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Friday, August 14, 2015

'Memphis' Among Shows To Catch Before Summer's Over by Frank Rizzo

Summer's nearly over, which means it's the last chance to check out warm-weather programming around the state.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:02PM
Thursday, August 13, 2015

The Kilroys Are Here: Women Playwrights Put Spotlight On Gender Disparity by Frank Rizzo

Women playwrights are counting on parity when artistic directors at not-for-profit theaters across the country choose a season - but so far the numbers haven't added up.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:24PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

National Puppetry Festival To Honor Carroll Spinney At Six-Day Event by Frank Rizzo

Don't be surprised if you run into Big Bird on the UConn campus next week. Or hear the voice of Duckworth the Butler. Or run into Maria of "Sesame Street."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:49AM
Friday, July 31, 2015

TheaterWorks' 'I'll Eat You Last' Is A Tough Chew by Frank Rizzo

The show: "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" at Hartford's TheaterWorks.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00AM
Thursday, July 23, 2015

The Big Names Behind Goodspeed's 'My Paris' by Frank Rizzo

Picture this: Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the center of the colorful, vibrant, raffish Montmartre section of Paris during La Belle Époque, when arts flourished during a period of re…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:05PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

'Amazing Grace': A Musical's 18-Year Journey From Goodspeed To Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Sometimes you've just got to have a little faith, not to mention determination, luck and even a certain amount of grace to create a musical that makes it to Broadway.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:27PM
Monday, July 13, 2015

'Xanadu' A Fun Summer Stage Party At Connecticut Rep by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Xanadu" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series on the UConn campus in Storrs.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:32PM
Monday, July 6, 2015

Broadway's David Pittsinger Stars In Stellar 'South Pacific' At Ivoryton by Frank Rizzo

The show: "South Pacific" at Ivoryton Playhouse

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:21PM

Summer Theater Review: ‘Off the Main Road’ with Kyra Sedgwick by Frank Rizzo

Faye Garrit is an immediately recognizable William Inge woman: anxious, unmoored and yearning for something more, whether it be finding a purpose in her superficial life or just making it wi…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:56AM
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Goodspeed's 'La Cage Aux Folles' Inspires A Drag Transformation by Frank Rizzo

When Mark Adam Rampmeyer, Goodspeed Musicals' make-up and wig designer asks me to bring in a picture of my mother for my makeover, I somehow know I won't end up looking like one of the prett…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:12AM
Thursday, June 25, 2015

Maureen Anderman Heads 'Love & Money' Cast At Westport by Frank Rizzo

Maureen Anderman will star in the "world premiere preview" of A.R. Gurney's "Love & Money" at the Westport Country Playhouse. The show runs July 21 to Aug. 8 and is staged by the theater's a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:31PM
Monday, June 22, 2015

'Peter Pan' Soars On Boy Power In Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Production by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Peter Pan" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn in Storrs.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:04PM
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Dancer Carmen de Lavallade Brings Her Intimate Stage Memoir To Arts & Ideas by Frank Rizzo

NEW YORK CITY - Walk into Carmen de Lavallade's Upper West Side apartment in New York, and you immediately get a sense of the woman who lives there.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00AM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

A Critic's Top 10 Picks For Connecticut's 2014-15 Theater Season by Frank Rizzo

With the 2014-15 theater season over and the shows all set for the 2015-16 season, it's a good time to take a look back at the best of what was on Connecticut stages.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:39AM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Playhouse on Park Delivers The Spirit of 'Hair' by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Hair" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:13PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

'Calendar Girls' At Ivoryton Playhouse Suffers From Clunky Script by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Calendar Girls" at Ivoryton Playhouse.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:14PM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Performance Artist Taylor Mac To Unveil '90s' Decade Show At Arts & Ideas by Frank Rizzo

Looking at American history with "outsider" perspectives is a trending topic. There's Larry Kramer's epic gay-themed novel, "The American People, Vol 1." And Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical abo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Friday, June 5, 2015

Tony Awards: Predictions And Facts About This Year's Nominations - CTnow by Frank Rizzo

Here are seven things you should know about this year's awards show recognizing the best of Broadway theatre:

SOURCE: www.ctnow.com at 11:07PM
Monday, June 1, 2015

Connecticut Critics Name Nominees For Best Of State's Theater Season by Frank Rizzo

Two world premieres, two established works and one adaptation make up the nominations for outstanding production of a play the 2014-15 season by the Connecticut Critics Circle. The awards ho…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:04PM

Connecticut Critics Name Nominees For Best Of State's Theater Season by Frank Rizzo

Two world premieres, two established works and one adaptation make up the nominations for outstanding production of a play the 2014-15 season by the Connecticut Critics Circle. The awards ho…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:04PM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Long Wharf Announces Final Plays Of 2015-16 Season by Frank Rizzo

A tour stop, a presentation and a co-pro will be among the six works that will make up New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:31AM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Terrence Mann Reprises Broadway Role For Connecticut Rep's 'Les Miz' by Frank Rizzo

Villains are forever, or so it seems for Terrence Mann, who returns to the role that he originated on Broadway 28 years ago as Inspector Javert in the blockbuster and revolutionary musical "…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:43PM

TheaterWorks Explores The Morals Of 'Good People' by Frank Rizzo

It's difficult to put writer David Lindsay-Abaire in a single category.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:21PM

Mark Twain House, Author David Baldacci Establish $25,000 Literary Award by Frank Rizzo

With the help of a best-selling author, the Mark Twain House & Museum is establishing a major annual literary prize.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:07AM
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

William Gillette Restored To Life On Film by Frank Rizzo

Before Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller there was Hartford's William Gillette.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:49AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

'I Do! I Do!': Its Cup Runneth Over with Schmaltz by FRANK RIZZO

Two Broadway Pros Engaging in Westport Playhouse Production

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58PM

Hartford Stage, After Michael Wilson by FRANK RIZZO

Future Unclear As Theater Company Searches for New Executive Director

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58PM

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