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Family Struggles, a World Premiere, Murder for Two, and More

Three Decades of Change: Miller, Mississippi, which is at Long Wharf through Saturday, Feb. 2 looks at how one family copes with the changes that occur in the south over three decades. As part of the tradition of white supremacy, the family struggles with the change in the status quo and the loss of privilege from the Civil Right movement to the AIDS crisis in 1990s. The play, written by Boo Killebrew was a highlight of the 2016 Contemporary American Voices Festival. For tickets, call 203-787-4282 or visit longwharf.org.

What Happened?: TheaterWorks is starting 2019 with A Doll’s House, Part 2, the modern play that imagines what would have happened if the leading characters in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House reunited after 15-plus years. The Lucas Hnath play is one of the most produced plays in the past year; Long Wharf will produce it later this spring. Jenn Thompson is directing the production that runs Thursday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 24. For tickets, call 860-527-7838 or visit twhartford.org.

World Premiere: The Engagement Party, a world premier drama, opens 2019 at Hartford Stage, running through Sunday, Feb. 3. Zach Appelman is returning to Hartford Stage where he played Hamlet. He’s joined by Mia Dillon, Richard Bekins, and Beth Riesgraf. The play is described as a “suspenseful contemporary drama” about the sequence of events that occur following an engagement party and the consequences of secrets and lies. Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak directs the production. For tickets, visit hartfordstage.org.

A Mystery, A Comedy, and Music: All are combined in Murder for Two, which runs at Playhouse on Park in West Harford through Sunday, Feb. 3. In this show described as a musical comedy/madcap mystery two pianists play all the roles: one is the investigator and the other plays all the suspects. For tickets, call 860-523-5900 or visit playhouseonpark.org.

It’s Local: Yale Rep’s world premiere of Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department uses the 2009 Supreme Court ruling that the civil rights of some firefighters were denied to talk about race and equality. The play is in response to transcripts, interviews, and many histories of New Haven. It runs Friday, Feb. 1 to Saturday, Feb. 23. Tony-winning director Kenny Leon directs. For tickets, visit yalerep.org or call 203-432-1234.

New York News: Network, the stage adaptation of the film and that stars Bryan Cranston, has extended its limited run through April 28. A reimagined Oklahoma!, which is darker, is heading to Broadway after it received raves during two other engagements. It will open April 7. Right now, the category of musical revivals is very small. Be More Chill, a musical that was successful off-Broadway is moving to the Lyceum Theater beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Off-Broadway News: The Irish Rep is presenting a Sean O’Casey retrospective with The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, and The Plough and the Stars running in repertory, though they open several weeks apart. For information, visit irishrep.org. Night of the Living Dead! The Musical!, a rock and roll send up of the 1968 zombie film, will be on Theater Row (West 42nd Street) through Friday, Feb. 8. A play about the last days of Orson Welles, Maverick, opens at The Connelly Theater beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6. For information, visit MaverickThePlay.com. Maestro, about legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini, is now playing at The Duke Theater on 42nd Street though Saturday, Feb. 9. Information is available at RomanticCentury.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.