The Irish Rep Lets You Visit the Aran Islands through the Words of Synge
By Karen Isaacs Off the west coast of Ireland lies three desolate but inhabited islands – the Aran Islands. These
Category: Reviews
Theater reviews for Connecticut and New York.
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?
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.
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
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
