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Monday, April 15, 2013

Kevin Spacey Gives Wild Salute To Christopher Plummer At O'Neill Theater Center Gala by Frank Rizzo

Kevin Spacey Presents Monte Cristo Award Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey gave a wild, rollicking and heartfelt tribute to Christopher Plummer at Monday night's gala for Waterford's Eug…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:24PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 12, 2013

Review of Hartford Stage's "Abundance:" Go West, Young Woman! (But Pack a Lunch) by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Abundance" by Beth Henley at Hartford Stage

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Cheshire's Jonny Orsini Makes Broadway Debut In 'The Nance' by Frank Rizzo

Stars As Lover To Nathan Lane's Character Jonny Orsini sits in his sparse dressing room on the second floor of the Lyceum Theatre prior to a matinee of Douglas Carter Beane's new play, "The …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:21PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dick Meyers' Puppetry Project Set for UConn by Frank Rizzo

Family Shows Unseen For 30 Years"Cinderella" and" Beauty and the Beast" will make up "The Dick Meyers Project," featuring UConn puppet Arts graduate student Seth Shaffer at the Studi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:19PM[SHARE]

Tina Fabrique Switches from Ella To Motormouth by Frank Rizzo

Co-Stars in CRT's "Hairspray" at UConnTina Fabrique, best known for her starring role in “Ella” on three Connecticut stages, will join Kevin Meaney i n the cast of the Connect…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:03PM[SHARE]

David Linday-Abaire, Theresa Rebeck At Playwrights Panel At Mark Twain House by Frank Rizzo

Also "In the Continuum"'s Nikkole SalterA playwrights panel featuring Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay Abaire (“Rabbit Hole”) and Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck will be …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:39PM[SHARE]

Jen Silverman's "Still" Selected For Yale Play Award by Frank Rizzo

Marsha Norma Choose PlayJen Silverman is the winner of the 2013 Yale Drama Series for her play   "Still," chosen by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:13AM[SHARE]

Cast Set For Westport Playhouse's "Dining Room" by Frank Rizzo

Old Gurney Hand, Mark Lamo,s DirectsHeidi Armbruster (Broadway’s “Time Stands Still”), Chris Henry Coffey (Playhouse’s “Lips Together, Teeth Apart"), Keira …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM[SHARE]

LeRoy McClain Joins Alice Ripley In Long Wharf's "Clybourne Park" by Frank Rizzo

Dan Jenkins Cast, TooLeRoy McClain (Broadway’s “Cymbeline," "The History Boys") will join Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley (Broadway's "Next to Normal")  in the cast of Bruc…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:56AM[SHARE]

New Musical "LMNOP" Gets Workshop At Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Completes Three-Musical Series at Second StageThe musical fantasy, “LMNOP” will have a workshop production at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre July 25 to Aug. 18

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AM[SHARE]

Kevin Spacey To Present Christopher Plummer With Monte Cristo Award by Frank Rizzo

At NYC Gala For Eugene O'Neill Theater CenterOscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey will present the Monte Cristo Award to Oscar and Tony Award winning actor Christopher Plummer at the annua…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:37AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Going To 'The Mountaintop:' Two Soul-Stirring Performances; One Fateful Night by Frank Rizzo

The show: Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop" at Hartford's TheaterWorks

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 7, 2013

50 Years Of Drama, Dance And Dedication At Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

East Haddam's American Theater, And Its Director Michael Price, Have Evolved With The TimesWould the story of the Goodspeed Opera House make a good musical?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 5, 2013

'Ride The Tiger:' Where Sex, Politics And The Mob Collide by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Ride the Tiger" by William Mastrosimone at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Bated Breath Brings Artful Show To New Britain Museum by Frank Rizzo

Site Specific Theater About Toulouse-LautrecTheater and visual art join forces in a site-specific work at the New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St. on Thursday,  April 11…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:06PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Lansbury Is Moved, Sondheim Revealing in Feinstein's "American Songbook" by Frank Rizzo

I saw an advance screening of the opening show of the third season of "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook" which airs Friday on CPTV -- and it's a must-see for any Broadway aficionad…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:59PM[SHARE]

Hartford's TheaterWorks Eyes List Of Shows For New Season by Frank Rizzo

Hartford's TheaterWorks , under artistic producing director Rob Ruggiero, announced a list of shows it is considering for the 2013-14 season. Other shows not on the list may also wind up …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:20PM[SHARE]

Playwright Beth Henley To Speak At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Following Performance Of 'Abundance'Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley and senior dramaturg Elizabeth Williamson will discuss Henley's play, "Abundance"  immediately follo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:25PM[SHARE]

Three New Musicals To Get Development At The O'Neill This Summer by Frank Rizzo

'Broadcast,' 'Goddess,' 'The Noteworthy Life Of Howard Barnes'Three new musicals will receive staged readings this summer as part of the 2013 National Music Theater Conference at the Euge…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:57AM[SHARE]

Aaron Neville, "War Horse" Creators, Kronos Quartet Highlight New Haven Festival by Frank Rizzo

Also: Rosanne Cash, Spike Lee, New Chamber Opera, Artists From India, Italy, Peru, EthiopiaThe latest show from the British director and South African puppeteers of Broadway’s award-wi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:21AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 1, 2013

Haunting Set Of 'Mountaintop' Takes On Life Of Its Own by Frank Rizzo

TheaterWorks' Re-Creates MLK's Lorraine Motel RoomAudiences at Hartford's TheaterWorks production of "The Mountaintop" will be transported in time and place, not just by the power of the scr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:51AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 29, 2013

A Tale Of The Kennedys, Sinatra And The Mafia At Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

'Ride The Tiger' Runs Through April 21When William Mastrosimone was working on the script for the 1992 mini-series "Sinatra," the singer told him a startling tale that involved Joseph Kenned…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:42AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

McCourts' 'A Couple of Blaguards' To Bow At Long Wharf's Stage II by Frank Rizzo

New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre is going to open for business this summer with several shows that it will present (as opposed to the ones it produces itself).

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15PM[SHARE]

New Logo For Hartford Stage: What's Behind The Curtain by Frank Rizzo

I was surprised in attending the announcement of Hartford Stage ’s 50th anniversary season to learn that the old place has a new logo. 

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 24, 2013

A Connecticut Theater Club? Say, That's The Ticket by Frank Rizzo

Are Connecticut theaters missing out on a new audience? New engagement? New revenue?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:53AM[SHARE]

Hartford Stage's 50th Season Includes Premiere of Musical Comedy, Classics by Frank Rizzo

Collaboration with Symphony and Reunions Also On TapA premiere of an original musical comedy, two classics performed in repertory, a reunion of the theater's five artistic directors, and a "…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 22, 2013

Hungry For Entertainment? Food, Reality Stars Hit The Touring Circuit by Frank Rizzo

Ina Garten, Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert Talk Turkey On Meet-The-People ShowsWhen Ina Garten looks out from center stage at a live presentation, she sees an audience of hundreds of eager fa…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Paul Giamatti: A "Hamlet" With Humor In Uneven Yale Rep Production by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Hamlet" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:39PM[SHARE]

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