Connecticut Theater News Roundup April 26, 2018

Connecticut News Apr. 26, 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]( [[Casting Announced For A LESSON FROM ALOES at Hartford Stage]Casting Announced For A LESSON FROM ALOES at Hartford Stage]( Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts today announced the cast and creative team for Athol Fugard's A Lesson from Aloes. Ariyon Bakare, Randall Newsome and Andrus Nichols will appear in the revered Fugard drama. The play will perform Thursday, May 17, through Sunday, June 10 - closing out Hartford Stage's 2017-18 season. Tresnjak will direct. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Announced For A LESSON FROM ALOES at Hartford Stage&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Blog: YOU ARE ENOUGH - an Original Yale University Production]BWW Blog: YOU ARE ENOUGH - an Original Yale University Production]( by Guest Blogger: Cassandra Hsiao YOU ARE ENOUGH, a collection of three original one-acts, opens tonight. This will be the third time playwright Dylan Schifrin witnesses two of his works come to life. What makes it more phenomenal is that he is only a sophomore in college. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Blog: YOU ARE ENOUGH - an Original Yale University Production&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Photo Flash: Long Wharf Theatre Presents Regina King's CROWNS]Photo Flash: Long Wharf Theatre Presents Regina King's CROWNS]( by BWW News Desk Long Wharf Theatre, in association with the McCarter Theater Center, presents the 15TH anniversary production of Crowns, written and directed by Regina Taylor. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Flash: Long Wharf Theatre Presents Regina King's CROWNS&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Yale School Of Music Guitar Department Showcases At The MAC On May 11th]Yale School Of Music Guitar Department Showcases At The MAC On May 11th]( by BWW News Desk ???????Milford Arts Council's New England Guitar Society will close out their 2017/2018 season with an annual showcase and fundraiser presented by the Yale School of Music Guitar Department. The event will be held at the MAC, 40 Railroad Avenue South in Milford on Friday, May 11th at 8pm. All proceeds will benefit the Milford Arts Council, a 501c3 non profit organization dedicated to fostering artistic, cultural, and educational opportunities for the benefit of the greater Milford community. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( School Of Music Guitar Department Showcases At The MAC On May 11th&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Mikata! Salsa & Latin Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Diversity & Community Through Music]Mikata! Salsa & Latin Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Diversity & Community Through Music]( by BWW News Desk Mikata!, a Salsa and Latin Jazz Orchestra, will perform a full repertoire of hard-hitting Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Bolero, Cha-cha and Latin Jazz on Friday, May 18th @8pm at Milford Center for the Arts at 40 Railroad Avenue South. The group guarantees to lift up all audiences and create a sense of community by getting people to dance and have a joyous time. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Salsa & Latin Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Diversity & Community Through Music&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Drag Darling Of NYC To Present DRAG ME TO THE TOP! At The MAC]Drag Darling Of NYC To Present DRAG ME TO THE TOP! At The MAC]( by BWW News Desk ?Showbiz Spitfire? PAIGE TURNER, the drag darling of NYC and star of SHADE: QUEENS OF NYC (on the Fusion Network), will present her ALL LIVE one woman show ?Drag me to the Top!? on Saturday, May 12th at 8pm at Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Avenue South, Milford, CT. This show has previously played to sold out runs in Mexico, Boston, and New York City. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Darling Of NYC To Present DRAG ME TO THE TOP! At The MAC&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Playhouse On Park To Offer Sensory-Friendly Performances Of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Sponsored By The Miracle League Of CT]Playhouse On Park To Offer Sensory-Friendly Performances Of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Sponsored By The Miracle League Of CT]( by BWW News Desk The Miracle League of CT is will partner with Playhouse on Park in offering two special sensory-friendly performances of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical on Friday, May 18 at 10am, and Saturday, May 19 at 10am. All tickets will be specially priced at $5 for these performances only, all seats reserved. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( On Park To Offer Sensory-Friendly Performances Of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL Sponsored By The Miracle League Of CT&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[WTG Youth Program Presents DEAR EDWINA JR.]WTG Youth Program Presents DEAR EDWINA JR.]( by BWW News Desk Come see the future stars of the Windham Theatre Guild as they present the fun musical Dear Edwina Jr. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Youth Program Presents DEAR EDWINA JR.&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Madison Lyric Stage Presents Young Artist Production of GODSPELL]Madison Lyric Stage Presents Young Artist Production of GODSPELL]( by BWW News Desk Madison Lyric Stage, an award-winning, professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, announced that it is presenting a young artist production of the Stephen Schwartz musical Godspell, featuring a cast of 10, all 25 years old and younger, with a band of six musicians. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Lyric Stage Presents Young Artist Production of GODSPELL&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Thrown Stone Announces Casting For 2018 Repertory Season]Thrown Stone Announces Casting For 2018 Repertory Season]( by BWW News Desk Thrown Stone Theatre Company under the leadership of Co-Artistic Directors Jason Peck & Jonathan Winn announces casting for their 2018 Summer Repertory season, the New England Premiere of The Arsonists by Jacqueline Goldfinger and the East Coast Premiere of Where All Good Rabbits Go by Karina Cochran. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Stone Announces Casting For 2018 Repertory Season&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Returns To Long Wharf Theatre June 15 Through July 1, 2018]MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Returns To Long Wharf Theatre June 15 Through July 1, 2018]( by BWW News Desk ???????GFour Productions, winners of 56 Drama Desk and 44 Tony Awards are proudly bringing the international hit show Menopause The Musical to New Haven and will play Long Wharf Theatre June 15 through July 1, 2018. Menopause The Musical is a groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived "The Change." [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( THE MUSICAL Returns To Long Wharf Theatre June 15 Through July 1, 2018&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Off Color Comedy Tour Presented By Comix Comes To Mohegan Sun Arena]The Off Color Comedy Tour Presented By Comix Comes To Mohegan Sun Arena]( by BWW News Desk ???????The Off Color Comedy Tour is making a stop at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, July 7th starting at 8:00pm. Featuring some of your favorite artists from the Emmy Award-winning hit show In Living Color, creator Keenen Ivory Wayans will host The Off Color Comedy Tour with stars Shawn Wayans, Tommy Davidson and David Alan Grier. Together, these comedy legends will bring a show that won't disappoint. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Off Color Comedy Tour Presented By Comix Comes To Mohegan Sun Arena&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[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]( by BWW News Desk 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= --------------------------------------------------------------- Click [here]( to manage your BWW e-mail alerts. All Materials-Copyright 2018 [Wisdom Digital Media, LLC. 1001 Avenue of the Americas 11th Floor, NY NY 10018]() Click here to unsubscribe instantly: