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June 16, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Theater News

‘Falsettoland,’ ‘The Chinese Lady,’ and ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Top Connecticut Critics Circle Nominations

The Connecticut Critics Circle gave multiple award nominations to productions of “Falsettoland,” “Doubt,” “Walden,” “Five Guys named Moe,” “Next to Normal,” and “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,”

June 16, 2022 2022-23 - CT Theater Season / Recent Posts / Reviews

Surprises Galore Highlight Legacy Theatre’s “Deathtrap”

By Karen Isaacs Thrillers – particularly on stage or film – should cause audiences to gasp at the unexpected turns

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June 12, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Reviews

Audiences Will Enjoy Goodspeed’s “Cabaret”

Audiences will enjoy Goodspeed’s “Cabaret,” though I question some of the director’s choices.

June 16, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Theater News

‘Falsettoland,’ ‘The Chinese Lady,’ and ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Top Connecticut Critics Circle Nominations

The Connecticut Critics Circle gave multiple award nominations to productions of “Falsettoland,” “Doubt,” “Walden,” “Five Guys named Moe,” “Next to Normal,” and “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,”

June 16, 2022 2022-23 - CT Theater Season / Recent Posts / Reviews

Surprises Galore Highlight Legacy Theatre’s “Deathtrap”

By Karen Isaacs Thrillers – particularly on stage or film – should cause audiences to gasp at the unexpected turns

Continue reading

June 12, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Reviews

Audiences Will Enjoy Goodspeed’s “Cabaret”

Audiences will enjoy Goodspeed’s “Cabaret,” though I question some of the director’s choices.

June 8, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Reviews

“The Agitators” Details a Friendship Between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass

By Karen Isaacs Abolition and Universal Suffrage were two major causes that galvanized Americans from the 1840s to the 20th

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June 6, 2022 2021-22 - NYC / Recent Posts / Reviews

“A Strange Loop” Won Raves But I’m Not a Big Fan

By Karen Isaacs A Strange Loop, the musical now on Broadway, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2020 and

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June 3, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Reviews

Ecology, Academia and Research Ethics Explored in Long Wharf’s Fascinating “Queen”

By Karen Isaacs Academic ethics, ecology and relationships play major roles in Queen now at Long Wharf Theatre through Sunday,

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June 3, 2022 Recent Posts

“Native Gardens,” Now at Ivoryton, Puts New vs. Old Neighbors at Odds

By Karen Isaacs Do fences make for good neighbors? Gardens? Ivoryton Playhouse’s excellent production of Native Gardens through Sunday, June

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June 3, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Reviews

Can You Laugh at Your Own Culture’s Cruelty? Yale Rep’s “Between Two Knees” Encourages You to Do So

By Karen Isaacs What did you learn in school about Native Americans? I remember only a few things – about

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June 2, 2022 2021-22 - CT Theater / Recent Posts / Reviews

“Straight White Men” at Westport Puzzled Me While I Laughed

By Karen Isaacs Sometimes you see a play and days later you are still trying to figure it out. That’s

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May 31, 2022 2021-22 - NYC / Recent Posts / Reviews

A PERFECT Wedding Goes Wrong but Reveals What Is Really Important

Photos by T. Charles Erickson. By Karen Isaacs Growing up, many girls spend hours imagining their “perfect wedding” and then,

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Recent Posts

  • ‘Falsettoland,’ ‘The Chinese Lady,’ and ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Top Connecticut Critics Circle Nominations June 16, 2022
  • Surprises Galore Highlight Legacy Theatre’s “Deathtrap” June 16, 2022
  • Audiences Will Enjoy Goodspeed’s “Cabaret” June 12, 2022
  • “The Agitators” Details a Friendship Between Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass June 8, 2022
  • “A Strange Loop” Won Raves But I’m Not a Big Fan June 6, 2022
  • Ecology, Academia and Research Ethics Explored in Long Wharf’s Fascinating “Queen” June 3, 2022
  • “Native Gardens,” Now at Ivoryton, Puts New vs. Old Neighbors at Odds June 3, 2022
  • Can You Laugh at Your Own Culture’s Cruelty? Yale Rep’s “Between Two Knees” Encourages You to Do So June 3, 2022
  • “Straight White Men” at Westport Puzzled Me While I Laughed June 2, 2022
  • A PERFECT Wedding Goes Wrong but Reveals What Is Really Important May 31, 2022

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