Dee Hoty as Fraulein Scheider Is Terrific. Not so the Rest of “Cabaret” at CRT.
By Karen Isaacs The current production of Cabaret now at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn in Storrs through July
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.
“The Scottsboro Boys” at Playhouse on Park Is Not Your Typical Summer Theater
By Karen Isaacs The case known as The Scottsboro Boys was a terrible miscarriage of justice that reflected our nation’s
“Frankie & Johnny” Revival Seems Dated
By Karen Isaacs As I was watching the revival of Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,
Hershey Felder Is Irving Berlin in One-Man Show at Hartford Stage and Westport
By Karen Isaacs Have you ever heard the song “Marie from Sunny Italy” How about “My Wife’s Going to the
My Summer Theater Choices – What Productions I Want to See
Summer Theater in Connecticut – New Works and Old Favorites By Karen Isaacs Too many difficult choices – too much
Great Theater Doesn’t Take a Vacation in Connecticut — Summer Features Brand New Works and Old Favorites
Read the Productions on the Top of My List By Karen Isaacs Connecticut theater doesn’t take a summer vacation. While
“Waitress” at the Bushnell Shows Women taking Charge of Their Lives
By Karen Isaacs Once again, the sound design/sound system created a barrier to enjoying Waitress, the Broadway musical now at
“Skeleton Crew” at Westport Concludes Morrisseau’s Detroit Trilogy
By Karen Isaacs Skeleton Crew, the third play in Dominique Morriseau’s Detroit Trilogy is on stage at Westport Country Playhouse
First “Mamma Mia!” Production of Summer Is Enjoyable Fun at UConn
By Karen Isaacs Mamma Mia is getting two productions in Connecticut this summer; they don’t overlap but there is only
Connecticut Critics Give ‘A Flea in Her Ear,’ ‘Music Man’ Top Honors
All photos by Mara Lavitt The classic French farce “A Flea in Her Ear” at the Westport Country Playhouse and
