Darko Tresnjak – Two on the Aisle

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

By Karen Isaacs Darko Tresnjak is going out with a delightful, tuneful musical that will touch your heart. For his

Yale Repertory Theatre’s Afro-futuristic “Twelfth Night” and Goodspeed Musical’s nostalgic “The Music Man” lead the shows nominated for the 29th

World premieres are unpredictable – some are very good and others show that they need extensive work or that

By Karen Isaacs Athol Fugard, the South African playwright has the ability to illuminate universal issues in a way that

By Karen Isaacs Next to Normal at TheaterWorks. You could criticize practically nothing in this production. Rob Ruggiero cast

By Karen Isaacs You may feel that another production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream would be a bore; after

By Karen Isaacs Every year as theaters announce their up-coming seasons, certain productions pique my interest. I circle their dates

By Karen Isaacs Connecticut’s professional theaters produced over 40 shows from June 2016 to the end of May 2017; plus

TheaterWork’s production of the musical “Next to Normal” led the nominations for the 27th annual Connecticut Critics Circle Awards event