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01/31/2018 11:01 PM#MeToo: Several newspapers have reported charges of verbal and physical sexual harassment against Long Wharf Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein, going back to 2003. The Board of Trustees voted to fire him, and to reconsider policies and procedures, working with a third party independent reviewer. Managing Director Joshua Borenstein has been named to take over artistic and administrative affairs until a new artistic director is appointed.
Impressive Casts: Music Theatre of Connecticut in Norwalk has lined up impressive casts for each weekend of the run of Love Letters, which runs through Sunday, Feb. 11. For the weekend run of Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 1 through 3, Beverly and Kirby Ward will star. Both have played numerous roles on Broadway and in London’s West End. Jodi Stevens and Scott Bryce star the third weekend. Again, both have substantial credits. For tickets, visit musictheatreofct.com or call 503-454-3883.
Deluded Love: Playhouse on Park in West Hartford is presenting the sad love story Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, Wednesday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, March 4. Set in the beginning of the 20th century, it tells the story of a hardworking African-American seamstress who falls in love, via letter, with a man digging the Panama Canal. For tickets, visit playhouseonpark.org or call 860-523-5900.
Mass Hysteria: What led to the Salem witch trials? Arthur Miller’s The Crucible famously looked at what was going on. Now Connecticut Repertory Theatre on the UConn campus in Storrs is presenting the play Thursday, Feb. 22 to Sunday, March 4. The cast will be directed by Paul Mullin and will feature two veteran actors—James Sutorius as Danforth and Michael Rudko as Giles Corey. For tickets, call 860-486-2113 or visit crt.uconn.edu.
Another Murder Mystery: Next up at Hartford Stage is the McCarter Theatre’s production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. This production with a high-powered cast, won raves when it played at the McCarter last spring. It’s at Hartford from Thursday, Feb. 15 through Sunday, March 18. Tony-nominated David Pittu plays Hercule Poirot. Passengers on the train include Ian Bedford, Veanne Cox, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Julie Halston, and others. Director Emily Mann has assembled a top notch production team including Tony winners Beowulf Boritt (set), William Ivey Long (costumes), Ken Billington (lighting), and Darron L. West (sound). For tickets, call 860-527-5151 or visit hartfordstage.org.
Get to New York: If you love theater, you must see John Lithgow’s one-man show, Stories By Heart now at Roundabout’s American Airlines Theater through Sunday, March 4. It is by turns funny and touching. Lithgow is such a superb actor that a friend said she could watch/see him “read his grocery list.” The two hour show includes some memories of his father (a theater director/actor/artistic director) as well as amazing re-tellings of two very different short stories. For tickets, visit roundabouttheatre.org.
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.