Connecticut Theater News Roundup April 12, 2018

Connecticut News Apr. 12, 2018 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... Cinderella]( (Runs 4/13 - 4/15) Met Opera ENCORE in HD: Luisa Miller (Verde)]( (Runs 4/15 - 4/15) [Met Opera ENCORE in HD: Luisa Miller (Verdi) in Broadway]([Met Opera ENCORE in HD: Luisa Miller (Verdi)]( (Runs 4/15 - 4/15) Oklahoma!]( (Runs 4/10 - 4/15) [Rent in Broadway]([Rent]( (Runs 4/13 - 4/15) THE ADDAMS FAMILY]( (Runs 4/6 - 4/15) [THE DROWSY CHAPERONE in Broadway]([THE DROWSY CHAPERONE]( (Runs 4/6 - 4/15) [VIEW ALL]( | [ADD A SHOW]( | [AUDITIONS]( [[Square One Theatre Presents Of THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY]Square One Theatre Presents Of THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY]( The Square One Theatre Company in Stratford, Connecticut completes its 28th Anniversary Season with The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lescene. Lecesne's multihued play glows with such humanity (and robust humor) that the audience may find itself choking back a tear or two. The play, directed by Tom Holehan, is a dazzling beacon of theatrical talent. The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, hailed by The New York Times "?leaves you beaming with joy?a superlative solo show?" opens Thursday, May 3 and continues Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through May 20 (2018) at Stratford Academy located at 719 Birdseye Street in Stratford, Connecticut. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( One Theatre Presents Of THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Fairfield Ludlowe High School Drama Club Presents PIPPIN]Fairfield Ludlowe High School Drama Club Presents PIPPIN]( by BWW News Desk Join us, we've got illusion, fantasy, intrigue, and romance! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Ludlowe High School Drama Club Presents PIPPIN&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Dance Collective Comes to Hog River Brewing]The Dance Collective Comes to Hog River Brewing]( by BWW News Desk The Dance Collective is back at Hog River Brewing Co. on Sunday, May 6th at 6:30pm. Keeping the evening casual and cool, come join us and grab a pint while you sit back and enjoy professional contemporary dance performance! The Dance Collective brings you cultural & art performances outside a formal, traditional setting. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Dance Collective Comes to Hog River Brewing&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Westport Country Playhouse Receives Gift From Bigelow Foundation]Westport Country Playhouse Receives Gift From Bigelow Foundation]( by BWW News Desk Westport Country Playhouse has received a $150,000 gift from the Eunice and David Bigelow Foundation for a new lighting communication system. Due to the speed of advancements in computer technology, the lighting system installed during the Playhouse's 2005 renovation is now almost obsolete. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Country Playhouse Receives Gift From Bigelow Foundation&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Ballard Institute And Museum Of Puppetry Presents 'Puppets And Film: Paul Spirito's Ancestral']The Ballard Institute And Museum Of Puppetry Presents 'Puppets And Film: Paul Spirito's Ancestral']( by BWW News Desk As part of the 2018 Spring Puppet Forum Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present a discussion with Paul Spirito, Helder Mira, and Sarah Nolen on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Ballard Institute And Museum Of Puppetry Presents 'Puppets And Film: Paul Spirito's Ancestral'&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Photo Flash: Boyd Gaines and Sierra Boggess Star in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at Hartford Stage]Photo Flash: Boyd Gaines and Sierra Boggess Star in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at Hartford Stage]( by BWW News Desk Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjakand Managing Director Michael Stotts present the world premiere of The Age of Innocence. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Flash: Boyd Gaines and Sierra Boggess Star in THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at Hartford Stage&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The University of Saint Joseph Announces THE HEALING WORLD PROJECT]The University of Saint Joseph Announces THE HEALING WORLD PROJECT]( by BWW News Desk ???????The University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Central Connecticut State University, and the University of Hartford will introduce The Healing World Project at 7:30 p.m. on April 14, 2018 at the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities in the Bruyette Athenaeum on USJ's West Hartford campus, located at 1678 Asylum Ave. The Healing World Project, funded by a grant from the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education, aims to present and record the music of refugee and recent immigrant musicians living in Connecticut. Working with students and faculty from the three universities, these musicians create music works that are presented in public performance, toured throughout Connecticut, and recorded for distribution. During the 2017-18 academic year, students and faculty from each university have been working with musicians to produce and record the music, schedule concerts, design promotional materials, promote the concerts on social media, and document the project in photography and video. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( University of Saint Joseph Announces THE HEALING WORLD PROJECT&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[CCSU Responds to Allegations of Theater Professor's Sexual Misconduct]CCSU Responds to Allegations of Theater Professor's Sexual Misconduct]( by Danielle Gutierrez Central Connecticut State University President Zulma R. Toro has issued a statement following recent allegations of a faculty member's sexual misconduct. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Responds to Allegations of Theater Professor's Sexual Misconduct&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Westport Country Playhouse Announces Script In Hand Playreading On April 23]Westport Country Playhouse Announces Script In Hand Playreading On April 23]( by BWW News Desk ???????Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedy, "Breaking Legs" by Tom Dulack, on Monday, April 23, at 7 p.m. The reading will be directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the playreading series. Tickets are $20 each. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Country Playhouse Announces Script In Hand Playreading On April 23&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[CT Repertory Theatre Ends 2017-18 Season With AS YOU LIKE IT]CT Repertory Theatre Ends 2017-18 Season With AS YOU LIKE IT]( by BWW News Desk Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) ends its 2017-18 season with William Shakespeare's "As You Like It". Kristin Wold will direct. Performances will be held in the Harriet S. Jorgenson Theatre from April 19th through April 29th, 2018. For tickets and information please visit crt.uconn.edu or call (860) 486-2113. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Repertory Theatre Ends 2017-18 Season With AS YOU LIKE IT&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Sacred Heart University Theatre Arts Links IN THE HEIGHTS With Puerto Rican Fundraiser]Sacred Heart University Theatre Arts Links IN THE HEIGHTS With Puerto Rican Fundraiser]( by BWW News Desk The Theatre Arts Program at Sacred Heart University presents In the Heights, by Lin-Manuel Miranda, winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score. In the Heights was the debut Broadway musical for Miranda, who also wrote the smash hit, Hamilton. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Heart University Theatre Arts Links IN THE HEIGHTS With Puerto Rican Fundraiser&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Breaking: COME FROM AWAY Tour Will Launch from Seattle in October; Full Schedule Announced!]Breaking: COME FROM AWAY Tour Will Launch from Seattle in October; Full Schedule Announced!]( by BWW News Desk Junkyard Dog Productions announces today that the North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning smash hit Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY will launch at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The tour will go on to play more than 60 cities including Los Angeles, CA (The Ahmanson); Denver, CO (Buell Theatre); San Francisco, CA (Golden Gate Theatre); Vancouver, BC (Queen Elizabeth); Calgary, AB (Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium); Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips Center); Cleveland, OH (Connor Palace); Ottawa, ON (National Art Centre) and many more across the United States and Canada. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( COME FROM AWAY Tour Will Launch from Seattle in October; Full Schedule Announced!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[NY Gilbert & Sullivan Prepares for RUDDIGORE]NY Gilbert & Sullivan Prepares for RUDDIGORE]( by BWW News Desk ???????New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, continues its exhilarating 2017-18 Season on Saturday, April 14 (2PM) with its spring offering, Ruddigore, at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (East 68th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues). Scenic designer Albere has been working overtime putting finishing touches on the scenery for the production design paying homage to the iconic illustrator Edward Gorey. Ruddigore will play a strictly limited engagement April 14 & 15 with a family bonus, Family Overture Series on Sunday, April 15th at 1:45PM. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Gilbert & Sullivan Prepares for RUDDIGORE&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[WCSU Wins 10 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Awards]WCSU Wins 10 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Awards]( by BWW News Desk The Western Connecticut State University Department of Theatre Arts hosted the Region One Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in late January for the third year in a row. The department once again came out strong by giving a public performance of the nominated fall theatre production, 'Evita,' in the MainStage Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Wins 10 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Awards&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[WCSU To Stage Musical Comedy COMPANY]WCSU To Stage Musical Comedy COMPANY]( by BWW News Desk Western Connecticut State University will present the Tony Award-winning musical comedy 'Company' next month in the Studio Theatre of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( To Stage Musical Comedy COMPANY&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Wizard of Oz Live at The Bushnell]The Wizard of Oz Live at The Bushnell]( by Carissa Chesanek Over the weekend, The Wizard of Oz delighted the stage at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Wizard of Oz Live at The Bushnell&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Warner Presents SPRING AWAKENING]The Warner Presents SPRING AWAKENING]( by BWW News Desk The Warner Stage Company will present SPRING AWAKENING in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre June 16-24, sponsored by Northwest Community Bank. SPRING AWAKENING explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with a poignancy and passion that is illuminating and unforgettable. Join this group of late nineteenth century German students on their passage as they navigate teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety in a powerful celebration of youth and rebellion in the daring, remarkable SPRING AWAKENING. The landmark musical is an electrifying fusion of morality, sexuality and rock and roll that is exhilarating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. The winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, told by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater through what Entertainment Weekly called, "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade." [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Warner Presents SPRING AWAKENING&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Torrington Symphony Orchestra Presents 'RISING STARS']Torrington Symphony Orchestra Presents 'RISING STARS']( by BWW News Desk The Torrington Symphony Orchestra will present "Rising Stars," on Saturday, May 12 at 8 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Under the direction of conductor Maurice Steinberg, the orchestra will perform a variety of overtures and arias and feature up and coming artists including Mateo Tiul, Erick Sanchez, Karolina Wojteczko, Katie Weiser, Christine Manalo, Natalie Andrews and Serena Valentin. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Symphony Orchestra Presents 'RISING STARS'&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Review: SECOND CHANCE at Seven Angels Theatre]BWW Review: SECOND CHANCE at Seven Angels Theatre]( by Sean Fallon A new show called Second Chance comes to Waterbury, with a great cast who convey numerous emotions in this comedy with dramatic elements. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Review: SECOND CHANCE at Seven Angels Theatre&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 8]Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 8]( by Audition Roundup Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, April 8, 2018 for productions in your area and around the country. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 8&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Review: NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre]BWW Review: NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre]( by Sean Fallon NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS is a comedy that has the audience laughing from start to finish, with brilliant acting performances highlighted by the three lead actresses who make an amazing comedy trio. I highly recommend this show. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Review: NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[DAC Stage, in Collaboration with The Lipstick Project, Presents the First-Ever All-Female Production Of CABARET]DAC Stage, in Collaboration with The Lipstick Project, Presents the First-Ever All-Female Production Of CABARET]( by BWW News Desk DAC Stage, in collaboration with The Lipstick Project, is producing the first ever all-female cast of Kander and Ebb's musical, Cabaret. The show will open on April 27th and run three weekends at the DAC's Weatherstone Studio. For this special production, Darien Arts Center Stage, the DAC's community theatre group, has augmented their pool of talent with that of The Lipstick Project, an all-female theatre group from Darien and surrounding towns, with a mission of empowering women through artistic opportunity and expression. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Stage, in Collaboration with The Lipstick Project, Presents the First-Ever All-Female Production Of CABARET&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Castle Craig Players]BWW Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Castle Craig Players]( by Sean Fallon A brilliant musical within a comedy is performed by a highly talented cast of enthusiastic actors and actresses who keep the audience entertained throughout the entire performance. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Castle Craig Players&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Auditions Announced For Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID]Auditions Announced For Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID]( by BWW News Desk The Warner Stage Company will hold auditions for a Main Stage Musical Production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID on Sunday, May 6th and Monday, May 7th beginning at 7:00pm. The production is directed by Richard McKenna with music director Jim Luurtsema and choreographer Sharon A. Wilcox. It will be presented on the Warner's Main Stage beginning July 28, 2018 [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Announced For Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Patti Cohenour to Lead Goodspeed's YOU ARE HERE]Patti Cohenour to Lead Goodspeed's YOU ARE HERE]( by BWW News Desk A Chicago housewife turns one small step into a giant, life-changing leap in Bartram & Hill's new musical You Are Here. Goodspeed Musicals continues its commitment to innovative, thought-provoking works with this intimate tour-de-force new musical featuring Tony Award nominee Patti Cohenour as Diana, Broadway performers Andrea Frierson as Voice 1 and Stacia Fernandez as Voice 2, and Spamilton: An American Parody starDan Rosales as Voice 3. 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