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A superb production of the musical, directed by Rob Ruggiero and starring Christian Noll and David Harris.
AMHERST – One of the nation's foremost dance companies, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. Procla…
by Mark G. Auerbach Hartford Stage Introduces "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey". The recent off-Broadway hit, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, visits Hartford Stage…
The national tour of Jersey Boys returned to Hartford's Bushnell. A solid production with great music. Oh, what a night.
by Mark G. Auerbach Saturday Night Fever With its solid gold Bee Gees score and a smart story about a high-stepping disco dancer, from the streets of New York, played to perfection by John T…
Review: "The Book of Mormon" at The Bushnell by Mark G. Auerbach Broadway's super-hit The Book of Mormon zipped into the Bushnell about three years ago, and completely lived up to its hype a…
by Mark G. Auerbach Road Trip: The Night of The Iguana at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge The American Repertory Theater at Harvard, best known as A.R.T. has been, in recent years, a…
by Mark G. Auerbach Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is one of the Bard's most popular comedy hits. Going back to a plot familiar to the ancient Greeks and Romans, he tells the tale of two…
A powerhouse of a production that's brutal, raw, and honest.
by Mark G. Auerbach Amadeus: A Majestic Musical Rivalry at The Majestic Amadeus, Peter Shaffer's sweeping fictionalized history of the rivalry between classical music composers Wo…
by Mark G. Auerbach Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Broadway's still hot ticket, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, kicks off the New Year at The Bushnell in Hartford, with performances …
First class touring production of the award-winning Broadway hit. A compelling story wrapped up in dazzling production values.
Outstanding Performances in a Musical  Rhett Guter as the Elvis-type rock star who captivates the people in a small midwest town, as Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie, at Goodspeed. He tu…
by Mark G. Auerbach So much to choose from and so little time to see everything. Outstanding Production of A Play and Outstanding New Play: American Son by Christopher Demos-Brown, Barringto…
by Mark G. Auerbach  2016: The Year in Review, Part I  It's been a great year for the arts, and over the next three weeks, we'll recap the news, and best of the plays, musicals, and …
"A Christmas Carol" returns to Hartford Stage and marks the end of Bill Raymand's long-run as Scrooge.
Ninety minutes of hilarity with a heart, as a group of children, from Clara in "Nutcracker" to Charlie Brown, show up in a neighborhood bar to let us know how their lives turned out.
by Mark G. Auerbach Once, Again If you missed Once, the multi-Tony Award-winning musical on Broadway, or its national tour at The Bushnell, there's yet another opportunity for one performanc…
The national tour of An American in Paris is exquisite. C'est magnifique!
by Mark G. Auerbach Two Americans in Paris An American in Paris, the new Gershwin musical based on the beloved movie, plays The Bushnell in Hartford on November 15-20. Director Christoph…
Mark St. Germain's new play Relativity stars Richard Dreyfuss as Albert Einstein as a family mystery unravels.
by Mark G. Auerbach The Berkshire Theatre Awards: A New Way to Recognize Excellence in Theatre Broadway has its Tony Awards for excellence in theatre.. Chicago has the Joseph Jefferson Award…
A first class tour of the Broadway hit which is so original and terribly funny.
August Wilson's drama gets a top quality production at Hartford Stage, well directed by Jade King Carroll.
by Mark Auerbach "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" Returns to Hartford Four years after its world premiere at Hartford Stage, and three years after it opened on Broadway, and pi…
