Connecticut Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 10

BWW Review: THE DINNER PARTY at The Orange Players- Where Comedy is the Main Course!
by Amanda Grillo - May 12, 2019

I had the pleasure of seeing Neil Simon's THE DINNER PARTY at the High Plains Community Center presented by The Orange Players. Dinner parties where you don't know anybody can be awkward, but how about being blindsided by seeing an ex-spouse there? Three divorced couples are put in a private dining ...

BWW Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at Long Wharf Theatre
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 12, 2019

A lot can happen in 15 years....

BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Goodspeed Opera House
by Joseph Harrison - May 12, 2019

There are some musicals that simply epitomize the genre. You know the ones - the shows where you have lost count how many times you have seen them, either on Broadway, on tour, or at your local theatre. They are like a part of the family - the favorite uncle or aunt that you are happy to see wheneve...

BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - May 13, 2019

LEND ME A TENOR is brilliantly performed by The Castle Craig Players! I highly recommend this comedy that features a very talented cast!...

BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN at Fairfield Center Stage
by Sean Fallon - May 13, 2019

I believe that I can say with confidence that Fairfield Center Stage puts THE SECRET GARDEN on in such a manner that Broadway would never be able to compete with!  This show is a brilliant continuation of Fairfield Center Stage's consistent remarkable ability to bring familiar things to an audience ...

BWW Review: TRYING at Square One Theatre
by Cindy Cardozo - May 07, 2019

Young meets old in Trying, a moving play about an intergenerational working relationship that grows into friendship in 1967....

BWW Review: MY NAME IS ASHER LEV at Playhouse On Park
by Joseph Harrison - April 29, 2019

What makes someone a true artist? Does it have to do with skill? Passion? A unique eye? Or is it about letting go of earthly things and embracing the traditions set forth by generations of artists before them? And what happens when the path to artistic enlightenment leads to a deep-seated conflict w...

BWW Review: THE WAFFLE HOUSE FIVE at Pantochino Productions
by Sean Fallon - April 29, 2019

On Sunday, April 28, I had the pleasure of seeing THE WAFFLE HOUSE FIVE as put on by Pantochino Productions at the MAC in Milford, CT.  This musical comedy features book and lyrics by Director Bert Bernardi with music by Justin Riggs. This tells the story of Waffle House workers who agree to split ...

BWW Review: SNOW WHITE at Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre
by Sean Fallon - April 27, 2019

On Saturday, April 27, I had the pleasure of seeing SNOW WHITE at the Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre in Bridgeport, CT.  This is an excellent season finale to what has been another wonderful season at the Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre.  Under the direction of Frank Root and choreography o...

BWW Review: GIRLFRIEND from TheaterWorks (at the Wadsworth)
by Joseph Harrison - April 06, 2019

Summer 1993 was an eventful year for this reviewer. I had just graduated from High School and was preparing for the next chapter in my life - college in Athens, Georgia. Like so many young people before me and so many after, it was a time in between, one that was both thrilling and completely terrif...

BWW Review: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (ABRIDGED) at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - April 08, 2019

On Friday, April 5, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenally performed comedy about comedy!  As expected, the Connecticut Cabaret Theatre in Berlin, CT has delivered another high quality show, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (ABRIDGED) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor.  Not only is it highly ent...

BWW Review: JEEVES & WOOSTER IN 'PERFECT NONSENSE' at Hartford Stage
by Joseph Harrison - April 05, 2019

Sometimes the best cure for a sour mood or a gray day is a bit of nonsense. Whether that is achieved by laughing at some absurd meme your friend posted on Twitter, a mindless show you binge watch on Netflix, or a podcast with a comedian you love - frivolity can take many forms. This is true even in ...

An Iliad at Long Wharf Theatre
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - March 31, 2019

Don't let Greek history and mythology intimidate you. This excellent play has a tour de force performance by Rachel Christopher, who just might be the world's greatest but underdiscovered actress....

BWW Review: REEL TO REAL BY STOP/TIME DANCE THEATER at Playhouse On Park
by Joseph Harrison - March 31, 2019

Everyone loves going to the movies. The darkened theater, the anticipation of a dramatic/funny/thrilling/scary adventure, and the escapism that only a couple hours with a bucket of popcorn and a good film can bring. It is that feeling that comes to life in vivid color during REEL TO REAL, this year'...

BWW Review: SISTER ACT at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - March 18, 2019

Downtown Cabaret Theatre gets an amazing cast for the comedic musical SISTER ACT and provides a performance that truly brings this musical to its maximum....

BWW Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Connecticut Repertory Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - March 10, 2019

n today's world, entertainment is all about personalization, customization, and influence. From television shows that allow you to choose the direction of the plot (e.g., BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH) to the numerous on demand books, podcasts, and films that are ready whenever the mood strikes, audien...

BWW Review: AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS 2019 at Ridgefield Theater Barn
by Sean Fallon - March 11, 2019

These original comedies, so masterfully delivered, keep the audience laughing all throughout, and continue to reveal the power of local theater, local acting, and local playwrighting which every year at the Ridgefield Theater Barn proves itself to be far superior than much of what is highly acclaime...

BWW Review: REVIEW: CLEVER LITTLE LIES at Square One Theatre
by Cindy Cardozo - March 07, 2019

CLEVER LITTLE LIES by Joe DiPietro at Square One Theatre in Stratford, CT is a diverting little entertainment that is funny in an old-fashioned sense, bound to appeal to those of a certain age who are familiar with light television comedies and those who have reached certain milestones in their live...

BWW Review: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG at Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre
by Sean Fallon - March 04, 2019

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG is one of the greatest Downtown Cabaret Children's Theatre shows I have ever seen! The acting is spectacular! I highly recommend this show to all audiences!...

BWW Review: DREAMGIRLS at Fairfield Center Stage
by Sean Fallon - March 05, 2019

Fairfield Center Stage yet again presents a high quality production with the musical DREAMGIRLS. An excellent cast entertains the entire audience. The run ends on March 9, so get your tickets quickly!...

BWW Review: THE REVOLUTIONISTS at Playhouse On Park
by Joseph Harrison - February 24, 2019

"Every revolution starts with a story, of who we are and who we can become." These words from Sarah Hartmann, the director of Playhouse on Park's current production of THE REVOLUTIONISTS perfectly illustrate the heart of Lauren Gunderson's play. By telling the stories of four iconic women who were b...

BWW Review: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - February 25, 2019

For those who like cleverly written comedic spoofs of familiar plays, and constant humor done well, I highly recommend THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED as performed by the Castle Craig Players in Meriden, CT. This three person show kept the audience laughing from start to finish....

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at Long Wharf
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - February 23, 2019

Nia Vardalos and Cheryl Strayed offer good advice for life....

BWW Review: WORKING at ACT Of Connecticut
by Sean Fallon - February 22, 2019

WORKING is an amazing musical, brilliantly performed by a talented cast, at the consistently first-rate ACT of CT, under the direction of the creative Daniel C. Levine....

BWW Review: THE BIKINIS at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - February 18, 2019

The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre has yet again performed a first-rate show, with THE BIKINIS, a jukebox musical featuring an incredibly talented cast of four actresses....