Tuesday, June 27, 2023
“To Kill a Mockingbird”
For 65 years Richard Thomas has been a working actor, first making his Broadway debut when he was …
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:53PMEnter Connecticut’s waterfall wonderland and let your dreams take over. Take in the blurring cascades, the glistening moss, the summer leaves dotting the waters, the hypnotic swirls of an …
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:25PMTuesday, June 13, 2023
The show: “Gypsy” at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam
What makes it special?: It’s the first time the classic musical from Broadway’s Golden Age is being presented at the theate…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 10:15AMSaturday, June 3, 2023
There was Amethyst killing it on her first Lip Synch-For-Your-Life—and triumphing—after making the ultimate faux pas of wearing sneakers on the runway.
Then there was Robin Fierce, tryin…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:42AMLook into their eyes, these tender young men of a century or two ago.
In haunting vintage tintypes from the 1840s, secret snapshots taken in mirrors, clandestine shoots in bedrooms, narrow s…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:22AMSaturday, May 13, 2023
The show: “White Girl in Danger” at the Tony Kiser Theater (305 West 43rd St.) in New York
What makes it special?: The follow-up musical by Michael R. Jackson who won a Tony Award and a…
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Drag performances have been around the state for decades, but in the past few years the scene has flourished into a thriving business for performers, promoters and venues.
For years the show…
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After seeing nearly the full slate off Broadway shows this season, some thoughts on the Tony Award nominations that were announced on Tuesday:
— She was robbed. I am shocked that Laura Lin…
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The show: The Broadway musical "New York, New York"
What makes it special?: Very loosely inspired from the 1977 Martin Scorsese film that starred Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro , this time…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:53PMTuesday, April 25, 2023
Friends come and go. Some stay throughout our lives while others, however significant for a time, fade into the haze of memory yet always linger within us.
In “Summer, 1976,” the new Bro…
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All photos by Chelcie Parry
The show: “Regretfully, So the Bird Are” at Playwrights Horizons by Julia Izumi, directed by Jenn…
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Photos by T. Charles Ericxkson
The show: “The Coast Starlight”
What makes it special: A new play by Keith Bunin. It also sta…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:51AMFriday, April 14, 2023
In Aaron Sorkin’s revised script for Lincoln Center Theater’s new Broadway production of “Camelot,” the magic is missing — in more ways than one.
The declared aim of the stage, TV …
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:00AMTuesday, April 11, 2023
For more than two decades, New Haven’s International Festival of Arts & Ideas has brought theater, dance and music artists—as well as great thinkers and influencers—to the city fro…
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Earlier this winter the Yale Center for British Art closed its doors for 2023 — and which will remain closed until next year.
While the temporary closing for a building conservation projec…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:41PMThursday, April 6, 2023
The show: ”The Wanderers” off Broadway
What is it?: New pay by Anna Ziegler, directed by Barry Edelstein for Roundabout Theatre Company
What makes it special?: It stars Katie Holmes. It�…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:26PMWednesday, April 5, 2023
Some Broadway wags might have scoffed at the idea of a cornpone musical comedy and its punny promotions. But with its exuberance, heart and non-stop yucks, “Shucked” is the surprise deli…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:41PMSunday, March 26, 2023
All photos by Julieta Cervantes
The show: “Wolf Play” at Manhattan Class Company by Hansol Jung,previously presented at at S…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 07:08AMFriday, March 17, 2023
All photos by Joan Marcus.
Traveling from the relative calm of the Clinton era to more perilous, contemporary times of mobs, mend…
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Anthony McDonald of the Shubert Theatre in New Haven
Could the wave of new housing developments in downtown New Haven be a potent…
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For 14 seasons we’ve watched the Emmy Award-winning RuPaul‘s Drag Race showcase queens from such states as New York, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina—even Arkansas. But after…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 08:32AMThere’s a show-stopping moment in the Broadway musical Some Like It Hot, based on the classic 1959 film comedy.
In the new show, Jerry and Joe are two musicians in Depression-era Chicago w…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 08:14AMTuesday, February 28, 2023
The show: “Pictures from Home” by Sharr White (“The Other Place.,” “The Snow Geese” and the Netflix limited series “Halston.”
What is it?: A new Broadway play inspired by La…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 02:32PMThursday, December 15, 2022
The show: “Christmas in Connecticut” at Goodspeed Opera House
What makes it special?: It’s a new musical based on the 1945 film starring Barbara Stanwyck.
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SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:09AMMonday, December 12, 2022
Sunday afternoon was the final performance of the Broadway run of the musical “KPOP” at the Circle in the Square Theater on 50th Street. Though it was a hit when it was an experiential p…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 02:22PMSunday afternoon was the final performance of the Broadway run of the musical “KPOP” at the Circle in the Square Theater on 50th Street. Though it was a hit when it was an experiential p…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 02:06PMSunday afternoon was the final performance of the Broadway run of the musical “KPOP” at the Circle in the Square Theater on 50th Street. Though it was a hit when it was an experiential p…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:25AMSunday, December 11, 2022
Taking a classic film comedy — especially one that plays fast and loose with gender and sexuality — and turning it into a big Broadway musical is far from a sure thing in these contempor…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:08PMSaturday, December 10, 2022
Need an escape from the realities of the world, a nostalgic visit to reconnect with childhood friends, or a quick rescue from a superhero or two? Then perhaps you need to step into another u…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:34AMSing hallelujah because gospel music is finally getting its due. Yale University is aiming to be the academic center of the gospel music world with its new interdisciplinary Program in Music…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 09:18AMWednesday, November 23, 2022
Estelle Parsons sits in her sunny living room in her Upper West Side apartment, taking an afternoon break from preparations for her annual trip to New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, where…
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