A ‘30s Comedy Becomes a Comment on Our Lives Today at Playhouse on Park
Who would think that Act 2 of Noel Coward”s Private Lives could could comment on relationships in our quartantined environment?
Author: Two on the Aisle
Ever since I saw my first live theater performance -- at the ripe old age of 4 -- I've been hooked,. Since then I've been an avid theater goer and for more than 30 years, a theater critics. I'm a founding member of the Connecticut Critics Circle and a member of the Outer Critics Circle. In addition to a career in journalism, marketing and public relations -- and as a University instructor in those fields -- I have also performed in musicals and cabaret.
Fine Acting, Directing and a Terrific Set Make MTC’s “Becoming Dr. Ruth” Worth Seeing
Photos bny Alex Mongillo. By Karen Isaacs Becoming Dr. Ruth is the current one-person show that MTC is performing both
Mark Your Calendars for the Irish Rep’s Theater@Home Winter Festival
The Irish Rep is offering a winter series of repeat showings of the nine productions they streamed in the fall.
Saying Good-bye to so Many in 2020
Some of the talented people the theater community lost in 2020.
Help and Hope for Connecticut Theaters
State and Federal Funding Providing Help to Arts Organizations in Connecticut By Karen Isaacs Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced $9
Looking Back on 2020
By Karen Isaacs Who would have predicted that as 2021 begins we would be concerned with the financial health of
Still Time to Stream Three Enjoyable Productions
Make sure you stream these three productions – two end Jan. 3.
MTC Produces a Pared Down “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the Holidays
So, for the holiday season they decided to present the theater piece by Joe Landy, that imagines a radio station in the 1940s producing and airing It’s a Wonderful Life. It streams live through Dec. 20.
Irish Rep’s “Meet Me in St. Louis” – Sweet and Heart-Warming
By Karen Isaacs In the mood for a sweet, heart-warming musical that has only a tangential connection to Christmas? Meet
TheaterWorks Adapts “Christmas on the Rocks” to Streaming Format
By Karen Isaacs Hartford theater goers have had two annual Christmas productions for a decade or more: Hartford Stage’s A
