Performances

Watching dancer, choreographer, musician, singer Frédérick Gravel perform his U.S. premiere of his solo contemporary dance work, Fear and Greed at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut was mesmerizing. The last time we saw this inspired dancer perform was in 2017 as part of his ensemble. For 2019, his solo work was a much more demanding role opening with just Frédérick Gravel on stage. Like moths drawn to a flame, we could not take …

The play Don Juan by Molière, A World Premiere and Translation and Adaptation by Brendan Pelsue and Directed by David Kennedy at the Westport Country Playhouse located in Westport, Connecticut is a modern-day look at the legendary Don Juan. Causing chaos and destruction throughout his life without a care to the future, the play is a riveting portrayal of morality. Throw in outrageous costumes and razor-sharp dialogue, this version of Don Juan will have you talking about it long after …

The play Steel Magnolias directed by Pamela Hill at the Music Theatre of Connecticut located in Norwalk, is a must see production! Featuring a talented ensemble cast of Raissa Katona Bennett, Kristi Carnahan, Andrea Green, Cynthia Hannah, Kala Monroe, and Rachel Rival, the play will have you running the gamut of life’s emotions from laughing out loud to dealing with times of sadness. The play runs until November 24, 2019.

If you love musicals, put on your "dancing shoes" and head over to see the play, An American in Paris at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, New York because it truly is "S’ Wonderful." This lavish production pulls out all the stops with its talented cast of Brandon Haagenson, Deanna Doyle, Erika Amato, Tommaso Antico, Lauren Sprague, Jonathan Young and Ian Knausser in the lead roles, with an outstanding ensemble to support them. The music, dancing, and singing will …

After a full day of outstanding wine, food, beer, and spirits, the Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by PepsiCo (GW+FF) ended the event with an amazing concert in the evening. For the 2019 Greenwich WINE + FOOD Festival presented by PepsiCo, Michael Franti & Spearhead was the opening band to get the attendees in the mood to party, followed by the GRAMMY, ACM, CMA, and AMA Award-winning band, Little Big Town.

Mlima’s Tale written by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage and directed by Mark Lamos at the Westport Country Playhouse located in Westport, Connecticut is a spellbinding and breathtakingly intense dramatic play that will have you on the edge of your seats watching it unfold. The play is a shocking social and cultural look at the ivory tusk trade and illegal trafficking told through the eyes of Mlima, a middle-aged elephant in Kenya, that will not only touch you, but will …

If you love musical theatre, do go and see Ragtime The Musical at the Music Theatre of Connecticut located in Norwalk, Connecticut for the perfect segue into the Autumn play season. A wonderful plot, fabulous music, and talented acting make the play a standout! Ragtime The Musical runs until October 13, 2019.

The Taming of The Shrew, part of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, performed at the Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park in Incline Village, Nevada was a gorgeous production with the stunning lake as its backdrop. A perfect Summer evening in a wonderful venue watching The Taming of The Shrew one of Shakespeare’s most renowned and uproarious comedic plays was a highlight of our trip. The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival runs until August 25, 2019.

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut is the perfect summer date night! Composer Irving Berlin (1888 – 1989) created some of the most memorable music for plays, movies, the military, the radio, and for everyday life. His music touched, and continues to touch so many lives, and lives on as part of the Great American Songbook. Actor, playwright, pianist Hershey Felder is spellbinding in his one-man show, Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin with …

Longtime fans of Devon Allman from his Royal Southern Brotherhood days to his solo career, we were especially looking forward to hearing him play with his new band, The Allman Betts Band formed with Duane Betts. On Sunday, July 7, 2019, we had the pleasure of hearing the new sound at the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk, Connecticut, for their Down to the River tour to promote their debut release which hit the streets on June 28, 2019. It was …