Performance

Art, the Tony award-winning comedy by French Playwright and Novelist Yasmina Reza at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, is brilliant! Plato said "Beauty lies in the eyes of the holder," which could be applied to the play whose plot is the purchase of an expensive painting and the reactions to it by three friends. Fast-paced witty dialogue makes for an evening of hilarity. Directed by Mark Lamos, Art runs from May 4 – 28, 2016.

The Jazz group, Fourplay: Bob James, Nathan East, Chuck Loeb, and Harvey Mason, celebrated their 25th anniversary at the Blue Note New York with a rousing performance to promote their new CD, Silver, released on the Heads Up International label, a division of Concord Music Group; it was a not-to-be-missed evening of music.

The Westport Country Playhouse celebrates Arthur Miller’s 100th birthday with his play Broken Glass, a late Miller work that is a powerfully, intense drama that takes place in a Jewish home in 1938 Brooklyn, New York, centering on Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) in Berlin, Germany, and how its impact rippled across the world. This brilliant production of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece left us with goose bumps at the play’s conclusion! Director Mark Lamos elicits the best from the impressive cast …

The Westport Country Playhouse’s cast of the Alan Ayckbourn play, Bedroom Farce hit it out of the ballpark with their stellar performance in Westport, Connecticut. Billed as "Four couples, three bedrooms, consider the possibilities…" it is a delightful, light-hearted, fast-paced play with witty dialogue that kept us laughing from its hilarious start to its uproarious finish. Tony-Nominated John Tillinger directs the talented cast in this delicious summer romp. The play runs until September 13, 2015.

Devon Allman and his band comprised of Bobby Schneck, Jr. on guitar, Anthony Nanney on drums, Steve Rice on bass, and the "new kid" Brendan Moore on keyboards, rocked the house with their rollicking Southern Blues Rock performance at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne in Fairfield, Connecticut.

And a Nightingale Sang at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut is stunning! Set in Northern Britain in World War II, C.P. Taylor’s play focuses on the lives of three generations living together in one household amidst the backdrop of war. Touching, engaging, with moments of sadness intertwined with humor and romance, this beautiful play shines with its talented cast of Scott Cullen, Matthew Greer, Richard Kline, Jenny Leona, Deidre Madigan, Brenda Meaney, and John Skelley. The play runs …

The Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, opened its 2015 season with The Liar by David Ives, adapted from the delightful comedy by Pierre Corneille, and directed by Penny Metropulos. This brilliant adaptation is an evening of pure fun and gaiety delivered by a talented cast: Monique Barbee, Philippe Bowgen, Rebekah Brockman, Aaron Krohn, Kate MacCluggage, Brian Reddy, Rusty Ross, and Jay Russell. The play runs until May 23, 2015.

The legendary singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, musician, rocker Leon Russell and his band, Jackie Wessel, Brandon Holder, and Beau Charron rocked the house at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne in Fairfield, Connecticut with a commanding standing ovation from an appreciative sold-out house.

Imagine listening to the renowned Charles McPherson Quintet at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola with the twinkling lights of New York City as a background! It was an incredible evening of instrumental Jazz with the Charles McPherson Quintet featuring Charles McPherson on alto saxophone, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Yotam Silberstein on guitar, Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass, and Chuck McPherson on drums. We were fortunate to catch them play on the last evening of a 4-night sold-out gig, and what a performance …

After the fabulous Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2014 Jazz performance with special guests Jonathan Butler, Christopher Cross, and Maysa presented by Marquee Concerts at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, we were definitely in the holiday spirit! What an incredible evening of music.