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11/22/2017 11:01 PMTony Winner in Hartford: The Tony award winning revival of The Color Purple will be at the Bushnell, Tuesday, Dec. 5 to Sunday, Dec. 10. This musical is based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel and the film adaptation. Among the cast members are three alumni of the Broadway production. For tickets contact bushnell.org or call 860-987-5900.
By Way of Iran: The Yale Drama School will present Death of Yazdgerd Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Iseman Theater on Chapel Street. The play by Bahram Beyzai tells the story of a mother and daughter trying to confound the accusers of their husband/father who is condemned to death for the apparent murder of a Persian emperor. It’s directed by Shadi Ghaheri, a third year student from Iran. For tickets visit drama.yale.edu or call 203-432-1234.
Settling “Down Under”: The Connecticut Rep on the UConn campus in Storrs is presenting the fascinating play Our Country’s Good by Timeberlake Wertenbarker, from Thursday, Nov. 30 to Sunday, Dec. 10. The play which premiered at Hartford Stage shows how theater can enrich the lives of people. It is set in Australia in the 1780s when British soldiers and convicts arrive to settle a penal colony. One officer casts the convicts in a production of a comedy to discover the rehabilitative power of art. For tickets call 860-486-2113. For information visit crt.uconn.edu.
Four Holiday Concerts in NYC: Four multiple Tony winners or nominees are performing concerts at Lincoln Center’s intimate Appel Room, Tuesday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 22. Each concert will be taped for later airing on the Live from Lincoln Center PBS show. The four are: Leslie Odom, Jr. (Dec. 19), Andrew Rannells (Dec. 20), Sutton Foster with Jonathan Groff (Dec. 21) and Stephanie J. Block (Dec. 22). For tickets visit LFLCpresents.org or call 212-721-6500.
Remember Cindi Lou Who? That’s from Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Five years ago, playwright Matthew Lombardo wrote a short scene about what had become of Cindi Lou for Christmas on the Rocks at TheaterWorks in Hartford. It was such a success, that Lombardo expanded it into Who’s Holiday. Cindi Lou is now middle aged and living in a beaten down trailer. The Seuss estate tried to stop the parody but lost in court. The show runs off-Broadway through Sunday, Dec. 31. For tickets visit telecharge.com.
Another Holiday Treat in NY: Elf–the Musical, based on the popular Will Ferrell comedy will return to New York City and the Theater at Madison Square Garden this year. It runs Wednesday, Dec. 13 to Friday, Dec. 29. George Wendt reprises his performance as Santa. I’ve seen the musical and totally enjoyed it; I play the cast CD all the time during the holiday season. For tickets visit ElfMusicalTour.com
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.