Theater

Hartford

Electa Steals The Show

In playwright Walt Scadden's recreation of Washington's visit to Manchester.

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Jamil Ragland

10 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

New Haven

New Haven Academy's "Much Ado" Is Something

A high school production of the Shakespeare comedy, reimagined for the 1960s, opens Thursday night .

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Brian Slattery

4 Nov 2026 · 5 min read

Detroit

Detroit Opera’s “Tosca” Brings the Tragic Story Closer to Home

Trading 1800 Rome for an unnamed totalitarian state, Louisa Proske’s staging makes Puccini’s tragedy feel uncomfortably current.

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Erica Hobbs

2 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

Detroit

“Equus” Offers Disturbing Look at Obsession and Control

A psychological thriller about a teenage boy who looks at horses in a way horses should not be looked at.

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Erica Hobbs

2 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Hartford

Kids Get Respect

In the staging of Playhouse on Park's "Pinocchio."

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Jamil Ragland

1 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

Hartford

Tomorrow Will Come

So promises a reworked "Annie" with a mental-health theme.

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Jamil Ragland

28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Detroit

Purple Rose’s “Bastard” hooks you, then leaves you hanging

Devin Scillian’s new family drama delivers warm, witty company right up until the bombshell.

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Jenn McKee

26 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Detroit

A Robot Love Story with all the Feels

The high-tech staging of the Tony-winning musical “Maybe Happy Ending” is dazzling, but it’s the human questions underneath that stick.

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Erica Hobbs

23 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Hartford

"Dracula" Reimagined

Despite structural flaw, Hartford Stage's "Dracula" is worth the watch

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Jamil Ragland

20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

New Haven

Cast Steps Out Of Shadows For Rosetint’s “Rocky Horror”

The production features a “shadow cast” for the ages.

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Karen Ponzio

19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Hartford

A Good Neighbor Must Suffer

South Church's "Godspell" leaves Jamil with a universal message.

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Jamil Ragland

19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Detroit

A Western with a Punch

Meadow Brook’s “Liberty Valance” has more heart than you’d expect.

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Erica Hobbs

19 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Hartford

When The Drama Happens Offstage

"Little Bear Ridge Road" packs its most important action out of site at TheaterWorks.

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Jamil Ragland

16 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

New Haven

August Wilson’s World Is Still Our World

Janday writes about watching a production about a character unraveled by the machinations of white supremacy — only to experience the same on the street outside the theater after she had left the show.

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Janday Wilson

13 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Detroit

“Undersiege” and the Multitudes of Black Womanhood

The collection of monologues and scenes from more than 30 Black women playwrights came to Detroit Public Theatre for a night

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Randiah Camille Green

5 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

New Haven

“The Wiz” Is Still Wonderful

The Wiz Shubert Theatre New Haven Through Oct. 4, 2026 Scarecrows danced and witches melted while every single voice raised in song was as powerful as the tornado passing through

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Karen Ponzio

2 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Hartford

The Great (Grim) Warning

"Gatsby" feels like a modern-day tale at the Bushnell.

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Jamil Ragland

30 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

Hartford

A Story You Must See

"The Happiest Man on Earth" brings a Holocaust memoir to powerful life onstage.

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Jamil Ragland

29 Sep 2026 · 2 min read