Christopher Durang, Bobby Lopez To Join In Cole Porter Yale Event by Frank Rizzo

"Kiss Me Kate" Concert Features Original OrchestrationsPlaywright Christopher Durang and director Bobby Lopez will be among those participating in an all-Yale concert presentation of Co…

Euan Morton, Fred Arsenault Make Up Cast Of Yale Rep's "Stones In His Pockets" by Frank Rizzo

Second Two-Hander In a Row At RepEuan Morton and Fred Arsenault are cast — and make up the entire cast — of Yale Repertory Theatre ’s production of “Stones in Hi…

Ed Asner Returns To Stratford For "Conversation," Visit To AST by Frank Rizzo

Television, film and stage actor Ed Asner (TV'd "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") will talk about his life and career in "A Conversation with Ed Asner" on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the …

Bryce Pinkham Joins "Kiss Me Kate"/Yale/Cole Porter Ta-Do by Frank Rizzo

Kick-Off Of Cole Porter Centennial Celebration Of Yale GraduationBryce Pinkham (Broadway's "Ghost," off-Broadway's "The Orphans' Home Cycle"), opera singer  Sari Gruber and Ethan Freeman…

"Urinetown" Team Will Be First Artists At Goodspeed "Colony" by Frank Rizzo

Greg Kotis, book writer and lyricist and composer Mark Hollmann Goodspeed-BoundGreg Kotis, book writer and lyricist and composer  Mark Hollmann who both won Tonys for the Broadway music &ld…

John McDaniel New Director Of O'Neill Cabaret/Performance Conference by Frank Rizzo

Conductor, pianist, composer, orchestrator, record producer, Grammy and two-time Emmy Award-winner, John McDaniel is the new artistic director of the Cabaret & Performance Conference at …

$50,000 Grant From Mercer Foundation Launches Goodspeed Artists Colony Project by Frank Rizzo

Expands Connecticut's Third Music Theater Artist Residency Program In StateIs Connecticut becoming the home of music theater residencies?

Ashlie Atkinson Cast In Premiere of "January Joiner" At Long Wharf Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Ashlie Atkinson (Neil La Bute's "Fat Pig") is featured in the world premiere of the Laura Jacqmin's play   "January Joiner: A Weight Loss Horror Comedy" (Well, that title's a mouthfill.)

Jason Robert Brown Writes Song, "Twenty-Six Names" by Frank Rizzo

Sometimes art grieves too.

Rob Ruggiero Will Run TheaterWorks In Hartford by Frank Rizzo

Rob Ruggiero, who arrived at Hartford's TheaterWorks as a freelance director in 1993 and stayed on as associate artistic director for many years, will be the theater's next leader in the new…

Rob Ruggiero Named New Producing Artistic Director At Hartford's TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

Associated With Theater for Nearly 20 YearsRob Ruggiero, who arrived at Hartford's  TheaterWorks  as a freelance director in 1993 and stayed on as associate artistic director for many year…

Hurricanes Inspire National Theater Institute Students For New Work by Frank Rizzo

National Theater Institute’s (NTI) 31 students at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford will present "They Were Under," an original work based on first hand and journalis…

'Sunday in the Park With George' At Yale School of Drama by Frank Rizzo

The Yale School of Drama presents "Sunday in the Park with George," will be presented Friday, Dec. 14 to Thursday, Dec. 20 at the University Theatre, 222 York St., New Haven.

"On the Town" Opens Barrington Stage in June in Berkshires by Frank Rizzo

"The Chosen," Shakespeare, New Musical and Next Mark St. Germain Play On TapThe Leonard Bernstein musical "On the Town," a stage adaptation of "The Chosen" and " Much Ado About Nothing…

A Different Look at Elf Esteem in 'Santaland Diaries' at TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Santaland Diaries" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

Yale Rep's World Premiere of Sarah Ruhl's ;Dear Elizabeth': A Touch Of The Poets by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Dear Elizabeth" �at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

Three New Musicals In Development At Goodspeed Festival by Frank Rizzo

Mandy Patinkin-Taylor Mac-Susan Stroman Project Eyes January Date by Frank Rizzo

From my upcoming piece on Mandy Patinkin:

Lucas Hall, Jessica Watkins in "Almost, Maine" At TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

Also Eric Bryant, Laura Esposito in Hartford ProductionLucas Hall, Jessica Watkins, Eric Bryant and Laura Esposito make up the ensemble cast of John Cariani's "Almost, Maine," the next …

Lucas Hall, Jessica Watkins in "Almost, Maine" At TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

Also Eric Bryant, Laura Esposito in Hartford ProductionLucas Hall, Jessica Watkins, Eric Bryant and Laura Esposito make up the ensemble cast of John Cariani's "Almost, Maine," the next …

Michael Wilson To Direct Cicely Tyson On Broadway in "Bountiful" by Frank Rizzo

Staged Play At Hartford Stage During TenureMichael Wilson , former artistic director of Hartford Stage, will direct Cicely Tyson in Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful&rdq…

Michael Wilson To Direct Cicely Tyson On Broadway in "Bountiful" by Frank Rizzo

Staged Play At Hartford Stage During TenureMichael Wilson , former artistic director of Hartford Stage, will direct Cicely Tyson in Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful&rdq…

Three New Musicals In Development At Goodspeed Festival by Frank Rizzo

Eighth Annual Festival Set For Jan. 18 to 20The Eighth Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists  begins its three-day festival of three new works on Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the G…

Hartford Children's Theatre To Close After 22 Years by Frank Rizzo

Hartford Stage To Expand Educational Programming   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageIt's curtains for Hartford Children's Theatre,…

Waltrudis Buck In "Driving Miss Daisy" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park by Frank Rizzo

Waltrudis Buck stars in Alfred Uhry 's Pulitzer prize winning play , "Driving Miss Daisy," which begins performances Wednesday at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park. 

Gob Squad's "Super Night Shot" Set For New Haven by Frank Rizzo

The arts collective Gob Squad will present its unorthodox work, "Super Night Shot" at University Theatre, 222 York St., in New Haven Feb. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m.

"Romeo and Juliet" Opens At Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Will Haden, a second year MFA actor and Hannah Kaplan, a senior BFA actor, are the leads in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" wh…

Goodspeed's "Amazing Grace" Musical To Get NYC Showcase by Frank Rizzo

Robby Benson To Star"Amazing Grace," the new musical which received a fully-staged workshop at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma terris Theatre in Chester, will receive New York showcase at Linc…

Will Rhys Stars as Scrooge -- And More -- At the Kate by Frank Rizzo

Veteran Broadway actor Will Rhys plays Scrooge in a one-man stage stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook…

Governor's Budget Cuts To Address Deficit Affects Arts Groups by Frank Rizzo

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy 's $150 million in immediate cuts to deal with a looming deficit has an effect on many arts, cultural, heritage and tourism organizations.

NEA Gives $345,000 In Grants To 12 Connecticut Arts Groups by Frank Rizzo

The National Endowment for the Artsgave out its lastest round of grants, giving 12 Connecicut arts organizations a total of $345,000 for various projects.