Looking Back on 2020
By Karen Isaacs Who would have predicted that as 2021 begins we would be concerned with the financial health of
Category: Reviews
Theater reviews for Connecticut and New York.
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
Bill Irwin & Samuel Beckett – Perfect for 2020
By Karen Isaacs In 2018, I was blessed to sit in the audience at the Irish Rep and see Bill
Ayad Akhtar Once More Explores Family, Identity and Religion in “The Who and The What”
By Karen Isaacs TheaterWorks opening production of their 2020-21 season, The Who and the What is a play that engrosses
Irish Rep Does It Again with Fine Production of “A Touch of the Poet”
The Irish Rep’s production of “A Touch of the Poet” ifeatures fine acting that brings out the subtleties of the characters.
Workplace Comedy Without the Comedy
By Kanthalina Andreus Kanthalina Andreus is part of the Connecticut Critics Circle mentorship program for college students. She is a
MTC’s of “RFK” Offers Another Take on Robert Kennedy
By Karen Isaacs Have you ever gotten an incorrect date or title in your head? That happened to me when
