Connecticut Theater News Roundup April 07, 2018

Connecticut News Apr. 7, 2018 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... [Awakenings: Youth by Thorton Wilder and Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore in Broadway]([Awakenings: Youth by Thorton Wilder and Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore]( (Runs 4/5 - 4/8) [Jesus Christ Superstar in Broadway]([Jesus Christ Superstar]( (Runs 3/16 - 4/8) [MEMPHIS in Broadway]([MEMPHIS]( (Runs 4/6 - 4/8) MEMPIS]( (Runs 4/6 - 4/8) The Wizard of Oz]( (Runs 4/6 - 4/8) PHOTOS [Bolshoi Ballet ENCORE in HD: Giselle in Broadway]([Bolshoi Ballet ENCORE in HD: Giselle]( (Runs 4/12 - 4/12) Cinderella]( (Runs 4/13 - 4/15) [VIEW ALL]( | [ADD A SHOW]( | [AUDITIONS]( [[Auditions Announced For Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID]Auditions Announced For Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID]( The Warner Stage Company will hold auditions for a Main Stage Musical Production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID on Sunday, May 6th and Monday, May 7th beginning at 7:00pm. The production is directed by Richard McKenna with music director Jim Luurtsema and choreographer Sharon A. Wilcox. It will be presented on the Warner's Main Stage beginning July 28, 2018 [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Announced For Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Patti Cohenour to Lead Goodspeed's YOU ARE HERE]Patti Cohenour to Lead Goodspeed's YOU ARE HERE]( by BWW News Desk A Chicago housewife turns one small step into a giant, life-changing leap in Bartram & Hill's new musical You Are Here. Goodspeed Musicals continues its commitment to innovative, thought-provoking works with this intimate tour-de-force new musical featuring Tony Award nominee Patti Cohenour as Diana, Broadway performers Andrea Frierson as Voice 1 and Stacia Fernandez as Voice 2, and Spamilton: An American Parody starDan Rosales as Voice 3. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Cohenour to Lead Goodspeed's YOU ARE HERE&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Ben Fankhauser, Paige Faure, and More Will Headline BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER At Ridgefield Playhouse]Ben Fankhauser, Paige Faure, and More Will Headline BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER At Ridgefield Playhouse]( by BWW News Desk Broadway favorites Ben Fankhauser, Paige Faure, Corey Mach, and Sydney Morton are among the artists headed to the Ridgefield Playhouse on May 14 to sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the Stevie Wonder, accompanied by a 7-piece jazz band playing original orchestrations of his music. The concert will give tribute to this soul icon, putting new twists on his legendary songs including "Superstition", "Sir Duke", For Once In My Life", and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered". The music will be orchestrated and arranged by Joshua Stephen Kartes. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Fankhauser, Paige Faure, and More Will Headline BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER At Ridgefield Playhouse&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/6 - THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, WICKED and More!]Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/6 - THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, WICKED and More!]( by BWW Special BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, WICKED and more! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/6 - THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, WICKED and More!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Abby Mueller Debuts Original Song At Celebrating Hope 2018]Abby Mueller Debuts Original Song At Celebrating Hope 2018]( by BWW News Desk On Friday, May 11, Celebrating Hope will honor its sixth year by showcasing the power of music. The annual Greenwich gala will give voice to the 77,000 Connecticut residents living with Alzheimer's disease through song. Broadway star Abby Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots) will debut the original song, Life Is Beautiful, created and recorded by members of The Living Voice GAP (Giving Alzheimer's Purpose) Project, a collaboration of the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter and The Living Voice Group. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Mueller Debuts Original Song At Celebrating Hope 2018&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Hartford Stage Announces Final Phase Of Theatre Renovations]Hartford Stage Announces Final Phase Of Theatre Renovations]( by BWW News Desk Hartford Stage will embark upon the final phase of a $14 million, multi-year plan to transform the 50 Church Street theatre's functionality, comfort and accessibility. The remaining renovations, slated to begin at the close of the 2017-18 season, will include a refurbishment of guest artist dressing rooms, fully remodeled green room, and a state-of-the-art costume shop. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Stage Announces Final Phase Of Theatre Renovations&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Playhouse On Park Hosts Inter-Generational Night]Playhouse On Park Hosts Inter-Generational Night]( by BWW News Desk ???????In the spirit of Jesse Eisenberg's The Revisionist, which is making its New England Premiere at Playhouse on Park, the theater is hosting an inter-generational night on Friday, April 20 at 8pm. Patrons are encouraged to come out for a night at the theater with a friend or loved one from a different generation other than their own. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( On Park Hosts Inter-Generational Night&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Westport Community Theatre Presents YANKEE TAVERN]Westport Community Theatre Presents YANKEE TAVERN]( by BWW News Desk Westport Community Theatre is currently producing Yankee Tavern by Steven Dietz. Performances take place from April 13th through the 29th on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays, with a Thursday performance on April 19th at 8:00 p.m. Ruth Anne Baumgartner directs the play, which is produced by Joan Lasprogato. Rachel Dalton, Phil Lorenzo, Frank Smith and Ward Whipple are cast in the production. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Community Theatre Presents YANKEE TAVERN&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Registration Now Open for Intermediate Improvisation Adult Classes at Playhouse on Park]Registration Now Open for Intermediate Improvisation Adult Classes at Playhouse on Park]( by BWW News Desk The next installment of Adult Improv classes at Playhouse on Park continues on April 30 with Intermediate Improvisation. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Now Open for Intermediate Improvisation Adult Classes at Playhouse on Park&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Interview: Nina Agostine Smith Talks Shaping Young Artists and Directing MEMPHIS at Waterbury Arts Magnet School]BWW Interview: Nina Agostine Smith Talks Shaping Young Artists and Directing MEMPHIS at Waterbury Arts Magnet School]( by Julie Musbach Waterbury Arts Magnet School is educating the stars of tomorrow and has a project in the works that will transport audiences with a story of love driven by the power of music. Their production of Memphis runs April 6-8th and is surely not to be missed. Nina Agostine Smith took a moment to talk to BroadwayWorld about what her school does and how she and her students are prepping for their exciting mainstage musical. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Interview: Nina Agostine Smith Talks Shaping Young Artists and Directing MEMPHIS at Waterbury Arts Magnet School&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Boston Pops Orchestra Comes to The Bushnell]The Boston Pops Orchestra Comes to The Bushnell]( by Carissa Chesanek The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra made a one-night-only stop at The Bushnell last night during The Very Best of the Boston Pops Tour. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Boston Pops Orchestra Comes to The Bushnell&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Ruben Studdard Sings Luther Vandross]Ruben Studdard Sings Luther Vandross]( by BWW News Desk Imagine having a second chance to see a Luther Vandross concert? Imagine the vocals and music played and staged the same way he performed them in concert. Imagine the back-up singers in their tight silver dresses swaying to the beat. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Studdard Sings Luther Vandross&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[VIDEO: Waterbury Arts Magnet School Tells the Story of Love and Music in MEMPHIS]VIDEO: Waterbury Arts Magnet School Tells the Story of Love and Music in MEMPHIS]( by Stage Tube Waterbury Arts Magnet School presents the Tony Award winning musical MEMPHIS under the direction of Nina Agostine Smith. The show runs April 6-8th, so be sure to get your tickets. Meanwhile learn more and get a preview of the show below! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Waterbury Arts Magnet School Tells the Story of Love and Music in MEMPHIS&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BWW Blog: Acting - A Leap of Faith]BWW Blog: Acting - A Leap of Faith]( by Guest Blogger: Cassandra Hsiao For the next month or so, I'll be memorizing lines and living from rehearsal to rehearsal. I'll be collaborating with actors older than me, actors with countless years of experience under their belt. I'll be digging deep into three original one-acts and studying videos of goth girls, Sheldon Cooper, and Zooey Deschanel to help me step into the shoes of my respective characters. And if I'm honest, I'm a little nervous. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Blog: Acting - A Leap of Faith&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[LOVE QUEST Comes to The Ivoryton Playhouse]LOVE QUEST Comes to The Ivoryton Playhouse]( by BWW News Desk ???????A renowned scientist once theorized that finding "intelligent life" on other planets in the universe would be like shooting a particular blackbird in a room full of blackbirds, with the lights out. Ironically, the same probability applies for finding a "normal man (or woman)" on an online dating service. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( QUEST Comes to The Ivoryton Playhouse&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[New Britain Youth Theater Announces Season And Changes]New Britain Youth Theater Announces Season And Changes]( by BWW News Desk At an event celebrating the nonprofit theater's eighth anniversary, the Executive and Artistic Director of New Britain Youth Theater announced a new season and a name change for the company. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Britain Youth Theater Announces Season And Changes&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[VIDEO: Long Wharf Theatre Presents 15th Anniversary Production of CROWNS]VIDEO: Long Wharf Theatre Presents 15th Anniversary Production of CROWNS]( by Stage Tube Long Wharf Theatre, in association with the McCarter Theater Center, presents the 15TH anniversary production of Crowns, written and directed by Regina Taylor. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Long Wharf Theatre Presents 15th Anniversary Production of CROWNS&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[BOOK OF MORMON Anchors Palace Theater's 18-19 Season]BOOK OF MORMON Anchors Palace Theater's 18-19 Season]( by BWW News Desk ???????The Palace Theater has finalized its 18- 19 Webster Broadway series, and with a Broadway blockbuster, some new titles and a returning favorite, it's certain to be a magical season for theater lovers. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( OF MORMON Anchors Palace Theater's 18-19 Season&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[VIDEO: Cast and Creative Talk THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Goodspeed]VIDEO: Cast and Creative Talk THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Goodspeed]( by BWW News Desk Goodspeed presents THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES! Telling the life story of humorist Will Rogers, the Tony-Award winning musical features a book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman.THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES begins performances on April 13th and will run through June 21st. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Cast and Creative Talk THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES at Goodspeed&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Yale Rep Presents KISS By Guillermo Calderón]Yale Rep Presents KISS By Guillermo Calderón]( by BWW News Desk ???????Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents KISS by Guillermo Calderon, directed by Evan Yionoulis, April 27-May 19, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street). Opening Night is Thursday, May 3. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Rep Presents KISS By Guillermo Calderón&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Afro-Semitic Experience Comes to the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities]Afro-Semitic Experience Comes to the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities]( by BWW News Desk ???????On Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m., the Afro-Semitic Experience will headline a musical evening that will also feature musicians from the Healing World Project at the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities on the University of Saint Joseph's West Hartford campus. The Afro-Semitic Experience is an American roots jazz band with a difference; they merge Jewish and Afro-diasporic melodies and grooves, combining the core concepts of ase and shalom - power, action, unity, and peace. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Experience Comes to the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[The Warner Theatre Presents CINDERELLA]The Warner Theatre Presents CINDERELLA]( by BWW News Desk The students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education will present Rogers and Hammerstein's 'Getting to Know' version of CINDERELLA, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre May 5 and 6, as part of the Young Actors Series, sponsored by The Lufkin Family Foundation. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Warner Theatre Presents CINDERELLA&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 1]Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 1]( by Audition Roundup Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, April 1, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition! [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 1&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 1]Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 1]( by Audition Roundup Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, April 1, 2018 for productions in your area and around the country. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Apr. 1&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [[LIVE@theMAC Presents An Early Evening With Mozart & Laurel Beach Casino Orchestra]LIVE@theMAC Presents An Early Evening With Mozart & Laurel Beach Casino Orchestra]( by BWW News Desk ???????It's an Orchestra Party!!! Live@the MAC presents An Early Evening with Mozart and The Laurel Beach Casino Orchestra on Sunday, April 8th at 4 pm. Performed by 18 of the finest professional classical musicians in the region, this concert is sure to blow the roof off. [Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Presents An Early Evening With Mozart & Laurel Beach Casino Orchestra&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- Click [here]( to manage your BWW e-mail alerts. All Materials-Copyright 2018 [Wisdom Digital Media, LLC. 1001 Avenue of the Americas 11th Floor, NY NY 10018]() Click here to unsubscribe instantly: