‘Anastasia’ Takes Home 7 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards
The Broadway-bound musical from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, currently running at Hartford Stage, was lauded last night.
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‘Anastasia,’ All Grown Up With Somewhere to Go
Adapting the beloved animated musical film for the stage, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally make another journey to the past.
Found in Translation: Arab Dramas as Mirrors of American Dilemmas
In staging two contemporary Egyptian plays in the U.S., how to eliminate exoticism without erasing specificity? With care, context—and some poetic license.
Kathleen Marshall Says Bonjour to ‘My Paris’
The choreographer/director discusses the new Toulouse-Lautrec musical at Long Wharf Theatre, with music by Charles Aznavour.
Boston Children’s Theatre Gets $100,000 Disney Musical Grant
Disney Theatrical Group provides funding for theatre programs at Boston elementary schools.
Exclusive: O’Neill, NNPN, Kennedy Center and SDC Foundation Name 2016 National Directing Fellows
Jessica Holt, Laley Lippard, Jeff Liu, Madeline Sayet, and M. Graham Smith will be the second group to participate in the program.
American Repertory Theater Announces 2016–17 Season
Anna Deavere Smith, Bill Rauch, and Jo Bonney will return to the theatre to perform and direct.
Hartford Stage Announces First 4 Plays for 2016–17 Season
The season will feature August Wilson, T.D. Mitchell, and James Lecense.
Long Wharf Theatre Announces 3 World Premieres for 2016–17 Season
The season will feature new plays by Steve Martin and Meghan Kennedy, and a new musical from Adam Gopnik and David Shire.
Actors’ Shakespeare Project Names Kimberly Dawson Executive Producer
Dawson will take on the new post after serving as the interim executive producer this past year.
