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"Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" was a breakthrough hit for writer John Patrick Shanley, who followed its 1984 Off Broadway success with the even more popular "Savage in Limbo" (1984), "Italian…
Chris D'Elia, the L.A. comedian/actor known for his roles on the sitcoms "Whitney," "Undateable" and "Jennifer Falls" and his co-hosting of "Ten Minute Podcast," gets the stage to himself 9 …
We're used to seeing plays spread from Broadway to regional theaters. It's bracing to see a fine regional theater writer's work travel into other areas of the country without having to rely …
"To Not Forget Crimea: Uncertain Quiet of Indigenous Crimean Tatars" is a dance piece and a modern civil-rights conversation piece. The provocative multi-media show, inspired by political sh…
Caryl Churchill's scathing social satire "Cloud 9" " being staged at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Studio Theatre space Oct. 23 through Nov. 2 " has many things in common with Tom Stoppard…
Running away to join the circus is one of the great romantic ideals. "The Circus in Winter," a new musical about how circus folk spend their downtime, has run away from Indiana to seek fame …
Mikhail Bulgakov was a playwright himself, but theater types often bypass his plays and prefer to adapt his novels and short stories for the stage instead. An adaptation of Bulgakov's story …
Until now, "Mark My Words"" an annual literary fundraiser for the Mark Twain House & Museum " has been held outside of Hartford and has generally featured authors of mysteries and legal thri…
Downtown Cabaret Theatre (263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport; 203-576-1636, dtcab.com) used to do musical theater almost exclusively, then became known for pop tribute acts. "Hair" is a natural…
One of the come-ons for the Hartford Stage production of Elizabeth Egloff's "Ether Dome" was that the play's real-life inspiration, pioneering anesthesiologist Horace Wells, also, according …
Over 80 years after right-wing Nationalists tried to silence him, by murdering him in a shameful political action during the Spanish Civil War and dumping his body in a mass grave, Federico …
Bridgeport's Downtown Cabaret Theatre is undergoing renovations, so its latest show is taking place at Marisa's Ristorante, 6540 Main St. in Trumbull on Saturday, Sept. 20. It's a fundraisin…
When the Warner Theatre first announced that they'd be doing the stage version of the sensationalistic, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda flick "Reefer Madness," they had no way of knowing t…
When the Warner Theatre first announced that they'd be doing the stage version of the sensationalistic, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda flick "Reefer Madness," they had no way of knowing t…
Michael Wilson Returning To Direct Elizabeth Egloff's Drama About Famous Hartford Dentist Horace WellsThe patient has been under for a while, quietly resting and gathering strength, and is r…
