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10/26/2017 12:01 AMSocial Media: The first play this season in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Studio Workshop Series is That Poor Girl and How He Killed Her from Thursday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 5 on the UConn campus in Storrs. The play is about how a social media campaign to find a missing college student turns into a bandwagon focused on being first to post and to condemn her “murderer.” The Workshop Series features new works performed by undergraduate theater majors. For tickets, visit crt.uconn.edu or call 860-486-2113.
Comic Murder Mystery: It’s the scary time of the year and Ivoryton Playhouse is helping everyone get in the mood with The Game’s Afoot, which is billed as a “murderously funny thriller.” Author Ken Ludwig has written numerous plays including Moon Over Buffalo and Lend Me a Tenor as well as books for musicals including Crazy for You. The show is set in Gillette’s Castle (which is in Connecticut), where William Gillette, the actor who brought Sherlock Holmes to the stage, is hosting a weekend party. All is well until one guest is stabbed to death. The show runs Wednesday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 19. For tickets, visit ivorytonplayhouse.org or call 860-767-7318.
Oliver! Kids: Next summer, Goodspeed is going to need a lot of child performers for its production of Oliver! So it’s auditioning non-Equity child performers, ages 8 to 13, for a summer musical theater camp that includes being part of the show’s ensemble. Auditions are Saturday, Nov. 11 by appointment only. For information or an appointment, call 860-873-0021.
Love Story: Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) opens its season with the romantic musical version of The Bridges of Madison County, based on the well-known novel of a brief romance between a well-known photographer and a wife of an Iowa farmer. The score by Jason Robert Brown is glorious and won numerous awards. The show runs Friday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 19. For tickets, call 203-454-3883 or visit musictheatreofct.com
Elvis, Johnny, Carl & Jerry Lee: Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury is presenting Million Dollar Quartet to Sunday, Nov. 26. The hit musical takes place in Sun Records’ recording studio and recreates a night when Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis got together for a memorable jam session. For tickets, call 203- 757-4676 or visit sevenangelstheatre.org.
Phantom Returns: The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in history (and still going strong), has not made an appearance in Connecticut in years, but from Wednesday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 26, the new touring production will be at Waterbury’s Palace Theater. It’s billed as “even more spectacular” than previous tours. In addition, the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury will have an exhibit of six costumes from the original show through Sunday, Nov. 26. The theater will offer an open captioned performance for those with hearing disabilities on Saturday, Nov. 25. For tickets for all performances or information on the open caption tickets, visit palacetheaterct.org or call 203-346-2000.
New York Notes: My Fair Lady will return to Broadway this spring with British actor Harry Hadden-Paton making his Broadway debut as Professor Higgins, Lauren Ambrose as Eliza, Norbert Leo Butz as Alfred Doolittle, and Diana Rigg as Mrs. Higgins. It’s obvious that director Bartlett Sher is closing the age gap between Higgins and Eliza. Previews begin in March. Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce will exit the production of Hello, Dolly! on Jan. 14. Bernadette Peters will become the new Dolly Levi and Victor Garber the new Horace Vandergelder on Feb. 22. Come from Away, the musical about 9/11 and the people in Gander, Newfoundland, has recouped its investment. It’s been a surprise hit winning awards and selling out.
Karen Isaacs is an East Haven resident. To check out her reviews for New York and Connecticut shows, visit 2ontheaisle.wordpress.com. She’s a member of both the Connecticut Critics Circle and New York’s Outer Critics Circle.