Leslie Uggams Starring As Mama Rose In Connecticut Repertory Theatre's 'Gypsy' by Frank Rizzo

First African-American To Play Iconic Role In 'Gypsy'Leslie Uggams is used to taking on roles that, in a different era, no one would expect an African-American actress to take on.

A Girl-Group Musical At Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

A Girl-Group Musical, The Bikinis," Returns To ConnecticutThe Bikinis are back. The jukebox musical, which had a workshop production at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre last year in …

My Interview With Composer-Writer Mary Rodgers by Frank Rizzo

I love interviewing independent women in show business of a certain age who speak their minds. One of my favorite interviews was in 2002 was with composer-writer Mary Rodgers from his Centra…

'Traces:' The Joy Of Play From The New Kids On The Block by Frank Rizzo

The show:  "Traces," part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, at University Theatre in New Haven.

O'Neill Presenting New Musicals by Frank Rizzo

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford puts its 50th anniversay into high gear this week with the beginning of its National Music Theater Conference, running June 28 through to July 11, …

'The Events': When Tragedy Occurs, It Takes A Choir by Frank Rizzo

Receives U.S. Premiere At New Haven's International Festival Of Arts & IdeasThe show: "The Events," part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Have…

'Endurance:' Icebergs, Actuaries and Leadership Vividly Depicted By Dynamic Troupe by Frank Rizzo

Split Knuckle Theater Makes New Haven Bow At Long WharfThe show:  "Endurance" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.

Elevator Repair Service's ''Arguendo:" Disorder In The Court by Frank Rizzo

Part Of New Haven's International Festival Of Arts & IdeasThe show: "Arguendo" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

Acrobatic 'Traces' Part Of Arts, Ideas by Frank Rizzo

They jump, they tumble, they climb on poles like monkeys on crack. They're the young, athletic and sexy performers in "Traces," from the hip Canadian cirque group Les 7 Doigts de la Main (Se…

10 Rules On Creating A Theater Company by Frank Rizzo

The Folks From Split Knuckle Tell All

The Imaginative 'Endurance' Of Split Knuckle Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Physical Company's Latest Exuberant Play Plays Long WharfFive years ago Greg Webster had a dream in which a man in a business suit stood atop a copier machine as he was being attacked by pap…

A Beauty Of A 'Bee' At Playhouse On Park: When Spellcheck Isn't Enough by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.

Postmortem of "Ghost: The Musical:" The Spirits Are Unwilling by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Ghost: The Musical" at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

Darko Tresnjak's Post-Tony Award Win Agenda by Frank Rizzo

'Anastasia,' "Campaign of the Century,' "Hamlet' -- And Partti LuPoneSo Darko Tresnjak, you’ve just won a Tony Award for outstanding director of a musical, what are you going to do n…

Review 'Fingers and Toes:' Belabored Until They Start Dancing by Frank Rizzo

The show:  'Fingers and Toes' at Ivoryton Playhouse

'Sing For Your Shakespeare' Revue: In The Very Best Of Taste by Frank Rizzo

The show:  'Sing For Your Shakespeare' at  Westport  Country Playhouse

Edinburgh Hit 'The Events' A Highlight Of Arts And Ideas Fest by Frank Rizzo

Powerful Play At Yale Rep Explores "The Idea Of Evil And The Limits Of Forgiveness'David Greig remembers walking with his 12-year-old son in the Scottish Highlands in July 2011 when they sto…

Tony Win for Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak by Frank Rizzo

Darko Tresnjak, artistic director of Hartford Stage,"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" which was developed and premiered at Hartford Stage, became the first artistic director of a Conn…

Tony Awards Quiz: Betcha Can't Get All 12 Answers by Frank Rizzo

Do you think you know the Tony Awards? Facts like how many times Neil Patrick Harris has hosted? Or The the year it began being televised? Maybe so, but what about the more difficult questio…

'A Chorus Line' At Jorgensen by Frank Rizzo

Broadway's Singular Sensation Comes To StorrsSummer has officially begun. How do you know? The first show of Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series begins, and it's one that's …

Connecticut Critics Offer Nominations, Special Awards For Season's Best by Frank Rizzo

Billie Joe Armstromng, Athol Fugard To Receive Special NodsRocker Billie Joe Armstrong , South African playwright Athol Fugard and New Haven’s Broken Umbrella Theatre will be reco…

How Will "A Gentleman's Guide..." Fare At The Tony Awards? by Frank Rizzo

One Man In The Balcony Has A Different PerspectiveDavid Polk will be in the balcony of Radio City Music Hall Sunday night at the Tony Awards telecast.

Will Foxwoods' Expansion Into Theatrical Entertainments Change Marketplace? by Frank Rizzo

"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike:' When A Cherry Orchard Isn't Enough by Frank Rizzo

Playful, Sexy, Caring Production of Durang Comedy At Hartfird StageThe show: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at Hartford Stage

New Musical 'Fingers and Toes' at Ivoryton Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

Robert Moss looks as if he could start another theater company tomorrow.

Review: 'Gilbert the Great' -- If You Build It, They Will Have Fun by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Gilbert the Great" by Broken Umbrella Theater at Erector Square in New Haven.

High School Musical Awards At The Palace by Frank Rizzo

It's one of my favorite theater events of the year: the annual Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards. This year, 23 schools from around the state will compete on Monday, June 2, at …

Cast Set For Connecticut Rep 'Chorus Line' at UConn by Frank Rizzo

Opener For Nutmeg Summer Series Of Musicals

Monkee's Mickey Dolenz To Star In New Comedy By 'Simpsons' Writer by Frank Rizzo

Premiere of Mike Reiss' 'Comedy Is Hard" at Ivoryton Playhouse

Leslie Hendrix Of 'Law & Order' Joins Soap Hunk David Gregory At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Christopher Durang's Gang Talks About Sex, Lunacy In 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'Life is more fun outside the morgue, says Leslie Hendrix.

'TheaterWorks' Love/Sick': Bittersweet Tales Of Love, Marriage And Family, With A Twist by Frank Rizzo