REVIEW: “Sanctuary City” at TheaterWorks Hartford

by Jeannie Marlin Woods Hope for the future is an ephemeral sensation—sometimes seeming like a broken scrap of wood in a stormy sea. That glimmer of hope is the connecting framework of SANCTUARY CITY, a captivating and intelligent production, now playing at TheaterWorks Hartford. Set in Newark, New Jersey, in…

“The Garbologists” Opens at TheaterWorks Hartford

TheaterWorks Hartford, is excited to announce details for Lindsay Joelle’s fresh, off-beat buddy comedy The Garbologists directed by Rob Ruggiero and running February 1 – 25, 2024. The Garbologists is a heartwarming, surprising, and outside-the-box comedy that pairs Danny: a gruff blue-collar NYC sanitation worker hiding a heart of gold,…

NOH8 at TheaterWorks Hartford January 29

Join the #NOH8 movement @ #TWHartford and add your face to the fight for equal human rights! The NOH8 Campaign returns to Hartford on Sunday, Jan 29 with the help of West Hartford Pride. Stop by TWH anytime between 2-4pm to pose for an official NOH8 photo by photographer Adam Bouska. (And if you can’t make it to TWH on SUNDAY, NOH8 will be taking photographs at Playhouse on…

Christmas on the Rocks Returns to TheaterWorks Hartford

Connecticut’s Favorite Holiday Tradition ReturnsCHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKSreturns to TheaterWorksDecember 2 through 23, 2021Together Again. This December. LIVE ON STAGE. What: CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS Fresh, funny and smart – it’s back. Conceived and directed by Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero, Connecticut’s favorite holiday tradition returns to TheaterWorks Hartford. CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS features seven playwrights each…

TheaterWorks Hartford and Riverfront Recapture to Present “Walden”

Hartford, CT ­– TheaterWorks Hartford (TWH) announced today that they will partner with Riverfront Recapture this summer to present the North American Premiere of WALDEN by Amy Berryman. WALDEN ­– a live immersive theatrical production ­– will run July 24 through August 22 at Riverfront Recapture’s soon to be developed park located north of downtown Hartford just south of the Windsor border.…

Christiane Noll “Coming Alive Again in Hartford and East Haddam

TheaterWorks Hartfordin partnership withGoodspeed Musicalspresents CHRISTIANE NOLL: COMING ALIVE AGAINStarring Tony Award NomineeChristiane Noll Streaming May 9-30, 2021 TheaterWorks Hartford in partnership with Goodspeed Musicals announced today that CHRISTIANE NOLL: COMING ALIVE AGAIN will stream on demand May 9 through 30, 2021. Directed by Rob Ruggiero with Music Direction by William Waldrop, tickets will be available at twhartford.org. Fourteen months of quarantine, a Broadway shut…