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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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

Westport Playhouse Event Stars Melissa Joan Hart

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:14PM

John Tartaglia In 'Seussical' In Newtown by Frank Rizzo

Tony and Emmy Award-nominated John Tartaglia (TV’s “Johnny and the Sprites,” Broadway’s “Avenue Q”) will portray The Cat in the Hat and lead a cast …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:03PM

Hartford Stage Looking For Kids For 'Macbeth' by Frank Rizzo

Production Also Receives Grant

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:51AM

Barrett Foa In The Music Man:' He's Cool, Sly And He Sells Boys' Bands by Frank Rizzo

'NCIS: Los Angeles''s Barrett Foa Steps Up To Leading Man RoleThe show: "The Music Man" at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the UConn campus in Storrs.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Wither the Critic? Not So Alone As You Might Think by Frank Rizzo

Theater Writers Gather At O'Neill Center To Grapple With Changing TimesIt's not been a happy time for theater critics.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:44PM
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Barrett Foa Of 'NCIS' In 'Music Man' At UConn by Frank Rizzo

When the time comes to make a movie about Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed the agency's vast global and domestic surveillance (and you know tha…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Goodspeed Adds Performances For 'Hello, Dolly!' by Frank Rizzo

The Goodspeed Musical production of "Hello, Dolly!" was been extended and will now play for 12 additional performances.  

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:05PM

Hendel Family Celebrated At O'Neill Summer Gala by Frank Rizzo

Longtime supporters of Waterford's Eugene O'Neill Theater Center -- Rita, Myron, Ruth and Stephen Hendel -- will be honored at the annual summer gala on Saturday, July 20, in the center'…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:31PM

Ryan King Among Actors At National Playwrights Conference by Frank Rizzo

New Plays At O'Neill Theater Center Begin July 3

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:39PM

'From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook' Set For CPTV by Frank Rizzo

DVD Will be Available In September Of Palace Theater Show“ From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook ”, which took place on Jan. 28, at the Palace Theater in W…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:29PM

'Animal Crackers' At Williamstown Theatre Festival: Off The Marx by Frank Rizzo

The show: “Animal Crackers” at Williamstown Theatre Festival’s main stage in Williamstown, Mass. in the Berkshires.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:45PM
Thursday, June 27, 2013

'Sequence 8' Offers Cool Thrills At International Festival by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Sequence Eight" at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:25PM
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Entertaining 'Stuck Elevator' At Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Stuck Elevator" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, part of the International Festival for Arts & Ideas.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, June 21, 2013

Review: Decadence, Danger In 'Cabaret' At Playhouse On Park by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Cabaret" at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Westport's 'The Show-Off: Not Exactly An Idiot's Delight by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Show-Off" at Westport Country Playhouse

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:46AM

'Billy Elliot:' Boy Power Gives Dance-Dream Tale Its Punch by Frank Rizzo

The show: National tour of "Billy Elliot" at Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

ONeill Center To Launch National Music Theater Institute by Frank Rizzo

State Gives $3 Million Grant for $7.8 Million Project; Largest In Center's History

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:14PM

'Midsummer's Night Dream' More Lost Than Found by Frank Rizzo

'War Horse' Creative Dream Presents New Show At New Haven FestivalThe show: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

'Freewheelers' A Polished Production by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Freewheelers" by the Broken Umbrella Theatre at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 16, 2013

Chinese Deliveryman's Nightmare Comes To Stage As 'Stuck Elevator' by Frank Rizzo

Drama Makes East Coast Debut At International Festival Of Arts And Ideas"Stuck Elevator" began in 2005 when Bryon Au Yong began following news stories about a Chinese restaurant deliveryman …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, June 14, 2013

Tonys To Regionals: Move Over, Here Comes New York City Theaters by Frank Rizzo

Rules Change Means Provinces Now Must Compete With High Profile NYC TheatersSuddenly, the competition to get a Tony Award for outstanding regional theater just got more crowded.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:38PM

Rene Augesen Joins 'True Blood''s Joe Manganiello In 'Streetcar' at Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Rene Augesen will play Blanche to Joe Manganiello 's Stanley in the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Tennessee Williams' "A Strreetcar Named Desire" this fall.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:32AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

New Haven's International Arts Festival: What's Hot This Year? by Frank Rizzo

Spike Lee, Aaron Neville, Kronos Quartet, 'Midsummer Night's Dream' Top Hit ListSpike Lee, Aaron Neville, Kronos Quartet, 'Midsummer Night's Dream' at the top of the hit list.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:45AM

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