Powerhouse Theatre

Open Arts Alliance Students To Perform BEETLEJUICE JR.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2025

Open Arts Alliance performs Beetlejuice JR. on March 20, 21 & 22nd at The Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park, New Canaan, CT. Based on the blockbuster motion picture.

Truth Future Bachman Will Perform Trans Day of Visibility Concert at Joe’s Pub
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2025

Truth Future Bachman returns to Joe’s Pub in a one-of-a-kind homecoming performance. This special event showcases music from Truth’s anthology of queer/trans superhero musicals, Shapeshifters, and features some of NYC’s finest talent.

Review: TERRA NOVA at The Town Players Of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - Feb 25, 2025

The play selections at TPNC have always intrigued me. I consistently leave their shows with new insights and feeling thoroughly entertained, or emotionally roused. Currently playing is Terra Nova, which won playwright Ted Tally an OBIE Award for its 1984 New York production. Tally also won an Oscar for his adapted screenplay of The Silence Of The Lambs in 1991.

Review: TERRA NOVA at Powerhouse Theatre
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Feb 24, 2025

Ted Tally’s Obie Award winning play, Terra Nova, tells the compelling story of the ill-fated British expedition based on facts and the letters and journals found on Captain Robert Scott’s frozen body. Briefly, in 1911-12, teams of five Englishmen and five Norwegians competed to get to the South Pole first. Five men did not return home.

John Cariani Comes to Laconia in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

One of the most produced playwrights in the world will be in Laconia for an exciting weekend of events this February. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

JUST DUET: BROADWAY STYLE to be Presented at Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025

Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative and Spectacle Live will team up again in 2025 for Just Duet: Broadway Style, a 'FUN'draising competition to raise money for Powerhouse programming and the Colonial Theatre Advancement Fund. Learn more!

NO LOVE SONGS Will Embark on Australian Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

No Love Songs is a powerful and uplifting modern love story featuring heart-felt songs by Kyle Falconer, lead singer of the Scottish band The View, and starring Keegan Joyce and Lucy Maunder.

Review: A Seductive DRACULA at Town Players of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - Oct 23, 2024

Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, written by Kate Hamill Is currently chilling audiences at The Powerhouse Theatre in New Canaan.

Review: A Seductive DRACULA by Kate Hamill at Town Players of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - Oct 22, 2024

What did our critic think of A SEDUCTIVE DRACULA AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN

Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE is Coming to the Colonial Theatre in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2024

Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative will bring Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE to the Colonial Theatre this October, exploring the Salem Witch Trials and the hysteria that gripped 1692 Puritan Massachusetts. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

ALICES ADVENTURE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Prescott Farm
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2024

Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative is once again teaming up with Prescott Farm to bring audiences a unique theatrical experience. Follow Alice and the White Rabbit through the beautiful grounds of Prescott Farm and meet up with familiar characters along the way in this promenade theatre event - Alices Adventure in Wonderland.

Seven Artists Selected For American Lyric Theater's Composer Librettist Development Program
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024

Three composers, three librettists, and one dramaturg have been selected as Resident Artists to participate in the company’s nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP) beginning in September 2024.

Photos: INTO THE WOODS at Greenway Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2024

A new production of Into the Woods, the classic Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, is now playing at the Greenway Court Theatre. Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey along with musical director Anthony Zediker, the limited engagement will run through Sunday, August 11. Check out all new photos here!

Feature: BROADWAY BOUND FESTIVAL at Town Players Of New Canaan
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jun 20, 2024

Mark you calendars from August 8 through September 1 for New York's Broadway Bound Festival's debut in Connecticut.

Review: EURIDYCE at Town Players Of New Canaan
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jun 15, 2024

You need to know the myth first, but you'll find the play compelling.

INTO THE WOODS Comes to Greenway Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024

Knot Free Productions in association with Greenway Arts Alliance has announced a new production of Into the Woods, the classic Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. 

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Comes to Bank of NH Stage This Week
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2024

Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative will present Sondheim on Sondheim at the Bank of NH Stage from May 24-26.

Broadway Bound Theatre Festival Unveils 2024 Season Featuring Seven New Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2024

Discover the 2024 season of Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, showcasing seven new plays by talented playwrights from across the country at the Powerhouse Theatre in New Canaan, Connecticut. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

TUCK EVERLASTING Comes to The Colonial Theatre Stage Mother's Day Weekend
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

What would you do if you could live forever? Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative's 2024 Colonial Series continues May 10-12 with the heartwarming musical Tuck Everlasting adapted from the book by Natalie Babbitt. 43 local performers directed by Bryan Halperin will bring this magical family-friendly story to the Lakes Region community.

New Aussie Comedy Musical THE GRANDPARENTS CLUB Celebrates Grandparenthood
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 28, 2024

A brand-new, original Australian musical comedy celebrating the wonderful world of grandparenting, The Grandparents Club will make its world premiere in May 2024, before touring across metro and regional venues across NSW, ACT and VIC.