Dorothy Thompson's journalistic voice was nothing short of heroic, and Tod Randolph's courageous/shining performance in Shakespeare & Company's Cassandra Speaks fully honors the twentieth ce…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:07PMDr. Ruth, All the Way, a world premiere at Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, through July 21st, is a strikingly dramatic and completely captivating o…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:35AMA quiet play By Gilles Segal, translated by Sara O'Connor, the intense focus rests upon Finkelbaum (Joby Earle), a concentration camp survivor who in 1950 spends his life in one confining ro…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:53AMDirected by Rob Ruggiero, this show is adapted from Giulia Melucci's memoir by Connecticut-based creative writer Jacques Lamarre. Lamarre, in real life, wears many hats.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:03AM"Lungs," a New England premiere at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, through June 10th, is a contemporary and eclectic two person comic drama which has staying and stick…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:37AMWow: "Come Fly Away," making a stop as part of a national tour at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts through June 3rd, is a stunner.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:43PMWith huge assists from his design team, Tresnjak's first Shakespeare here, visually resplendent, is filled with numerous performing arts highlights.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:10PMLong Wharf Theatre's presentation of My Name is Asher Lev, which continues through May 27th, is beautifully delineated and constructed: this is a tightly knit 90-minute piece which is themat…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:50PMMame, at the Goodspeed Opera House through July 7th, becomes far more of a treat during its thankfully shorter second act
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:03AMMark Lamos, directing Westport Country Playhouse's energetic, catchy production of Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book), infuses inventive and emoti…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:49PMThe Realistic Joneses, a world premiere continuing at Yale Repertory Theatre through May 12th, is absurd, existential and oftentimes hilarious.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:26PMRed, a transfixing, combative two-hander at Hartford's TheaterWorks through May 6th, boasts detailed, forceful performances by Jonathan Epstein as Mark Rothko and Tomas Leverton as his assis…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:43PMThose who already love Shakespeare will both appreciate and adore The Winter's Tale as presented by Yale Rep and now at the University Theatre in New Haven.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:41PMBell, Book, and Candle, directed by Darko Tresnjak, plays Long Wharf Theatre until April 1st and then journeys up Interstate 91 before opening at Hartford Stage on April 5th.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:48AMFebruary House, in a world premiere production at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven through March 18th, inspires through the striking talent of the artistic collaborative team of Seth Bockley …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:49PMDirected by Tina Landau, the production is sometimes striking and sometimes convoluted. One leaves the theater thinking about Anderson's atypical characters and possible future ramifications…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:16AM"The Sty of the Blind Pig" is a well crafted and sometimes moving play enacted beautifully - despite its title.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:02PMAdapter/Director Eric Ting's play "Macbeth [1969]" is arresting, startling, and intellectually challenging. Sometimes bombarding one's senses, the Long Wharf world premiere production runs j…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:44PMIn all, "Boeing-Boeing" serves as a fine tonic on a chilly evening in winter. No heightened airport security is evident. See for yourself.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:55AMHilarious is an over-utilized word. It happens, though, to perfectly describe the clever and delightfully ridiculous (a huge compliment in this case) production of Moliere's "A Doctor in Spi…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:07PMActor Brian Dennehy's mastery of the one hour monologue called "Krapp's Last Tape," by Samuel Beckett, is a must see for anyone craving an extraordinary solo performance.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:16PMA searing play composed by Amy Herzog, the production benefits from brave, versatile performances provided by Maria Dizzia as Abby and Greg Keller as Zack.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:06PMQuiara Alegria Hudes, the playwright who wrote the book for In the Heights, is a blazing talent. Hartford Stage presents her new play, "Water by the Spoonful," a world premiere, through Nove…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:03AMFor the fourth time in his career, Mark Lamos (once as an actor and otherwise as a director) brings William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" to the stage ... this is a most musical and brightly…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:59PMShakespeare & Company's "War of the Worlds," continuing at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre in Lenox, Massachusetts, through November 6th, is a delectable treat and about perfect for Hallowee…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:23PMBrian Friel's "Molly Sweeney," at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven through October 16th, is simultaneously lyrical and more than a trifle unsettling.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:47PMDazzling and sometimes lyrical, "Traces," presented by Montreal's 7 Fingers at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts through October 9th, is difficult to categorize yet often pu…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:52PMThis production honors the Russian playwright as it benefits from excellent performance. It is rich in implication and theme and also incorporates dry humor within the context of drama.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:38PMTara Franklin, capturing her character's every nuance during the world premiere of "Birthday Boy" at the Berkshire Theatre Festival ... provides the most natural of performances�a joy to per…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMSummer's finale finds Jenny Gersten still smiling: after three months of constant 16 hour days; after having broken two bones in a foot just 10 days ago while running down a hill behind the …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:26PMWhile Berkshire Theatre Festival's production of "Period of Adjustment" is commendable, this Tennessee Williams play lacks the poetry and passion of his finer works.
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