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Thursday, June 27, 2019

The high wire of going it alone in ‘One Man Circus’ by Roger Catlin

‘It’s never been done the way I do it.’

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:24AM
Friday, July 27, 2018

Meet the theater specialists who show actors the right way to make out onstage by Roger Catlin

How do directors set boundaries in sex scenes? Enter “intimacy consultants.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06AM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Bringing an empowered Cinderella to the stage by Roger Catlin

A female creative team gives voice to “Ella Enchanted” at Adventure Theatre.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:12PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

New Fox Comedy 'The Mick' Set In Greenwich by Roger Catlin

PASADENA, Calif. — The road to network TV comedy runs increasingly through Fairfield County. Fish-out-of-water stories on the Connecticut gold coast are the basis of a couple of first seas…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:32AM
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Juggling-ballet act ‘4x4’ makes its U.S. debut at Strathmore by Roger Catlin

The show ‘Ephemeral Architectures’ premiered at the 2015 London International Mime Festival.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM
Friday, December 9, 2016

The Grinch descends on Washington at the National Theatre by Roger Catlin

The beloved Christmas story that began with a Dr. Seuss book has been adapted as a stage musical.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42AM
Friday, October 21, 2016

Debbie Allen uses her creative talents to address violence in America by Roger Catlin

“No one is safe from it; everyone is vulnerable,” the choreographer says before the Kennedy Center show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:14AM
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Greenwich Native Rod Lurie Directs 'Killing Reagan' by Roger Catlin

When Rod Lurie was reviewing movies for a Greenwich newspaper in the 1980s, he had no idea he'd be spending time in four different Oval Offices, decades later. All of them have been fictiona…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:36AM
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Dance Theatre of Harlem, stopping in D.C., still break barriers, one step at a time by Roger Catlin

Artistic Director Virginia Johnson: “You don’t just add water. It takes time.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:04PM
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Dr. Henry Lee Revisits JonBenét Ramsey Case In CBS Special by Roger Catlin

One of the biggest stars of the fall TV season so far is a 6-year-old child beauty queen who has been dead nearly two decades. After three documentary specials have already been run (with a …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

ABC Sets New Comedy 'American Housewife' In Westport by Roger Catlin

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Have you heard the one about "The Second Fattest Wife in Westport"? That was the original title of a new ABC fall comedy starring Katy Mixon of "Mike & Molly," unti…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:52PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Grace Gummer Honored To Join 'Mr. Robot' Family by Roger Catlin

Part of joining the cast of the acclaimed cyber thriller "Mr. Robot" for Grace Gummer is pretending she knows about technology. "I feel like we all should know how to do all that stuff, but …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:33PM
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Grown-Up 'Gilmore Girls' Return To Stars Hollow Via Netflix by Roger Catlin

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Connecticut's most famous fictional town comes back to life Nov. 25 when Netflix presents four feature-length chapters in a limited series called "Gilmore Girls: A …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AM
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Anika Noni Rose Picks Up A Gun For New Role In Starz's 'Power' by Roger Catlin

She's been a princess and a Dreamgirl. Now, Bloomfield's Anika Noni Rose is a streetwise cop on the cable drama "Power." Her character, LaVerne "Jukebox" Thomas, makes her debut in drama abo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:12PM
Monday, July 11, 2016

'Feed the Beast' Is CT's Clyde Phillip's Latest Gritty TV Show by Roger Catlin

The latest series from Wilton's Clyde Phillips is one close to his heart, if not his stomach. "Feed the Beast," running Tuesday on AMC, concerns an attempt to open a restaurant in the Bronx …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:56AM
Friday, July 8, 2016

BeBe and CeCe and the DNA of gospel by Roger Catlin

The siblings launched the Winans into a musical legacy, and now the story is being told on a different stage

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM

Shannon O’Neill charts UCB’s power to make a performer Twitter-stalked by Roger Catlin

The troupe, now an incubator for comedy talent, brings its new show to D.C.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:58PM
Thursday, July 7, 2016

CPTV's Successful 'InfInity Hall Live' Begins 5th Season by Roger Catlin

Connecticut Public Television's "Infinity Hall Live" has not only grown into one of the nation's most widely distributed music programs, it's also outgrown Infinity itself. While most shows …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:56PM
Friday, July 1, 2016

On summer tour, dancing brothers Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy get personal by Roger Catlin

The “Dancing With the Stars” pros have created a movement piece about their lives.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:39AM
Friday, June 17, 2016

A tribute to Joan Rivers from the person who knew her best — her daughter by Roger Catlin

Before the District of Comedy Festival, Melissa Rivers talks about her mother’s legacy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:27PM
Friday, April 15, 2016

‘I’m feeling really funny’: Tracy Morgan picks up the pieces on his latest tour by Roger Catlin

The comedian (not comic) talks recovery and “the gift of being funny” leading up to his Kennedy Center show.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:30AM
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

CT 'Idol' Nick Fradiani Mentoring Hopefuls, Releasing New CD by Roger Catlin

PASADENA, Calif. — A year after his own stressed-out season, which he eventually won, Guilford's Nick Fradiani is back on "American Idol," advising others in the final season. He's one of …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:59AM
Thursday, January 21, 2016

CTPV Launches New Music Series 'The Kate' Filmed In Old Saybrook by Roger Catlin

For a public television station that didn't even show "Austin City Limits" for years, Connecticut Public Television has become among the biggest producers of music performance on public TV. …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:12PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Stamford Actress Dana Delany On Amazon Prime's 'Hand of God' by Roger Catlin

It is said that actresses of a certain age have trouble finding work.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:18AM
Monday, August 24, 2015

Wallingford Native Stars In Second Season Of 'From Dusk Till Dawn' by Roger Catlin

When D.J. Cotrona was sought to star in Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series," the director was tickled by the similarity.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:43AM
Monday, August 10, 2015

'Annie' Dog Trainer Starring In Reality Series 'From Wags To Riches' by Roger Catlin

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - It's not unusual to see people scurrying around the polished marble of the Beverly Hilton Hotel with luggage in hand. Few of them, however, are carrying Broadway star…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:03PM
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Hartford's History Of Invention Prominent In New Smithsonian Exhibit by Roger Catlin

WASHINGTON - When it came time to choose just six U.S. "invention hotspots" for the Smithsonian's new, permanent exhibit "Places of Invention," which opened July 1, Silicon Valley was a no-b…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:10PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Theatre Review: ‘The Revolutionists’ at Catholic University by Roger Catlin

Women’s role in the French Revolution is generally remembered to be the image of the fictional Lady Liberty in the famous Delacroix painting, hoisting the tri-colored flag, leading the…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:46PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Theatre Review: ‘Uncle Vanya’ at Round House by Roger Catlin

Uncle Vanya is like the relative you once used to see every decade or so at family reunions. Suddenly, he’s been coming to every Thanksgiving. And now you might think he’s moved in altog…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:32PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Theatre Review: ‘The Margins’ by Molotov Theatre at DC Arts Center by Roger Catlin

In 1972 a parapsychologist in Toronto tried a strange experiment — get a bunch of people together to make up a fictional historical character and then try to conjure him up, though the pow…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00AM

Commentary: A High Speed Helen Hayes Awards Show by Roger Catlin

To counterbalance the echoey chaos of last year, with the Helen Hayes Awards seemed to have been swallowed up by the party it was having at the National Building Museum, the 31st annual even…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:57AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards