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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

New Logo For Hartford Stage: What's Behind The Curtain by Frank Rizzo

I was surprised in attending the announcement of Hartford Stage ’s 50th anniversary season to learn that the old place has a new logo. 

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AM
Sunday, March 24, 2013

A Connecticut Theater Club? Say, That's The Ticket by Frank Rizzo

Are Connecticut theaters missing out on a new audience? New engagement? New revenue?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:53AM

Hartford Stage's 50th Season Includes Premiere of Musical Comedy, Classics by Frank Rizzo

Collaboration with Symphony and Reunions Also On TapA premiere of an original musical comedy, two classics performed in repertory, a reunion of the theater's five artistic directors, and a "…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, March 22, 2013

Hungry For Entertainment? Food, Reality Stars Hit The Touring Circuit by Frank Rizzo

Ina Garten, Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert Talk Turkey On Meet-The-People ShowsWhen Ina Garten looks out from center stage at a live presentation, she sees an audience of hundreds of eager fa…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AM
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Paul Giamatti: A "Hamlet" With Humor In Uneven Yale Rep Production by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Hamlet" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:39PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tommy Tune, Donna McKechnie At O'Neill Cabaret Gathering by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-winners Tommy Tune and Donna McKechnie will be part of the 2013 Cabaret & Performance Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford this summer.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:47PM

Melissa Joan Hart In 'Any Wednesday' Reading At Westport by Frank Rizzo

Melissa Joan Hart will star in a benefit reading of the '60s romantic comedy "Any Wednesday" at the Westport Country Playhouse Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:58PM

Alice Ripley Cast In 'Clybourne Park' At Long Wharf Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Alice Ripley, who won a Tony Award for her performance of the bi-polar mother in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, "Next to Normal," is cast in the upcoming production of Bruce Norris'…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:43PM

Musical Comedy Premiere Highlights Hartford Stage's 50th by Frank Rizzo

Two Classic In Rep, Reunions Featured TooA world premiere of an original musical comedy, two classic performed in repertory, a reunion of the theater’s five artistic directors and a &l…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:28PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Klea Blackhurst To Star In Goodspeed's "Hello, Dolly!" by Frank Rizzo

Performances Begin June 28Klea Blackhurst , known for her musical tribute to Ethel Merman , stars in the upcoming revival of "Hello, Dolly!" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:50AM

Three "Phantoms" Come Together For Concert In Fairfield by Frank Rizzo

Three Broadway performers who have all played the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera"  will perform together with the  Bridgeport Symphony at the Edgerton Center …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:25AM

Florence Henderson Set for Edgerton Center In Fairfield by Frank Rizzo

To many she's Mrs. Carol Brady, to others a Broadway songstress.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:05AM

New Musical Co-Directed By Harold Prince To Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Musical Based On Film "The Band's Visit"Legendary director Harold Prince will co-stage a new musical which is being developed to premiere at Hartford Stage for the 2014-15 season

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:50AM
Monday, March 18, 2013

Mandy Patinkin To Perform At Long Wharf Gala by Frank Rizzo

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin , accompanied by Paul Ford on piano, will be in concert to Long Wharf Theatre's gala at on Friday, June 7 in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:01PM
Friday, March 15, 2013

Alan Bennett's London Hit 'People' Screened At Connecticut Theaters by Frank Rizzo

People who see "People" are the luckiest people in the theater world.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:25PM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Connecticut's Pilobolus To Collaborate With Penn & Teller, Trish Sie by Frank Rizzo

Pilobolus Dance Theatre will present two new works with collaborators Trish Sie and Penn & Teller , when it plays its annual four-week run at the Joyce Theatre 175 Eighth Ave. at 19th St…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:43AM

Long Wharf Theatre Sets "Sparks" Program For "Clybourne Park" by Frank Rizzo

In conjunction with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by Bruce Norris, "Clybourne Park," which New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre is producing later this spring, the theater is …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:15AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

World Premiere of "Paper Bullets" Highlights Yale Repertory Theatre 2013-14 Season by Frank Rizzo

Featuring New Songs By Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong"Paper Bullets,” the world premiere rock adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing” featuring new songs by Green Day&…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:06PM

Barbershop Quartet Musical To Open Norma Terris Season by Frank Rizzo

A new musical about a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet penned by the head writer of “The Cosby Show” and the writer of "Freud's Last Session" will open the 2013 season at Goodspeed …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:54AM

Dana Steingiold Joins Cast Of 'Beau Jest' Play Reading at Westport by Frank Rizzo

Dana Steingold, who received a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for her performance as Little Red Ridinghood in Westport Country Playhouse ’s “Into the Woods,” will be in…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Yale's Tarell Alvin McCraney Gets Major Writing Award by Frank Rizzo

Dramatists Naomi Wallace, Stephen Adly Guirgis , and Yale School of Drama grad Tarell Alvin McCraney are the nine recipients of the new writing prize — and one of the most lucrati…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:46PM

'Punk Rock" To Play At Connecticut Rep at UConn by Frank Rizzo

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will present Simon Stephens' "Punk Rock" March 28 to April 7, in the Studio Theatre on the Storrs campus.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:06PM

'On the 20th Century' Slated For Hartt School by Frank Rizzo

The Hartt School at the University of Hartford will present the musical “On the Twentieth Century,” Thursday, March 14 through Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:13PM

Site Specific Theater At New Haven's IKEA. No Instructions Needed by Frank Rizzo

Live theater has played in some offbeat places. But this one’s a doozy.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:49PM

Linda Eder To Offer Master Class At Torrington's Warner Theater by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award nominated Linda Eder (Broadway’s “Jekyll & Hyde”) will be giving a master class for the Warner Theatre Center for the Arts Education in Torrington on Saturda…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:23PM
Monday, March 11, 2013

'Biggest Loser''s Sweat Mistress Jillian Michaels Takes "Lifestyle" Show To Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Health and wellness guru — and sweat mistress of TV’s “The Biggest Loser” — Jillian Michaels will bring her “Maximize Your Life” tour to the Bu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55AM
Sunday, March 10, 2013

A Talk With Valerie Harper, Living 'Here And Now' by Frank Rizzo

In our first interview in the 1990s, Valerie Harper described the character of Rhoda Morgenstern —sidekick on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and star of the spinoff "Rhoda" — as "th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Hartford Theater Colleagues React To Valerie Harper Cancer Diagnosis by Frank Rizzo

Two Connecticut men who worked intimately with Valerie Harper, best known for her street-smart Rhoda Morgenstern in two award-winning television '70s sitcoms, reacted with sadness and suppor…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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