Curtain Call: The best Equity theatre of 2017
Since Connecticut is fortunate enough to enjoy great theater on so many different levels, high school, college, community, professional traveling tours and professional Equity productions; this past...
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Curtain Call: Shows coming your way
The theater season slows down a bit in the first two months of the year. Because too many shows have been cancelled due to snow in past years, many theaters shy away from January and February...
View ArticleCurtain Call: Theater cure for cabin fever
It seems as though the only places people are stepping out to these days are grocery stores and gas stations. However, both of these places do little to cure cabin fever. This has been a brutally cold...
View ArticleRidgefield Theater Barn produces Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences
The flow of talent from theater to theater and town to town up and down and across Connecticut is amazing. Since I cover so much Connecticut theater, I have a unique view. While it’s just common sense...
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Curtain Call: CTAW jolts you out of your comfort zone
Community Theatre at Woodbury: It’s in the news every day. There’s a shoot out, a stabbing, a bombing, a massacre somewhere. Why? How natural is violence in our daily lives? Can we control violence? If...
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Curtain Call: Of active shooters, guns, and violence
Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven: Is anyone safe anywhere? Doubly charged with timeliness and believability, there’s nowhere to hide once the shooting starts in Julia Cho’s play Office Hour. Since we...
View ArticleCurtain Call: Cabaret darker and without enough edge
Landmark Community Theatre, Thomaston Opera House: Unless you’ve really been off the planet, you have to be aware of how political everything has become. Whether it’s the White House, the NFL, or an...
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Curtain Call: Eastbound Theatre happily wagging its tail
Eastbound Theatre, Milford: If you haven’t been to Eastbound Theatre lately, there’s something very new going on. On Friday and Saturday performances, the theater offers cabaret seating and...
View ArticleCurtain Call: Cliffhanger lives up to its title
Phoenix Stage Company, Oakville/Naugatuck: Mystery fans rejoice. The Phoenix Stage Company has a mystery thriller on the boards that will have you sitting at the edge of your seat but only when you’re...
View ArticleCurtain Call: Theaters keep on giving — how about you?
Giving Day is coming. On March 1, Giving Day, “powered by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation,” will mark its fifth year for the marathon fund-raising event. All you have to do is contribute $10 or...
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