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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Three In Connecticut To Receive Governor's Arts Awards by Frank Rizzo

Eliizabeth Alexander, Jimmy Greene, Olu Oguibe

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:55PM
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Yale Crash Victim's Play Opens As Family Marks First Anniversary Of Her Death by Frank Rizzo

On the night before the first anniversary of the death of Marina Keegan, the 22-year-old writer who was killed in a car crash on Cape Cod days after graduating magna cum from Yale, her play …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:21PM
Monday, May 20, 2013

Nominations Announced For Connecticut High School Music Theater Awards by Frank Rizzo

Nominations are out for the annual Connecticut High School Music Theater Awards . Winners will be revealed at a ceremony at the Palace Theater in Waterbury on Tuesday, June 4. Tiony Award…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:46AM
Friday, May 17, 2013

Set Designer Creates Maze Magic For 'Twelfth Night' At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Alexander Dodge Creates Solid Settings But Under His Own Terms For set designer Alexander Dodge, it often starts with an image.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:51PM
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Being Neighborly — And Not — In 'Clybourne Park' by Frank Rizzo

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Gets Solid Connecticut Premiere ProductionEditor's note: This is a corrected version of this online review. Actress Alice Ripley was incorrectly named as Emily Sk…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:42PM
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013

Two World Premieres, Musical Slated For Long Wharf Season by Frank Rizzo

New Works by Athol Fugard, Heidi Screck PlannedWorld premieres by Athol Fugar d and Heidi Schreck , a revival of August Wilson ’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “Fence…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:34PM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Tallulah Bankhead Remembered At Ivoryton Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

The run of Matthew Lombardo's "Looped" starring Stefanie Powers as Tallulah Bankhead at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts this week prompted a letter from Henry E. …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:38PM

Kevin Gray Memorial Set For Monday In New York by Frank Rizzo

Hartt School Educator, Actor Died Earlier This Year

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:08PM

Jerry Adler, Harris Doran Return To Roles In Comedy "I'm Connecticut" by Frank Rizzo

"The Simpsons"'Mike Reiss Play Opens At Ivoryton Playhouse In JuneJerry Adler (Hesh in TV's "The Soprano,s" "Mad About You") and Harris Doran will reprise their roles in Mike Reiss ' rom…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:52AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

"Looped" Review: When "Darling" Isn't Enough by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Looped" at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:30AM

Scenes of WASP Life in 'The Dining Room' At Westport by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Dining Room" at Westport Country Playhouse

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Review: Catastrophes of the Heart in 'In a Year With 13 Moons' by Frank Rizzo

World Premiere Of Stage Adapation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder Film At Yale RepThe show: "In a Year with 13 Moons" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Review: 'Good News' Taps Goodspeed's Nostalgic Roots by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Good News" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 2, 2013

A Heart To Heart With Stefanie Powers Of 'Looped' by Frank Rizzo

Actress Plays Tallulah Bankhead In Odd Convergence Of Life And Art At The Bushnell "There are lots of decisions you make that, if you think twice, you won't do them," says Stefanie Powers.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:27PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

'Riding The Turnpike:' Sex Isn't Pretty -- Or Interesting by Frank Rizzo

HartBeat Ensemble Premieres New Work At New Home BaseThe show: "Riding the Turnpike" at Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

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