Lauren is a theater producer (Gracewell Productions), a playwright (member of The Dramatists Guild of America) and a theater critic -- The Connecticut Arts Connection (http://ctarts.blogspot.com) and Reflections in the Light (http://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com). She formerly covered all of Connecticut theater for BroadwayWorld, Curtain Up and American Theater Web as well at the Journal Inquirer newspaper in Connecticut. She is a member of The Outer Critics Circle and Executive Producer of its annual awards dinner in New York. She is a former voting member and Vice President of The Drama Desk. She is Co-Founder of the CT Chapter of The League of Professional Theatre Women.and a member of the Board of DIrectors in New York.
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- BWW Interviews: Alan Zweibel - Enjoying a Multi-Course Career Seasoned with Friendship -
- BWW Reviews: Paul Giamatti's HAMLET at Yale Rep is 'Not To Be' Missed if You Want 'To Be' Entertained -
- BWW Interview: Stephanie Zimbalist of LIVING ON LOVE at Seven Angels -
- Feature: WOMEN OF A CERTAIN STAGE at Westport Country Playhouse -
- BWW Interviews: Christopher Smith -Musical Makes an 'Amazing' Journey to Goodpseed -
BWW Reviews: Over-the-top Performances By Kids Propel OVER THE TAVERN
October 18, 2011
October 18, 2011
Catholic dogma might not rule the life of 12-year-old Rudy Pazinski, who to the horror of his parents and teacher-nun announces his decision to forgo Confirmation while he shops around for a religion, but Over the Tavern, Tom Dudzick's play opening the 21st season for Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury definitely is a good work with outstanding performances by the young people starring in it.
BWW Reviews: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES - Two Blasts from the Past Stir Up Memories, Music, Fun
October 12, 2011
October 12, 2011
It's 1958 and The Marvelous Wonderettes, an all-female vocal group, is entertaining at the Super Senior Prom.
BWW Reviews: Times Gone By Might Be the Present in Sarah Ruhl's New Version of Chekhov's THREE SISTERS
September 28, 2011
September 28, 2011
Just like the THREE SISTERS who find their way of life fading away, so many versions of Anton Chekhov's play find themselves forgotten in the face of modern theater. Not so, however, with Yale Rep's co-production with Berkeley Rep Theatre, for which playwright Sarah Ruhl finds a memorable balance between the classic and modern audiences.
BWW REVIEWS: Waiting in the Wings Takes Center Stage in THE UNDERSTUDY at TheaterWorks
August 18, 2011
August 18, 2011
What should be a simple 'put in' for a new understudy turns into a rehearsal from hell complete with romantic liaisons, life-changing movie deals, malfunctioning intercoms and a pot-smoking crew member that collectively make the bizarre Kafka play the characters are working on seem like a psychological breeze in comparison in Theresa Rebeck's delightlful comedy The Understudy playing at Hartford's TheaterWorks.
BWW REVIEWS: The Sangin' and Twangin' Sparks, but RING OF FIRE Doesn't Blaze at Ivoryton
August 18, 2011
August 18, 2011
A musically gifted cast headed by co-director David M. Lutken playing multiple instruments gives a warm glow to the music of country music legend Johnny Cash, but it isn't enough to spark a real flame in the plotless Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash playing at Ivoryton Playhouse.
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