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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Shoreline's Long Wharf Theatre Weathers The Weather by Frank Rizzo

"Satchmo at the Waldorf" Performance On TonightLong Wharf Theater, located just off Long Island Sound in New Haven, reports that their facility, which is undergoing interior and exterior …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:05AM
Monday, October 29, 2012

Long Wharf Theater's Shore-Set Home Warily Eyes Sandy by Frank Rizzo

Decision Tuesday Afternoon on Performance Tomorrow NightThe execs at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, located just off I-95 and just off the waves crashing from Long Island Sound , are ke…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:10PM

The Quicksilver Experience of Yale Cabaret: by Frank Rizzo

Revisiting And Rethinking Sam Shepard And Patti SmithIn a week where I saw a musical revival at Goodspeed, a touring road show, and a dance event, my favorite going-out experience was an int…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:35PM
Sunday, October 28, 2012

U.S. Premiere of Christopher Shinn's "Now or Later" by Frank Rizzo

The show:  Christopher Shinn's "Now of Later" by the Huntington Stage Company, at Wimberly Theater at the Boston Center for the Arts.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:05PM
Thursday, October 25, 2012

"Chicago" with Christie Brinkley at the Bushnell in Hartford: Celebrating Celebrity by Frank Rizzo

The show:   "Chicago" tour with Christie Brinkley at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55PM

"Glee"'s Matthew Morrison In Concert At Hartford's Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Show To Be Taped For CPTVEmmy, Tony, and Golden Globe-nominated star, Matthew Morrison, best known as the perpetually optimistic best know as high school teacher Will Schuester on Fox TV…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:25PM

Student Winners Named For Hartford Stage's "Write On" Contest by Frank Rizzo

Abigail Kehoe , Alyssa Slotnick , Christopher Snow , Joe Buchek and Jonas Shivers are the winners of Hartford Stage's "Write On" contest, its annual young playwrights' competition fo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A Proposal For a New Way Theaters Can Eliminate Subscriptions, Get Advance Bucks and Make Everyone Happy by Frank Rizzo

Creating The Theater Bank Account. Is There An App For That?The mixed-but-very-vocal reaction in the blogasphere surrounding the concept of premium pricing for not-for-profit theaters (l…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:50PM

Trinity College Students To Present "Rent" At Austin Arts Center by Frank Rizzo

The 1996 musical “Rent,” will be staged -- free! -- by the Trinity College Department of Music and run Thursday Oct. 25 to Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7;30 p.m. in the Austin Art…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:50PM

British Actress Miriam Margolyes Performs Dickens' Characters at Yale by Frank Rizzo

Bargain Alert: Event Is Free!Need a brain escape after election day?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:15AM

"The Trojan Women," SITI-Style, At Connecticut College by Frank Rizzo

The Siti Company ’s production “Trojan Women (after Euripides)” will be presented Saturday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at Connecticut College’s Palmer Auditorium in New Lo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:53AM

National Theatre's "Timon of Athens" With Simon Russell Beale On State Screens by Frank Rizzo

The National Theatre of London’s acclaimed contemporary staging of William Shakespeare's  “Timon of Athens” will be presented as a National Theatre Live in HD event …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:57AM
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

"Miss Saigon" At Hartt School, Staged By One Who Knows by Frank Rizzo

Kevin Gray knows a few things about the musical "Miss Saigon." After all he played the lead role of The Engineer in the Los Angeles and Toronto productions of the show.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:00PM

Murder Mystery Musical "Something's Afoot:: Deadly by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Something's Afoot" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:52PM

Brian Hutchison Re-teams With Valerie Harper In "Looped" at Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Brian Hutchison will play opposite Valerie Harper in the Matthew Lombardo play, "Looped" when the play comes to the Belding Theater at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:15AM

"Spank!" Musical Parody Set For Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Haven't heard enough "50 Shades of Gray" jokes?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:20AM

New York Theater Casting With Connecticut Connections by Frank Rizzo

Recent Yale School of Drama grad Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Tony nominee for “Ghost”), Chris Bauer (“True Blood”), Aimee Carrero (Cartoon Network’s live-acti…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM
Monday, October 22, 2012

Bated Breath To Present "Toulouse-Lautrec Project" at Atheneum by Frank Rizzo

Picture this: A site-specific theatrical work by the Hartford-based Bated Breath Theatre Company will be presented Thursday Nov. 1 at 6:30 and 7:30 p,.m. and Friday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:30PM

Cindy Williams Stars in "Nunset Boulevard" at Waterbury's Palace by Frank Rizzo

Cindy Williams ( TV’s “Laverne and Shirley”) will star in Dan Goggin’s “Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show,” which will be presented at …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:20PM

"Venus in Fur" Extended For Hartford's TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

The run of David Ives ' comedy "Venus in Fur" at Hartford's TheaterWorks is extending one week.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:05PM
Sunday, October 21, 2012

An Enthusiastic Christie Brinkley Steps Up To Challenges Of 'Chicago' by Frank Rizzo

Road Tour Stops At Bushnell Oct. 25 To 28   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen it was announced that supermodel Christie Brinkl…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

"Hello, Gorgeous:" Connecticut Author Chronicles Barbra Streisand's Early Career by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageAfter studying the sizzle of Liz and the secrets of Kate, author William J. Mann sets out to explore …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

"A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder:" Wickedly Good by Frank Rizzo

The show: “A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder” at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:23AM

'Going Green The Wong Way" Bows At Hartford's Billings Forge by Frank Rizzo

A new "eco-comedy" written and performed by California-based artist Kristina Wong, "Going Green the Wong Way," will be presented Nov. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. at The Studio at Billings For…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:56AM
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012

'Hello, Dolly!' Among Goodspeed's 50th Anniversary Shows by Frank Rizzo

“Good News,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “The Most Happy Fella” will be the three main stage shows celebrating Goodspeed Opera House ’s 50th anniversary…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:25AM
Saturday, October 13, 2012

"Venus in Fur" at Hartford's TheaterWorks: Power Play by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Venus in Fur" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15AM
Friday, October 12, 2012

'Satchmo At the Waldorf' A Solid, Engaging Portrait by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Satchmo at the Waldorf" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Engaged Couple Take Lead In TheaterWorks' Psycho-Sexual 'Venus In Fur' by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageSexual scenes on stage between two actors are never easy. So when the Tony Award-nominated play by Da…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:51PM

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