Monday, November 24, 2014
The idea behind "Altar Boyz" " a holier-than-thou Christian boy band whose hits include "Church Rulez" and "Number 918" " apparently never gets old.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:58AM[SHARE]Friday, November 14, 2014
John Hodgman has carved a nice little career out of being smartly silly. This entertainingly erudite Yale grad has edited the "True Life Tales" section of The New York Times, penned the "Ask…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The most magical thing about Criss Angel is this: since he can levitate himself at will, transport objects with his mind, and make both humans and supernatural spirits do his bidding, how is…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:23AM[SHARE]Monday, November 10, 2014
"There's something special about the energy of this show," says Jaime Keeling with deadpan Keanu Reeves-like understatement.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:12PM[SHARE]Alton Brown is the all-purpose TV foodie. He first made a culinary name for himself on "Good Eats" explaining the scientific truths behind basic aspects of baking. He infused the no-nonsense…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:16PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2014
"Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" was a breakthrough hit for writer John Patrick Shanley, who followed its 1984 Off Broadway success with the even more popular "Savage in Limbo" (1984), "Italian…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Chris D'Elia, the L.A. comedian/actor known for his roles on the sitcoms "Whitney," "Undateable" and "Jennifer Falls" and his co-hosting of "Ten Minute Podcast," gets the stage to himself 9 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:50AM[SHARE]Monday, November 3, 2014
We're used to seeing plays spread from Broadway to regional theaters. It's bracing to see a fine regional theater writer's work travel into other areas of the country without having to rely …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:31PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 23, 2014
"To Not Forget Crimea: Uncertain Quiet of Indigenous Crimean Tatars" is a dance piece and a modern civil-rights conversation piece. The provocative multi-media show, inspired by political sh…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 17, 2014
Caryl Churchill's scathing social satire "Cloud 9" " being staged at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Studio Theatre space Oct. 23 through Nov. 2 " has many things in common with Tom Stoppard…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:01PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 16, 2014
Running away to join the circus is one of the great romantic ideals. "The Circus in Winter," a new musical about how circus folk spend their downtime, has run away from Indiana to seek fame …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Mikhail Bulgakov was a playwright himself, but theater types often bypass his plays and prefer to adapt his novels and short stories for the stage instead. An adaptation of Bulgakov's story …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:02PM[SHARE]Until now, "Mark My Words"" an annual literary fundraiser for the Mark Twain House & Museum " has been held outside of Hartford and has generally featured authors of mysteries and legal thri…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:27AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Downtown Cabaret Theatre (263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport; 203-576-1636, dtcab.com) used to do musical theater almost exclusively, then became known for pop tribute acts. "Hair" is a natural…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:53PM[SHARE]Monday, October 6, 2014
One of the come-ons for the Hartford Stage production of Elizabeth Egloff's "Ether Dome" was that the play's real-life inspiration, pioneering anesthesiologist Horace Wells, also, according …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:26AM[SHARE]Monday, September 29, 2014
Over 80 years after right-wing Nationalists tried to silence him, by murdering him in a shameful political action during the Spanish Civil War and dumping his body in a mass grave, Federico …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, September 15, 2014
Bridgeport's Downtown Cabaret Theatre is undergoing renovations, so its latest show is taking place at Marisa's Ristorante, 6540 Main St. in Trumbull on Saturday, Sept. 20. It's a fundraisin…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:39PM[SHARE]Monday, September 8, 2014
When the Warner Theatre first announced that they'd be doing the stage version of the sensationalistic, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda flick "Reefer Madness," they had no way of knowing t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:44AM[SHARE]When the Warner Theatre first announced that they'd be doing the stage version of the sensationalistic, over-the-top anti-drug propaganda flick "Reefer Madness," they had no way of knowing t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:44AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Michael Wilson Returning To Direct Elizabeth Egloff's Drama About Famous Hartford Dentist Horace WellsThe patient has been under for a while, quietly resting and gathering strength, and is r…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:28AM[SHARE]Loading more stories…
