Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/20/17
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/20/17. The best theatre performances of the year, and arts news for W.Mass. and No.CT.
Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 12/20/17. The best theatre performances of the year, and arts news for W.Mass. and No.CT.
Theatre and performing arts news for WMass and No.CT. "Seder" premieres at Hartford Stage. "School of Rock" heads to Hartford's Bushnell, and more.
New England's Take Magazine profiles TheaterWorks director Rob Ruggiero who is staging the upcoming production of "Rags" at Goodspeed Musicals.
Brilliant sets and lights define this fine production of Mark St. Garmain's play about Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Warren Harding.
The Road to Oz", the new musical about Judy Garland before "The Wizard of Oz" is terrific at Goodspeed. Ruby Rakos as Judy and Michael Wartella as Mickey Rooney sing and swing with pure plea…
The Bakelite Masterpiece, the American premiere of Kate Cayley's taut drama, is co-produced by Berkshire Theatre Group and WAM. Extraordinary performances by David Adkins and Corinna May in …
An intense and provocative drama about women in the Marines.
Judd Hirsch stars as an eccentric writer in the world premiere of The Stone Witch at Berkshire Theatre Group in Stockbridge, MA
From the creators of Barrington Stage's "On The Town", a fresh and fun revival of a Gilbert and Sullivan masterpiece.
A delightful revival with fun performances that's perect for a summer night near the Connecticut shore.
How to Succeed gets a charming revival at CT Rep with Riley Costello as Finch, Fred Grandy as Biggley, and Tina Fabrique.
The world premiere of a musical inspired by the story of Tsar Nicholas' daughter, and film treatments about her life, wrapped up in one of the most beautiful productions I've ever seen on th…
A world premiere musical about a family of magicians trying to regain the magic in their act. Commissioned and produced by Barrington Stage Company
First-class production of a Cole Porter classic.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre's season finale, "Spamalot" is zany, silly fun in a first class production.
a well-directed, well-performed slice of American history, as told by two sisters, descendants of slaves, who became accomplished women.
A sizzling production of Laura Eason's portrait of two writers.
Darko Tresnjak's well-directed (he designed the sets too) production of Romeo and Juliet, beautifully acted, and in one word, superb.
Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal visit Hartford in A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters"
Riveting play about playwright Dan O'Brien's relationship with photojournalist Paul Watson, punctuated by great direction and performances.
Christmas on the Rocks at Hartford's TheaterWorks. Hilarious, laugh-a-minute entertainment. A group of playwrights contribute playlets about famous characters from holiday plays and movies …
Goodspeed Musicals presents A Wonderful Life, a musicalization of the movie classic.
A riveting play and a solid production of The Laramie Project at Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Storrs.
Good direction merges a playwright's words, incredible design elements, and a fine acting ensemble into a tour-de-force production of a Pinter classic.
Hartford Stage opens its new season with the world premiere of "An Opening in Time", a play about Connecticut people by a Connecticut playwright, Christopher Shinn.