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Roundabout: "Catch Me If You Can" at The Bushnell

By Christopher Arnott — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:00 EDT

Shaiman & Wittman's TV series has been cancelled, but their latest real-life Broadway hit is at The Bushnell

How can you cope with the cancellation of that irrepressible, deliriously uncentered Broadway-brouhaha TV series "Smash"? By getting tickets to the Bushnell stop on the national tour of Catch Me If You Can .

Bruce Norris' Award-Winning Social Satire Clybourne Park Moves Into Connecticut

By Christopher Arnott — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:00 EDT

Clybourne Park is showing through June 2 at the Long Wharf

Clybourne Park

Downton Cabaret Theatre's Production of "The Wedding Singer" Runs Through June 9

By Mike Sembos — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:45:00 EDT

Back in 1998, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore starred in a movie about a New Jersey guy who sang at weddings in 1986 who was jilted by his own girl and therefore left angry and bitter at the happy couples he was hired to entertain. If you do the math, that means the movie took place in a time 12 years before its release. It's currently 2013, and the movie The Wedding Singer is now 15 years old. Is your mind blown yet? See the Bridgeport Theatre Company's version of the show every Friday through Sunday until the last production on June 9th.

World Premiere of The River at Handel Performing Arts Center

By Michael Hamad — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:00 EDT

Local composer-director Kathryn Swanson, with support from composer Lief Ellis, presents a multimedia music-dance-film project called The River (as in the Farmington River, pictured, and its Windsor expanse in particular). The work features music played by Uncanny Valley cellist Katie Kennedy, percussionist Bill Solomon and guitarist Christopher Ladd and the Full Force Dance Theatre, choreographed by Katie Stevinson-Nollet.

A "Harry Potter"-themed show at The Bushnell

By Michael Hamad — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT

There are fans of the Harry Potter series, and then there are the Potter Superfans. If you're one of the former, head to Potted Potter , a completely unauthorized, hilarious condensation of ALL SEVEN books into a single show, performed by only two dudes. (If you're a Superfan, however, you'll be too busy studying up on locavore Mugglewort varietals to leave the house. Too bad!)

"Black Tie" Playing at Square One's Stratford Theatre

By Mike Sembos — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:00 EDT

We spend much of our lives trying to filter out the voices of our parents and grandparents from out heads, but at some point it becomes apparent that our world view has been shaped by them. In Black Tie , the current show by Square One Theatre, the father of the groom (named Curtis) is attending his son's wedding somewhere in the Adirondacks. He wants to make a memorable toast, but first he must defend the ways of his past, including his clothes. A surprise guest arrives and causes some chaos, so Curtis needs to figure out how to balance the standards of his own deceased father with the needs of his future family. It was written by playwright A.R. Gurney, and it closes out Square One's 23rd season.

A Bleak Fassbinder Film Gets a Full-blown High-Tech Live Stage Version at Yale Rep

By Christopher Arnott — Wed, 8 May 2013 12:40:00 EDT

"In a Year With 13 Moons" playing through May 18

In a Year With 13 Moons

Hartford Symphony Jazzes Up Gershwin

By Christopher Arnott — Tue, 7 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT

It's been a good couple of years for the Gershwins. Composer George (who died in 1937 at the age of 38) and lyricist Ira (who outlived his brother by nearly half a century, dying age 86 in 1983) are currently represented by two very different Broadway musicals. The nuttily nostalgic Nice Work If You Can Get (which was initially developed at Connecticut's own Goodspeed Opera House in 2001) continues to play at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway (where it's slated to close June 15). The cutting-edge reimagining The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess — a shortened and reimagined version of the groundbreaking folk opera — had to extend its New York run into last fall, and will soon start a national tour.

The One-Woman Show "Moment of Impact" Playing at Westover School

By Alison Geisler — Tue, 7 May 2013 13:40:00 EDT

Moment of Impact is a one-woman show by Bronwyn Sims. Inspired by personal experience, the performance explores life, death, and rail travel through original writing, compelling performance, and aerial choreography. The play continues to be a work-in-progress as Sims adapts and refines it for future performances. The Westover School, where Sims is currently in residence, will play host to the production which will take place in the Louise B. Dillingham Performing Arts Center. The show is free, but donations to the Westover School Drama Program and Strong Coffee Stage will be accepted.

Music Theatre of Connecticut Chronicles the Life of Cole Porter

By Mike Sembos — Tue, 7 May 2013 13:35:00 EDT

Music Theatre of Connecticut's current musical shows off the greatest hits of a former Yalie / New Haven resident, the late Cole Porter. It's called Cole and it chronicles the life of Porter, integrating more than 25 of his now classic songs like "Night and Day," "Anything Goes," Kiss Me, Kate" and "In the Still of the Night" into the show. The cast features Kathy Calahan who returns to MTC following a five-year run in "Mary Poppins" on Broadway. Ticket holders get a discount on dinner at Rizzuto's Wood-Fired Kitchen and Bar of Westport, if you're looking to make a night of it.