by Mark G. Auerbach Rob Ruggiero, Artistic Director of TheaterWorks Hartford, is planning the theatre’s 40th anniversary season. Meanwhile, he stages Dear Evan Hansen at St. Louis Muny, July 28-August 3, and the 50oth anniversary production of A Chorus Line at Goodspeed which runs September 5-October 28.. For tickets to the latter: www.goodspeed.org. Ben Scranton,…
by Mark G. Auerbach When Primary Trust, Eboni Booth’s triumphant Pulitzer Prize winning drama had its area premiere at Barrington Stage last fall, the buzz was electrifying. The production was a critical and audience hit. Primary Trust won several Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards. Well, TheaterWorks Hartford is mounting its own production, importing “Berkie”…
HARTFORD CONN., TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, announces the cast and creative team for its upcoming 2024-2025 production of Primary Trust. The Connecticut Premiere of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eboni Booth begins April 10, and runs through May 11, 2025 at TheaterWorks…
TheaterWorks Hartford, under the direction of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, presents a new show by Matthew Dicks called SHOVEL. After 2023’s sold-out run of You’re a Monster Matthew Dicks, Matthew returns to TheaterWorks Hartford with a brand new solo show directed by David Golder that explores his lifelong desire to pick…
March 31, 2025, HARTFORD, CT – Today The Bushnell announced the eight musicals that will comprise its 2025-2026 Broadway Series season. Beginning this fall, The Bushnell will bring these exciting Broadway hits to Hartford as part of the series: a musical love story based on the bestselling novel The Notebook; the riotous revival of Spamalot; the empowering hit Suffs; the Tony Award-winner Shucked;…
HARTFORD, Conn. (March 19, 2025) – Hartford Stage,under the leadership of Melia Bensussen and Cynthia Rider, and TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Rob Ruggiero and Jeff Griffin, announce a co-production of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as part of their upcoming 25/26 seasons. The co-production will take place at Hartford…
HARTFORD, Conn. (March 19, 2025) – Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford will join U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Mayor of Hartford Arunan Arulampalam and Executive Director of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce Julio Concepción for a press conference on Wednesday, March 19 at 10:00am to announce a historic partnership between the two organizations for their 25/26 seasons. The press conference will take place…
by Mark G. Auerbach The Wiz, currently at The Bushnell, sizzles on every level. Hannah Beachler’s psychedelic sets and Daniel Brodie’s incredible video and projections are mind-blowing. Ryan J. O’Gara’s lighting bedazzles, and Sharen Davis’ costumes are bright, bold and sassy. This high tech opulence makes this half-century old musical…
