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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

My Variety Review: 'All's Well That Ends Well' by Frank Rizzo

ALL PHOTOS BY JOAN MARCUS Get thee to Arden " or at least to the Arden depicted in the glorious, delightful and big-hearted musical…

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Middlebury, Vt. Filmfest: More Films -- And Pictures by Frank Rizzo

Here's a bunch of pictures from photographer Steve James off the 8th Annual Middlebury Filmmakers Festival which concludes today in this charming Vermont college town., Amtrak's Ethan Alle…

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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Middlebury, Vt. Filmfest: The Week for New Filmmakers by Frank Rizzo

The second day of the festival was also filled with film, films and more films, both short and feature length from the U.S. as well as from around the world. What I liked about these films w…

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Vermont New Filmmakers Fest: Middlebury Hosts Latest by Frank Rizzo

When our friends invited us up from New Haven to Middlebury, Vermont, it did't take long to dash and buy our Amtrak tickets to the town's new train stop on the Ethan Allen line (leaving fr…

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

$14 Million Gift To Transform New Haven Symphony by Frank Rizzo

Transformative changes are ahead for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, fueled by a historic multimillion-dollar gift that will create new outreach initiatives and a new home for its performa…

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

My Review of 'Secondo' at TheaterWorks. by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Secondo" at TheaterWorks Hartford What is it?: Jacques Lamarre's sequel to his play-with-food show, "I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti," based on the stories of author Giulia Melu…

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Saturday, August 6, 2022

My Review: 'Anne of Green Gables' at Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Anne of Green Gables" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. …

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Connecticut VOICE Magazine To Honor LGBTQ+ Leaders At New Event At Foxwoods by Frank Rizzo

Connecticut VOICE, the state's premier magazine dedicated exclusively to the LGBTQ+ community, will present the Inaugural Connecticut VOICE Honors Gala on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m., at F…

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Monday, August 1, 2022

McEntee Named First Recipient Of New LGBTQ+ Theatre Writer Fellowship by Frank Rizzo

NEW YORK"The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA have announced the first recipient of the ATCA Helbing fellowship for LGBTQ+ theater writers. Members of the Helb…

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

My Review: Broadway's "The Kite Runner" by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Kite Runner" by Matthew Spangler at Helen Haynes Theatre, NYC What is it?: Play based on Khaled Hosseini's fictional memoir and popular debut novel in 2003 about two Afghan b…

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Friday, July 22, 2022

Mu Uncle Pete at 105, an Italian Perennial by Frank Rizzo

My uncle Peter is seated peacefully in a lounge chair in a suburban Boston backyard. Feeling the sun warming his face, a gentle spring breeze against his skin and the call of a nearby goldfi…

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

'Kim's Convenience' at Westport Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Kim's Convenience" by Ins Choi at Westport Country Playhouse …

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Broadway's 'Into The Woods' Revival: My Best Time In The Theatre In Ages by Frank Rizzo

All photos by Matt Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade. The show: "Into the Woods" at the St. James Theatre in NYC. What is i…

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

'Kiss My Aztec!' at Hartford Stage: Great Fun, Music and Performances. by Frank Rizzo

Review of John Leguizamo's musical "Kiss My Aztec!" It's been presented at Berkeley Rep and La Jolla and this is 3rd perch with hopes to go to NYC. next. The Hartford Courant didnt care for…

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

New Riverfront Park Eyes Performance Space After TheaterWorks Show by Frank Rizzo

\What to do with the 60 acres of open waterfront space on the Hartford-Windsor border that Riverfront Recapture acquired last year? The private, nonprofit organization is planning a riverwal…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

MTC's 'Falsettoland,' TheaterWorks Hartford's "Walden' Top Ct Critics Honors by Frank Rizzo

Susan Haefner receiving her honor for "Tenderly." All photos by Mara Lavitt NEW HAVEN " The U.S. premiere of "Walden" at TheaterWo…

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

'Hair''s James Rado, 90 by Frank Rizzo

Sad news about the death of James Rado, co-creator of "Hair." I interviewed the 90-year-old Rado for a story for Encore Monthly magazine last fall. Joan Marcus took this terrific portrait of…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Eric Marcus Digs Deep For LGBTQ History for 'Making Gay History' Podcast by Frank Rizzo

In 1988, Eric Marcus was working as an associate producer at CBS when he left his position to embark on an oral history project that would change his life"and affect the lives of so many oth…

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Confessions of a Legendary Drag Queen by Frank Rizzo

I never thought I'd do drag for a living," says the six-foot-two muscleman wearing a Meat Rack cap, industrial strength necklace, a black tank-top and an anchor tattoo on his bulging bicep. …

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My Variety Review: New Musical 'Trading Places' in Atlanta by Frank Rizzo

After the Great Recession of '08 " not to mention anxiety about the current economy " will a Reagan-era comedy about insider trading and the glory of greed get the same laughs? Can it sing, …

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Friday, May 27, 2022

My Review: "Queen" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven by Frank Rizzo

All photos by Jeremy Daniel The show: "Queen" by Madhuri Shekar at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. What makes it special?: It's a …

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Ct Critics Free Awards Show June 27 at Long Wharf Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Michael Yeargan receiving a CCC Award from 2019's ceremony, Photo by Mara Lavett, After a three-year hiatus, the Connecticut Crit…

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My Review: 'Cabaret' at Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

The show: The musical "Cabaret" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. What makes it special?: It's rare that Goodspeed presents something so seeming sexy and edgy (but really, it's a 60-y…

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My Review: "Zoe's Perfect Wedding" at TheaterWorks Hartford by Frank Rizzo

All Photos by Mike Marques. HUNTER RYAN HERDLICKA, BLAIR LEWIN and DANIEL JOSÉ MOLINA The show: "Zoey's Perfect Wedding" at The…

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Monday, May 23, 2022

Broadway Bound? Some Quick Takes, Part 2 by Frank Rizzo

Now where were we? Ah, yes, sharing some pithy thoughts on shows that have opened this season for those Connecticut folks who want to take in a Broadway show after a long period of being wit…

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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Broadway Bound? Part 1 With a Return Visit To Company by Frank Rizzo

Ah, May. Blossoms may be blooming around Connecticut but that's nothing like the shows that are bursting forth in New York City and that are now vying for Tony Awards and other end-of-seaso…

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

My Variety Review: Billy Crystal's "Mr. Saturday Night" on Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Sometimes being nice has its rewards. Take Buddy Young Jr., the bitter, self-centered, self-destructive comedian from the 1992 flop film "Mr. Saturday Night," which Billy Crystal starred in,…

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Monday, April 25, 2022

My Variety Review: 'Funny Girl' Returns To Broadway by Frank Rizzo

"You ever feel like there's someone watching from the shadows?" asks Beanie Feldstein's Fanny Brice, as haunting apparitions from the Ziegfeld star's past waft in and out in a kind of "Fa…

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Monday, April 18, 2022

Review: Neil Simons' 'Lost in Yonkers' at Hartford Stage with Marsha Mason by Frank Rizzo

All photos are by T. Charles Erickson The show: "Lost in Yonkers" at Hartford Stage What makes it special?: Pulitzer Prize and Tony…

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Sunday, April 17, 2022

Review: 'Next To Normal' at Westport Country Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Photos by Carol Rosegg The show: "Next to Normal" What is it?: A Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical. This is the second …

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Dire Finances Also Reason For Long Wharf Theatre Exit by Frank Rizzo

Financial realities " not just artistic re-envisioning " triggered the Tony Award-winning Long Wharf Theatre's announcement in March that it will leave the physical complex it has called hom…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off