:38PM

Review: Westport's "Loot" Out Of Balance by Frank Rizzo

The show: Joe Orton's "Loot" at the Westport Country Playhouse

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, July 21, 2013

Look At The Old Girl Now, Fellas: 'Hello Dolly!' Revived At Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

Seven weeks after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated"Hello, Dolly!" opened on Broadway and gave America something to sing and cheer about.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, July 19, 2013

Ivoryton Playhouse Casts 'Dreamgirls' by Frank Rizzo

Ivoryton has its “Dreamgirls.” Sheniqua Denise Trotman, JennLee Shallow and Ashley Jeudy will star in the theater’s production of the musical, directed by Lawrence The…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:51PM

Yale Actors Cast In Berkshire Mystery by Frank Rizzo

'The Cat and the Canary' In StockbridgeThat old Yale gang is very much a part of “The Cat and the Canary” at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridg…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:47PM

Will Power's 'Fetch Clay, Make Man' From Hartford to Off-Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Play Brings Together Cassius Clay and Stepin Fetchit

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:50AM

Review: 'Hello, Dolly!' Brought Back To Life by Frank Rizzo

Starring Klea Blackhurst, Tony Sheldon, Ashley BrownThe show: "Hello, Dolly!" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Matthew Rauch Cast as "Macbeth" in Hartford Stage Rep Plays by Frank Rizzo

Play Alternates With "La Dispute"Matthew Rauch will play the title role in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Hartford Stage 's season opener for its 50th anniversary season, playing in re…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:58PM

U.T. Exec Pens New Musical For NYC Festival by Frank Rizzo

'The Pirates of Finance' A Modern Take On Gilbert & Sullivan

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:41PM

Shhhh. Art Garfunkel Plans Under-the-Radar Show In West Hartford by Frank Rizzo

No Reviewing The Show By Audience Members, Too

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:13AM
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

'Othello' Opens Season At Playhouse on Park by Frank Rizzo

Includes World Premiere, 'Higgins In Harlem'

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:36PM

'Aesop's Fables' To Get Another Musical Touch by Frank Rizzo

Emerson Theatre Collaborative To Present New Show

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:24PM

Joanna Gleason, Chris Sarandon Join 'Any Wednesday' Reading by Frank Rizzo

Westport Playhouse Event Stars Melissa Joan Hart

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:14PM

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