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Review: Sing Along to Classic Tunes at Ivoryton Playhouse's Hank Williams: Lost Highway
4.19.2025

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Rick Snell, Stephen G. Anthony, Morgan Morse, David Finch, and Eric Scott Anthony in "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" at Ivoryton Playhouse, April 2025 (Jonathan Steele)
Hank Williams: Lost Highway, currently playing at the Ivoryton Playhouse through April 27, is an examination, and at times a celebration, of the life and music of country-western singer and musician, Hank Williams... (the show) chronicles Williams’ rise to prominence, from singing amidst bar fights to captivating audiences from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, as well as his chaotic downward spiral, succumbing to the influences of drugs and liquor.

Review: Come from away returns to ct with powerful performances at waterbury's palace theatre
​​4.4.2025

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National Touring Production of "Come From Away" 2024-25 (Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)
"Come From Away never ceases to blow me away, and this was the fourth time that I’ve seen the show – twice on Broadway, and twice on tour. It’s a deeply moving, beautifully crafted, and expertly performed piece that draws you in from the first downbeat and doesn’t let you go until the final bows, and even then, the onstage band plays the audience out as they are leaving. It combines an upbeat score, precise staging and choreography, and clever dialogue to share an incredibly powerful story..."

Review: Romantic Hijinks and hilarious misunderstandings at westport country playhouse's theatre people
4.1.2025

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Rodolfo Soto, Michael McCormick, and Isabel Keating in "Theatre People" at Westport Country Playhouse, 2025 (T. Charles Erickson)
"Theatre People, the newest play from Connecticut native Paul Slade Smith, is playing at Westport Country Playhouse now through April 12. A delightful, self-referential comedy that sings the praises and woes of those in the theatre industry, from actors to writers, Theatre People is adapted from Ferenc Molnár’s Play at the Castle, and Westport audiences may remember it from its Script in Hand playreading in 2023..."

Review: Comedic exploration of family and motherhood at hartford stage's laughs in spanish
​​​​3.21.2025

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Maggie Bofill in "Laughs in Spanish" at Hartford Stage, 2025 (T. Charles Erickson)
"Laughs in Spanish by Alexis Scheer, playing at Hartford Stage now through March 30, is a hilarious yet touching comedy that explores familial relationships, motherhood, womanhood, and the experience of code-switching through a Latine lens. It’s quick, witty, and sharp, blending humor with emotional examinations of what it means to be a mother and a daughter, all set against the backdrop of Wynwood, Miami’s vibrant art scene..."

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