Performances

The play Master Class written by Playwright Terrence McNally, opened the exciting 2024-2025 season at the Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) in Norwalk, Connecticut. Directed by MTC Artistic Director and Co-Founder Kevin O’Connor, the 1996 Tony-Award Best Play, tells the story of the legendary opera soprano Maria Callas as she gives a master class in New York City. The talented cast includes Irene Glezos as Maria Callas, Zachary Anderson, Heidi Giberson, Constantine Pappas, Jim Schilling, and Emily Solo. The play…

Sidekicked written by Kim Powers and starring Kelly McAndrew is a tour-de-force one-woman play about the enthralling life of Vivian Vance, better known by television fans of the I Love Lucy Show, as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucy Riccardo starring Lucille Ball. Presented by the Dorset Theatre Festival in Dorset, Vermont, the play takes the audience on a rollicking ride inside the fascinating real life of Vivian Vance, as well as her relationship with Lucile Ball, Desi Arnaz, and William…

For the past 10 years, the Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) based in Greenwich, Connecticut, has delivered interesting, impactful, and insightful films that engage the imagination. Throughout the year they present documentaries, shorts, indie films, Advance Screenings, lectures, and much more. As part of their 2024 Film Festival, we experienced GIFF’s Advance Screening of Fly Me To The Moon, at the Avon Theatre Film Center in Stamford, Connecticut, a perfect film for warm summer nights. If you have a passion…

Multi-Grammy® winner Brazilian Jazz composer, pianist, vocalist, Eliane Elias is always electrifying to watch perform, and her performance on Friday, June 14, 2024, at Sony Hall in New York City held the audience spellbound as she played cuts off her previous albums as well as her newest album time and again, released on the Candid Records label, which hits the streets on June 28, 2024. On Friday, June 14, 2024, we had the pleasure of experiencing the Blue Note Jazz…

Since its inception 10 years ago, the Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) has made an impact with its films and special events. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, they continued their tradition of excellence with an advance screening of the documentary, Gaby, The Woman Behind Maison Chloé, deftly combining film and fashion at the luxury boutique store, Richards on Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut. The event was part of GIFF’s Jewish Film Series and was generously underwritten by Richards and The…

Ghost The Musical at the Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) in Norwalk, Connecticut has it all; romance, heartbreak, comedic moments, sensational music, and a dynamic cast that delivers spot on perfection under the direction of Kevin Connors. The on-stage chemistry between Molly (played by Allie Seibold) and Sam (played by Mollie’s real-life husband Seth Eliser) lights up the stage with their presence and vocal abilities. Ladonna Burns is sensational as the quasi-physic Oda Mae Brown, and Matt Mancuso plays Carl,…

The Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut has been enchanting patrons with the high caliber of its performances since opening in December 2000. Throughout the years we have been fortunate to experience sensational performances there by such major talents as Jane Monheit, Annie Haslam, Blues Travelers, Beth Hart, Rachel Sage, Colbie Caillat, and many others. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, we had the pleasure of experiencing another night of exceptional music by the GRAMMY® award-winning contemporary jazz ensemble säje as part…

The Legend of Georgia McBride at the Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) in Norwalk, Connecticut is proof that life does not always follow our carefully designed plans. When Casey, an Elvis impersonator at a down-and-out bar in Florida, played with great aplomb by Clint Hromsco, finds himself soon to be out of a job with a wife and a baby on the way, he is forced to make a career decision when the bar becomes a drag show club. The…

There are concerts, and then there are CONCERTS (!), and the concert given by Ranky Tanky with special guest Lisa Fischer at The Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield, Connecticut definitely fell into the latter category! It was an evening of exceptional Roots, Gullah, and Jazz music that had an appreciative audience on its feet awarding the double Grammy winners with standing ovations throughout the concert on Friday, November 10, 2023.

We saw the Tony Award winning play Clybourne Park performed at the Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) in Norwalk, Connecticut on opening night, and it is a powerhouse of an impactful play written by Bruce Norris that will have you talking about it, and thinking about it, long after you leave the theatre. Pamela Hill directs the Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner and has a well-chosen cast comprised of Susan Haefner, SJ Hannah, Rae Janeil, Matt Mancuso, Frank Mastrone, Nick…