The Greek philosopher Plato figures heavily in Athol Fugard’s new play The Shadow of the Hummingbird, which had its opening night last night at Long Wharf Stage II. Here are […]

I scored a ticket to the English portion of Eddie Izzard’s multi-lingual comedy tour-de-force at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center last week. An intimate, short-notice show to prep for the American […]

Linda Lavin is speaking at Sacred Heart University’s Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on April 13 at 3 p.m. Imagine what a wide-ranging talk that could be. Lavin was […]

The summer theater season is nigh, and there’ve been changes whilst we’ve been hibernating. The company which has performed at The Gary-The Olivia Theater in Bethlehem, Connecticut is establishing itself […]

Jerry Lewis is up to his old tricks. You know, the cane-throwing trick. The glass in the mouth trick. And the withering glare and obnoxious comments which repel some of […]

“Well, that’s the Good Wife. He’s dead. Josh Charles, ladies and gentlemen.” That’s how David Letterman put it Monday when Josh Charles appeared on Late Night.   Charles’ Good Wife […]

The Westport Country Playhouse has finally announced what’s filling the June slot on its 2014 season: Sing for Your Shakespeare, a new revue of songs from stage musicals and other […]

Hartbeat Ensemble—Connecticut’s version of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, exploring social issues through a variety of entertaining styles—has a Youth Play Institute. The program’s teenaged playwriting interns learn how to […]

Opening night of These Paper Bullets! at Yale Rep was a big deal for me.   I have what might be classified as an unusual familiarity with the work of […]