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The Phantom of the Opera - A Remembrance by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/hE15W8vSpu years ago (1987), I was the Associate Director of Student Activities at Barnard College in New York City. I ran a ticket booth, purchasing discount tickets from the Theater Development Fund and...

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The Fatherhood Manologues - Review by Howard Frydman - https://t.co/Pzrbbu8gZF beautiful Hamlet of Bloomfield has certainly had a treasure-trove of talent walk the halls of its schools – everyone from Tony Award Winner Actress/Singer Anika Noni Rose to Pro Football player and ...

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The Phantom of the Opera - A Remembrance - https://t.co/hE15W8vSpu years ago (1987), I was the Associate Director of Student Activities at Barnard College in New York City. I ran a ticket booth, purchasing discount tickets from the Theater Development Fund and reselling them ...

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A Look Back at 2022 – My Favorite Shows by Karen Isaacs - https://t.co/GjZMq6pB0b’sy list of the best Connecticut productions I saw this year. Instead of ranking them, I’ve just listed what I found particularly noteworthy.

Playhouse on Park in West Hartford is another smaller...

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New Plays & Musicals in CT To Help You Celebrate the Holidays - Karen Isaacs - https://t.co/R5xr3rjcHk theater-goers have some new choices for holiday theater, concerts and dance, beyond the usual mixture of A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life and The Nutcracker.

Goods...

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Ivoryton Playhouse's 2023 Season Announced - https://t.co/q7UQWPxnGe Ivoryton Playhouse just announced their 2023 season. Here's a brief review:

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE - Opening April 6, 2023 - by Matthew Lopez is a wildly entertaining story filled with drag queens ...

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A Phantom Remembrance - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/aYoETVeS46 month it was announced that The Phantom of the Opera will close on Broadway on February 18, 2023 after 35 years and 13,925 performances.

In January 1988, I was certain the show was going to be a huge hit befo...

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Connecticut Theaters Are Still Struggling, but “cautiously optimistic” about Fall Productions - Karen Isaacs - https://t.co/aL7ujtnkvb are building sets, actors are learning lines, dancers are rehearsing routines, and the front-of-house people are preparing.

The fall theate...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Review of A Little Night Music - Barrington Stage Company - https://t.co/tYVpK9zYfo Barrington Stage Company has consistently produced hight-quality, award-winning productions. A number of their shows have gone onto Broadway including the world premiere of The 25th Annual Put...

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Mr. Holland's Opus at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - by Stuart Brown - https://t.co/bhrg9HbPFT of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the onl...

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Review of A Little Night Music - Barrington Stage Company - https://t.co/tYVpK9zYfo Barrington Stage Company has consistently produced hight-quality, award-winning productions. A number of their shows have gone onto Broadway including the world premiere of The 25th Annual Put...

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The Nutty Professor at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - https://t.co/JtrL8Suh5m of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the only, summer theatre...

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What's Playing in Connecticut? - https://t.co/7TvqxIMHsC are a number of shows playing in Connecticut theaters through the end of August/beginning of September. Here is a list. For reviews by CT Critics Circle members, click on the REVIEW on the menu bar.

Anne of Green Ga...

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The Nutty Professor at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse - https://t.co/JtrL8Suh5m of the leading summer theaters in the country is The Ogunquit Playhouse in the town of Ogunquit, Maine. According to the history of the theater, "it was the first, and remains the only, summer theatre...