Goodspeed’s “Gypsy” Will Mostly Enjoy Goodspeed’s Production.
By Karen Isaacs Classic musicals and plays present special challenges for theaters. The same goes for classic roles. Gypsy, A
See “A Secret Garden” at ACT of CT – It’s a Fine Production of a Touching Musical
By Karen Isaacs I have wanted to see The Secret Garden, the musical written by Marsha Norman (book and lyrics)
Goodspeed’s “Gypsy” Will Mostly Enjoy Goodspeed’s Production.
By Karen Isaacs Classic musicals and plays present special challenges for theaters. The same goes for classic roles. Gypsy, A
Moving Beyond the Familiar
International Festival of Arts & Ideas a Perfect Opportunity to Try Something New The 2023 International Festival of Arts &
Summer, 1976 – The Two Performances Make This Play Worth Seeing
By Karen Isaacs Friendships ebb and flow. People come together forming close bonds; later those bonds weaken and what was
Yale’s Final Play of the Season Doesn’t Engage
By Karen Isaacs Why? I kept asking myself that as I was watching the Yale Rep production of the ripple,
“Fat Ham” Succeeds at Using “Hamlet” for a Comedy
By Karen Isaacs Fat Ham turns Shakespeare’s Hamlet upside down without minimizing the issues the original raises or the brilliance.
Rembrandt at TheaterWorks Hartford Can Be Puzzling and Engaging.
By Karen Isaacs Rembrandt, the play at TheaterWorks Hartford through Sunday, May 14, is part meditation on art and part
Long Wharf Tries Something New: The Performances Work, the Venue Doesn’t
By Karen Isaacs Long Wharf, which is trying to recreate itself, is presenting something that runs more than a few
Hartford Stage Shows Why “The Winter’s Tale” Is Well Worth Seeing
By Karen Isaacs Shakespeare is in good hands at Hartford Stage based on Melia Bensussen’s direction of The Winter Tale.
This “Sweeney Todd” Adds Something Special – Emotion Mixed with the Horror
By Karen Isaacs Laughter is not what you usually associate with a production of Sweeney Todd, yet the revival now
Two on the Aisle 