Jacques Lamarre has worked in theatre for over 20 years. As a Public Relations/Marketing professional, he held positions at Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks Hartford and Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama. As a playwright, he wrote "Gray Matters" which was premiered by Emerson Theater Collaborative at the Midtown International Theatre Festival (nominee, Outstanding Playwriting). His short play "Stool" was a finalist for the inaugural New Works New Britain Festival and a Top Ten finalist for the NY 15 Minute Play Festival. His short play "The Family Plan" was a finalist for the 2011 Fusion Theatre "The Seven" short play competition. Jacques has co-written seven shows for international drag chanteuse Varla Jean Merman, as well as the screenplay for her feature-length film comedy "Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads" (2011). He has written for Theater CT Magazine, Hartford Magazine and Yale Alumni Magazine. Jacques is currently the Director of Communications & Special Projects for The Mark Twain House & Museum.
BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park Transformed by Splashy METAMORPHOSES
June 16, 2012
June 16, 2012
Playhouse on Park in West Hartford is offering theatergoers a rare treat this summer: a chance to hang around the pool and get smarter while doing it. You may not get a tan at this intimate venue, but you will expand your mind while lounging around an inviting, shimmering, and often foreboding, pool of water.
BWW Reviews: Terrence Mann - a Noble MAN OF LA MANCHA at CRT
June 13, 2012
June 13, 2012
CRT achieves the Impossible Dream - they got me to like 'Man of La Mancha.'
BWW Reviews: LTM’s VAGINA MONOLOGUES is Thigh-Opening
June 10, 2012
June 10, 2012
Little Theatre of Manchester reminds us why it is worth poking around THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES.
BWW Reviews: Twyla Tharp and Sinatra Soar Somewhat in COME FLY AWAY at Bushnell
May 30, 2012
May 30, 2012
Sinatra songbook gets stretched further than a Tharp dancer's hamstring in COME FLY AWAY.
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks - Connecticut!
June 7, 2012
June 7, 2012
BroadwayWorld's Connecticut correspondents name their hot picks for the summer.
BWW Reviews: Spirit of Broadway’s NUMBER THE STARS a Child’s Eye View of World War II
May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
Sean Hartley counts on Lois Lowry's NUMBER THE STARS at Spirit of Broadway
Hole in the Wall's REEFER MADNESS offers a contact high
May 20, 2012
May 20, 2012
Hard-hittin' New Britain starts bong-hittin' with REEFER MADNESS at Hole in the Wall.
GOLDA’S BALCONY at Playhouse on Park offers a view of history
May 20, 2012
May 20, 2012
Playhouse on Park's GOLDA'S BALCONY is historic and frenetic
BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage’s TEMPEST - Both Stormy and Placid
May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012
Is Tresnjak's first Shakespeare at Hartford Stage a TEMPEST in a tea pot? You decide.
BWW Reviews: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Broad Brook Opera House Ruffles Feathers
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012
Opera House Players' LA CAGE AUX FOLLES shows the fun and folly of Herman/Fierstein musical
BWW Reviews: A Look Back at ETC's COURT MARTIAL AT FORT DEVENS Makes Its Case, Closing Tonight
April 22, 2012
April 22, 2012
Jeffrey Sweet's military drama casts a spotlight on racism during World War II.
BWW Reviews: ETC's COURT MARTIAL AT FORT DEVENS Makes Its Case
April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012
Jeffrey Sweet's military drama casts a spotlight on racism during World War II.
BWW Reviews: CRT's SPRING AWAKENING Comes in Like a Lamb
April 15, 2012
April 15, 2012
Connecticut Repertory Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING does not totally rock, but it's not totally f**ked, either.
Little Theatre of Manchester's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF sizzles and simmers
April 14, 2012
April 14, 2012
Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winner manages to set the roof on fire, but needs a little more heat.
BWW Reviews: FIDDLER Does Not Exactly Blow ROOF off The Bushnell
April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
National Tour pulls into Hartford by way of Anatevka.
BWW Reviews: Hartford Stage's BELL, BOOK & CANDLE is Magical through April 29
April 10, 2012
April 10, 2012
Darko Tresnjak's fabulous 50s romantic comedy casts a spell with a bewitching Kate MacCluggage.
BWW Reviews: The Windsor Jesters as Desperate Housewives in THE ODD COUPLE through March 31
March 26, 2012
March 26, 2012
Gender-blender Female Version of Neil Simon's 1965 classic puts Oscar and Felix in heels at The Windsor Jesters.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre's THE WINTER'S TALE Arrives in Time for Spring Through April 1
March 24, 2012
March 24, 2012
Round #1 of 'The Winter's Tale' smackdown: UConn's CRT vs. Yale Rep.
BWW Reviews: The Bushnell’s 25th Anniversary Tour of LES MISERABLES - Better Than Original
March 8, 2012
March 8, 2012
Boublil-Schonberg classic revisited in a highly worthwhile tour revival at The Bushnell
BWW Reviews: Repertory Theatre's IVANOV is One Chekhov Not Worth Checking Out through March 17
March 5, 2012
March 5, 2012
IVANOV has critic crying "I vant my three hours back" at The Repertory Theatre of New Britain.
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