Review: THE TOXIC AVENGER at Town Players Of New Canaan
by Pia Haas - Oct 19, 2023
What did our critic think of THE TOXIC AVENGER at Town Players Of New Canaan? The show is a comic satire with an irreverent, kooky edge, similar in style to “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Urinetown” and “Zombie Prom”. The opening number describes the play’s setting as “a place between heaven and hell”: New Jersey. In the fictional town of Tromaville, a mild-mannered nerd, Melvin Ferd the third is an aspiring earth scientist
Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 18, 2023
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL to Have Connecticut Premiere at Curtain Call
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2023
It may have been baseball great, Yogi Berra, who coined the phrase, 'It's deja vu all over again,' but for that feeling of the same things happening over and over again, no property tells the tale better than Groundhog Day, The Musical, making its Connecticut premiere at Curtain Call.
Westport Country Playhouse Launches FROM CONCEPT TO CURTAIN Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2021
Westport Country Playhouse will launch “From Concept to Curtain,” a virtual documentary series of 30-minute films offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of putting together a Playhouse production, starting in February.
Westport Country Playhouse Stages SKELETON CREW In June
by Julie Musbach - May 16, 2019
Westport Country Playhouse will stage the gripping drama, "Skeleton Crew," written by 2018 MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellow Dominique Morisseau and directed by LA Williams, from June 4 through June 22.
Westport Country Playhouse Stages World Premiere of THOUSAND PINES
by Julie Musbach - Oct 16, 2018
Westport Country Playhouse's world-premiere drama, "Thousand Pines," brings the national dialogue about gun violence to the stage, October 30 through November 17. Written by Matthew Greene, and directed by Austin Pendleton, the new play was part of the Playhouse's 2017 New Works Circle Initiative, a program dedicated to the discovery, development, and production of new live theatrical works.
BWW Review: URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL at Ridgefield Theater Barn
by Sean Fallon - Sep 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!
Theater Barn Opens 2018-2019 Season with URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 4, 2018
Opening their 53rd season, the Ridgefield Theater Barn will present Urinetown, The Musical, music & lyrics by Mark Hollmann, book & lyrics by Greg Kotis, beginning Thursday, September 6th at 8pm. Sponsored by J. Mulvaney Plumbing and Young's Fencing, performances will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through September 28th, with Sunday matinees September 16th & 23rd at 5pm, and a special Thursday performance September 27th at 8pm.
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Sunday Symposium with Cast of THE UNDERSTUDY
by Julie Musbach - Aug 9, 2018
Cast members from "The Understudy" will be guest speakers at Westport Country Playhouse's Sunday Symposium on August 19, following a 3 p.m. performance of the backstage comedy about a Hollywood action star making his Broadway debut amid tensions with his understudy. The recent Off-Broadway hit is written by Theresa Rebeck, creator of NBC's show business drama "Smash."
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Comedy THE UNDERSTUDY
by Julie Musbach - Jul 24, 2018
Westport Country Playhouse will stage the recent Off-Broadway hit, "The Understudy," a backstage comedy about a Hollywood action star rehearsing for a role on Broadway amid tensions with his understudy.