This is a printer-friendly version of an article from Zip06.com.
09/05/2019 12:01 AMA Loss for Theater: At the end of July, Broadway, and, in reality, theater everywhere, lost a giant with the death of director and producer Hal Prince. A Yale Drama School grad, he was influential particularly in musical theater. Just a few of his credits as director: She Loves Me, Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, and dozens of others. He produced such musicals as Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, Fiorello, West Side Story, and many of the musicals he directed.
Theater at UConn: The Connecticut Repertory Theatre that is on the UConn campus in Storrs and includes students from the drama programs will present four productions on the Main Stage and two on the smaller Studio stage. On the Main Stage is Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (Thursday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 13), Shakespeare in Love from Nov. 21 to 23 and Dec. 4 to 8, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Feb. 27 to March 8 and, with the nationally known puppet art program, Little Shop of Horrors, April 23 to May 3. On the Studio stage is The Wolves, Oct. 24 to Nov. 3 and Men on Boats, March 26 to April 5. For subscriptions or tickets, visit crt.uconn.edu or call 860-486-2113.
The New and the Old: Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury has included some shows not seen in Connecticut and some that will familiar to theatergoers. The season opens with Honky Tonk Laundry, Thursday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Oct. 20. Then follows The Legend of Georgia McBride, Nov. 7 to Dec. 1. The new year has a new play, Love and Suponi from Jan. 30 to Feb. 23 followed by Always a Bridesmaid, from March 12 to April 5 and ending with The Wedding Singer, from April 23 to May 17. For tickets and information, call 203-757-4676 or visit SevenAngelsTheatre.org.
Coming to New Haven: The Shubert is offering six touring musicals for the 2019-’20 season: Jersey Boys (Friday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 12), DreamGirls (Nov. 1 to 3), Once (March 26 to 29), Waitress (May 7 to 10), Bandstand (June 5 to 7), and Once on This Island (June 19-21). For tickets, visit Shubert.com or call 203-562-5666.
Gyllenhaal & Sturridge: Broadway is blessed with incredible performances by Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge in Sea Wall/A Life. Each performs a 45-minute monologue that will rivet you. The themes are love and loss. It’s a limited run, so try to see by Sunday, Sept. 29. You can read my full review at 2ontheaisle.wordpress.com.
Broadway on Sale: Each Fall NYC & Company sponsors a 2-for-1 ticket promotion as the tourist season winds down. Tickets are now on sale for Tuesday, Sept. 3 to Monday, Sept. 16. Not every show participates and those that do may not offer the discounts for all performances. But among the hit shows that are offering some discount tickets are Come from Away, Harry Potter & the Cursed Child, Tootsie, Slave Play, Waitress, Ain’t Too Proud–The Life & Times of the Temptations, Dear Evan Hansen, and more. For tickets, visit nycgo.com/broadway-week.
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 the Connecticut Critics Circle, New York’s Outer Critics Circle and the American Theatre Critics Association.