Friday, December 23, 2022

Review of "Come From Away" - Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

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The musical Come From Away , playing at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts through December 24, is one of my all-time favorite prod...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Review of "Christmas on the Rocks" - Theaterworks Hartford

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It’s been a few years since I ventured out to Theaterworks Hartford’s annual December production, Christmas on the Rocks .   I’m happy to re...
Monday, December 5, 2022

Review of "Kimberly Akimbo"

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The musical Kimberly Akimbo can be described as quirky.   Quirky in a good way.   The show, a big hit Off-Broadway last season, has made a ...
Sunday, December 4, 2022

Review of "The Brightest Light in the World" - Yale Repertory

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Relationships can be joyful.   They can be tough.   And messy.   In playwright Leah Nanako Winkler’s sufficing world prem...
Thursday, December 1, 2022

Review of "Almost Famous"

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Successfully transforming a film into a rewarding Broadway musical is no guarantee.   For every Waitress, The Producers, ...
Thursday, November 24, 2022

Review of "& Juliet"

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What would happen if Juliet (of Romeo & Juliet fame) didn’t take her own life at the end of Shakespeare’s classic play but, instead, res...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Review of "Fences" - Playhouse on Park

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For August Wilson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Fences, to work, the two lead characters need to be dynamic performers.  In...