SUBMIT UPDATES
A New Documentary that Charts a Momentous Period of Change for The Met and New York City in the 50’s and 60’s from Director, Susan Froemke.
As the Metropolitan Opera launches its 133rd season this fall, a new film by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke surveys a remarkable period of the company’s rich history and a time of great change for New York. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, The Opera House chronicles the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the 50’s and 60’s. Among the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met’s imperious General Manager who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.
News About The Opera House at The Ridgefield Playhouse
Darren Criss Announces New Holiday Tour Dates Across the U.S. & Canada
September 11, 2023Darren Criss is celebrating 'Crissmas' this year with a brand-new lineup of holiday tour dates! Criss will be playing The Town Hall in New York City on December 5 and will also be stopping in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, Toronto, Indianapolis, Nashville, and more. Check out the complete list of tour dates now!
The Met Opera Live in HD's LOHENGRIN Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse
March 03, 2023Wagner's soaring masterpiece Lohengrin makes its triumphant return to the Met Opera's stage after 17 years. The Ridgefield Playhouse will host a Live in HD screening on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 12pm as part of the FirstLight Home Care Classical Series, underwritten by Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina Slavin, and with support from Whistle Stop Bakery.
ALL THINGS EQUAL Comes to the Ridgefield Playhouse
February 16, 2023Live on stage from Tony Award winning playwright Rupert Holmes comes a joyful, transformative theatrical event with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In All Things Equal – The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, audiences are taken on a journey over the course of ninety fascinating and often funny minutes with the “notorious RBG”.
Marie Osmond's SYMPHONIC CHRISTMAS TOUR Makes a Stop at The Ridgefield Playhouse on December 7
November 22, 2022This holiday season, the iconic Marie Osmond is bringing holiday cheer to The Ridgefield Playhouse with her Symphonic Christmas Tour featuring 15 members of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra.
Scott Bradlee's A VERY POSTMODERN CHRISTMAS Comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse On December 14
November 22, 2022Since its inception in 2011, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox have been making pop hits of today sound like the songs of yesterday. Reworking hit modern songs in alternative styles such as swing, doo-wop, jazz, and ragtime, the group went viral after their cover of Miley Cyrus' “We Can't Stop.”
Marie Osmond Comes To The Ridgefield Playhouse In December
November 18, 2022Marie Osmond has spent more than six iconic decades in the entertainment business performing as a successful singer, television performer and talk show host, dancer, actor, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. She has continued to maintain relevance, remaining an instantly recognizable figure across the globe.
ALL THINGS EQUAL - THE LIFE AND TRIALS OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG to Launch 2022-23 National Tour Next Month
September 30, 2022All Things Equal – The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a new play by multiple-Tony Award winning playwright Rupert Holmes, will launch its 16 city, 2022-2023 National Tour on Oct. 5th in St. Petersburg, FL.
MET OPERA ARIADNE AUF NAXOS to Screen At The Ridgefield Playhouse
April 15, 2022Witness the spirit of “the show must go!” as comedy and tragedy collide in Strauss's masterful opera Ariadne auf Naxos, screening LIVE from The Met Opera in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, May 15th at 12:55pm. The outstanding cast includes the exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen in one of her signature roles to the Met for the first time as the titular mythological Greek heroine.
Ari Shapiro and Alan Cumming to Appear at The Ridgefield Playhouse
March 03, 2022They may be from different parts of the entertainment world, but together they are wowing audiences across the country with their evenings of spirited tunes and tall tales! Tony Award-winning actor and singer Alan Cumming along with NPR’s “All Things Considered” host Ari Shapiro bring Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 8pm, part of the Teed & Brown Broadway & Cabaret Series.
ALL MY SONS Returns To The Big Screen, Starring Sally Field And Bill Pullman At The Ridgefield Playhouse On August 15
July 17, 2020Reserve your seats, grab your friends and head to The Ridgefield Playhouse to enjoy the play that first established Arthur Miller as a playwright and received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
Movies Are Back At The Ridgefield Playhouse
June 04, 2020Movies are back! In an effort to reopen the economy in Connecticut, phase 2, which begins on June 20, will allow theaters to show movies and other screen events, such as the Met Opera, Bolshoi Ballet and National Theater in HD.
THE JERSEY TENORS Come to Ridgefield in April
March 05, 2020Recently touted as the most versatile and talented tribute act in the nation - The Observer, The Jersey Tenors is the Opera/Rock Mash-up sensation that creates an explosive blend of the most iconic Opera classics alongside such Rock 'N Roll industry greats as Queen, Journey, Elton John, and Billy Joel, to name but a few. But their 'Jersey pride' also brings highlights of hometown heroes like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Kool and The Gang, and Whitney Houston (Jersey Girl) to The Ridgefield Playhouse stage Friday, April 3 at 8pm.
Videos
 |
To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim
Ridgefield Playhouse (5/22 - 5/22) | |
 |
The Crucible
Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (4/19 - 4/28)
VIDEOS
| |
 |
All My Sons
HARTFORD STAGE (4/11 - 5/5) | |
 |
The Play That Goes Wrong
Center Stage Theatre (4/19 - 4/28) | |
|
The Prom
Playhouse on Park (7/10 - 8/18) | |
|
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Drama Works Theatre Company (4/26 - 5/5) | |
|
BOX PICKLEBALL & MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 AT MOHEGAN SUN in CT AN “OUTSIDE THE BOX” FESTIVAL & CELEBRATION
Mohegan Sun (8/20 - 8/22) | |
|
South Pacific
The Goodspeed (6/14 - 8/11) | |
|
Night Shift: The Greatest Hits of Three Iconic Decades
The Little Theatre of Manchester (5/11 - 5/11) | |
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW | ||
Recommended For You
Get Connecticut's #1 Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for Connecticut & beyond.
