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Hartford Stage began in 1963 in a former grocery store warehouse and is now located on Church Street in a building designed by architect Robert Venturi. The 489-seat theater is launching a two-stage expansion to add an elevator and a second stage. Some of the Hartford Stage productions have gone on to Broadway, including "Enchanted April," "Fascinating Rhythm," "The Three Sisters", "Our Country's Good Stand-up Tragedy" and others. The theater has won a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater. Among the actors and actresses who have played Hartford Stage are Jean Stapleton, Andrew McCarthy, Jesse L. Martin, Bradley Whitford, Ellen Burstyn, Angela Bassett, Ed O'Neill and Calista Flockhart....
Hartford Stage began in 1963 in a former grocery store warehouse and is now located on Church Street in a building designed by architect Robert Venturi. The 489-seat theater is launching a two-stage expansion to add an elevator and a second stage. Some of the Hartford Stage productions have gone on to Broadway, including "Enchanted April," "Fascinating Rhythm," "The Three Sisters", "Our Country's Good Stand-up Tragedy" and others. The theater has won a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater. Among the actors and actresses who have played Hartford Stage are Jean Stapleton, Andrew McCarthy, Jesse L. Martin, Bradley Whitford, Ellen Burstyn, Angela Bassett, Ed O'Neill and Calista Flockhart. More than 260 new productions have been seen at Hartford Stage, including works by Edward Albee, Moliere, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare, Horton Foote, Eve Enlser, Alfred Uhry, Christopher Durang, Beth Henley, Vladimir Nabakov, Kia Corthron, Israel Horowitz, William Luce, Theresa Reebek, Jose Rivera, and Edwin Sanchez. The theater stages a regular season of six plays, an annual production of "A Christmas Carol," a summer season of two or three plays, and a series of play readings "BRAND:New.
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"Metamorphosis" To Swim Into West Hartford's Playhouse On Park
Hartford CourantOvid's "Metamorphoses," as adapted for the stage by Mary Zimmerman, is next on stage at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park with previews beginning June 13 and opening June 15. the production, directed by the theater's co-founder and co-artistic director,...Tags: Sean Harris, West Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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"February House" Extends Its Run In New York
Hartford CourantThe run of the new musical "February House," which received its world premiere at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre and is now playing off-Broadway at the Public Theater, is extending a week. The show will now close June 17. With music and lyrics by...Tags: Music, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Theater, Broadway Theater, Entertainment Events
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What if Medea's children had lived?
In one of the most horrific events in theatrical literature, Euripides’ vengeful Medea answers her husband’s betrayal by murdering their offspring. Michael Elyanow recalls watching the Abbey Theater’s acclaimed Broadway production of...
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Hartford Stage's "The Tempest:" Where Art Rules
The Hartford CourantThe show: William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" at Hartford Stage, 50 Church St. First impressions: The smart and stylish production of "Bell, Book and Candle" gave Hartford (and New Haven) audiences a first look at the work of Darko Tresnjak, the new...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), William Shakespeare
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The Tempest, playing at Hartford Stage through June 10th
The Tempest Through June 10, Hartford Stage, 50 Church St. (860) 527-5151, hartfordstage.org Darko Tresnjak digs magic. Or so it seems, based on his two first productions as the Artistic Director at Hartford Stage Company. His production of...
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'Water By The Spoonful' To Make New York Bow At Second Stage
Hartford CourantThose 6,000 theater-goers at Hartford Stage who saw Quiara Alegria Hudes' "Water by The Spoonful" at Hartford Stage last fall -- and who are the only folks who so far have seen this year'sPulitzer Prize-winning pl;ay -- is going to get some company. This...Tags: Waterford, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Goodman Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Awards and Prizes
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'Still Revolutionary': $27 Million State Tourism Campaign Launched
The Hartford CourantThe new tourism slogan — "Connecticut: Still Revolutionary" — could boost history-related attractions, but it's also meant to remind residents and visitors that the state is a leader in the arts, science and engineering, and civil rights....Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Shelton, Family Planning, Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, Old State House
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Ryan King, Brooke Bloom in "Lungs" at Barrington Stage in Berkshires
Hartford CourantThe summer theater season in the Berkshires klcks off next week at Barrington Stage's second theater in Pittsfield, Mass. with the New England premiere of "Lungs." Aaron Posner directs the Duncan Macmillan play which features Ryan King (Hartford Stage'...Tags: Memorial Day, Helen Hayes, The Washington Post, Drama (genre), Human Body
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Film of Christopher Plummer in "The Tempest" at SSF Set For Connecticut
Hartford CourantHartford Stage 's current production of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" starring Daniel Davis not enough sturm und drang for you? Even knowing Olympia Dukakis is doing the show this summer at Shakespeare & Company in the Berkshires? Then check out...Tags: Enfield, Danbury, Tony Awards, Daniel Davis, North Haven (New Haven, New York)
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The Art Of Making 'The Tempest'
The Hartford CourantDarko Tresnjak is hanging upside down, swinging on a 25-foot stretch of red fabric at Hartford Stage. It's not that tech rehearsals for Shakespeare's"The Tempest"have pushed the theater's artistic director over the edge. After he watched Joshua Dean...Tags: Daniel Davis, The Tempest (movie), Theater, Helen Mirren, Olympia Dukakis
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Making Economic Case, Theaters Rally For Support From Legislature
Hartford CourantYou don't have to convince me about the power of the arts -- specifically in the flagship producing theaters in the state. I have covered the Connecticut arts scene for 35 years and have seen first-hand the impact the state's five Tony Award-winning...Tags: Yale Repertory Theatre, New London (New London, Connecticut), Tony Awards, Executive Branch, Awards and Prizes
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Satchmo Play, Judith Ivey, World Premieres Highlight Long Wharf Theatre Season
Hartford CourantThe return of Judith Ivey, a "world premiere" work about Louis Armstrong and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Clybourne Park" are among the shows for the 2012-13 season at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. The 48th season opens with the new one-person...Tags: Yale Repertory Theatre, Joseph Papp, Pulitzer Prize Awards, New York Shakespeare Festival, Broadway Theater
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