Connecticut Theater News Roundup April 24, 2018

Connecticut News Apr. 24, 2018 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... Carrie the musical]( (Runs 4/26 - 4/28) MAN OF LA MANCHA]( (Runs 4/24 - 4/28) Met Opera LIVE in HD: Cendrillon (Massenet)]( (Runs 4/28 - 4/28) Reefer Madness]( (Runs 3/23 - 4/28) [Body+Image in Broadway]([Body+Image]( (Runs 4/27 - 4/29) CRAZY FOR YOU]( (Runs 4/27 - 4/29) [VIEW ALL]( | [ADD A SHOW]( | [AUDITIONS]( [[Tickets Now Available for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Awards, Honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda]Tickets Now Available for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Awards, Honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda]( The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center , announces that multi-discipline creative artist Lin-Manuel Miranda will receive the 18th Monte Cristo Award . An alumnus of the O'Neill, Miranda's first professional production was at the O'Neill's National Music Theater Conference with In The Heights in 2005. A gala dinner featuring a conversation with the honoree will be held at the Edison Ballroom (New York) on Monday, April 30, 2018. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Now Available for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Awards, Honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Comes To The Palace Theater]MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Comes To The Palace Theater]( by BWW News Desk MOTOWN THE MUSICAL presented by Worklight Productions is coming to the Palace Theater May 11 - 13 for four performances. Tickets can be purchased online at www.palacetheaterct.org, by phone at 203-346-2000, or in person at the Box Office, 100 East Main St. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( THE MUSICAL Comes To The Palace Theater&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Apricot Brandy Announces 50th Anniversary Bash]Apricot Brandy Announces 50th Anniversary Bash]( by BWW News Desk The Apricot Brandy have been playing soul music all around Northwest Connecticut since 1968. Through the years, band members have come and gone, but James "Moon" Maraia and Jim "Schultz" Buonocore play on and are currently joined by Robert Grillo on drums, Allen Gunn on vocals, Greg Dolecki on sax, RJ Avalone on trumpet and Jeff Shea/Joe Bouchard on keyboards. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Brandy Announces 50th Anniversary Bash&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Interview: Tatyana Lubov & Louis Griffin Talk Cinderella at Foxwoods Resort Casino]BWW Interview: Tatyana Lubov & Louis Griffin Talk Cinderella at Foxwoods Resort Casino]( by Carissa Chesanek Tatyana Lubov and Louis Griffin are gearing up for their upcoming appearance in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella at Foxwoods Resort Casino next month. We sat down with Lubov (Cinderella) and Griffin (Prince Christopher) to get the scoop. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Interview: Tatyana Lubov & Louis Griffin Talk Cinderella at Foxwoods Resort Casino&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Review: GODSPELL at Landmark Community Theatre]BWW Review: GODSPELL at Landmark Community Theatre]( by Sean Fallon A very talented young cast succeeds in bringing Biblical truth, strong acting, and great music to the show GODSPELL. This is a great show for the entire family! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Review: GODSPELL at Landmark Community Theatre&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 22]Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 22]( by Audition Roundup Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, April 22, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 22&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 22]Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 22]( by Audition Roundup Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, April 22, 2018 for productions in your area and around the country. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 22&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY at Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre]BWW Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY at Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre]( by Sean Fallon An all-star cast all perform roles that truly highlight their talents in this comical musical adaptation of SLEEPING BEAUTY, that is performed at the Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre in Bridgeport, CT. I highly recommend this show for the whole family! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY at Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Review: SPRING PIANO BAR...N 2018 at Ridgefield Theater Barn]BWW Review: SPRING PIANO BAR...N 2018 at Ridgefield Theater Barn]( by Sean Fallon The SPRING PIANO BAR...N 2018 brings talented musicians together before an encouraging and participatory packed house. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Review: SPRING PIANO BAR...N 2018 at Ridgefield Theater Barn&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Photo Flash: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Comes to TheatreWorks This May]Photo Flash: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Comes to TheatreWorks This May]( by BWW News Desk On Friday, May 4 TheatreWorks New Milford will premiere Mel Brooks' Zany movie-turned-musical musical, Young Frankenstein.The curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. every Friday and Saturday and 2:00pm on some Sundays through June 2. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Flash: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Comes to TheatreWorks This May&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[MOTOWN Comes to the Palace Theater]MOTOWN Comes to the Palace Theater]( by BWW News Desk MOTOWN THE MUSICAL presented by Worklight Productions is coming to the Palace Theater May 11 - 13 for four performances. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Comes to the Palace Theater&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Interview: Corey Mach of BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER at Ridgefield Playhouse]BWW Interview: Corey Mach of BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER at Ridgefield Playhouse]( by Sean Fallon Corey Mach, creator of BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER, speaks about this exciting tribute concert with Broadway talent that is scheduled to be performed in Ridgefield, CT, at the Ridgefield Playhouse, on May 14, 2018. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Interview: Corey Mach of BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER at Ridgefield Playhouse&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Now Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 4/20/2018]Now Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 4/20/2018]( by BWW Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/20/2018 for Connecticut [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 4/20/2018&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/20 - BRIGHT STAR, ALADDIN, THE MUSIC MAN and More!]Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/20 - BRIGHT STAR, ALADDIN, THE MUSIC MAN and More!]( by BWW Special BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature BRIGHT STAR, ALADDIN, THE MUSIC MAN and More! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/20 - BRIGHT STAR, ALADDIN, THE MUSIC MAN and More!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Palace Tours Spring-Summer Schedule Announced]Palace Tours Spring-Summer Schedule Announced]( by BWW News Desk Legends, myths and facts are all part of the Palace Theater story told during monthly tours of this grand venue. Tours are ninety minutes* and are conducted by Palace Ambassadors who are trained volunteers in the theater's history, architecture and lore. Admission is $5.00 per person and can be purchased online at www.palacetheaterct.org, by phone at 203-346-2000, or in person at the Box Office, 100 East Main St. in Waterbury. Groups larger than ten people are asked to contact the Box Office to register in advance. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Tours Spring-Summer Schedule Announced&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Photo Flash: Connecticut Repertory Theatre Presents AS YOU LIKE IT]Photo Flash: Connecticut Repertory Theatre Presents 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]( Flash: Connecticut Repertory Theatre Presents AS YOU LIKE IT&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Opera House Players Announce PARADE]Opera House Players Announce PARADE]( by BWW News Desk ???????Opera House Players presents PARADE at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016 on May 4th through May 20th. Tickets available by calling the box office at 860-292-6068 or visiting www.operahouseplayers.org. Tickets: Opening Night tickets $17; all other performances $21 (adults) and $17 (under 12/over 60). Group discount available for groups of 15 or more. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( House Players Announce PARADE&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Exclusive: Get A First Look At THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Goodspeed Musicals]Exclusive: Get A First Look At THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Goodspeed Musicals]( by BWW News Desk BroadwayWorld has a first look at Goodspeed's THE Will Rogers FOLLIES! Telling the life story of humorist Will Rogers, the Tony-Award winning musical features a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman.THE Will Rogers FOLLIES begins performances on April 13th and will run through June 21st. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Get A First Look At THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Goodspeed Musicals&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Catch the Saturday Night Fever with THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW]Catch the Saturday Night Fever with THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW]( by BWW News Desk ???????It's Saturday Night Fever on Friday night! One of the most successful and adored acts in musical history is recreated in a multi-media concert event when The Australian Bee Gees Show: A Tribute To The Bee Gees keeps that disco beat at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, May 18 at 8pm, part of the Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( the Saturday Night Fever with THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE Comes to Ridgefield]THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE Comes to Ridgefield]( by BWW News Desk ???????The Magic of Bill Blagg Live comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 20 at 1pm and 4:30pm, part of the Ridgefield Academy Family Series. Critics and audiences alike rave about Blagg's incredible high-energy, grand-scale magic and illusions that will have you rubbing your eyes in disbelief. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG LIVE Comes to Ridgefield&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Ridgefield to Screen MACBETH]Ridgefield to Screen MACBETH]( by BWW News Desk Shakespeare's most intense and terrifying tragedy, Macbeth, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre of London to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. In the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( to Screen MACBETH&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[James Van Praagh Returns to Ridgefield Playhouse]James Van Praagh Returns to Ridgefield Playhouse]( by BWW News Desk ???????Back by popular demand, the real-life "Ghost Whisperer," James Van Praagh, returns to the Playhouse! After thirty-five years of talking to the dead on television, radio, and through live demonstrations, New York Times bestselling author and psychic medium, James Van Praagh, is considered a spiritual pioneer and one of the world's most celebrated and respected spiritual teachers working today. During his live events, Van Praagh works as a conduit, channeling messages, guidance, and encouragement from loved ones in the spirit world. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Van Praagh Returns to Ridgefield Playhouse&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Blog: LOBBY HERO on Broadway]BWW Blog: LOBBY HERO on Broadway]( by Guest Blogger: Cassandra Hsiao Life moves in circles. This sort of cliche isn't the message of Lobby Hero-rather, the play in itself is emblematic of the spirit of zeitgeist, the kind where unintended artistic choices turn out to be eerily prescient. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Blog: LOBBY HERO on Broadway&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[LTM's Popular Play Reading Series Evenings @7 Presents OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR]LTM's Popular Play Reading Series Evenings @7 Presents OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR]( by BWW News Desk Bonds between children and parents are at the core of three interrelated short plays. Working back in time from the present day to 1984, the plays capture moments in the lives of two gay men struggling to be good sons. Funny and poignant, with a healthy dose of 80s nostalgia. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Popular Play Reading Series Evenings @7 Presents OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Jeff Ross & Dave Attell: Bumping Mics Come to Comix Mohegan Sun]Jeff Ross & Dave Attell: Bumping Mics Come to Comix Mohegan Sun]( by BWW News Desk ???????Come see The Roastmaster General Jeff Ross and the consummate comedian's comedian Dave Attell when they share the stage as co-headliners of their show Bumping Mics. One stage is probably not enough to contain two of the funniest men in the world, but we're going to try! Jeff Ross & Dave Attell: Bumping Mics presented by Comix will take place in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, June 23rd at 8:00pm. 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