What else could possibly go wrong? The fall theater season is a delirious mash-up of missteps, miscommunications and mistakes " expertly devised for maximum entertainment value. Among the in…
'The Drowsy Chaperone" is a musical about musicals, for people who really love musicals. It's a great fit for the musical theater specialists at Goodspeed Opera House, which is staging the s…
Iliza, the 2008 "Last Comic Standing" winner who has hosted a TV dating show, a game show and a talk show, brings her "Elder Millennial Tour" (she's 35) to Foxwoods Resort Casino's Fox Theat…
'The Play That Goes Wrong" has been going wrong for so long that somebody must be doing something right. It's currently the longest-running non-musical play currently on Broadway, where it's…
'Man of La Mancha" is the latest classical musical to be scaled down for a smaller orchestra, a smaller cast and a more intimate presentation by adventurous director Mark Lamos at the Westpo…
Tens of thousands of "Hamilton" fans won the battle. Tickets to the Hartford stop on the Broadway hit's national tour went on sale Saturday morning and within a few hours, the least expensiv…
The kids are all right. Playwright Bess Wohl and director Jackson Gay, old friends working together for the first time in years, are at Blue State Coffee in Main Street. They're sharing thei…
"Peter and the Starcatcher" is not technically a musical. But it has songs, and comedy and fantasy, and is based on the same story that has already fueled numerous musicals (from "Peter Pan"…
Scott Stephen Kegler has directed and acted at New Britain's Hole in the Wall Theater for years, bringing such audacious projects as Nicky Silver's "Fat Men in Skirts" to the community-based…
Roger Kabler is an accomplished actor who was a sketch performer on "The Carol Burnett Show" in 1991. He played the title role of a crazed Robert DeNiro impersonator in the 2002 film "Who th…
Tickets to the national tour of "Hamilton" at The Bushnell will go on sale to the public on Sept. 8, the venue announced Tuesday. The highly anticipated tour will be at The Bushnell Dec. 11-…
The man who turned sluggish moping into hysterical high art, Steven Wright, returns to Foxwoods Resort Casino's Fox Theater, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, for a night of riotously de…
What else is there to say about a theater season that began and ended with puppets having sex? The copulation of puppets in "Avenue Q" (the first show of Playhouse on Park's 2017-18 season, …
Something of a Canadian comedy superstar, Russell Peters stars in the highly entertaining mystery/comedy series "The Indian Detective," tours the world, and has appeared in dozens of movies …
Brian Regan's observational humor involves an awful lot of food. Like those jars that have peanut butter and jelly pre-mixed together: "I want to meet the guy who needs that."). Or cranberri…
The celebrated Canadian "new circus" troupe Cirque Eloize has a special relationship with Foxwoods. Cirque Eloize performs at the resort casino complex in Ledyard at least once a year, and h…
The "Mama D's" burlesque shows at Playhouse on Park are a special thrill. Grounded in old vaudeville jokes, striptease bump-and-grind, and honking jazz music, they also manage to be striking…
Some classic comedy stylings enliven the dog days of summer. Larry the Cable Guy has been around since cable TV was still a new thing in the 1980s, and is coming to Foxwoods Aug. 17. This be…
Elm Shakespeare Company is one of the oldest and largest providers of free outdoor summer Shakespeare shows in Connecticut. The company's shows are seen by tens of thousands of people each s…
Two top-rank political comedians are in Connecticut, using news to amuse. Both comics have interviewed presidents, senators, business moguls, movie stars, activists and journalists. Both hav…
'The Understudy" is play about what it's like to be in a play " when the play is a newly discovered script by Franz Kafka and the star is a fading Hollywood action movie star named Jake. Jak…
The swashbuckling musical "Cyrano" has arrived for its first full-fledged workshop at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre with a few readings under its sword-belt, many revisions and fresh idea…
They have found their "place on the path … in the circle of life." As children, both Greg Jackson and Bruce Paul Reik enjoyed putting on puppet shows in their backyards. Now they're both t…
Leslie Jones is the complete entertainer. On "Saturday Night Live," she's both a standout performer (especially when flirting with Colin Jost on "Weekend Update") and a consummate team playe…
Before a single one of its duels (physical or verbal) has been fought, and before a single one of its songs (by members of the great indie rock band The National) has been sung, the musical …