Connecticut Theatre Newsroom

Goodspeed Musicals is set to present A Complicated Woman, a new musical about embracing your true identity that features a gender-diverse cast. A Complicated Woman will appear at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre from May 10 – June 2 in Chester, Conn. Watch rehearsal footage in the video here!

Watch Paul Adam Schaefer and Lenny Wolpe perform Both Sides of the Coin from The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Goodspeed in the video here!

On Friday, May 3rd, I had the pleasure of seeing yet another first-rate production by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT! This stellar cast keeps the audience entertained with their excellent stage presence, stage chemistry, and positive energy, as this intriguing story unfolds, THE 39 STEPS. Director Todd Santa Maria helps bring out the best in this phenomenal cast featuring Matthew Griffiths, Angelina D’Albero, Matt Monitto, and Gabriel Sousa. I was not previously familiar with this show, but seeing it performed by this cast, I feel as if they elevated it to heights that were never reached before! This casts’ delivery, mannerisms, and comedic timing shine through in ways far superior to that which could be detailed or explained in a script. The constant laughter and applause from this lively packed house strongly suggests that the rest of the audience tremendously enjoyed this show, as I did!

Experience a unique all-ages musical adaptation, AESOP’S BOPS: THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE, by Meriden playwrights Zach and Francesca Fontanez at the Carriage House Theater in Hartford. Enjoy this captivating twist on a timeless fable.

Join the Ballard Institute for a puppetry performance by Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers, presenting THE LEGEND OF THE BANANA KID on May 18. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the 2024 season of Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, showcasing seven new plays by talented playwrights from across the country at the Powerhouse Theatre in New Canaan, Connecticut. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the nominees for the Stephen Sondheim Awards 2024. Celebrating the best in Broadway, stay updated on the leading talents in the theatre industry.

Westport Country Playhouse has announced its upcoming 94th theater season, from October 2024 through April 2025, featuring three Playhouse-produced plays, each running three weeks, and two shorter-run productions, including a holiday offering and a musical revue.

The Mark Twain House & Museum's free upcoming Trouble Begins lecture series event featuring Pulitzer Prize finalist Percival Everett on his latest novel James has been moved to a larger location due to unprecedented demand. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Disney's Newsies Jr. will open Friday, May 10th at the Burton Leavitt Theartre. 

Goodspeed Musicals will welcomes Tony award-winning playwright, composer and lyricist Rupert Holmes for a special talkback. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Shakespeare on the Sound will celebrate its 28th summer season with a very unique production of Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Sean Harris, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Playhouse on Park and renowned audition coach, will be holding a week-long acting intensive for high school students through Playhouse Theatre Academy this summer.

Between all the constant assignments and exams, it’s incredibly easy to feel a phenomenon known as burnout. Burnout is very common in college, especially towards the end of the semester. I have lots of personal experiences with burnout, both in high school and college. I feel varying degrees of unmotivation at times, although there are some days that are way worse than others. The worst of it typically occurs towards the end of the semester, a time when I’m mentally exhausted. Burnout can be hard to navigate when all you feel like doing is laying down and doing nothing, but there are some workarounds.

The Palace Theater presents its 20th Anniversary 2024-2025 Webster Bank Broadway Series, with six exciting titles.

Discover the summer 2024 lineup for the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, featuring programs and performances from Grammy-winning musicians, authors, lecturers, and renowned theater companies.

Watch as the cast of A Complicated Woman at Goodspeed Musicals discusses the show! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Join 'r kids Family Center as they present THE GOOD ADOPTEE at Cabaret on Main in East Haven. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Get ready to swing back in time as Ivoryton Playhouse has announced the upcoming production of Swingtime Canteen, the second show in its 2024 season.

A recent article in The New York Times reported that high school theater is suffering because some parents and town bigwigs are putting pressure on administrators not to produce plays that may offend some people. Some people, being strait-laced, narrow-minded people. Fortunately, Stamford is populated by highly educated, highly diverse people who are open to new things and new ideas, so when it comes to high school theater, almost anything goes, and it goes spectacularly.

On Friday, April 5, The Palace Theatre in Stamford welcomed award-winning country trio Lady A for the nonprofit's 12th Annual Gala. The Palace's largest annual fundraiser, the event raised $155,000 to support the organization and its arts education programs.

Catch the compelling IMMIGRANT STORIES – IN THEIR OWN WORDS featuring Hossna Samadi at the Palace Theater, Waterbury on June 1, 2024.

Join Broadway legend Bernadette Peters for an unforgettable night at the Westport Country Playhouse on May 19. Don't miss this special performance by one of Broadway's finest talents.

Rising Stars Performing Arts specializes in nurturing top-tier talent with our quadruple threat method: singing, acting, dance, and musicianship. Our nonprofit school offers year-round classes, workshops, and a college-bound program that's placed students in leading BFA MT programs nationwide.

Watch the cast of Goodspeed's The Mystery of Edwin Drood perform the show's opening number 'There You Are.' Goodspeed Musicals is presenting The Mystery of Edwin Drood as its first production of the 2024 season - now on stage through June 2nd in East Haddam, Connecticut.