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Comedian, writer, producer, actor and musician Steve Martin has been a presence at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven for several seasons with productions of his comedies "The Underpants" and "…
There's nothing like star power to rev up a box office - even during the dog days of summer.
One of my favorite Merl Reagle moments was when he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in support of the 2006 Oscar-nominated documentary about the world of crossword puzzles, "Wordplay."
Kevin Bacon will play the lead in Hartford Stage's premiere of "Rear Window," adapted by Keith Reddin and staged by the theater's artistic director, Darko Tresnjak.
Another British invasion? A new tradition? A mini-rep company? Maybe it's just a reunited gang of terrific actors that John Tillinger has worked with over four very funny British comedies by…
Summer's nearly over, which means it's the last chance to check out warm-weather programming around the state.
Women playwrights are counting on parity when artistic directors at not-for-profit theaters across the country choose a season - but so far the numbers haven't added up.
Don't be surprised if you run into Big Bird on the UConn campus next week. Or hear the voice of Duckworth the Butler. Or run into Maria of "Sesame Street."
The show: "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" at Hartford's TheaterWorks.
Picture this: Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the center of the colorful, vibrant, raffish Montmartre section of Paris during La Belle Époque, when arts flourished during a period of…
Sometimes you've just got to have a little faith, not to mention determination, luck and even a certain amount of grace to create a musical that makes it to Broadway.
The show: "Xanadu" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series on the UConn campus in Storrs.
The show: "South Pacific" at Ivoryton Playhouse
Faye Garrit is an immediately recognizable William Inge woman: anxious, unmoored and yearning for something more, whether it be finding a purpose in her superficial life or just making it wi…
When Mark Adam Rampmeyer, Goodspeed Musicals' make-up and wig designer asks me to bring in a picture of my mother for my makeover, I somehow know I won't end up looking like one of the prett…
Maureen Anderman will star in the "world premiere preview" of A.R. Gurney's "Love & Money" at the Westport Country Playhouse. The show runs July 21 to Aug. 8 and is staged by the theater's a…
The show: "Peter Pan" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn in Storrs.
Harvey Fierstein knows boots.
NEW YORK CITY - Walk into Carmen de Lavallade's Upper West Side apartment in New York, and you immediately get a sense of the woman who lives there.
With the 2014-15 theater season over and the shows all set for the 2015-16 season, it's a good time to take a look back at the best of what was on Connecticut stages.
The show: "Hair" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park
The show: "Calendar Girls" at Ivoryton Playhouse.
Looking at American history with "outsider" perspectives is a trending topic. There's Larry Kramer's epic gay-themed novel, "The American People, Vol 1." And Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical abo…
Here are seven things you should know about this year's awards show recognizing the best of Broadway theatre:
Two world premieres, two established works and one adaptation make up the nominations for outstanding production of a play the 2014-15 season by the Connecticut Critics Circle. The awards ho…
