Connecticut Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 14

BWW Review: URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL at Ridgefield Theater Barn
by Sean Fallon - September 10, 2018

For a great musical comedy by a very talented cast, the Ridgefield Theater Barn delivers another first-rate show with URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL. This ensemble cast is extremely talented and bring their best efforts to this incredible show!...

BWW Review: THE BERNSTEIN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION at Tanglewood Music Center
by Marc Savitt - August 28, 2018

The BERNSTEIN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT TANGLEWOOD concert was one of the largest and most significant performances taking place worldwide in recognition of what would have been Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday. The unprecedented and unparalleled event marked the climax of Tanglewood's season-lon...

BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Ivoryton Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - August 20, 2018

A CHORUS LINE, the hit musical about dancers auditioning for a Broadway show played for 6,137 performances in its original run and, depending on who you ask, there are numerous reasons for that. First, and foremost, audiences connected with the people on stage and their experiences. They saw their o...

THE UNDERSTUDY at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - August 19, 2018

There's no better way to end the summer than by seeing The Understudy at Connecticut's legendary theatre....

BWW Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Sharon Playhouse
by Sean Fallon - August 19, 2018

Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie) and Carter Calvert portray Louise Seger and Patsy Cline, respectively, in the Ted Swindley comedic musical entitled ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, which is based on a true story that has humor that can be appreciated both by major Patsy Cline fans...

BWW Review: SOCIAL SECURITY at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - August 18, 2018

The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre has yet again put forth a great comedy called SOCIAL SECURITY. The show is guaranteed to generate laughs through excellent acting with a talented cast that gels together like a real family....

BWW Review: THE LION KING Comes to The Bushnell
by Carissa Chesanek - August 03, 2018

Disney's The Lion King opened at The Bushnell for its three-week showing in Hartford, bringing the popular movie to life on stage....

BWW Review: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Sharon Playhouse
by Sean Fallon - July 29, 2018

For an amazing comedy with six talented cast members, the Sharon Playhouse delivers a great stage show that I highly recommend. Wonderful acting and stage chemistry among the six cast members make this a truly excellent show....

BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Warner Theater
by Joseph Harrison - July 29, 2018

It's always a treat to see something familiar come to life in a fresh and exciting way. Mixing the expected with the unexpected adds a certain thrill to any creative endeavor. This is the way it is with Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, which is being brought to life on stage (or, rather, under the sea) ...

BWW Review: HAND TO GOD at TheaterWorks
by Joseph Harrison - July 28, 2018

Grief can be a very strange thing and people react to traumatic events in very different ways. Some may become reserved and avoid contact with people. Some may turn to their faith for support during trying times. Others, like the young man in TheaterWorks' HAND TO GOD, channel anger, fear and confus...

BWW Review: COMPANY at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - July 28, 2018

The Castle Craig Players have yet again brought an excellent cast to the stage in COMPANY a Stephen Sondheim musical centering on a 35 year old bachelor's ponderings regarding whether he wants to get married at all, and if so, to whom....

BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at Sabrina's Encore Productions
by Sean Fallon - July 27, 2018

To see an incredibly talented young cast successfully take on an emotionally intense show, I highly recommend MISS SAIGON, as performed by Sabrina's Encore Productions at the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT....

BWW Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Connecticut Theatre Company
by Joseph Harrison - July 22, 2018

There is something glorious taking place at the Repertory Theatre in New Britain, Connecticut. The Connecticut Theatre Company is staging the very first community theater production of THE COLOR PURPLE, the hit Broadway musical with book by Marsha Norman and Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee W...

BWW Review: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER at Town Players Of Newtown
by Sean Fallon - July 21, 2018

Tennessee Williams' SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is performed at the Town Players of Newtown, in Newtown, CT. Actress Molly Brown provides an excellent performance in the leading role of Catharine....

BWW Review: OLIVER! at Goodspeed Opera House
by Joseph Harrison - July 20, 2018

"Please, sir. I want some more." These are the iconic words are spoken by young Oliver Twist at the beginning of Lionel Bart's classic musical OLIVER! This simple ask for more to eat sets Oliver out on a dangerous but exciting journey into a world where his innocence and positive outlook impacts all...

BWW Review: WHERE ALL GOOD RABBITS GO at Thrown Stone Theatre Company
by Sean Fallon - July 20, 2018

WHERE ALL GOOD RABBITS GO is a wonderfully performed show, presently running at the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance, and put on by the Thrown Stone Theatre Company. Dealing with the sensitive topic of potentially terminal sickness, this is a powerful production, brilliantly performed. I highly re...

BWW Review: A FLEA IN HER EAR at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - July 16, 2018

Three years ago, this reviewer suggested that it was time to rediscover French theatre with the Westport Country Playhouse's production of David Ives's transplantation of Pierre Corneille's 1643 comedy, The Liar (Le Menteur). Happily, Mark Lamos, artistic director of the WCP, now brings us Ives's ad...

BWW Review: THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE at Hartford Stage
by Joseph Harrison - July 15, 2018

THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE - piano virtuoso Mona Golabek's beautiful retelling of the story of her mother's escape from Vienna as a young woman on the Kindertransport - has returned for a limited engagement through July 22 at Hartford Stage and the performance is once again enthralling, beautiful...

BWW Review: OUR HOUSE at Hole In The Wall Theater
by Sean Fallon - July 15, 2018

OUR HOUSE has one storyline about a struggling television station, and another about feuding roommates in an apartment. The stories soon merge leading to a dramatic conclusion....

BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - July 14, 2018

For over 40 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has been thrilling audiences and sparking conversation and debate between theatergoers and fans alike. Over those 40 years different productions have put their own spin on the tale of the last days in the life of Jesus...

BWW Review: THE ARSONISTS at Thrown Stone Theatre Company
by Sean Fallon - July 13, 2018

Thrown Stone Theatre Company has once again delivered a first rate production, in their two person show, THE ARSONISTS, complete with live music performed by the two cast members, and an emotionally intense storyline delivered in a highly believable manner. I highly recommend this show....

BWW Review: THE QUEEN BEES at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - July 08, 2018

THE QUEEN BEES is a different type of jukebox musical, one that focuses on the rise to stardom of a fictional 'girl group' trio of the 1960s, one whose story holds similarities to that of the Shangri-Las. Excellent singing and acting by a talented cast of three make this show a highly recommendable...

BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES at Sharon Playhouse
by Sean Fallon - June 24, 2018

For a great comedic musical with a first-rate cast, ANYTHING GOES at the Sharon Playhouse is highly entertaining....

BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - June 23, 2018

The orchestra begins to play a quiet, foreboding melody as the cast takes the stage inviting the audience to "Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd", soon with a signature factory whistle the man himself, malicious, glaring and exuding an air of evil appears center stage. Thus begins what, for many, is an...

BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Playhouse On Park
by Joseph Harrison - June 18, 2018

Home. Family. Finding where you belong. Themes that best describe the heart and soul of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning Best Musical, IN THE HEIGHTS which is now playing at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, CT. This powerhouse predecessor to Mr. Miranda's current smash hit HAMILTON, is a musical...