Connecticut Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 21

BWW Reviews: Eastbound Theatre Presents BLAME IT ON BECKETT
by Cindy Cardozo - October 10, 2014

This insider's look into what it takes to work behind the scenes in the theater skewers the business practices and often shady backstage politics of regional houses but has at its heart a genuine love for those who have answered the siren's call to create and present art....

BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park's ANGELS IN AMERICA: Excellence Approaches
by Jacques Lamarre - October 06, 2014

Sean Harris' visionary production puts Playhouse on Park in the big leagues....

BWW Reviews: Connecticut Repertory Theatre Attempts to Locate Lorca's Bones Among the OLIVES AND BLOOD
by Jacques Lamarre - October 06, 2014

Do your Spanish homework before seeing OLIVES AND BLOOD....

BWW Reviews: Get Acquainted with Old Friends in I'M NOT RAPPAPORT at Westport Community Theatre
by Cindy Cardozo - September 26, 2014

More than just the story of a couple of old guys meeting daily on a park bench, I'M NOT RAPPAPORT is a touching look at an unlikely friendship and a glimpse into the psychological struggle to keep our sense of self while railing against the physical changes and emotional hardships of old age....

BWW Reviews: Town Players of Newtown Bring On the Laughs with THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE
by Cindy Cardozo - September 11, 2014

More than a lighthearted comedy, this silly and irreverent homage to classic film noir will leave you laughing in the aisles....

BWW Reviews: Connecticut Free Shakespeare Brings Back the 60's with As AS YOU LIKE IT
by Cindy Cardozo - August 05, 2014

Connecticut Free Shakespeare has brought a delightful version of As You Like It to the outdoor stage. As envisioned by director, Ellen Lieberman, this production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, set in 1969, is a family friendly, drug free 'Be-in' of the theatrical kind....

BWW Reviews: Balancing Traditions for Characters, Audience with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Goodspeed
by Lauren Yarger - July 21, 2014

Director Rob Ruggiero changes the focus for the production running over at Goodspeed, which has been extended through Sept. 12....

BWW Reviews: Leslie Uggams Makes History as GYPSY's First African-American Rose at UConn
by Lauren Yarger - July 16, 2014

History is being made over at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the UConn campus as Leslie Uggams becomes the first African-American actress to star as Rose in an Equity production with a mixed race cast for the musical Gypsy....

Review Roundup: Connecticut Repertory Theatre's GYPSY Starring Leslie Uggams
by Christina Mancuso - July 14, 2014

Connecticut Repertory Theatre's GYPSY, starring Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams as Rose, runs through July 20 at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2113....

BWW Reviews: Summer Theatre of New Canaan Rocks with HAIRSPRAY
by Cindy Cardozo - July 06, 2014

Summer Theatre of New Canaan rocks the summer months with the powerhouse, feel-good musical, Hairspray....

BWW Reviews: Playhouse on Park's SPELLING BEE is E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-I-N-G, F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-N-G
by Jacques Lamarre - June 23, 2014

Review. R-E-V-I-E-W. Review. That is correct....

BWW Reviews: On-Stage Rapport Shines in CT Rep's THE SUNSHINE BOYS
by Lauren Yarger - June 26, 2014

More impressive than two good actors doing what they do best, however, is how Ruiz, pictured right with Kline, fits perfectly in to the mix. He has stood out in roles at CT Rep's My Fair Lady, The Music Man and Man of LaMancha as well as in Yale Rep'sAmerican Night, but really shines here. He convey...

BWW Reviews: Ridgefield Theater Barn Spotlights the Twisted History of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
by Cindy Cardozo - June 18, 2014

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is a youthful, refreshing, irreverent, funny, exciting, not-quite-politically-correct look at the twisted history of the United States as told through the strange saga of President Andrew Jackson, rock star....

BWW Reviews: Eastbound Theatre Presents TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY'
by Cindy Cardozo - June 17, 2014

A picturesque shoreline home becomes the setting in which a combination of good intentions, bad timing, and emotional instability provide all the fixings for an awkward and potentially volatile weekend....

BWW Reviews: Westport Community Theatre Explores The Past and Present in Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA
by Cindy Cardozo - June 09, 2014

The past and present are intertwined to tell a story of math, science, poetry, passion, and the search for truth in Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA....

BWW Reviews: Durang Gets Laughs with Chekhov Themes in VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE at Hartford Stage
by Lauren Yarger - June 06, 2014

Maxwell Williams directs a talented ensemble to tell the story of three very different siblings gathering at their home, where quoting Chekhov, throwing coffee cups at the wall and channeling Maggie Smith are not considered strange....

BWW Reviews: Love at First, Last Sights Takes Stage in LOVE/SICK John Cariani's New Play at TheaterWorks Hartford
by Lauren Yarger - May 27, 2014

A talented cast of four playsy 20 characters in ten sketches about love at its best and not-so-best set at "7:30 pm on different Friday evenings, Spring through Winter in an alternate suburban reality."...

BWW Reviews: Long Wharf Looks Back at THE LAST FIVE YEARS
by Cindy Cardozo - May 20, 2014

Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven ends its season with a brilliant but sad tale of love and loss, told through opposing timelines....

BWW Reviews: Square One Theatre Company Serves Up OLIVE AND THE BITTER HERBS
by Cindy Cardozo - May 19, 2014

Square One Theatre Company offers up a unique look at connections and coincidences, and reminds us that it is never too late for second chances....

BWW Reviews: Darien Arts Center Presents JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
by Cindy Cardozo - May 12, 2014

Darien Arts Center Stage is a community theatre dedicated to providing excellence in entertainment through plays, musicals, cabarets, and special events. Their Weatherstone Studio at the Darien Arts Center has recently played host to a production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris...

BWW Reviews: Manchester Musical Players Return After Hiatus with a Ribald Trip to AVENUE Q
by Jacques Lamarre - May 11, 2014

A saucier Sesame Street opens for business!...

BWW Reviews: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Bushnell is Disney on Ice, Hold the Ice
by Jacques Lamarre - May 07, 2014

Animatronic musical now featuring live humans!...

BWW Reviews: Broad Brook's LES MISERABLES Has Us Seeing Stars
by Jacques Lamarre - May 05, 2014

Attention! Shoplifter in Aisle Cinq!...

BWW Reviews: Never Too Old for Fairytales - SHREK THE MUSICAL in Bridgeport
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 05, 2014

Expect the unexpected....

BWW Reviews: DiPietro Throws Changeup at DAMN YANKEES with Red Sox Taking the Plate at Goodspeed
by Lauren Yarger - May 05, 2014

Strong performances highlight this production. Beach, who created the role of Henry in The Great American Mousical at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre in 2012 is a comic genius (loved him in the original Urinetown on Broadway). He's sleazy enough to be believable as the devil, yet sarcastic enough t...