It is a testament to the vitality of live theater that a small nonprofit acting company without a permanent home can commission a new play and make magic of it in a back room of a nondescript building in downtown New Haven. It is...
What if Macbeth did not go mad from ambition, but, rather, from post traumatic stress disorder? That is the premise of Macbeth 1969, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy premiering at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Directed and adapted by Associate Artistic Director Eric...
The Yale Repertory Theatre’s production of “A Doctor in Spite of Himself” by Moliere is a zany frolic born of Commedia Dell’Arte influenced by Saturday Night Live. Adapted by Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp, and directed by Mr. Bayes, the play follows the antics of...
The Shoreline Arts Alliance is celebrating Shakespeare on the Shoreline’s 10th anniversary and is pleased to continue to bring “classic theatre under the stars” to the Shoreline community. Performances of The Three Musketeers by Connecticut Free Shakespeare, under artistic and managing directors Ellen Lieberman and...
Arts Center at Killingworth hosts PuppetSpeak! Saturday, April 30th. A day of mime, mask, puppetry performances, interactive workshops and film for All Ages at the Old Town Hall, 273 Route 81, Killingworth, CT. Don’t be fooled into thinking puppetry is “just for kids.” Provoking and...
In an effort to appeal to a younger demographic, this year’s Oscar night was hosted by a couple of cool contemporary actors. I enjoy many of the works of Anne Hathaway and James Franco. Anticipating a night of unusually zany bits I was very excited...
By adminSunday, October 3rd, 2010
LOVE, LINDA stars acclaimed jazz vocalist Stevie Holland (www.stevieholland.com) as Linda Lee Thomas, the Southern beauty who married and was a driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter at the dawn of the roaring twenties. Though Cole Porter was gay, their companionship and love lasted...
The Guilford Green is at it’s busiest this week with both Shakespeare’s 12th Night, being presented by The Shoreline Arts Alliance and The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, and the St. George’s Carnival. 12th Night is being performed by Connecticut Free Shakespeare and all performances...
On Saturday, February 20th, Mystic held their Penguin Party at the Garde Arts Center in New London! The Penguin Party was part of the “Faces of Our Planet” event series which will be continuing into May, but more on that later. The Garde was packed!...
Success, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder and one’s own viewpoint can determine everything. Recently several of us were interviewed by Jerome Wilson for a story in the Shoreline Times. Mr. Wilson began my interview with the assertion that the Kate...
I am currently loading any and all events on to the Connecticut Events Calendar, and my...
In the restaurant industry, change of ownership is inevitable. This happens for a variety of reasons,...
Publishers Note: I originally posted this in April of 2011, and this is the second most...