The 2024 Pulitzer-Prize winning play, Primary Trust, is receiving a highly satisfying production at Theaterworks Hartford, running through May 11. The show is a deep-dive into an individual’s personal trauma and how it has affected his employment, relationships, self-confidence, and interactions with the world. The strength of playwright Eboni Booth’s work is its realism and pacing. Information and reveals unfold at steady, incremental pace. Unlike many plays I’ve seen, Primary Trust does not unload a character’s background story and emotional framework at its climax.
Stuart Brown is the founder of the 24/7 online Broadway music radio station, Sounds of Broadway (http://www.SoundsofBroadway.com), which plays the best from the Off-Broadway, Broadway, and London stage. Thousands of songs from hundreds of cast albums are in rotation. He reviews NYC theater as a member of the Outer Critics Circle and reviews CT stage productions as a member of the CT Critics Circle. He is also a member of the Dramatist Guild.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Primary Trust - Theaterworks Hartford
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Operation Mincemeat - Broadway
I have been a fan of the musical Operation Mincemeat ever since I heard the original cast recording almost two years ago. However, I had some trepidation before seeing the show once it opened on Broadway. Fortunately, any concerns were short-lived. Operation Mincemeat is wild, manic, and exhaustively inventive. The show is the brainchild of the comedy troupe SpitLip and members David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts wrote the book, music, and lyrics. The quartet takes their inspiration from such thoroughly British sources as Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Benny Hill, and the theatrical productions of The 39 Steps and The Play That Goes Wrong.
Good Night, and Good Luck - Broadway
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Agnes of God - Westport Community Theatre
The psychologically intense, Agnes of God, is receiving a superb production at the Westport Community Theatre. Under Director Tom Holehan’s assured guidance, the three-character play is a penetrating examination of faith, spirituality, and their intersection with science. In some sense, the production can also be viewed as a cryptic murder mystery.
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The cast of Agnes of God at the Westport Community Theatre. |