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Connecticut Critics Circle 25th Annual Awards Coming Up, Free and Open to Public

You Are Invited: You may never get to the Oscars or the Tonys, but you are invited to attend the 25th annual awards program of the Connecticut Critics Circle. These awards honor outstanding performances, productions and achievements by professional theaters in Connecticut. The ceremony is Monday, June 11 at the Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Street, Westport. It is free and open to the public. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. I hope I see you there.

Janis Joplin: The Tony-nominated musical A Night with Janis Joplin will be at Ivoryton Playhouse, Wednesday, May 30 to Sunday, June 24. The show combines some biography (sanitized since family members were involved in creating the show) with a concert that features many of Joplin’s hits. In addition, the many women who influenced Joplin—Nina Simone, Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin, and others—are also on stage. For tickets, visit ivoryplayhouse.org or call 860-767-7318.

Hot Ticket: Tickets may be hard to get for the Goodspeed production of Cyrano—a new musical that will get a workshop production, Friday, Aug. 3 to Sunday, Sept. 2 at the Terris Theatre in Chester. This new musical based on the play Cyrano de Bergerac will star Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Haley Bennett (The Girl on the Train). Tickets are available at goodspeed.org or 860-873-8668.

Tony Nominees at Storrs: Terrence Mann, a three time Tony nominee will star as Sweeney Todd in a concert version of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. It’s the second show in the Nutmeg Summer Series at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre on the UConn campus. It runs from Thursday, June 21 to Sunday, July 1. Liz Larsen (also a Tony nominee) plays Mrs. Lovett in this tale of revenge and murder. For tickets, visit crt.uconn.edu or 860-486-2113.

A Return Engagement: Hartford Stage is bring back The Pianist of Willesden Lane, Thursday, July 12 to Sunday, July 22. In the piece, classical pianist Mona Golabek tells the story through words and music of her mother’s survival during World War II. She was sent alone to England as a young girl, out of the way of Nazi harm. It played at Hartford Stage in 2015 to appreciative audiences. Parenthetically, it will be performed at Westport Country Playhouse this winter. For tickets, visit hartfordstage.org or call 860-520-5151.

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.