Summer
Theatre Program
Music Theatre of
Connecticut
246 Post Road East, Colonial Green
Westport, CT
Students seven and older participate in fully staged and
costumed musical productions performed for the public at the
end of each 3-week session. Featured production: Beauty and
the Beast.
Through Aug. 4
Box office: 203-454-3883
The Bully
Pulpit
Michael O. Smith's play about President Teddy Roosevelt.
Through Jul. 15
Price: $22.50-27.50; $10 for students.
"The Comedy of
Errors"
Produced by:
Capital Classics Theatre Company
Box Office: 860-231-5555
Outdoor production of Shakespeare's comedy, preceded by an
Elizabethan festival of commedia dell'arte, dance and music.
Presented by Capital Classics Theatre Company. Thu.-Sat., 8
p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.
Jul. 12: Jul. 13: Jul. 14: Jul. 15:
Price: $10 adults, $5 students.
2007 National
Playwrights Conference
Produced by: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
305 Great Neck Road
Waterford,CT
This summer's lineup includes collaboration with the Goodman
Theatre of Chicago, Illinois (Robert Falls, artistic
director) and Galway, Ireland's famed Druid Theatre Company
(Garry Hynes, artistic director). Selections: "End Days" by
Deborah Zoe Laufer, July 5 and 7, 8 p.m.; "The Velvet Rut"
by James Still, July 6, 8 p.m. and July 8, 5 p.m.; "The
Woodpecker" by Samuel Brett Williams, July 11 and 13, 8
p.m.; "The Crowd You're In With" by Rebecca Gilman, July 12,
8 p.m. and July 14, 5 p.m.; "Good Boys and True" by Roberto
Aguirre-Sacasa, July 18 and 20, 8 p.m.; "The Book Club Play"
by Karen Zacarias, July 19, 8 p.m. and July 21, 5 p.m.;
"Guardians" by Lucy Caldwell, July 25 and 27, 8 p.m.; "The
Ballad of Emmett Till" by Ifa Bayeza, July 26, 8 p.m. and
July 28, 5 p.m.
The Good Body
Hartford Stage
Box Office: 860-244-0180
Eve Ensler production exploring the various cultures of
beauty, food, and desire for women around the world.
Jul. 10 - Jul. 29
Price: $22-$57
"Brighton
Beach Memoirs"
Produced by: Ivoryton Playhouse
By Neil Simon and directed by Jacqueline Hubbard. Wed and
Sun, 2 p.m.; Wed-Thurs, 7:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 8 p.m.
Jul. 11 - Jul. 29
Price: $32 adults, $28 seniors, $15 children.
Box office: 860-767-7318
"Snow White"
Produced by: Chevrolet Theatre's Summer
Children's Series
Jul. 11: 11 a.m.
Price: $6.50.
Box office: 203-624-0033
The Funny
Stages
Caffe Bottega
910 Chapel St.
New Haven,CT
An "almost" weekly, free, all-ages night of comedy by the
New Haven Theater Company.
Jul. 11: 8 p.m.
Price: Free.
Box office: 203-624-6200
"Relatively
Speaking"
Produced by: Westport Country Playhouse
Riotous, witty comedy about an unidentified pair of slippers
found under a bed leading to a series of hilarious
misunderstandings, mistaken identities and alibis between
two young lovers and a middle-aged married couple until no
one is certain who's in love with whom.
Jul. 12 - Jul. 28
Price: Call for tickets.
Box office: 203-227-4177
A Midsummer
Night's Dream
Sterling Farms
Theatre Complex
1349 Newfield Ave.
Stamford,CT
Box Office: 203-461-6358 x13
Curtain Call's annual Shakespeare on the Green production on
the lawn of Sterling Farms. park opens at 6 p.m. for
picnicking, with complex's The Royal Green Restaurant taking
food and drink orders.
Jul. 12: 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 13: 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 14: 7:30 p.m.
Musicals at
Richter: Rising Stars
City Center
Bandshell
186 Main ST.
Danbury,CT
Box Office: 203-792-1711
Showcasing some of the brightest young talent from Danbury's
Rusicals at Richter.
Jul. 12: 6:30 p.m.
Rumpelstiltskin
Theatre 14,
Mendenhall Center of the Performing Arts, Smith College
Campus
Green Street
Northampton,MA
New Century Theatre presents Rumpelstiltskin.
Jul. 11 - Jul. 14
Daily :
Price: $7
Box office: 413-585-3220
"Spinning into
Butter"
Produced by: New Century Theatre
Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center of
the Performing Arts, Smith College Campus
Tues-Thurs, 7:30 p.m.; Fri and Sat, 8 p.m.; Sun matinee at 2
p.m. during first weekend and Sat matinee at 2 p.m. during
second weekend. Drama about racism at a small liberal arts
college in Vermont. Directed by Sam Rush.
Through Jul. 14
Price: Tickets: $28 adults; $26 senior citizens; $14
student rush.
Box office: 413-585-3220
"On Golden
Pond"
Produced by: Warner Theatre
Nancy Marine Studio Theatre
69 Main St.
Torrington,CT
Performance schedule: July 13 and 20, 8 p.m.; July 14 and
21, 2 and 8 p.m.; July 15, 2 p.m.; July 22, 2 and 7 p.m.
Price: Call for tickets.Box office: 860-489-7180
A Dog Day's
Tale
Hole in the Wall
Theater
Box Office: 860-229-3049
New comedic play written by Connecticut author Jenny Lecce.
Jul. 13 - Aug. 11
A
Streetcar Named Desire
Puppet House Theater
128 Thimble Island Road
Branford,CT
Production of the acclaimed Tennessee Williams play.
Jul. 13 - Jul. 22
Price: $8-$15.
Frankie &
Johnny in the Claire de Lune
Carriage House Arts
Center
Kensett Rd. and Grumman Ave.
Cranbury Park
Norwalk,CT
Staged reading of Terrance McNally's romantic drama about
two middle-aged losers who embark on an unlikely romance.
Jul. 13: 8 p.m. Jul. 14: 8 p.m.
Price: $10 (includes wine & cheese reception at
intermission).
Box office: 203-229-9797
High Button
Shoes
Goodspeed Opera
House
Classic summer musical about a con artist who returns to his
home town of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Jul. 13 - Sep. 22 Price: $25-$65.
Box office: 860-873-8668
Magic Soles
Ivoryton Playhouse
The Mystic Paper Beasts explore the role of shoes in fairy
tales, with masks and puppets. Part of the Playhouse's
Summer Children's Theatre series.
Jul. 13: 11 a.m. Price: $10Box office: 860-767-7318
Reefer Madness
Stamford Theatre
Works
200 Strawberry Hill Ave.
Stamford,CT
Modern musical satire based on the 1936 propaganda scare
film of the same name that dramatizes the tragic
consequences of smoking the "Demon Weed."
Jul. 13 - Aug. 11Fridays : 8 p.m. Saturdays : 8 p.m. Price:
$27.50
Seussical the
Musical
Brookfield
Playhouse
Whisconier Road, (Rte. 25)
Brookfield,CT
Musical extravaganza filled with characters from Dr. Seuss
books.
Jul. 13 - Jul. 28Fridays : 8 p.m. Saturdays : 8 p.m.
Price: $20/general, $45/dinner & show package at Bailey's
Backyard of Brookfield
Box office: 203-775-0023
The Tempest
Boothe Memorial
Park & Museum
Main St.Stratford,CT
Box Office: 203-612-7908
Outdoor Shaksepeare production by the Players at Putney
Gardens, in the park's Sunken Garden. Through Jul. 28
Fridays : 8 p.m. Saturdays : 8 p.m.
The Two Noble
Kinsmen
Stratford Library
2203 Main St.
Stratford,CT
Outdoor production of on eof Skaespeare's "hidden works' by
the Hudson Shakespeare Company in the library's lawn
amphitheater.
Jul. 14: 2 p.m.
Here are the
lineups for a series of free concerts beginning this week.
The Hamden Arts Commission, in partnership with Quinnipiac
College, will hold its free summer concert series on five
consecutive Fridays at Town Center Park, 2671 Dixwell Ave.
The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Concert-goers are
encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets and pack a
picnic. Herb Reed and the Platters, along with the Five
Satins, will open the series on Friday. Herb Reed and the
Platters have recorded nearly 400 songs, sold more than 80
million records, and traveled to 91 countries during their
long career. The Five Satins will feature Hamden's own Fred
Parris. On July 13, the headliner is Dr. John, a New Orleans
pianist who has performed in the Super Bowl and the Grammy
Awards, and got to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his
single "Right Place, Wrong Time." The Original Family Stone
will perform on July 27, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra will
round the series out on Aug. 3. Information: 203-287-2546.
The Glastonbury Riverfront Musical Festival, formerly known
as the Summer Music Series, will feature four concerts
beginning Wednesday and continuing on Wednesday nights from
7 to 9 p.m. First up will be Aztec Two-Step, a folk/rock
duo. Becca Kaid opens. A night of blues and R&B on July 18
will feature David Foster and the Mohegan Sun All-Stars, the
official house band of the Connecticut casino. July 25 will
be a night of oldies in music and automobiles; a classic car
show will accompany the oldies act, the Nifty Fifties band.
Big Shot, a Billy Joel cover band, will conclude the series
on Aug. 1. Concerts will be at the Welles Street Riverfront
Park and include free parking and shuttle service at 180 and
200 Glastonbury Road. Information: 860-569-3587 or visit
www.glastonburychamber.com.
The Somers Cultural Commission will present its Summer
Concert Series on the Green on Battle Street, starting
today. Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters start things off,
followed by John Root and Swing Time on July 12; Rick
Sylvester will headline July 19; the Flamingos, July 26, and
the Boston Jazz Trio on Aug. 2. Performances will begin at 7
p.m.
The Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown will feature four lawn
Wednesday concerts starting next week with the swing band,
Eight to the Bar. Prelude, featuring the singer Renee, will
headline July 18, and the Hartford Jazz Orchestra will
perform on July 25. The U.S. Coast Guard Band will close out
the series on Aug 1. All concerts will begin at 6:30 p.m.,
with the grounds opening for picnicking at 5:30 p.m. Parking
will be available at Mercy High School on Randolph Road and
Wilbert Snow school of Wadsworth Street. Wadsworth mansion
is at 421 Wadsworth St., Middletown. Information:
860-347-1064 or wadsworthmansion.com.
Hartford's Old State House will hold a series of four
concerts, funded by the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund,
beginning Wednesday with the blues/rock sound of the Michael
Clearly Band. The All-Star Dyn-o-Myte Disco Review will
headline July 12, and the rock group the Dramatix Showband
will perform on July 25. The series concludes with the
Glamour Girls, who perform songs from the '60s to the '80s,
on July 26. All concerts will be from noon to 1 p.m. The Old
State House is at 800 Main St., downtown Hartford.
Information: 860-522-6766.
The New Alliance Bank Concert Series will begin today at
Pierson School, Clinton with the '60s and '70s band the
Shoreline Connection. Shade Foul will headline July 12. July
19 will feature the classic rock sound of the Spectacles;
July 26, the Long Island Sound; the Convertibles bring their
rock sound on Aug. 2; Success, featuring music from the '40s
through the '50s, will headline Aug. 9, and the U.S. Navy
Band of Rhode Island Sound will perform on Aug. 16. The
Beatles cover band Abbey Road will perform Aug. 23. Concerts
will begin at 6:30 p.m. Pierson School is on Main Street,
Clinton. Information: 860-669-3889 or clintonct.com.
Southern
Connecticut Renaissance Faire
Produced by: St. Joseph's Church
Warsaw Park
Route 243, Ansonia Road
Ansonia,CT
Three weekends of medieval merriment, with six stages of
performances: jousting matches, magicians, live chess board,
sword swallower, fire dancers, minstrel groups, period
dancers. Plus, international food gallery, kids' activities
and medieval artisans demonstrating their crafts.
www.thescrf.com.
Price: $15 adults full day; $8 seniors and child; weekend
passes and group rates available
"Pirate Sail"
Schooner
Quinnipiack
Long Wharf PierNew Haven,CT
Evening sails from New Haven Harbor with pirate reenactors
the Free Men of the Sea.
schoonerinc.org Jul. 11: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Jul. 25: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Jul. 29: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Aug. 17: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Aug. 22: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Aug. 26: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sep. 8: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price: $35 adults, $15 children age 12 and under.
Box office: 203-865-1737
Bushnell Park
Carousel's 93rd Birthday
Bushnell Park
Sing happy birthday while enjoying free carousel rides in
honor of the park's 93rd. Birthday cakes cut Sat at noon.
www.thecarouselmuseum.org
Price: Free rides compliments of Hartford office of McCarter
& English, Attorneys at Law.
Hepburn Film
Festival At Wesleyan
Hartford's own
Katharine Hepburn is the focus of a series of film
screenings this month at Wesleyan University.
The Katharine Hepburn Summer Film Festival is a
collaboration between the Hepburn Cultural Arts Center --
whose goal is to renovate a 1911 historic theater on Old
Saybrook's Main Street -- and the Wesleyan University
Department of Film Studies.
All films will be shown in their original 35mm format.
Admission is free to all screenings, which are at 7:30 p.m.
at the Goldsmith Family Cinema, 301 Washington Terrace, on
the campus in Middletown.
The series opens Tuesday with "The Philadelphia Story,"
George Cukor's flawless 1940 adaptation of Philip Barry's
play. Hepburn portrays Tracy Lords, who can't decide between
her ex (Cary Grant), her intended (John Howard) and a
handsome interloper (James Stewart). The film is 112
minutes. A reception will follow that screening.
Also, a display of original movie posters from Hepburn's
films will be available for view in a gallery near the
Goldsmith.
Actor Edward Herrmann will introduce "The Philadelphia
Story" and conduct a Q&A after. Each subsequent film will be
introduced by a member of the Wesleyan Department of Film
Studies. The rest of the lineup: July 17: "Little Women";
July 24: "Summertime"; July 31: "Adam's Rib."
For details, call 860-685-3542 or 860-227-4025. For details
on the theater restoration project, visit
www.katharinehepburntheatre.org.
ACCLAIMED STORYTELLER AND COMEDIAN MIKE
DAISEY
PERFORMS AT
WESLEYAN'S CENTER FOR THE ARTS ON JULY 19
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MASTER OF THE
MONOLOGUE, DAISEY BRINGS HIS ONE-OF-A-KIND WORK ALL
STORIES ARE FICTION TO WESLEYAN
Middletown, Conn.,
July 5, 2007--Mike
Daisey is a fierce storyteller--one minute hilarious, the
next minute sweet--with a fine-tuned ear for digression. The
New York Times has called him "one of the finest solo
performers of his generation," and he has been compared to
Garrison Keillor, Spalding Gray and David Sedaris. With his
one-man autobiographical show All Stories Are Fiction,
audiences get the chance to hear one-of-a-kind stories told
for the first time and never to be repeated again. Here's
how it works: An hour before curtain, Daisey sits down
backstage and creates a one-page outline, and when the
lights come up he opens his mouth to tell the tale for the
first and only time. Recently, his work Invincible Summer
has been seen at Cambridge's American Repertory Theater and
at Yale Repertory Theater.
Daisey appears at the Summer Series of Wesleyan University's
Center for the Arts--located at 283 Washington Terr. in
Middletown--on Thursday, July 19 at 8pm. Tickets cost $15
for general admission; $12 for seniors; and $8 for students.
For more information and tickets, visit www.wesleyan.edu/boxoffice
or call 860-685-3355.
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CAN YOU JUGGLE THIS?
Mon Jul 9-Sat Jul 14, times vary,
Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus
Blvd, Hartford. These jugglers go way beyond
three pins. Leading jugglers convene to compete
in the 4th annual World Juggling Federation
World Championship. See competitions in the
ball, ring, and club categories; teams division;
endurance juggling; and 360s competitions. Plus
attend lectures and workshops from these
hand-eye coordination experts. Through July 14.
$20-$35 depending on event. 249-6000,
thewjf.com/2007Convention.php
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HOT NIGHTS AND
COOL JAZZ: THE PERFECT COMBO [UA]
Mon Jul 9, 6pm,
Bushnell Park, downtown Hartford. A perfect night in the
park: A blanket. A picnic. Some fabulous music, and
thousands of fellow jazz lovers. What more could you ask
for? The ever-popular Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series,
presented by Prudential Financial, kicks off its 40th
anniversary season with special celebratory activities and
performances by the Greater Hartford Academy Quintet and the
Benny Powell Quintet. There’s a reason it’s the longest
continuously-running free jazz series in the nation. Rain
location: Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave,
Hartford. Free. 521-4877,
mondaynightjazz.org
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