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"Spirit of the People." All photos on this blog entry by Maria Baranova.
The show: Well, actually quite a few shows on my rec…
All photos by Marc J. Franklin
The show: "Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill which recently ended its extended engagement at P…
For Charles "Andy" Morgan III, it's all in the cards.
Tarot cards to be be exact, and his mastering over the decades of the symbols of what began as an ancient playing game has inspired h…
Sad news about the death of great theater artist Robert Wilson. I met him when he spoke at the University of Hartford's Lincoln Theatre, I believe it was 2016. Insightful and charming.
All photos by John Cournoyer
The show: "Angry Alan" by Penelope Skinner at off-Broadway's new Studio Seaview (formerly Second…
All photos by Travis Emory Hackett
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The show: "Beau," a new musical playing at off-Broadway's Theatre 154 on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village (the former New Ohio Theatre).
What makes it special?: Douglas Lyon create…
Sometimes the only refuge from the brutalities of a life pre-destined for loneliness, poverty and violence is a poetic voice.
In playwright Jamie Wax's one-hander "Call Me Izzy," Jean Smart …
Now for the second half of my predictions for Sunday's Tony Awards honoring the best of the 2024-25 Broadway season " which ended at the end of April . It was indeed one of the richest and…
The 2024-25 Broadway season " which ended April 30 " was one of the richest and most competitive seasons in years. While there hasn't been been a megahit of the likes of "Hamilton" or "The P…
Jean Carlo Salazar believes that self-belief is essential, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. At 26, Salazar, a resident of East Haven, emphasizes the importance of faith in …
By FRANK RIZZO
How can a gay man find true intimacy in an easy-access world of online sex?
The answer may be an honest reckoning with oneself " and perhaps even a trip to Venice.
At least th…
You know this is not the first time I've played the mother of an unhappy gay person," said Mink Stole on a recent Zoom call from her home in Los Angeles.
A regular in the idiosyncratic films…
Photo by Joan Marcus
Charles Strouse " the great composer of such hits as "Annie" (which began at Goodspeed Opera House in 197…
Carla R. Stewart and Keenan Barrett. All production photos are by Greg Mooney
The show: "Millions," a new musical receiving …
Photo by Frank Rizzo
An old farmer is alone in the middle of an open field late at night and he is weeping.
New Haven playwrig…
The show: The musical "Ragtime" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.
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Julie Averbach remembers looking at a box of Caesar Salad at Trader Joe's and on the label was a picture of Augustus of Prima Porta, a famous sculpture carved of the Roman emperor, which she…
Congratulation to Michael Price, 86, longtime executive director of Goodspeed Musicals who will be receiving a special Tony Award ion June.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announce…
Jeremy Jordan in "Floyd Collins"
First, a big thanks to Adam Feldman for setting me straight (so to speak) on a few eligibilit…
The Latina seamstresses at a dressmaking workshop in East L.A. express their credo at the top of the new musical "Real Women Have Curves." With the pulsating song "Make It Work" these women …
All photos by Matthew Murphy
Unlike the mobile British corpse in "Operation Mincemeat," the traveling American cadaver in the …
The show: "I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan" by Mona Pirnot at the Atlantic Theater Company.
What makes it special?: David Greenspan.
Who is he and why is he in a title of a play that …
With the Broadway arrival of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," the origin story from the popular Netflix series, comes the question: Will this stand-alone tale appeal " and then satisfy "…
