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3/8/10 - Behind the Curtain - Lamos Directs Opera
Mark Lamos To Direct New York City Opera Before "She Loves Me"
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Frank Rizzo |
Before Mark Lamos begins staging the first show of his new season at the Westport Country Playhouse, he is directing Emmanuel Chabrier's "L'Etoile" at the New York City Opera. MORE
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3/8/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Scotch Tasting on 3/25
“High Spirits, A Scotch Tasting Event” at Westport Country Playhouse
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3/1/10 - Westport Magazine - 80th Season - Part A
The 80th Season at Westport Country Playhouse
by Christy Colasurdo
How a cow barn off the Post Road went from obscurity to glory, showcasing America's premier actors and directors and serving as a vibrant community hub for generations of theatergoers MORE
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3/1/10 - Westport Magazine - 80th Season - Part B
Continuation
How a cow barn off the Post Road went from obscurity to glory...
by Christy Colasurdo MORE
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3/1/10 - Westport Magazine - 2009 Gala
Enchanting Playhouse
More than 500 people attended Westport Country Playhouse's annual fundraising gala, An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers. MORE
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3/3/10 - Bridgeport Banner - Scotch Tasting
“High Spirits, A Scotch Tasting Event” at Westport Country Playhouse
“High Spirits, A Scotch Tasting Event” will be presented at Westport Country Playhouse, Thursday, March 25, 6 to 8:30 p.m., as one of a series of special events celebrating the historic Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season. MORE
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3/2/10 - WestportPatch.com - Video on 80th Season
Video by Kimberly Howard
PLAYHOUSE CELEBRATES 80TH SEASON
In an effort to involve more of the community, single tickets to 2010 productions go on sale today. MORE
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3/1/10 - Connecticut Parent - Are You My Mother?
Are You My Mother? March 28 - Westport
P. D. Eastman's whimsical picture book comes to life when ArtsPower present Are You My Mother? on Sunday, March 28 at 1 and 4 p.m. at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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3/1/10 - Behind the Curtain - Institutional
State Arts Groups Receives Spin-off Funds from State Arts Endowment
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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2/26/10 - Westport News - Charlotte's Web
TheatreWorksUSA to recreate Charlotte's Web at Playhouse
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2/26/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Single Tickets on Sale
Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season - single tickets on sale
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2/25/10 - Hersam-Acorn - Single Tickets on Sale
Westport Playhouse’s 80th season opens April 20
Single tickets to any of the five productions in the Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th Anniversary Season, playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2, at noon.
Single tickets will be available at the Playhouse’s box office, at 25 Powers Court, Westport; by phone at 203-227-4177; and online at westpor... MORE
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2/24/10 - WestportNow.com - Institutional
Creating Buzz for FCBuzz.Org
Actor James Naughton was among area luminaries from the arts who tonight celebrated the launch of www.FCBuzz.org, a Web site created by the newly formed Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. The site, a collaborate effort of the arts and cultural organizations of Fairfield County, provides a calendar as well as ticket and event information for music, theater, dan... MORE
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2/23/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - Single Tickets on Sale
Single Tickets for Westport's 80th Anniversary Season on Sale March 2
Single tickets for Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season, including two musicals and a comic drama, playing from April through October, will go on sale Tuesday, March 2 at noon. MORE
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2/22/10 - WestportNow.com - And Then There Were None
Taking a Bow at the Playhouse
An almost sold out crowd showered applause tonight on the cast of the reading production of the Agatha Christie play “And Then There Were None” at the Westport Country Playhouse. In his welcome comments to the audience prior to the evening’s performance, Michael Ross, the Playhouse’s managing director, announced that the next play reading scheduled for Ma... MORE
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2/22/10 - WestportPatch.com - Single Tickets on Sale
SINGLE WCP TICKETS SOON AVAILABLE
Posted by Darcy Bell Symes
Single tickets to any of the five productions comprising Westport Country Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season, including two musicals and a comic drama playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2 at noon. Single tickets will be available at the Playhouse's box office, located at 25 Powers Cou... MORE
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2/22/10 - WestportNow.com - And Then There Were None
Getting Ready for Tonight’s Agatha Christie Reading
A cast of stage and film notables ham it up with play director Anne Keefe at mid-day today prior to a final rehearsal for tonight’s reading of the Agatha Christie thriller “And The There Were None” at the Westport Country Playhouse. The performers include Joe Paulik, Mark Silence, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shanahan, Doug Stender, Geneva C... MORE
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2/22/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Single Tickets on Sale
Single Tix Go on Sale For Westport Country Playhouse's THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by BWW News Desk
Single tickets to any of the five productions comprising Westport Country Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season, including two musicals and a comic drama, playing from April through October, will go on public sale, Tuesday, March 2 at noon. Single tickets will be available at The Playhouse's bo... MORE
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2/22/10 - Behind the Curtain - Gerald Freedman
Gerald Freedman Returns to Connecticut To Direct "Anne Frank" at Westport
By Frank Rizzo
Veteran director Gerald Freedman will stage the Westport Country Playhouse production of "The Diary of Anne Frank."
The production, with cast still to be announced, will run Sept. 28 to Oct. 16.
Freedman was an artistic force at Joe Papp's Public Theater, where he directed a wide variety o... MORE
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2/22/10 - Theatermania.com - Gerald Freedman
Gerald Freedman to Direct Westport Country Playhouse's Diary of Anne Frank
By: Dan Bacalzo
Gerald Freedman will direct Westport Country Playhouse's production of The Diary of Anne Frank, September 28-October 16. The play, by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett, is being presented in an adaptation by Wendy Kesselman. MORE
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2/19/10 - Playbill.com - And Then There Were None
Carr, Dullea, Fowler and More to Read And Then There Were None at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Stage veterans Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea and Beth Fowler will take part in a reading of Agatha Christie's murder mystery And Then There Were None at the Westport Country Playhouse Feb. 22.
Playhouse artistic advisor Anne Keefe will direct the 7 PM reading, which is the first in Westport's "Scri... MORE
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2/18/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - And Then There Were None
7 Days
Feb 18-24
By FCW Editorial
MONDAY FEBRUARY 22
Murder by the Script
The Westport Country Playhouse is not always all high-production and formal. Today, the venerable arts organization is making use of its space between seasons for a script-in-hand production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. A slew of WCP alumni will be performing, and artistic advisor A... MORE
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2/18/10 - Behind the Curtain - And Then There Were None
Keir Dulea, Paxton Whitehead in Christie Mystery Reading
By Frank Rizzo
There will be a reading of the Agatha Christie classic murder mystery, "And Then There Were None" at the Westport Country Playhouse Monday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.
Featured in the reading are: Keir Dullea (pictured top left), Paxton Whitehead (top right), Mark Shanahan (above, left), Geneva Carr (above, right... MORE
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2/16/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web Plays at Westport
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present the treasured tale “Charlotte’s Web,” based on E. B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte, on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 1 and 4 pm.
Recommended for grades K - 5, the show is approximately one hour and produced by T... MORE
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2/17/10 - StamfordPlus.com - Charlotte's Web
Treasured Tale Charlotte's Web at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present the treasured tale, “Charlotte’s Web,” based on E. B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte, on Sunday, February 28, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for grades K - 5, the show is approximately o... MORE
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2/16/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Charlotte's Web
Westport Country Playhouse Presents CHARLOTTE'S WEB 2/28
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities Series will present the treasured tale, "Charlotte's Web," based on E. B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte, on Sunday, February 28, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for grades K - 5, the show is approx... MORE
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2/15/10 - Hersam-Acorn - And Then There Were None
Script in Hand Series launches at Westport Playhouse
Written by Sally Sanders
Westport Country Playhouse artistic advisor Anne Keefe will direct the first in a series of playreadings, The Script in Hand Series, featuring a gathering of Playhouse alumni on Monday, Feb. 22.
Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Charlotte Moore, Ciaran O'Reilly, Joe Paulik, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shan... MORE
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2/15/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie Play Launches 'Script in Hand' Series at Westport Country Playhouse
The Agatha Christie classic murder mystery “And Then There Were None,” will be read by Westport Country Playhouse actor alumni and audience favorites Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Charlotte Moore, Ciarán O’Reilly, Joe Paulik, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shanahan, Mark Silence, Doug Stender and Paxton ... MORE
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2/12/10 - WestportPatch.com - Broadway Boys
LOVE FROM BROADWAY
One of many Valentine's Day offerings is an appearance by The Broadway Boys at the Westport Country Playhouse Feb. 14.
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2/13/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - And Then There Were None
Reading of Agatha Christie murder mystery at Westport Country Playhouse
The Agatha Christie classic murder mystery, “And Then There Were None,” will be read by Westport Country Playhouse actor alumni and audience favorites Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Charlotte Moore, Ciarán O’Reilly, Joe Paulik, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shanahan, Mark Silence, Doug Stender and Paxton Whitehead o... MORE
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2/12/10 - Theatermania.com - And Then There Were None
Keir Dullea, Jay O. Sanders, Paxton Whitehead et al. Set for Westport Reading of Agatha Christie Mystery
By: Dan Bacalzo
Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Charlotte Moore, Ciarán O'Reilly, Joe Paulik, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shanahan, Mark Silence, Doug Stender, and Paxton Whitehead will be featured in Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, And Then There Were None. Anne Keefe wi... MORE
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2/12/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - And Then There Were None
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Christie Murder Mystery Reading, 2/22
by BWW News Desk
The Agatha Christie classic murder mystery, "And Then There Were None," will be read by Westport Country Playhouse actor alumni and audience favorites Geneva Carr, Keir Dullea, Beth Fowler, Charlotte Moore, Ciarán O'Reilly, Joe Paulik, Jay O. Sanders, Mark Shanahan, Mark Silence, Doug Stender and... MORE
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2/12/10 - WestportNow.com - And Then There Were None
Playhouse Play Reading Series Launches Feb. 22
Anne Keefe, artistic advisor at the Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, Feb. 22, launches the first reading in the Playhouse’s new “The Script in Hand Series” that brings together professional actors to read works by master playwrights.
The inaugural reading at 7 p.m. is the Agatha Christie classic murder mystery “And Then There ... MORE
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2/10/10 - New Haven Advocate - Broadway Boys
Stage Thrust: 2/10/2010
By Christopher Arnott
...the return of the sultry Broadway Boys — a bunch of moonlighting young talents from the New York musical stage — 3 p.m., Feb. 14 (the day itself!) at Westport Country Playhouse (25 Powers Court, Westport. $15-$40. 888-927-7529, westportplayhouse.org). MORE
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2/10/10 - Behind the Curtain - Broadway Boys
Lineup of "Broadway Boys" Set for Westport
By Frank Rizzo
The boys have been selected.
And a girl, too.
Featured in "The Broadway Boys" Valentine's Day concert at 3 p.m. at the Westport Counctry Playhouse will be: Jesse Nager ("Mary Poppins"), Tyler Maynard ("Mamma Mia!"), Kyle Post ("Rent"). Michael Kadin Craig ("Altar Boyz"), Zak Resnick ("The Cure") and Mykal Kilgore. ... MORE
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2/9/10 - Danbury News-Times - Broadway Boys
Many ways to feel the love this Valentine's Day
By Amanda Cuda, Staff Writer
Valentine's Day. It's a special day, set aside for us to show those we love just how much they mean to us. Some people do it with flowers. Some with jewelry. Some with a fancy dinner.
But there are lots of other ways to show your sweetie some love this holiday. How about taking in a play or musical act? Or... MORE
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2/9/10 - CultureMob.com - Charlotte's Web
Westport Country Playhouse presents "Charlotte's Web" on Feb. 28
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2/7/10 - Connecticut Post - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Westport Country Playhouse will present "Laura Ingalls Wilder"
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2/4/10 - Hartford Courant - Dinner with Friends
Ticker
By Frank Rizzo
It's always good to see a production in Connecticut of the Pulitzer Prize-winner "Dinner with Friends," by New Haven playwright Donald Margulies whose new play, "Time Stands Still," opened last week on Broadway -- and whose "Collected Stories" will be revived with Linda Lavin later this season in New York.
"Dinner with Friends" will be staged at the Westport C... MORE
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2/3 - The Weekly - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder at Westport Country Playhouse
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2/2/10 - Hearst Newspapers - Laura Ingalls Wilder
'Laura Ingalls Wilder' comes to Westport
By Christina Hennessy, Staff Writer
Katie Rondeau has been keeping an online photo scrapbook of the many places she has visited on her first national tour. She calls it "Living Like Laura," an apt allusion to the story she has been helping to bring to life on stages across the United States.
The 24-year-old actress plays the title character i... MORE
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2/1/10 - Danbury News-Times - Lamos Directs Reading
Westport director stages starry N.Y. reading
By Joe Meyers, STAFF WRITER
Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham and Tony-winning actress Harriet Harris will star in a reading of "You Can't Take It With You" that is being put together by Westport Country Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos in New York City next week. MORE
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2/3/10 - CultureMob.com - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Westport Country Playhouse presents "Charlotte's Web," by Theatreworks USA, based on E. B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman. She will create a "miracle." Spinning the words "Some Pig...
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1/31/10 - SuzySaid.com - Family Festivities
Family Programs at the Westport Country Playhouse
Suzy grew up going to the playhouse, it's grown a lot since then but the heart of this great place is still the same. Always a great day at the Theater!
Take a look at what they have to offer the kids this season. MORE
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1/29/10 - Grace Notes - Dinner with Friends
Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner with Friends will complete the 2010 season at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Westport associate artistic director David Kennedy will stage the play that is scheduled to run June 1-19. The production will fill the second slot in the season schedule, which begins with She Loves Me in April. Casting will be announced at a later date. MORE
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1/31/10 - StamfordPlus.com - Dinner with Friends
Westport Country Playhouse will stage Pulitzer Prize winner “Dinner with Friends”
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1/29/10 - Conn. Arts Connection - Dinner with Friends
Westport's 80th Season to Include 'Dinner with Friends'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama Dinner with Friends by Connecticut’s own Donald Margulies will be the second production in the 2010 season at Westport Country Playhouse.
Scheduled for June 1-19, the play will be directed by David Kennedy, the playhouse's associate artistic director. MORE
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1/29/10 - Conn. Arts Connection - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House Musical Arrives at Westport
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present the musical Laura Ingalls Wilder, about the exciting adventures of the beloved author who wrote the classic “Little House” series of children’s books, on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1 and 4 pm.
Recommended for 2nd through 6th graders, the show is produced by ArtsPower. The performa... MORE
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1/29/10 - Conn. Arts Connection - Broadway Boys
Broadway Boys Return for Valentine's at Westport
Following their extremely successful concert in December at Westport Country Playhouse, The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will return to the Playhouse stage on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 pm for a special Valentine’s Day event.
The group adds elements of pop, funk, gospel, jazz a... MORE
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1/28/10 - WestportNow.com - Dinner with Friends
“Dinner With Friends” Rounds Out Playhouse Season
The Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, “Dinner with Friends” by Connecticut’s Donald Margulies, has been announced as the second production in the 2010 season at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Scheduled for June 1 through June 19, “Dinner with Friends” will be directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic direct... MORE
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1/28/10 - Playbill.com - Dinner with Friends
Westport Adds Dinner with Friends to 2010 Season
By Adam Hetrick
Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner with Friends will complete the 2010 season at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Westport associate artistic director David Kennedy will stage the play that is scheduled to run June 1-19. The production will fill the second slot in the season schedule, which begins with... MORE
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1/28/10 - Theatermania.com - Dinner with Friends
David Kennedy to Direct Donald Margulies' Dinner with Friends at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Dan Bacalzo
David Kennedy will direct Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Dinner with Friends, at the Westport Country Playhouse, June 1-19.
The play is about two couples who have been close friends for years, and what happens when one couple gets divorced.
Margulies ... MORE
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1/28/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Dinner with Friends
Westport Country Playhouse to Stage DINNER WITH FRIENDS 6/1-19
by BWW News Desk
The Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, Dinner with Friends by Connecticut's Donald Margulies, has been announced as the second production in the 2010 season at Westport Country Playhouse. Scheduled for June 1 through June 19, "Dinner with Friends" will be directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artis... MORE
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1/28/10 - Behind the Curtain - Dinner with Friends
"Dinner With Friends" Coming to Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
It's always good to see a production of the Pulitzer Prize-winner "Dinner with Friends" in Connecticut by New Haven playwright Donald Margulies, whose new play "Time Stands Still" incidentally opens tonight on Broadway -- and whose "Collected Stories" will be revived with Linda Lavin later this season in New York. MORE
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1/28/10 - Hartford Courant - Lamos Directs Reading
Mark Lamos, artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse, will stage a reading of "You Can't Take It with You," featuring Oscar-winner F. Murray Abraham ("Amadeus"), for The Acting Company in New York on Monday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. at Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd St., New York. For ticket information, call The Acting Company 212-258-3111.
The reading of George S. Kaufman and Moss Har... MORE
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1/26/10 - WestportNow.com - Broadway Boys
Broadway Boys Return to Playhouse for Valentine’s Day
The Broadway Boys will perform at the Westport Country Playhouse on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. Returning to the Playhouse stage after a highly successful holiday concert in December (above), the collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage will present a live concert of love songs, balla... MORE
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1/25/10 - StamfordPlus.com - Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys in Valentine’s Day concert at Westport Country Playhouse
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1/27/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Lamos Directs Reading
F. Murray Abraham Featured in YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Reading, 2/8
by BWW News Desk
Mark Lamos will stage a reading of You Can't Take It With You for The Acting Compay at Playwrights Horizons on Monday, February 8th at 7pm. The cast for the reading, headed by Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham, also features Matt Amednt, Casey Biggs, Patricia Conolly, Stephen DeRosa, Harriet Harris, Pame... MORE
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1/26/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Lamos Directs Reading
Westport Country Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos directs reading of Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy for The Acting Company
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1/25/10 - Behind the Curtain - Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys Are Back at Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
They were a hit when they were booked last month at the Westport Country Playhouse so they're back again for a holiday show next month,
They're The Broadway Boys and the rotating group of performers from Broadway, off-Broadway and touring shows will perform Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. at the theater. MORE
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1/25/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys in Valentine’s Day concert at Westport Country Playhouse
Following their extremely successful concert in December at Westport Country Playhouse, The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will return to the Playhouse stage on Sunday, February 14, 3 p.m., for a special Valentine’s Day event. Through their dynamic vo... MORE
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1/26/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Lamos Directs Reading
Westport Country Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos directs reading of Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy for The Acting Company
Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director, will direct a reading of “You Can’t Take It with You,” featuring F. Murray Abraham, for The Acting Company on Monday, February 8, 7 p.m., as part of the John McDonald Salon Readings. The reading will be ... MORE
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1/24/10 - SuzySaid.com - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Yes, Suzy knows it's cold and wintery outside. But she has good news! The Westport Country Playhouse has a whole series of family festivities to keep you and yours busy, warm and indoors until spring. The upcoming events include shows for all your theater-goers. Laura Ingalls Wilder brings the pioneering childhood of one of America's most beloved author and her spirited family to life in early Feb...
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1/25/10 - WestportNow.com - Institutional
Westport Sketchbook: Winslow Park
Westport artist and illustrator Elaine Clayton watched the scene at Winslow Park with the Westport Country Playhouse in the background. Elaine Clayton for WestportNow.com MORE
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1/25/10 - Behind the Curtain - Lamos Directs Reading
Mark Lamos Stages "You Can't Takle It With You" Reading
By Frank Rizzo
Mark Lamos, artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse, will stage a reading of "You Can't Take It with You," featuring F. Murray Abraham, for The Acting Company in New York on Monday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. at Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street, New York. MORE
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1/22/2010 - BroadwayWorld.com - Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys Hold Valentine's Day Concert at Westport Country Playhouse, 2/14
by BWW News Desk
The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will present a concert of Broadway favorites, on Sunday, February 14, 3 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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1/22/2010 - Theatermania.com - Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys to Offer Valentine's Day Concert at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Andy Propst
The Broadway Boys will return to the Westport Country Playhouse for a special Valentine's Day event, February 14 at 3pm.
The group combines elements of pop, funk, gospel, jazz and folk in show tunes, classic pop and romantic ballads and explore harmonies not typically associated with ... MORE
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1/15/10 - Westport News - Mark Lamos
Lamos: 'Passion and Playmaking'
The Y's Women will have as their next speaker Mark Lamos, artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse. He will speak to the group on Monday, Jan. 25, and his topic will be Passion and Playmaking at the Playhouse. The audience can learn about upcoming productions, including musicals, comedy and drama. MORE
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1/12/10 - Behind the Curtain - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Laura Ingalls Wilder" Musical Heads to Westport
By
Frank Rizzo
"Laura Ingalls Wilder," a children's show, will play Westport Country Playhouse Feb. 7 at 1 and 4p.m.
The show, recommended for children from grades two to six, is part of the theater's family series.
The show is produed by ArtsPower and staged by its artistic director Greg Gunning with music by Richard DeRo... MORE
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1/10/10 - Albany Times-Union - Westport
Connecticut's Westport offers low-key shore experience
By STACEY MORRIS, Special to the Times Union
EXCERPT:
Westport has often been called the Beverly Hills of the east, a star-spangled community where Broadway and Hollywood luminaries have quietly chosen to live. Topping the list are Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, who moved to town in 1960 and, several years later, became the ... MORE
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1/13/10 - TalkinBroadway.com - Interview with Mark Lamos
Interview with Mark Lamos
Westport Country Playhouse
by Fred Sokol
Mark Lamos, formerly an actor and currently a director of plays, musicals, and operas, is the new artistic director at Westport Country Playhouse. After an early career as a stage actor, he appeared in the film Longtime Companion. As artistic director at Hartford Stage for seventeen years, Lamos accepted, in 1989, t... MORE
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1/11/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present the musical “Laura Ingalls Wilder,” about the exciting adventures of the beloved author who wrote the classic “Little House” series of children’s books, on Sunday, February 7, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for second through sixth grades, the show is produced by ArtsPower. The performance is approximately 55 minutes with no...
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1/7/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Westport Country Playhouse Presents 'Laura Ingalls Wilder' 2/7
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities Series will present the musical "Laura Ingalls Wilder," about the exciting adventures of the beloved author who wrote the classic "Little House" series of children's books, on Sunday, February 7, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for second through sixth grades, the show... MORE
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1/1/2010 - Westport Magazine - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Laura Ingalls Wilder" at Westport Country Playhouse on Feb. 7
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1/7/10 - Waterbury Republican-American - Best of 2009
The state’s best Equity productions of 2009
By Joanne Greco Rochman
Excerpt:
Westport Country Play¬house: “Around the World in 80 Days” Only two words are needed to describe this play: “ingenious” and “hilarious.”
Adapted from the Jules Verne classic by Mark Brown and di¬rected by Michael Evan Haney, this was one cleverly conceived adventure. A superbly talente... MORE
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12/27/09 - Frommer's - Affordable Theater Around NYC
Beyond Broadway: Affordable Ways to See Theater and Culture In & Around NYC
By Jacquelin Carnegie
EXCERPT on Westport Country Playhouse:
Connecticut
Westport Country Playhouse (25 Powers Ct., Westport, CT; tel. 203/227-5137; www.westportplayhouse.org)
Tickets: $35 - $65
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were longtime stewards of this venue that presents a selection of ... MORE
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12/30/09 - Behind the Curtain - Best of the Decade
The Best Shows of the Decade in Connecticut
By Frank Rizzo
EXCERPT on Westport Country Playhouse:
"Journey's End by R.C.Sherriff, 2005. Westport Country Playhouse.
This 1929 play received a stunning production directed by Gregory Boyd. At a time when America was mired in a war that seemed mad, this production brought home a soldier's tale from a different era, but one that res... MORE
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12/23/09 - Behind the Curtain - Best of 2009
The Best Connecticut Stage Performances in 2009
By Frank Rizzo
EXCERPT on Westport Country Playhouse:
It's always great to see old pros in top form, such as Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing were in "The Breath of Life," a good though not great play by David Hare this fall at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Also at the Playhouse was in the so-good-you-forget-how-great-he i... MORE
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12/21/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert
Photo Coverage: Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Show At Westport Country Playhouse
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12/20/09 - WestportNow.com - Broadway Boys
Broadway Boys Warm Playhouse
Three former Westporters--Justin Paul, piano, Dan Asher, bassist, and Drew McKeon, drummer--were part of the “Broadway Boys” band who performed at the Westport Country Playhouse today. The show was the final of the three-show holiday weekend series that also showcased the Klezmatics on Thursday and Rondi Charleston and Friends on Saturday. Michael Ross, managi... MORE
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12/20/09 - WestportPatch.com - Rondi Charleston and Friends in Concert
Despite the snow, Charleston's concert drew a crowd.
Rondi Charleston performed with Dave Stryker on guitar, Brandon McCune on piano, Ed Howard on bass, Clarence Penn on drums, Joel Frahm on tenor sax, Mayra Casales on percussion and special guest Lynne Arriale on piano. Credit Larry Merz MORE
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12/19/09 - WestportNow.com - Rondi Charleston and Friends in Concert
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
Hearty fans of Westporter Rondi Charleston braved tonight’s snowstorm to attend her performance, “Rondi Charleston and Friends, “ at the Westport Country Playhouse. She warmed her enthusiastic audience with such favorites as “Sleigh Ride,” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “Christmas Time is Here,” and “Winter Wonderland” among others. The show ... MORE
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12/18/09 - Behind the Curtain - Broadway Boys
"Broadway Boys" Head to Westport Country Playhouse
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Frank Rizzo
Landon Bear and Danny Calvert (off-Broadway's "Altar Boyz"), Maurice Murphy (Broadway's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"), Kyle Post (Broadway's "Rent") and Gabe Violett (Broadway's "Spring Awakening") are The Broadway Boys who will be in performing a concert of Broadway and holiday songs Sunday at 3 p.m... MORE
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12/18/09 - SuzySaid.com - Rondi Charleston & Friends in Concert
Rondi Charleston and Friends - Holiday Concert
Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Court
Westport
Website: www.westportplayhouse.org
Saturday, December 19, 8 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents "Rondi Charleston and Friends - Holiday Concert." Ms. Charleston, a jazz vocalist, songwriter and Westport resident, will perform selections from her CD/DVD, "In My Life," ... MORE
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12/18/09 - Westport News - Holiday Gift Certificates
Gift certificates for Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse offers the holiday gift of entertainment for family and friends. Subscriptions or tickets to upcoming plays or special events make great stocking stuffers. Or, choose a gift certificate for tickets in any dollar amount redeemable for any performance. MORE
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12/17/09 - WestportNow.com - The Klezmatics
Klzezmatics Kick Off Three Holiday Performances
The Westport Country Playhouse tonight kicked off another three nights of holiday entertainment with the Klezmatics, the only klezmer band to win a Grammy Award, performing a one-night-only show. “Rondi Charleston and Friends - Holiday Concert” with special guest Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines is the second one-night program and is scheduled... MORE
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12/16/09 - Westport News - The Broadway Boys
Broadway Boys bring new twist to classics
By Kirk Lang
The Broadway Boys, a group that puts a modern twist on show tunes, pop songs and holiday favorites, will be playing at the Westport Country Playhouse on Dec. 20. MORE
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12/16/09 - Hearst Newspapers - Rondi Charleston & Friends in Concert
Rondi Charleston holiday concert at Westport Playhouse
By Christina Hennessy, Staff Writer
played on the radio.
"It was pretty much on 24/7," she said during a recent interview. "It got into my cellular system."
These days, it is Charleston who is singing the standards and performing to crowds. Earlier this year, this singer-songwriter completed a tour of jazz venues across the... MORE
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12/2009 - Inside Fairfield County - Rondi Charleston & Friends in Concert
Celebrated jazz vocalist, songwriter and Westport resident, Rondi Charleston, will perform selections...
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12/16/09 - NBC Connecticut - The Klezmatics
12/17: Klezmer, Archuleta and a Holiday Toast
By SCOTT BEAULIEU
IT'S KLEZTASTIC: One of the most critically acclaimed klezmer bands (think traditional Eastern European/Jewish/folk music) is in Connecticut tonight. In fact, The Klezmatics are the only Grammy-award winning klezmer musicians. They've played around the world, and have molded eclectic musical influences like jazz and pun... MORE
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12/16/09 - Westport News - The Broadway Boys
Broadway Boys bring new twist to classics
By Kirk Lang
The Broadway Boys, a group that puts a modern twist on show tunes, pop songs and holiday favorites, will be playing at the Westport Country Playhouse on Dec. 20.
Three members of The Broadway Boys know Westport like the back of their hands. They grew up here and graduated from Staples High School, though in different years. MORE
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12/16/09 - 06880danwoog.com - Broadway Boys
Broadway Boys Are Back In Town
by Dan Woog
The Westport Country Playhouse continues to strengthen its hometown roots.
In addition to offering an open house, welcoming area young professionals — even sponsoring a blood drive — this Sunday Westport’s artistic crown jewel presents the Broadway Boys, in a concert of Broadway and holiday favorites.
The Broadway Boys are “th... MORE
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12/16/09 - Hearst Newspapers - Rondi Charleston & Friends in Concert
Rondi Charleston holiday concert at Westport Playhouse
By Christina Hennessy, Staff Writer
As a girl growing up in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, Rondi Charleston would often listen to the jazz her father played on the radio.
"It was pretty much on 24/7," she said during a recent interview. "It got into my cellular system."
These days, it is Charleston who is singing the standa... MORE
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12/15/09 - Danbury News-Times - The Klezmatics
Klezmatics at Westport Playhouse
New York City world music group the Klezmatics will bring its unique blend of Yiddish music and contemporary styles to the Westport Country Playhouse Thursday night. The set will include a selection of holiday tunes steeped in Jewish tradition. MORE
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12/13/09 - The Hour - Institutional
Christopher Plummer and Noel Coward -
Connections to Westport Country Playhouse
By David A. Rosenberg
Two theatrical titans, two birthdays. Our Connecticut neighbor, Christopher Plummer, is 80 today, having been born into a prominent political Canadian family, Dec. 13, 1929. On the other side of the Pond, Noël Coward was born at the turn of the century, Dec. 16, 1899, into a gente... MORE
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12/13/09 - Connecticut Post - Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert
Singer-songwriter Rondi Charleston will bring her jazz stylings to the Westport Country Playhouse, Saturday, 8 p.m. "Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert" will feature classics such as "Winter Wonderland," "Sleigh Ride," and "Let It Snow," as well as pop and jazz standards.
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12/12/09 - WestportNow.com - Holiday Films
The Westport Country Playhouse tonight hosted its second holiday movie night with a showing of a singalong version of the 1954 film “White Christmas”--a partial remake of the 1942 classic “Holiday Inn.” The audience joined in with stars Bing Crosy, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen singing the Irving Berlin classic title song, which won a 1942 Academy Award for Best Original Song...
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12/11/09 - Westport News - Institutional
A place in our hearts
By Westport News - Staff
In the past weeks we've been profiling various aspects of downtown Westport in an effort to explore just how vital this part of town is to life as we know it in town.
Restaurants are scarce downtown, and ones that stay open past 10 p.m. are almost extinct. Night life in Westport is put almost exclusively on the shoulders of the Westpor... MORE
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12/11/09 - WestportNow.com - Holiday Films
Movies Back in Westport for Holidays
The movies return to Westport when the Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films beginning tonight through Sunday, featuring “A Christmas Story,” Sing-a-long “White Christmas,” and “Miracle on 34th Street." MORE
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12/10/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - The Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys come to Westport Country Playhouse
The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will present a concert of Broadway and holiday favorites, on Sunday, December 20, 3 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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12/11/09 - Westport News - Rondi Charleston and Friends Holiday Concert
Rondi Charleston comes to Fairfield County
by Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn
Soaring to the top of each career path she has confidently strode down, it stands to reason that Westport's Rondi Charleston's latest jazz recording, "In My Life," is sure to be a hit, too. MORE
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12/11/09 - Westport News - The Klezmatics
The Klezmatics at WCP
The Klezmatics, globally renowned world music superstars, will offer holiday and non-hoiday music steeped in Jewish trasition at Westport Country Playhouse on Thursday, December 17, 8 p.m. MORE
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12/11/09 - Westport News - Holiday Films
A weekend of holiday films at the Playhouse
The movies reutrn to Westport when Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Friday through Sunday, December 11 - 13. MORE
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12/11/09 - Westport News - Elisabeth H. Saxe
Saxe makes Playhouse return
Elisabeth H. Saxe of Fairfield has been appointed Director of Institutional Advancement at Wesptort Country Playhouse. MORE
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12/10/09 - StamfordPlus.com - The Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys come to Westport Country Playhouse
The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will present a concert of Broadway and holiday favorites, on Sunday, December 20, 3 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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12/10/09 - Minuteman - Rondi Charleston and Friends Holiday Concert
Singer-songwriter and Westport resident Rondi Charleston is thrilled to announce her upcoming show "Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert," set to play Westport Country Playhouse on Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
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12/10/09 - Minuteman - The Klezmatics
The Klezmatics at WCP
The Klezmatics, globally renowned world music superstars, will offer holiday and non-holiday music steeped in Jewish tradition at Westport Country Playhouse, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m. MORE
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12/10/09 - Minuteman - Holiday Films
A Weekend of Holiday Films at WCP
The movies return to Westport - when Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Friday through Sunday, Dec. 11 -13. MORE
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12/10/09 - Playbill.com - This Wonderful Life
Westport Offers This Wonderful Life Dec. 10
By Adam Hetrick
Mark Setlock explores This Wonderful Life – a solo stage adaptation of the film "It's a Wonderful Life" – for one-night-only at the Westport Country Playhouse Dec. 10. MORE
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12/10/09 - NBC Connecticut - This Wonderful Life
12/10: Cracked Christmas Classics
By SCOTT BEAULIEU
SOLO STEWART: We all know it. We all love it. Frank Capra's classic film "It's a Wonderful Life" is a staple in just about every Christmas catalog, but tonight at the Westport Country Playhouse, you get to see the ultimate tale of "what if" in a very different setting. In "The Wonderful Life," Mark Setlock takes on the challenge of per... MORE
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12/9/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - The Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys come to Westport Country Playhouse
The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will present a concert of Broadway and holiday favorites, on Sunday, December 20, 3 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.
Through their dynamic vocal prowess and redefining arrangements, the Broadway Boys add elements of pop, funk, gospel... MORE
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12/9/09 - American Towns - The Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys At Westport Country Playhouse
posted:December 9th, 2009
Westport Natives Justin Paul, Dan Asher and Drew McKeon in Band
The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will present a concert of Broadway and holiday favorites, at Westport Country Playhouse.
Through their dynamic vocal prowess and redefining... MORE
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12/7/09 - StamfordPlus.com - The Klezmatics
The Klezmatics, world music grammy award winners, at Westport Country Playhouse
The Klezmatics, globally renowned world music superstars, will offer holiday and non-holiday music steeped in Jewish tradition at Westport Country Playhouse, on Thursday, December 17, 8 p.m. Their album, “Wonder Wheel,” won the 2006 Grammy Award as the Best Contemporary World Music Album. In a career spanning ... MORE
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12/8/09 - BraodwayWorld.com - The Broadway Boys
The Broadway Boys Come To Westport Country Playhouse 12/20
by BWW News Desk
The Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest male voices currently working on the New York stage, will present a concert of Broadway and holiday favorites, on Sunday, December 20, 3 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.
Through their dynamic vocal prowess and redefining arrangements, The Broadway Boys add ... MORE
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12/7/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Rondi Charleston and Friends in Concert
Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert Held At The The Westport Country Playhouse 12/19
Singer-songwriter RONDI CHARLESTON is thrilled to announce her upcoming show "Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert," set to play The Westport Country Playhouse (25 Powers Court, Westport, CT) Saturday, December 19 at 8:00PM. The show will feature classics such as Winter Wonderland, Sleigh Ride, L... MORE
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12/7/09 - Grace Notes - Rondi Charleston and Friends Holiday Concert
by Susan Grace
Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines will join singer-songwriter Rondi Charleston for her upcoming performance at The Westport County Playhouse. Entitled Rondi Charleston & Friends Holiday Concert, the concert is scheduled for Dec. 19 at 8 PM. Gaines and Charleston will duet on Frank Loesser's classic "Baby It's Cold Outside." MORE
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11/30/09 - American Towns - This Wonderful Life
‘This Wonderful Life’ on Stage at Westport Country Playhouse
posted:November 30th, 2009
“This Wonderful Life,” a one-man, live version of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film, will be staged at Westport Country Playhouse, as part of the Playhouse’s holiday series of theater, music, dance and film events MORE
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12/7/09 - The Hour - Holiday Events
WCP presents a cornucopia of holiday events
By A.J. O'CONNELL
Hour Staff Writer
Singer Rondi Charleston has appeared onstage at Lincoln Center. She's appeared at The Blue Note and Birdland, but she has never before appeared in her hometown. That will change on Dec. 19 when the jazz singer steps onto the stage at the Westport Country Playhouse.
"This is my first time at the Pla... MORE
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12/7/09 - Theatermania.com - Rondi Charleston and Friends Holiday Concert
Boyd Gaines to Join Rondi Charleston for Westport Country Playhouse Holiday Concert
By: Dan Bacalzo
Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines will join Rondi Charleston for her holiday concert at the Westport Country Playhouse on Saturday, December 19 at 8pm.
The duo will sing the Frank Loesser's "Baby, It's Cold Outside" among other tunes. The show will also feature classics such as "Winter ... MORE
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12/7/09 - Balkan Beat - The Klezmatics
The Klezmatics, world music grammy award winners, at Westport Country Playhouse
The Klezmatics, globally renowned world music superstars, will offer holiday and non-holiday music steeped in Jewish tradition at Westport Country Playhouse, on Thursday, December 17, 8 p.m. Their album, “Wonder Wheel,” won the 2006 Grammy Award as the Best Contemporary World Music Album. In a career spanning ... MORE
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12/7/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - The Klezmatics
The Klezmatics, world music grammy award winners, at Westport Country Playhouse
The Klezmatics, globally renowned world music superstars, will offer holiday and non-holiday music steeped in Jewish tradition at Westport Country Playhouse, on Thursday, December 17, 8 p.m. Their album, “Wonder Wheel,” won the 2006 Grammy Award as the Best Contemporary World Music Album. In a career spanning ... MORE
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12/4/09 - WestportNow.com - The Nutcracker
"Nutcracker" Treat
The Westport Country Playhouse today hosted about 850 students for two preview performances of “The Nutcracker” ballet. They included third, fourth and fifth grade students from Bridgeport’s Multi-Cultural Magnet School, a third grade class from Wilton, and students from three Norwalk schools. According to Bruce Miller, Playhouse company manager, more than 70 percent ... MORE
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12/4/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - The Klezmatics
Playhouse Presents The Klezmatics 12/17
by BWW News Desk
The Klezmatics, globally renowned world music superstars, will offer holiday and non-holiday music steeped in Jewish tradition at Westport Country Playhouse, on Thursday, December 17, 8 p.m. Their album, "Wonder Wheel," won the 2006 Grammy Award as the Best Contemporary World Music Album. In a career spanning over 20 years and nin... MORE
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12/4/09 - Westport News - This Wonderful Life
Westport Country Playhouse presents "This Wonderful Life," a one-man version of Frank Capra's classic Christmas film.
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12/4/09 - Westport News - The Nutcracker
Nutcracker at the Playhouse
Ballet Etudes' The Nutcracker will be on stage at Westport Country Playhouse, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. MORE
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12/4/09 - Westport News - Institutional
All we want for Christmas
by Dan Woog
For the Westport Country Playhouse: Calm. After a few turbulent years, Westport's artistic jewel seems to have settled into a nice rhythm. The 80th anniversary season offerings look great, and the Christmas schedule is ramped up too. MORE
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12/3/09 - WestportNow.com - The Nutcracker
On Their Toes
The Ballet Etudes cast rehearsed at the Westport Country Playhouse tonight for this weekend’s annual performance of the Tchaikovsky classic, “The Nutcracker,” a seasonal family favorite. This year’s production features American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Michele Wiles and New York City Ballet soloist Arch Higgins. Performances are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday a... MORE
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12/3/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Holiday Films
A weekend of holiday films at Westport Country Playhouse
The movies return to Westport---when Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Friday through Sunday, December 11 – 13, featuring “A Christmas Story,” Sing-a-long “White Christmas,” and “Miracle on 34th Street MORE
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12/3/09 - Minuteman - Holiday Gift Certificates
Holiday Gift Certificates at WCP
Westport Country Playhouse offers the holiday gift of entertainment for family and friends. Subscriptions or tickets to upcoming plays or special events make great stock stuffers. Of, choose a gift certificate for tickets in any dollar amount redeemable for any performance. MORE
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12/3/09 - Jewish Ledger - The Klezmatics
The Klezmatics play Westport
The world renowned "Klezmatics" will perform on stage at the Westport Country Playhouse on Thursday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m.
Winner of a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album for their album "Wonder Wheel," the Klezmatics repertoire of music steeped in Jewish tradition and spirituality is undeniably wild, mystical, provocative, reflective an... MORE
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12/3/09 - Hartford Courant - The Nutcracker
There Are 'Nutcracker' Shows Galore In The Region This Weekend
By Crystal Maldonado
'The Nutcracker," the classic holiday story of a young girl who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince, is showing throughout the state this weekend:
Ballet Etudes debuts "The Nutcracker" Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m. with American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Michele Wiles and New York City Ballet ... MORE
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12/2/09 - WestportPatch.com - Holiday Films
A WEEKEND OF HOLIDAY FILMS AT WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Dec. 11 - 13, featuring "A Christmas Story," Sing-a-long "White Christmas," and "Miracle on 34th Street." MORE
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12/3/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Holiday Films
A weekend of holiday films at Westport Country Playhouse
The movies return to Westport---when Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Friday through Sunday, December 11 – 13, featuring “A Christmas Story,” Sing-a-long “White Christmas,” and “Miracle on 34th Street.” MORE
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12/2/09 - WestportPatch.com - This Wonderful Life
"This Wonderful Life," a one-man, live version of Frank Capra's classic Christmas film, will be staged at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at the Westport Country Playhouse, as part of the Playhouse's holiday series of theater, music, dance and film events.
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12/2/09 - Playbill.com - This Wonderful Life
A Bell Will Ring in This Wonderful Life at Westport Dec. 10
By Adam Hetrick
Mark Setlock will perform the one-man holiday production of This Wonderful Life at the Westport Country Playhouse Dec. 10.
Setlock (Fully Committed) conceived the stage adaptation of the film "It's a Wonderful Life," which will be directed by ... MORE
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12/2/09 - New Haven Advocate - The Nutcracker
The Week: 12/03/09
By Alison Geisler
FRIDAY DECEMBER 4
Dance: déjà vu All over again
Given that it's December and Christmas is a mere three weeks away, it's prime time for holiday stage shows. There are multiple performances of The Nutcracker this weekend, some with a twist, some straight-up. Ballet Etudes dances the same piece tomorrow and Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m. at the West... MORE
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12/2/09 - Conn. Arts Connection - Holiday Shows
For the Holidays, “This Wonderful Life” on Stage at Westport
This Wonderful Life, a one-man, live version of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film, will be staged 8pm Thursday, Dec. 10, at Westport Country Playhouse, as part of the theater's holiday series of stage, music, dance and film events. MORE
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12/2/09 - Bridgeport Banner - Holiday Films
A Weekend of Holiday Films at Westport Country Playhouse
The movies return to Westport ---when Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Friday through Sunday, December 11 – 13, featuring “A Christmas Story,” Sing-a-long “White Christmas,” and “Miracle on 34th Street .” MORE
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12/2/09 - Conn. Arts Connection - Gala
Westport Country Playhouse held its 2009 Gala “An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers." Pictured from left are Ann Sheffer, trustee and gala co-chair; Joanne Woodward, trustee and former Playhouse artistic director; Elisabeth Morten, chairman of the board of trustees; Cindy Vaccaro, gala co-chair; Anne Keefe, trustee and former Playhouse artistic director. Photo by Kathleen O’Rourk...
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12/2/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Holiday Films
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts A Weekend Of Holiday Films 12/11-13
by BWW News Desk
The movies return to Westport---when Westport Country Playhouse presents a weekend of three classic holiday films, Friday through Sunday, December 11 - 13, featuring "A Christmas Story," Sing-a-long "White Christmas," and "Miracle on 34th Street." MORE
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12/1/09 - Hartford Courant - This Wonderful Life
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Ting-a-ling! The Solo Show "This Wonderful Life" at Westport Playhouse
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Frank Rizzo
Every time a film gets adapted as a one-man show, an angel (and maybe an actor and his agent) get their wings.
Mark Setlock (off-Broadway's "Fully Committed") stars as all the characters in the stage show "This Wonderful Life," based on the Frank Capra film, "It's a W... MORE
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11/30/09 - SuzySaid.com - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse: A Holiday Festival
Whether you're looking for ways to entertain out-of-town guests this holiday season or searching for the perfect gift for someone who has everything, the Westport Country Playhouse has you covered in December. Their marquee is full of holiday magic, starting this weekend with a special presentation of The Nutcracker, featuring American Ballet Th... MORE
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12/1/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - This Wonderful Life
For the holidays, “This Wonderful Life” on stage at Westport Country Playhouse
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11/30/09 - Indiana Daily Student - Woodward/Newman Drama Award
Big-name actors hit close to home
By MARGARET ELY | IDS
Joanne Woodward and the late Paul Newman’s influences as renowned, established actors will be felt next year when the Bloomington Playwrights Project presents the first Woodward/Newman Drama Award, which will be given for the best dramatic play from submissions sent to the theater company. MORE
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12/09 - Connecticut Parent Magazine - The Nutcracker
Ballet Etudes' The Nutcracker December 5 & 6 Westport
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12/09 - Fairfield Parent - The Klezmatics
Tunes and Tidings
The Klezmatics, a six-person klezmer-style band, will perform holiday and non-hoiday music at Westport Country Playhouse on Dec. 17. MORE
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12/09 - Minuteman - Eight Holiday Events
Dec. 5 - Dec. 20 - Eight Special Events in Celebration of the Holiday Season.
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11/30/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - This Wonderful Life
Westport Country Playhouse Presents THIS WONDERFUL LIFE 12/10
by BWW News Desk
"This Wonderful Life," a one-man, live version of Frank Capra's classic Christmas film, will be staged on Thursday, December 10, 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse, as part of the Playhouse's holiday series of theater, music, dance and film events. MORE
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11/30/09 - Bridgeport Banner - This Wonderful Life
“This Wonderful Life” on Stage at Westport Country Playhouse
“This Wonderful Life,” a one-man, live version of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film, will be staged on Thursday, December 10, 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse, as part of the Playhouse’s holiday series of theater, music, dance and film events.
Based on the beloved movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the st... MORE
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11/26/09 - Hartford Courant - Holiday Films at WCP
Movies To Get You Into The Spirit
By Susan Dunne, The Hartford Courant, Conn.
Christmas is already here on movie screens throughout the region. Every day until early January, local venues will be showing holiday-themed films.
-- Dec. 11, 12, 13: Westport Country Playhouse will host screenings of three holiday favorites. "A Christmas Story" Dec. 11 at 8 p.m., preceded by a cocktail ... MORE
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11/23/09 - Bridgeport Banner - Holiday Gift Certificates
Holiday Gift Certificates for Entertainment at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse offers the holiday gift of entertainment for family and friends. Subscriptions or tickets to upcoming plays or special events make great stocking stuffers. Or, choose a gift certificate for tickets in any dollar amount redeemable for any performance. The Playhouse is now open year-round wit... MORE
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11/23/09 - About.com - Internships
INTERNSHIP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Westport Country Playhouse
The Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT, offers an opportunity for students interested in the field of theater to gain experience through production and administrative internships MORE
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11/23/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Holiday Gift Certificates
Holiday gift certificates for entertainment at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse offers the holiday gift of entertainment for family and friends. Subscriptions or tickets to upcoming plays or special events make great stocking stuffers. Or, choose a gift certificate for tickets in any dollar amount redeemable for any performance. The Playhouse is now open year-round with a... MORE
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11/23/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Holiday Gift Certificates
Holiday gift certificates for entertainment at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse offers the holiday gift of entertainment for family and friends. Subscriptions or tickets to upcoming plays or special events make great stocking stuffers. Or, choose a gift certificate for tickets in any dollar amount redeemable for any performance. The Playhouse is now open year-round with a... MORE
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11/20/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse Announces Their Holiday Festival
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse Holiday Festival! Please Join Us! This holiday season, join The Playhouse for a festival of holiday inspired events! With concerts, dance, films and theater there's something for everyone this season!
Our holiday events run December 5th through December 20th. Tickets for our holi... MORE
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11/20/09 - Westport News - 2010 Family Festivities
Playhouse Announces 2010 Family Festivities
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11/22/09 - WestportNow.com - Lantern Tour
Voices of Westport’s Past on Lantern Tour
The Westport Historical Society today held its sixth annual Lantern Tour of local cemeteries with this year’s venue the Willowbrook Cemetery on Main Street. Among the graves visited with volunteers playing the deceased were that of Armina Marshall and her husband Lawrence Langner. In 1931, while both were associated with the Theater Guild, the cou... MORE
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11/19/09 - Minuteman - Elisabeth H. Saxe
WCP Names Elisabeth H. Saxe as Director of Insitutional Advancement
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11/15/09 - WestportNow.com - Henry and Mudge
Playing at the Playhouse
Children played at the Westport Country Playhouse today before the sold out performances of “Henry and Mudge,” a musical about a boy and his dog based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant. At the craft activities in the Sheffer Rehearsal Hall, the Playhouse provided children with tools to create a gift for their very special pet. “Henry and Mudg... MORE
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11/13/09 - Westport News - 2010 Family Festivities
Playhouse announces 2010 Family Festivities
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11/13/09 - Culture Mob - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse presents: The Nutcracker
Ballet Etudes will present the seasonal family favorite, "The Nutcracker." With music by Tchaikovsky, the magical story features American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Michele Wiles and New York City Ballet soloist Arch Higgins. $30 adults; $18 children. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of... MORE
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11/13/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Elisabeth H. Saxe
Westport Country Playhouse names Elisabeth H. Saxe as Director of Institutional Advancement
By Westport Country Playhouse
Elisabeth H. Saxe of Fairfield has been appointed Director of Institutional Advancement at Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, Connecticut, effective December 7. She returns to the historic theater after serving as its Development Director from 2001 to 2005, duri... MORE
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11/12/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Elisabeth H. Saxe
Named Director of Institutional Advancement At Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Elisabeth H. Saxe of Fairfield has been appointed Director of Institutional Advancement at Westport Country Playhouse, in Westport, Connecticut, effective December 7. She returns to the historic theater after serving as its Development Director from 2001 to 2005, during which time she orchestrated... MORE
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11/11/09 - WestportNow.com - Letters Home
Veterans Day Applause for “Letters Home”
A Veterans Day audience tonight gave a standing ovation to the Westport Country Playhouse’s presentation of “Letters Home,” a dramatic production of actual letters written by U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Produced by the Griffin Theatre Company of Chicago, the initial production last winter was critically acclaimed ... MORE
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11/11/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Letters Home
Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy will host Westport Country Playhouse’s presentation of “Letters Home,” a dramatic production of actual letters written by U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11. Produced by the Griffin Theatre Company of Chicago, the initial production last winter was critically acclaimed and nominated for a Josep...
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11/11/09 - Hartford Courant - Letters Home
For Theater Troupe, Old Saybrook Soldier's Words Hit Home
By REGINE LABOSSIERE The Hartford Courant
OLD SAYBROOK — - Tuesday morning, actor Zach Kenney stood on stage at the Westport Country Playhouse reading his monologue, made up of letters written by a young American soldier.
That afternoon, Kenney sat on a bench in Old Saybrook overlooking the peaceful Long Island Sound, a fa... MORE
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11/11/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Letters Home
Letters Home: A Veteran's Day Project - Westport Country Playhouse - November 11 at 7pm!
by Len Bourret
Letters Home: A Veteran's Day Project is
set for Veteran's Day, Wednesday, November
11 at 7pm!
Westport Country Playhouse presents Letters
Home, a dramatic production of actual letters
written by U.S. troops serving in the Middle
East, hosted by awar... MORE
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11/11/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Letters Home
Letters Home
Norwalk Community College, in co-sponsorship with Family and Children’s Agency, a non-profit family service agency, will bring Westport Country Playhouse to the NCC campus for a production of “Letters Home.”
This Veterans Day performance will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2009 in the NCC PepsiCo Theater (East Campus building).
“Letters Home” f... MORE
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11/10/09 - Connecticut Post - Henry & Mudge
Boy's best friend: Westport Country Playhouse presents "Henry and Mudge"
'Henry and Mudge' book comes alive on the Westport Playhouse stage
By Amanda Cuda
Staff Writer
Henry is the new kid in town, who has trouble finding playmates after his family moves.
But he soon finds a pal in Mudge, a 182-pound puppy with whom Henry has a series of ups, downs and adventures. Their t... MORE
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11/10/09 - WestportPatch.com - Letters Home
JOINT PROJECT MARKS VETERANS DAY WITH SOLDIERS' STORIES
The Westport Playhouse and the Westport Arts Center team up to honor veterans.
By Carol King
Award-winning photojournalist Spencer Platt, who grew up in Westport, has contributed to “Daily Exchanges: U.S. Soldiers in Iraq - The Ordinary in Images.” His 2008 photo depicts SSG. Matthew Sutton of US Army Eagle Company 2... MORE
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11/9/09 - The Hour - Letters Home
Views of war at Westport Country Playhouse
By KEITH LORIA
Hour Correspondent
As a way to celebrate Veteran's Day and honor our nation's servicemen, the Westport Country Playhouse will be presenting "Letters Home," a dramatic play based on actual correspondences from U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We were looking for a show that we could present to a... MORE
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11/9/09 - WestportNow.com - Letters Home
Playhouse, Arts Center Present “Letters Home” on Vets Day
Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy will host the Westport Country Playhouse’s presentation of “Letters Home,” a dramatic production of actual letters written by U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Veterans Day, Wednesday MORE
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11/5/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - Letters Home
7 Days
Nov 5-11
By FCW Editorial
All an Act
Bridgeport-born actor Brian Dennehy was in the habit of telling interviewers he served in Vietnam until author B.G. Burkett revealed Dennehy exited the Marines in 1963 and never saw actual combat. Dennehy, known for such films as Best Seller, First Blood, The Belly of an Architect and Tommy Boy, admitted he had been an ass, apologized... MORE
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11/5/09 - 06880 - Letters Home
Letters Home
by Dan Woog
Veteran’s Day is a holiday that Westport hardly celebrates. More like “hurriedly observes” — if that.
Next Wednesday, things change.
This Veteran’s Day, the Westport Country Playhouse and Westport Arts Center team up to honor our vets. Noted actor Brian Dennehy hosts a Playhouse presentation of “Letters Home” — a dramatic production of... MORE
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11/5/09 - Hartford Courant - Letters Home
Ticker by Frank Rizzo
Tony Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy will host Westport Country Playhouse's presentation of "Letters Home," a dramatic reading of letters written by U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and presented Wednesday, Veteran's Day, at 7 p.m.
The initial production in Chicago last year was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award as "outstanding new play." An exhibi... MORE
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11/8/09 - BroadwaytoVegas.com - Letters Home
LETTERS HOME
A reading of letters from U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan will be hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy at the Westport Country Playhouse on November 11. MORE
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11/6/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Gala "An Enchanted Evening: The Music Of Richard Rodgers"
by BWW News Desk
An audience of over 500 people attended Westport Country Playhouse's annual fundraising gala, "An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers," featuring special tributes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, presented by Stephen Sondheim, both former Playhouse apprentices... MORE
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11/2/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse announces a festival of holiday events
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11/2/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse announces a festival of holiday events
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11/5/09 - Minuteman - Henry & Mudge
TheatreWorks USA's "Henry & Mudge" at Westport Country Playhouse
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11/4/09 - WestportPatch.com - Institutional
Westport Country Playhouse, a not-for-profit theater, serves as a treasured home for the performing arts and is a cultural landmark for Connecticut.
Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos and management direction of Michael Ross, the Playhouse creates quality productions of new and classic plays that enlighten, enrich and engage a diverse community of theater lovers, artists and students. MORE
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11/4/09 - Hartford Courant - Letters Home
For a Special Veteran's Day: "Letters Home" at Westport
By
Frank Rizzo
Tony Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy will host Westport Country Playhouse's presentation of "Letters Home," a dramatic production of letters written by U.S. troops serving in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Veteran's Day,. Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
The initial production in Chicago last year was nominated as "o... MORE
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11/4/09 - Westport News - Gala
'Some Enchanted Evening'
"An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers" was the theme of this year's Westport Country Playhouse annual gala. MORE
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11/3/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Gala "An Enchanted Evening: The Music Of Richard Rodgers"
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse 2009 Gala - "An Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers"
November 2, 2009- Special Tribute to Mary Rodgers Guettel presented by Stephen Sondheim, both former Playhouse apprentices
Honoree: Elisabeth Morten, chairman of The Playho... MORE
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11/3/09 - Hartford Courant - Gala
"Apprentices" Stephen Sondheim and Mary Rodgers at Westport Gala
By
Frank Rizzo
I just got some snaps from last night's Westport Country Playhouse's annual gala, celebrating composer Mary Rodgers Guettel, who was an appentice at the Playhouse in 1950. Composer Stephen Sondheim, a pal of Rodgers and a fellow intern at the theater, was also at the gala. Pictured left was also compos... MORE
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11/2/09 - WestportNow.com - Gala
Three Photos:
1. Playhouse Friends
2. Appreciative Audience for Playhouse Gala
3. Playhouse Gala Marks 80th Anniversary
Photos by Dave Matlow MORE
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11/1/09 - WestportNow.com - Gala
Everyone Into the Tent
Chris Lennon and Peter Stephens, design specialists of Southport-based Elegant Effects, worked today to prepare for Monday’s Westport Country Playhouse gala. An estimated 400 guests will attend the event that includes a reception and silent auction in the tent beginning at 5:45 p.m., followed by a star-studded performance on stage at 7:30 p.m. and concluding with dinn... MORE
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November 09 - Westport Magazine - Newman's Legacy
Inheriting the Newman Legacy of Visionary Philanthropy
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10/29/09 - Theatermania.com - Holiday Events
Mark Setlock, Klezmatics, Broadway Boys, et al. Set for Westport Country Playhouse Holiday Festival
By: Dan Bacalzo
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced a holiday festival of special events, including concerts, dance, theater and films, to be presented December 5-20.
Mark Setlock will star in This Wonderful Life, a one-man re-imagining of Frank Capra's classic Christmas f... MORE
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10/29/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse Announces their Upcoming Holiday Events
In celebration of the holiday season, Westport Country Playhouse announces a festival of eight special events, including concerts, dance, theater and films, beginning December 5 and continuing on selected Thursdays through Sundays until December 20. MORE
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10/29/09 - New England Entertainment Digest - Holiday Events
Westport Country Playhouse Announces a Festival of Holiday Events
WESTPORT, CT: In celebration of the holiday season, Westport Country Playhouse announces a festival of eight special events, including concerts, dance, theater and films, beginning December 5 and continuing on selected Thursdays through Sundays until December 20. MORE
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10/29/09 - Connecticut Arts Connection - Holiday Events
Westport Offers Holiday Special Events
In celebration of the holiday season, Westport Country Playhouse announces a festival of eight special events, including concerts, dance, theater and films, beginning Dec. 5 and continuing on selected Thursdays through Sundays until Dec.20. MORE
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10/29/09 - 06880 - Gala
6 Degrees Of Playhouse Separation
by Dan Woog
Once upon a time, Richard Rodgers lived near the Westport Country Playhouse. He saw “Green Grow the Lilacs” there; soon, that show turned into “Oklahoma!” (You can read all about it in Westporter Max Wilk’s book “OK! The Story of Oklahoma!“)
Richard Rodgers’ daughter, Mary Rodgers Guettel, became an apprentice at the P... MORE
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10/24/09 - WestportNow.com - Open House
En Garde
A stage combat demonstration was a favorite of all ages at today’s “Our Town, Your Playhouse” open house at the Westport Country Playhouse. Mark Silence (l) of Fairfield and David Dean Hastings of Greenwich demonstrated the art of stage combat for guests.
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10/24/09 - Westportnow.com - Open House
Hold Her Steady
Westporter Seth Bienstock helps daugher Zoe, 2, hold her head steady as she has her face painted at today’s Westport Country Playhouse “Our Town, Your Playhouse” open house event. Hundreds turned out for a variety of free activities on a rainy Saturday.
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10/23/09 - WestportNow.com - Open House
Preparing for Saturday’s “Our Town, Your Playhouse”
Angela Marroy Boerger, education and community program coordinator at the Westport Country Playhouse, applies final touches to the stage costumes that are on display for the “Our Town, Your Playhouse” event Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The free special community celebration will be filled with activities throughout the day for chil... MORE
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10/23/09 - 06880 - Open House
Our Town, Our Playhouse
By Dan Woog
Westporters love the Westport Country Playhouse. We brag about it to out-of-town friends, and hope it inflates property values.
But an astonishing number of residents have — how can I put this nicely? — never been there.
You’ll get your chance tomorrow, and you don’t need to feel guilty at all. The Playhouse presents a special commu... MORE
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10/22/09 - Minuteman - Gala
Broadway Stars and Special Salutes Highlight WCP 2009 Gala
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10/23/09 - Westport/Weston Real Estate News - Open House
Weekend Community Event at the Westport Country Playhouse
Posted on October 23, 2009
Here is an event that should not be missed. A chance to see behind the scenes at the Westport Country Playhouse. It is an all day, special community celebration, for children, families, teens and adults this Saturday, October 24th. The Events include storytelling, behind the scene tours, workshops ... MORE
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10/22/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Henry & Mudge
TheatreWorks USA’s “Henry and Mudge” at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present “Henry and Mudge,” a musical about a boy and his dog based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant, on Sunday, November 15, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for grades Pre-K through 3, the show is produced by Theatreworks USA. When Henry move... MORE
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10/20/09 - Connecticut Post - Open House
'Our Town, Your Playhouse' event in Westport
By Amanda Cuda
Staff Writer
Chances are, even casual theatergoers know it's not easy to get a play from page to stage. There's a lot that goes into it, from set design to costumes to casting actors and directing the action.
On Saturday, you and your family can learn all about what goes into putting on a high-class show, as the Westp... MORE
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10/21/09 - Moms in Weston - Open House
Community Day at Westport Country Playhouse – Oct. 24
Posted by bubblesncups in Children's Entertainment, Kid Corner, Mom's Curbside, Town Talk, Westport.
This is a special community celebration. This free festival will be filled with activities throughout the day for children, families, teens and adults. The events will include storytelling with books featured in our 2010 Family Fest... MORE
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10/20/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Letters Home
Westport Country Playhouse presents “Letters Home”
Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy will host Westport Country Playhouse’s presentation of “Letters Home,” a dramatic production of actual letters written by U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11. Produced by the Griffin Theatre Company of Chicago, the initial production la... MORE
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10/19/09 - New Eng. Entertainmt Digest - Henry & Mudge
TheatreWorks USA's Henry & Mudge at Westport Country Playhouse
WESTPORT, CT: Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present “Henry and Mudge,” a musical about a boy and his dog based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant, on Sunday, November 15, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for grades Pre-K through 3, the show is produced by Theatreworks USA . MORE
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10/18/09 - Bridgeport Banner - Henry & Mudge
Henry and Mudge coming to Westport
By Rob Sullivan
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present “Henry and Mudge,” a musical about a boy and his dog based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant, on Sunday, November 15, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for grades Pre-K through 3, the show is produced by Theatreworks USA . MORE
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10/17/09 - Conn. Arts Connection - Letters Home
Dennehy Hosts Westport's 'Letters Home'
Award-winning actor Brian Dennehy will host Westport Country Playhouse’s presentation of Letters Home, a dramatic production of actual letters written by U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Produced by the Griffin Theatre Company of Chicago, the initial production last winter was critically... MORE
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10/14/09 - Theatermania.com - Letters Home
Brian Dennehy to Host Westport Country Playhouse's Letters Home
By: Andy Propst • Oct 14, 2009 • Connecticut
Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy will serve as host for Westport Country Playhouse's presentation of Letters Home on November 11.
In tandem with this play, which is comprised of actual letters written by U.S. troops serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the West... MORE
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10/14/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Letters Home
Letters Home: A Veteran's Day Project - Westport Country Playhouse - November 11 at 7pm!
by Len Bourret
Letters Home: A Veteran's Day Project is
set for Veteran's Day, Wednesday, November
11 at 7pm!
Westport Country Playhouse presents Letters
Home, a dramatic production of actual letters
written by U.S. troops serving in the Middle
East, hosted by awar... MORE
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10/15/09 - Behind the Curtain - Letters Home
Another Brian Dennehy Blog. Really. No, Really.
By
Frank Rizzo
I spoke too soon about Brian Dennehy.
Yes, he is still on for this Saturday's event at the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford but here's another record-breaking blog this week about the Tony Award winning actor.
Dennehy will host Westport Country Playhouse's presentation of "Letters Home," a dramatic produc... MORE
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10/16/09 - Westport News - David Hare Conversation
David Hare at Westport Country Playhouse Tonight
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10/11/09 - Connecticut Post - David Hare Conversation
David Hare Conversation on Fri., 10/16
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10/14/09 - Greenwich on the Cheap - Open House
Westport County Playhouse Free Events on “Community Day,” October 24th
Once again, I direct your attention to a venue beyond the Greenwich border; this time to the fantastically worthy Westport County Playhouse. With a Board of Directors that includes James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer and Joanne Woodward, this is not your amateur regional theater, and in fact, I have vivid childhood... MORE
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10/9/09 - Easton Courier - Open House
Country Playhouse hosts open house
Friday, 09 October 2009 20:54
Westport Country Playhouse will host a community open house, “Our Town, Your Playhouse,” on Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The free event will include children’s activities, story-telling, caricatures, backstage tours and theater-related workshops.
A highlight will be a 7 p.m. screening of the Playhouse... MORE
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10/7/09 - Playbill.com - The Breath of Life
PHOTO CALL: Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing Star in The Breath of Life
By Ernio Hernandez
Tony Award winners Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing star in David Hare's The Breath of Life at Connecticut's Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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10/8/09 - Hartford Courant - David Hare Conversation
Ticker
by Frank Rizzo
Sir David Hare, one of England's premiere playwrights, will be checking out his play "The Breath of Life" at the Westport Country Playhouse on Friday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m.
After the two-hour play, which stars Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing, Hare will be the subject of "A Conversation with Dav... MORE
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10/6/09 - Conn. Arts Connection - 2009 Gala
Broadway Stars to Perform at Westport's Gala
Westport Country Playhouse’s Gala 2009 will feature a star-studded evening of entertainment Monday, Nov. 2, highlighted by special salutes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, and Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees chairman.
Honorary gala co-chairs are Anne Keefe and Joanne Woodward, form... MORE
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10/5/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - David Hare in Conversation
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Playwright David Hare in Conversation 10/16
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present "A Conversation with Playwright David Hare," whose works include the plays "Plenty" and "Stuff Happens," and the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film "The Reader," on Friday, October 16, following the 8 p.m. performance of his play, "The Breath of Lif... MORE
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10/5/09 - StamfordPlus.com - 2009 Gala
Broadway stars and special salutes highlight Westport Country Playhouse Annual Gala
Westport Country Playhouse’s Gala 2009 will feature a star-studded evening of entertainment and conviviality on Monday, November 2, highlighted by special salutes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, and Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees chairman. Honorary gala co-chairs are Anne Keefe and Joanne W... MORE
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10/4/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse: Sunday Symposium October 4, 2009 - 3p.m.
by Len Bourret
The Playhouse Sunday Symposium program, free
and open to the public, provides the audience with
guest speakers' in-depth insights and observations
about the production, followed by an interactive
dialogue.
David Kennedy, Westport Country Playhouse associate artistic director, ... MORE
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10/3/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - The Breath of Life
Photo Flash: Channing & Alexander Star In THE BREATH OF LIFE
by BWW News Desk
Tony Award-winners Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing take the stage in the final show of 2009! From the acclaimed writer of Plenty, The Blue Room and Stuff Happens comes a powerful story of transformation. On a small island off the coast of England, two women with a shared history meet for the first time. <... MORE
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10/5/09 - Theatermania.com - David Hare in Conversation
David Hare to Appear at Westport Country Playhouse on October 16
By: Andy Propst
Award-winning playwright David Hare will take part in a post-performance interview and discussion held in conjunction with the Westport Country Playhouse's production of his play The Breath of Life on October 16. David Kennedy will moderate the discussion, which is free and open to the public.
The Br... MORE
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10/4/09 - Connecticut Post - 2009 Gala
"Rescue Me" Star to be featured at Westport gala
Fans of the TV show "Rescue Me" might be surprised to learn that Steven Pasquale sings as well as he acts.
Before he was cast in the FX show about New York City firefighters, Pasquale starred in the original Chicago staging of the musicla, "The Light in the Piazza." MORE
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10/4/09 - WestportNow.com - The Breath of Life
Star Power
Actress Jane Alexander (lime green jacket) and director Mark Lamos (blue tie, glasses) greet attendees following the Saturday opening night performance of “The Breath of Life” at the Westport Country Playhouse. An almost sold-out theater audience gave a standing ovation for the performances of Alexander and Stockard Channing. The play runs through Oct. 17.
Dave Matlow fo... MORE
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10/3/09 - Playbill.com - The Breath of Life
Alexander and Channing Meet in The Breath of Life, Opening in Westport Oct. 3
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse production of David Hare's The Breath of Life, starring Tony-winning actresses Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing, officially opens Oct. 3.
Mark Lamos, the newly appointed artistic director of the Westport Playhouse, stages the two-person play that began per... MORE
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10/3/09 - Herald de Paris - The Breath of Life
Alexander and Channing Meet in The Breath of Life, Opening in Westport Oct. 3
By Wire News Sources on October 3, 2009
The Westport Country Playhouse production of David Hare’s The Breath of Life, starring Tony-winning actresses Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing, officially opens Oct. 3. MORE
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10/3/09 - Pal Joey Blog - The Breath of Life
Stockard Channing At The Westport Country Playhouse
Ticket Sales Reported Brisk for “The Breath of Life”
By Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Oscar-nominated Stockard Channing (l) and four times Oscar-nominated Jane Alexander are attracting “brisk ticket sales” at the Westport Country Playhouse for its latest production, “The Breath of Life,” which has its opening night pe... MORE
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10/1/09 - WestportNow.com - The Breath of Life
Ticket Sales Reported Brisk for “The Breath of Life”
Oscar-nominated Stockard Channing (l) and four times Oscar-nominated Jane Alexander are attracting “brisk ticket sales” at the Westport Country Playhouse for its latest production, “The Breath of Life,” which has its opening night performance on Saturday. Public Relations Manager Patricia Blaufuss said that... MORE
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10/1/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - The Breath of Life
Take Your Breath Away
The Westport Country Playhouse waited so long to announce the closing show of its 2009 season that by the time they did, opening night was less than a month away and the theater had already announced its 2010 slate. The suspense was worth it — the October slot is being filled with Breath of Life, a mysterious and transformative drama of female bonding by David Hare (wh... MORE
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9/28/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Sunday Symposium on David Hare
Westport Country Playhouse Presents a Sunday Symposium on Playwright David Hare 10/4
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, "The Personal Is Political: The Work of David Hare," following the Sunday, October 4, 3 p.m. matinee performance of "The Breath of Life," written by Hare and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. Guest spe... MORE
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9/29/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Sunday Symposium on David Hare
Westport Country Playhouse presents a Sunday Symposium on playwright David Hare
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9/29/09 - Bridgeport Banner - Sunday Symposium on David Hare
David Hare's work to be examined
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, "The Personal Is Political: The Work of David Hare,” following the Sunday, October 4, 3 p.m. matinee performance of “The Breath of Life,” written by Hare and directed by Mark Lamos , Playhouse artistic director. Guest speaker will be Susan Balée, who teaches at Temple University. MORE
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9/29/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Sunday Symposium on David Hare
Westport Country Playhouse presents a Sunday Symposium on playwright David Hare
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, "The Personal Is Political: The Work of David Hare,” following the Sunday, October 4, 3 p.m. matinee performance of “The Breath of Life,” written by Hare and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. Guest speaker will be Susan Bal... MORE
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9/30/09 - WestportNow.com - Open House
Playhouse Sets Community Open House Oct. 24
The Westport Country Playhouse will present a special community open house, “Our Town, Your Playhouse,” on Saturday, Oct. 24, offering activities for children, families, teens and adults. The 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. event will include a screening of the Playhouse’s 2002 production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” with Paul Newman in the role ... MORE
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9/30/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Open House
Westport Country Playhouse Presents "Our Town, Your Playhouse" Open House 10/24
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a special community open house, "Our Town, Your Playhouse," on Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., offering activities for children, families, teens and adults throughout the day, including a screening of The Playhouse's 2002 production of Thornt... MORE
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9/30/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Open House
Westport Country Playhouse will present a special community open house, “Our Town, Your Playhouse,” on Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., offering activities for children, families, teens and adults throughout the day, including a screening of the Playhouse’s 2002 production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” with Paul Newman in the role of the Stage Manager, at 7 p.m. All events ...
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9/28/09 - The Hour - The Breath of Life
Channing, Alexander to appear in 'Breath of Life'
By A.J. O'CONNELL
Hour Staff Writer
Two of the country's most venerable actresses are taking up residence at the Westport Country Playhouse this week.
Stockard Channing -- known for her roles in "Grease," "The West Wing," and "Six Degrees of Separation" -- will appear opposite Jane Alexander --who received a Tony Award in 1969 ... MORE
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9/28/09 - Playbill.com - The Breath of Life
Tony Winners Alexander and Channing Begin The Breath of Life at Westport Sept. 29
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9/28/09 - Playbill.com - 2009 Gala
Naughton, O'Hara, Ziemba and Pasquale Will Sing Rodgers Music at Westport Gala
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse will honor composer Mary Rodgers Guettel and board chairperson Elisabeth Morten at its annual gala, entitled An Enchanted Evening — The Music of Richard Rodgers, on Nov. 2.
The benefit gala will include performances from Tony winners James Naughton (Chicago... MORE
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9/28/09 - Theatermania.com - 2009 Gala
James Naughton, Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, Karen Ziemba Set for Westport Country Playhouse Gala
By: Dan Bacalzo • New York
James Naughton, Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, and Karen Ziemba will be among the performers in An Enchanted Evening --The Music of Richard Rodgers, a benefit gala for Westport Country Playhouse, to be held on Monday, November 2 beginning with a cocktail rec... MORE
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9/28/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2009 Gala
Westport Country Playhouse Gala Held 11/2, Naughton, O'Hara & More To Perform
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse's Gala 2009 will feature a star-studded evening of entertainment and conviviality on Monday, November 2, highlighted by special salutes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, and Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees chairman. Honorary gala co-chairs are Anne Kee... MORE
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9/28/09 - New England Entertainment Digest - 2009 Gala
Broadway Stars & Special Salutes Highlight Westport Country Playhouse Annual Gala
WESTPORT, CT: Westport Country Playhouse’s Gala 2009 will feature a star-studded evening of entertainment and conviviality on Monday, November 2, highlighted by special salutes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, and Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees chairman. Honorary gala co-chairs are Anne Keefe ... MORE
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9/25/09 - Westport News - 2010 Family Festivities
Westport Country Playhouse's 2010 Family Festivites includes "Laura Ingalls Wilder."
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9/23/09 - Hearst Newspapers - The Breath of Life
Hearst Newspapers:
Connecticut Post, Danbury News-Times, Greenwich Time, Stamford Advocate, California Chronicle
Channing, Alexander join forces in Westport production
By Joe Meyers
In England they would be "Dames" by now, but here in the United States, Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing are simply highly regarded and prodigiously versatile actresses who have been honing thei... MORE
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9/13/09 - Norwalk Hour - 2010 Season
Curtain's Up on Connecticut's Theatre Season
by David A. Rosenberg MORE
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9/19/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - The Breath of Life - Interview with Stockard Channing
The Breath of Life: Spiced to Perfection, and With Just the Right Blend of Ingredients
by Len Bourret MORE
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9/16/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - The Breath of Life -Interview with Jane Alexander
The Breath of Life: Spiced to Perfection, and With Just the Right Blend of Ingredients (Copyright 2009)
by Len Bourret
Len Bourret comments on THE BREATH OF LIFE, premiering at The Westport Country Playhouse on September 29 for a limited run through October 17, starring Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing, with a book by David Hare. Mark Lamos directs. MORE
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9/17/09 - WestportNow.com - 2009 Gala
Playhouse Nov. 2 Gala will Salute Richard Rodgers
Planning was under way today for the Westport Country Playhouse benefit gala on Monday, Nov. 2. The event, “An Enchanted Evening – The Music of Richard Rodgers,” will include special guests Christopher Plummer and Stephen Sondheim. There will also be performances by James Naughton and his daughter-in-law Kelli O’Hara who recently... MORE
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9/16/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - 2010 Family Festivities
Westport Country Playhouse announces its 2010 Family Festivities Series, featuring “Laura Ingalls Wilder,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Are You My Mother?” and “I Have a Dream: The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Tickets purchased before November 15, 2009, are $12; $15 thereafter.
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9/15/09 - New England Entertainment Digest - 2010 Family Festivities
Westport Country Playhouse announces its 2010 Family Festivities Series, featuring “Laura Ingalls Wilder,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Are You My Mother?” and “I Have a Dream: The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Tickets purchased before November 15, 2009, are $12; $15 thereafter.
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9/14/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Taste of Tuesdays
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” on September 29, 6:30 p.m., during preview week of “The Breath of Life,” starring Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing. Written by David Hare, “The Breath of Life” is the second production to be directed by Mark Lamos since he was named Playhouse artistic director in February 2009.
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9/14/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - A Taste of Tuesdays
“A Taste of Tuesdays” at Westport Country Playhouse on September 29
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” on September 29, 6:30 p.m., during preview week of “The Breath of Life,” starring Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing. Written by David Hare, “The Breath of Life” is the second production to be directed by Mark Lamos since he was named Playhouse ar... MORE
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9/13/09 - Norwalk Hour - Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse Celebrating nearly 80 years of theater
Posted on 09/13/2009
By NINA SEN
Hour Correspondent
In an area rich with theater, the Westport Country Playhouse stands solid as a beacon of Americana. Great actors have graced the stage for almost 80 years but only recently... MORE
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9/13/09 - Stamford Times - Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse Celebrating nearly 80 years of theater
By NINA SEN
Hour Correspondent
In an area rich with theater, the Westport Country Playhouse stands solid as a beacon of Americana. Great actors have graced the stage for almost 80 years but only recently has the theater matured into a year-round professional group.
"The Playhouse has undergone so much change," ... MORE
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9/3/09 - Journal News - That Championship Season
All things theatrical
Put me in, coach
By Peter Kramer
Robert Clohessy has been on some celebrated teams.He played corrections officer Sean Murphy on HBO’s prison drama, “Oz,” and appeared on “Hill Street Blues,” with another great ensemble.
On Broadway, he was Juror #6 in the Roundabout Theater’s much-hailed production of “Twelve Angry Men,” alongside Philip Bo... MORE
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9/3/09 - CurtainUp - The Breath of Life
New and Noteworthy -- September 2009
by Lauren Yarger
Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will appear in The Breath of Life by Sir David Hare at Westport Country Playhouse, Sept. 29 through Oct. 17. It is a tale of two seasoned women whose lives are interwoven through their relationship with a pivotal, yet offstage, male character, Martin. Over the course of one day and one night, the ... MORE
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9/2/09 - Westport News - That Championship Season
That Championship Season
“Out of the Woods”
By Woody Klein
I cannot fail to link this past week's story line on Ted Kennedy's passion for winning to the play I saw at the Westport Country Playhouse last Saturday night, That Championship Season. One of the many competitive characteristics attributed to the late senator was an observation he reportedly made in recent years about l... MORE
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8/31/09 - Westport Real Estate News - That Championship Season/The Breath of Life
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8/31/09 - StamfordPlus.com - The Breath of Life
Jane Alexander, Stockard Channing appear in Mark Lamos-directed “The Breath of Life” by David Hare
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8/31/09 - Los Angeles Times - The Breath of Life
-- Marquee names: Stockard Channing and Jane Alexander will star in a new production of David Hare's 2002 play "Breath of Life" at the Westport Country Playhouse.
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8/30/09 - The New York Times - The Breath of Life
ARTS, BRIEFLY
In the Wings
Compiled by RACHEL LEE HARRIS
The Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut has announced the casting of Jane Alexander, below, and Stockard Channing, bottom, in David Hare’s “Breath of Life.” Performances run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 17 (westportplayhouse.org).... MORE
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8/31/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - The Breath of Life
Jane Alexander, Stockard Channing appear in Mark Lamos-directed “The Breath of Life” by David Hare
Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will appear in Sir David Hare’s witty and elegant “The Breath of Life” at Westport Country Playhouse, September 29 through October 17. Mark Lamos, named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut, will direct... MORE
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8/30/09 - Connecticut Post - That Championship Season
Winning Play
Take in some meaty drama as Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport, presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "That Championship Season" through Sept. 12. MORE
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8/29/09 - WestportNow.com - That Championship Season
Opening Night Crowd
There was a reception for the opening night audience tonight following the debut of the Westport Country Playhouse’s current production of “That Championship Season,” directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos.
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8/29/09 - WestportNow.com - Curtain Call - That Championship Season
Opening Night for “That Championship Season” at Playhouse
It was opening night tonight at the Westport Country Playhouse for “That Championship Season,” the one act Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play which runs through Sept. 12. Taking their bows are (l-r): Skipp Sudduth, Robert Clohessy, John Doman (who plays the role of coach), Lou Libera... MORE
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8/28/09 - Variety - The Breath of Life
Thesps take 'Breath of Life'
Jane Alexander, Stockard Channing to star in play
By FRANK RIZZO
NEW HAVEN -- Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will topline the David Hare two-hander "The Breath of Life" at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Conn. this fall.
Mark Lamos, a.d. of the Playhouse, will helm the production. MORE
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8/28/09 - WestportNow.com - The Breath of Life
“The Breath of Life” is Playhouse Final Play of 2009 Season
The Westport Country Playhouse announced today that its sixth and final play of the 2009 season will feature Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing in Sir David Hare’s “The Breath of Life,” running Sept. 29 through Oct. 17 MORE
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8/28/09 - Behind the Curtain - The Breath of Life
Jane Alexander, Stockard Channing in Hare Play at Westport
By Frank Rizzo
Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will star in David Hare's "The Breath of Life" at the Westport Country Playhouse. It will be staged by Mark Lamos, artistic director of the theater. MORE
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8/28/09 - Playbill.com - The Breath of Life
Alexander and Channing to Star in The Breath of Life at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award winners Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will co-star in the Westport Country Playhouse's upcoming production of David Hare's The Breath of Life, which begins performances Sept. 29.
Westport artistic director Mark Lamos will direct the play about two women whose lives are linked through o... MORE
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8/28/09 - Theatermania.com - The Breath of Life
Jane Alexander, Stockard Channing Set for Breath of Life at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Dan Bacalzo
Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will star in David Hare's The Breath of Life at Westport Country Playhouse, September 29-October 17. Mark Lamos will direct.
The play is a tale of two seasoned women, whose lives are interwoven through their relationship with a pivotal, yet o... MORE
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8/28/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - The Breath of Life
Channing, Alexander Star In Westport Country Playhouse's
THE BREATH OF LIFE, Runs 9/29-10/17
by BWW News Desk
Jane Alexander and Stockard Channing will appear in Sir David Hare's witty and elegant "The Breath of Life" at Westport Country Playhouse, September 29 through October 17. Mark Lamos, named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut... MORE
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8/27/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - That Championship Season
Westport Country Playhouse's THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
by BWW News Desk
Mark Lamos directs "That Championship Season" at Westport Country Playhouse, his first production since being named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award, "That Championship Season" by ... MORE
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8/26/09 - Minuteman - Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium on August 30.
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8/25/09 - WestportNow.com - That Championship Season
“That Championship Season” Begins Playhouse Previews
The cast takes a bow tonight following the debut preview performance of “That Championship Season,” the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play at the Westport Country Playhouse. Pictured (l-r) are Skipp Sudduth, Robert Clohessy, John Doman (who plays the role of coach), Lou Liberatore and Tom... MORE
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8/25/09 - Playbill.com - That Championship Season
That Championship Season Begins Westport Run Aug. 25
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse production of Jason Miller's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, That Championship Season, begins performances Aug. 25.
Mark Lamos directs; it is Lamos' first production for the theatre since officially assuming the title of artistic director in February. He previously staged Of Mi... MORE
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8/21/09 - Westport News - That Championship Season
A Taste of Tuesdays at Playhouse August 25
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8/21/09 - Westport News - Apprentice Program
Learning their craft:
Apprentice program teaches future stars of stage
by Elizabeth Keyser
This summer, a select group of high school students has delved into the theater arts in Westport Country Playhouse's summer apprecticeship program. MORE
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8/25/09 - Hartford Courant - Symposium with Gersten
Lincoln Center's Gersten Tells of "Championship Season" at Westport
By
Frank Rizzo
In the '70s, Bernard Gersten was associate producer at The Public Theater in New York when "The Championship Season," premiered there, eventually winning the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize.
Now Gersten is executive producer at Lincoln Center. Gersten talks about producing the Jason Miller play f... MORE
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8/21/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Symposium with Gersten
Westport Country Playhouse presents a Sunday symposium on “That Championship Season”
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8/19/09 - Stamford Advocate - That Championship Season
Actors gearing up for 'Championship Season’
By Christina Hennessy
Staff Writer
For a group of former championship high school basketball players, life hasn't quite been the slam dunk they believed it would be.
Those lost chances, failed expectations and betrayals are... MORE
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8/20/09 - Playbill.com - Symposium with Bernard Gersten
Gersten to Discuss That Championship Season at Westport Aug. 30
By Adam Hetrick
Lincoln Center Theater executive producer Bernard Gersten will participate in a symposium on That Championship Season at the Westport Country Playhouse on Aug. 30.
Westport associate artistic director David Kennedy will lead the free sympo... MORE
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8/20/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - That Championship Season
7 Days
By FCW Editorial
TUESDAY AUGUST 25
Winners and Losers
Signs announcing a championship win for some high school sports team whose members graduated years (or even decades) ago welcome people into towns across the country. For better or worse, we're enamored of the athletic victories of our kids or of our own adolescence. That's why Jason Miller's Pulitzer-winning play Tha... MORE
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8/20/09 - Minuteman - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Country Playhouse announces 80th Anniversary Season
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8/20/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Symposium with Bernard Gersten
Westport Country Playhouse To Present Symposium With Lincoln Center Theater's Bernard Gersten 8/30
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, "‘That Championship Season': Rediscovering an American Classic," following the Sunday, August 30, 3 p.m. matinee performance of "That Championship Season." Guest speaker will be Bernard Gersten, executive... MORE
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8/20/09 - The Hour - That Championship Season
Prize -winning ' Championship Season' opens at WCP
By GLORIA COLE
Hour Correspondent
Inside a shabby living room in a Pennsylvania small town, five men gather to celebrate their annual reunion. It is 20 years since they won the state basketball championship from the big city team and they treasure that trophy as much as they revere the coach who led them to their victory. It is th... MORE
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8/20/09 - Hartford Courant - That Championship Season
Lamos Directs 'That Championship Season' At Westport Country Playhouse
Through Sept. 12
By Frank Rizzo
WESTPORT - A 20-year reunion of four high school basketball players and their coach lead to dramatic truth-telling in Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "That Championship Season" which begins performances Wednesday at the Westport Country Playhouse. Mark Lamos directs the ... MORE
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8/20/09 - Wilton Villager - That Championship Season
Prize -winning ' Championship Season' opens at WCP
By GLORIA COLE
Inside a shabby living room in a Pennsylvania small town, five men gather to celebrate their annual reunion. It is 20 years since they won the state basketball championship from the big city team and they treasure that trophy as much as they revere the coach who led them to their victory. It is the coach, the host of the... MORE
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8/17/09 - Stamford Times - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Country Playhouse announces 80th season
Posted on 08/17/2009
Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2010, staging a season of five productions including musicals, comedy and drama at the historic theater in Westport. 2010 will be the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos, who was appointed Playhouse artistic director in February... MORE
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8/17/09 - The Hour - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Country Playhouse announces 80th season
Posted on 08/17/2009
Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2010, staging a season of five productions including musicals, comedy and drama at the historic theater in Westport. 2010 will be the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos, who was appointed Playhouse artistic director in February... MORE
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8/16/09 - Connecticut Post - 2010 Season Announced
Next Year in Westport
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8/15/09 - WestportNow.com - How the Other Half Loves
Playhouse Date Night: “Summer Valentine’s”
The Westport Country Playhouse was a sellout Friday night as it hosted “Summer Valentine’s,” the first in the Playhouse’s new Date Night Series. It featured champagne, wines, exquisite cuisine from the new Manolo Restaurant of Westport, romantic music, chocolates, spa giveaways, roses and a performance of the comedy, “How The Other Ha... MORE
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8/12/09 - Variety - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Country docks 2010 slate
Playhouse to produce 'She Loves Me,' 'I Do!'
By FRANK RIZZO
Westport Country Playhouse will produce two tuners for its 2010 season: "She Loves Me" and the two-hander "I Do! I Do!"
The shows mark the first season under new a.d. Mark Lamos, who will stage "She Loves Me" as well as Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days." No helmer has been announced for "... MORE
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08/13/09 - Minuteman - How the Other Half Loves
Westport Country Playhouse stages "How the Other Half Loves," through August 15. Photo
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8/12/09 - Bridgeport Banner - 2010 Season Announced
Playhouse to celebrate 80th anniversary
Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2010, staging a season of five productions including musicals, comedy and drama at the historic theater in Westport , Connecticut . 2010 will be the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos , who was appointed Playhouse artistic director in February 2009. MORE
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8/11/09 - Conn. Arts Connection - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2010, staging a season of five productions including musicals, comedy and drama. The 2010 season will be the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos (pictured right), who was appointed Playhouse artistic director last February.
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8/11/09 - WestportNow.com - 2010 Season Announced
Playhouse Announces 2010 Season Selections
The Westport Country Playhouse today announced four of the five selections for its 2010 season, its 80th anniversary year. The number is one less than this season.
It will be the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos, who was appointed as the Playhouse’s artistic director in February 2009.
Lamos will direct both th... MORE
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08/11/09 - Playbill.com - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Season to Include She Loves Me, Happy Days, Anne Frank and I Do! I Do!
By Andrew Gans
New artistic director Mark Lamos has announced the initial line-up for the Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season.
The Connecticut venue will offer five productions, including musicals, comedy and drama. MORE
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08/11/09 - Theatermania.com - 2010 Season Announced
Westport 2010 Season to Include She Loves Me, I Do! I Do!
By: Brian Scott Lipton
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced four selections for its 2010 season, the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos, who was appointed as the Playhouse's artistic director in February 2009. No casting has been announced.
Lamos will direct both the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Har... MORE
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8/11/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2010 Season Announced
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 80th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2010, staging a season of five productions including musicals, comedy and drama at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut. 2010 will be the first official season of artistic programming by Mark Lamos, who was appointed Playhouse artistic ... MORE
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08/11/09 - Riz' Blog - 2010 Season Announced
Two Musicals Highlight New Season at Westport
By Frank Rizzo
There will not be one but two musicals next year at the Westport Country Playhouse.
OK, one of them has two actors but it still counts.
"She Loves Me" will open the season April 27 to May 15 with Mark Lamos (left), the new artis... MORE
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8/10/09 - WestportNow.com - How the Other Half Loves
Insider Arts: Adultery and Guns; Some Laugh, Some Don’t
By Ina B. Chadwick
Special to WestportNow
Does he who laughs last, laugh longest? Or, does he laugh last simply because he’s the last one to get the joke?
During the Westport Country Playhouse’s current run of Alan Ayckbourn’s “How the Other Half Loves,” I had never been more aware of the disparity over the ... MORE
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8/6/09 - Minuteman - Woodward Intern/Apprentice Program
WCP's Woodward Intern and Apprentice Programs
groom a new generation of theatre talent MORE
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8/4/09 - The Hour - Woodward Intern/Apprentice Program
Westport theater attracts interns nationwide
By LAUREN MYLO
Hour Staff Writer
A theater is more than its actors. Someone has to be responsible for making entire couches disappear between scenes and clearing the dishes off of the stage's dining room table. Donor lists must be kept up to date and out of town actors have to be picked up at the train station. And someone needs to super... MORE
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8/6/09 - Minuteman - Date Night Series
Valentine's Day in August Launches New Date Night Series at WCP
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8/1/09 - WestportNow.com - How the Other Half Loves
Warm Audience Reception for Playhouse Comedy
Tonight’s opening of the farcical British comedy “How the Other Half Loves” drew one of the largest opening night audiences at the Westport Country Playhouse, according to its managing director Michael Ross. “And advance ticket sales have been going at the best level of any show in a long time,” he added. The Alan Ayckbourn comedy direct... MORE
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7/31/09 - WICC - Paxton Whitehead of How the Other Half Loves
Radio interview with Tony Reno of WICC and actor Paxton Whitehead of How the Other Half Loves
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7/31/09 - Westport News - How the Other Half Loves
Pictured is the cast of "How the Other Half Loves," which is currently playing at the Westport Country Playhouse.
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7/31/09 - Westport News - Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Sympoisium titled, "A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn, following the Sunday, Aug. 2, 3 p.m. matinee peformance of Ayckbourn's classic Comedy "How the Other Half Loves." Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing.
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7/30/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - How the Other Half Loves
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Presents The Comedy HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES 7/28-8/15
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will reunite six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Carson Elrod---in the classic comedy, "How the Other Half Loves," playing July 28 through Augus... MORE
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7/31/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Date Night Series
Westport Country Playhouse will host “Summer Valentine’s,” the first in the Playhouse’s new Date Night Series, featuring champagne, wines, exquisite cuisine from the new Manolo Restaurant of Westport, romantic music, chocolates, spa giveaways, roses and a performance of the hilarious comedy, “How The Other Half Loves,” on Friday, August 14, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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7/30/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - That Championship Season
Casting is announced for “That Championship Season” at Westport Country Playhouse, the first production to be directed by Mark Lamos since he was named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award, “That Championship Season” by Jason Miller will run August 25 through Sep...
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7/29/09 - Playbill.com - That Championship Season
Clohessy, Doman, Liberatore, Nelis and Sudduth to Relive That Championship Season at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Casting has been announced for the Westport Country Playhouse production of Jason Miller's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, That Championship Season.
Westport artistic director Mark Lamos will direct the production that runs Aug. 25-Sept. 12. The play marks Lamos' first... MORE
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7/29/09 - Theatermania.com - That Championship Season
Robert Clohessy, John Doman, Skipp Sudduth Cast in Westport's That Championship Season
By: Andy Propst
Robert Clohessy, John Doman, Lou Liberatore, Tom Nelis and Skipp Sudduth have been cast in the Westport Country Playhouse revival of Jason Miller's That Championship Season. The production, staged by the theater's artistic director Mark Lamos, will run August 25 -September 12. MORE
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7/29/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - That Championship Season
Westport Country Playhouse Announces Clohessy, Doman, Nelis & More in THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 8/25-9/12
by BWW News Desk
Casting is announced for "That Championship Season" at Westport Country Playhouse, the first production to be directed by Mark Lamos since he was named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, ... MORE
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7/29/09 - Hartford Courant - That Championship Season
Westport's "Championship Season" Gathers Its Team
By Frank Rizzo
Robert Clohessy, John Doman, Lou Liberatore, Tom Nellis and Skipp Sudduth make up the cast for the Westporrt Country Playhouse production of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning "That Championship Season." Mark Lamos, artistic director of the theater, will stage the revival which runs Aug. 25 to Sept. 12.
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7/28/09 - WestportNow.com - How the Other Half Loves
“How the Other Half Loves” Previews at Playhouse
The Westport Country Playhouse tonight presented the first preview performance of the farce “How the Other Half Loves” by the prolific British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. It is the eighth Ayckbourn work performed at the Playhouse, the first being “Relatively Speaking” in 1970. Another Ayckbourn play, “The Norman Conquests” earne... MORE
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7/28/09 - WestportNow.com - Taste of Tuesdays
First Tuesday Preview Party at Playhouse
The Westport Country Playhouse tonight hosted a large turnout for its First Tuesday entertainment package that included a reception of hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting and live music plus the first preview performance of “How the Other Half Loves”—all for $25 a ticket as part of the Playhouse’s audience expansion program. Dave Matlow for Westport... MORE
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7/28/09 - Playbill.com - How the Other Half Loves
How the Other Half Loves Begins Westport Run July 28
By Adam Hetrick
Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves, starring Paxton Whitehead and Geneva Carr, begins performances at the Westport Country Playhouse July 28.
John Tillinger directs the production that is scheduled to run through Aug. 15. In addition to Whitehead and Carr, the cast features Cecilia Hart, Carson Elrod, Darren... MORE
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7/24/09 - Westport News - How the Other Half Loves
Playhouse Explores "How the Other Half Loves"
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7/28/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Summer Valentine's
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Their First Date Night On Summer Valentines Day
by BWW News Desk
Who says that you can only celebrate your relationship on February 14th? Westport Country Playhouse invites you to our exclusive Summer Valentine's event, the first of our new "date night" series. A wonderful evening of champagne, exquisite cuisine from Manolo Restaurant of Westport, romant... MORE
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7/27/09 - Hartford Courant - That Championship Season
Robert Clohessy to "Championship Season"
By
Frank Rizzo
Look for Robert Clohessy to be featured in "That Championshiop Season' at Westport Country Playhouse, directed by Mark Lamos. The show plays Aug. 25 to Sept. 12.
Clohessy was in Hartford Stage's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune." MORE
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7/24/09 - Westport News - Still an Arts Community
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7/25/09 - 06880danwoog.com - Give Blood, Get a WCP Ticket
Blood and the Playhouse
By Dan Woog
Beyond the fact that both are vivid shades of red, the Westport Country Playhouse and blood seem to have little in common.
But on August 3-8 the Playhouse will sponsor blood drives in New York and Greenwich. Each donor receives a voucher for a free ticket to a 2009 or 2010 production — including the upcoming “How the Other Half Loves” and ... MORE
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7/09 - Westport Magazine - Best of Award
Readers' Picks
Best Way to Entertain Us - Performing Arts
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7/09 - Westport Magazine - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Beautifully Wicked - Kristin Chenoweth Concert at Westport Country Playhouse
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7/23/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - How the Other Half Loves
By FCW Editorial
TUESDAY JULY 28
Half and Halfwits
If we've learned one thing this summer, it's that if you want to make people laugh, cheat on your wife. We thought nothing could be funnier than Sarah Palin ending her governorship of Alaska for the sake of Alaskans, but, as that scandal has fizzled next to Gov. Mark Sanford's Latin love affair and Sen. John Ensign's desperate FedEx... MORE
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7/21/09 - Stamford Advocate - How the Other Half Loves
Ayckbourn comedy at Westport Country Playhouse
By Christina Hennessy, Staff Writer
For the next two-and-a-half weeks at the Westport Country Playhouse, three couples will have more on their plates than the food being served for dinner.
The Westport theater is bringing veteran British playwright Alan Ayckbourn's comedy "How the Other Half Loves" to the stage from Tuesday through Aug... MORE
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7/20/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Symposium on Alan Ayckbourn
Westport Country Playhouse presents a discussion on playwright Alan Ayckbourn
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, “A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn,” following the Sunday, August 2, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Ayckbourn’s classic comedy “How The Other Half Loves.” Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive director of the American... MORE
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7/19/09 - Hartford Courant - Director John Tillinger
SPILLING THE BEANS WITH ... JOHN TILLINGER
Broadway Director Back In Town
By DAVE HOLAHAN Special to The Courant
John Tillinger, a veteran Broadway actor and director who also had a 24-year association with the Long Wharf Theater beginning in the early 1980s, is now ensconced at the Westport Country Playhouse, directing two plays this season.
The first was "Children," which en... MORE
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7/17/09 - 06880danwoog.com - Young Professionals Party
Young Professionals Party At The Playhouse
The Westport Country Playhouse threw its 1st “Young Professionals Party” tonight.
I’m not young, though I guess I’m a professional. At any rate I was invited, I went — and I think the Playhouse is on to something.
Along with several earlier networking events, it seems the 80-year-old theater is actively reaching out to new audien... MORE
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7/16/09 - Playbill.com - Symposium on Alan Ayckbourn
Howard Sherman Will Discuss Ayckbourn in Post-Show Chat at Westport Aug. 2
By Kenneth Jones
Westport Country Playhouse will present a symposium titled "A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn" following the Aug. 2 matinee performance of Ayckbourn's classic comedy How the Other Half Loves in Westport, CT.
Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive director of the America... MORE
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7/16/09 - Theatermania.com - Symposium on Alan Ayckbourn
Westport Country Playhouse to Present Symposium on Alan Ayckbourn
By: Dan Bacalzo
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium entitled A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn, following the August 2 matinee performance of Ayckbourn's comedy How The Other Half Loves. Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing, will be a guest speaker.
Th... MORE
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7/16/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Symposium on Alan Ayckbourn
Westport Country Playhouse Presents "A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn" 8/2 With Howard Sherman
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, "A Conversation About the Work of Alan Ayckbourn," following the Sunday, August 2, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Ayckbourn's classic comedy "How The Other Half Loves." Guest speaker will be Howard Sherman, executive di... MORE
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7/16/09 - StamfordPlus.com - A Taste of Tuesdays
“A Taste of Tuesdays” offered again at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” on July 28, 6:30 p.m., during preview week of the hilarious comedy “How The Other Half Loves,” which reunites six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Car... MORE
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7/16/09 - Hartford Courant - Family Festivities
Family Events
By CHRISTOPHER DURAY
• "Sweet Potato Pie and Such" a series of stories, songs and dances celebrating African American heritage takes place in Westport Sunday .
Storyteller Queen Nur presents the family-friendly event, which features the story "Ruth Oree's Sweet Potato Pie" an urban re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood with rap.
Tickets are $15; performances a... MORE
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7/15/09 - Bridgeport Banner - A Taste of Tuesdays
“A Taste of Tuesdays” at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” on July 28, 6:30 p.m., during preview week of the hilarious comedy “How The Other Half Loves,” which reunites six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Carson Elrod. Ove... MORE
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7/15/09 - Connecticut Post - Family Festivities
Westport Playhouse serves up "Sweet Potato Pie"
By Amanda Cuda
Staff writer
Looking for a summer treat the whole family can enjoy? How about some sweet potato pie?
On Sunday afternoon, the Westport Country Playhouse will host "Sweet Potato Pie and Such," a show celebrating African-American culture with stories, songs and dance.
Famed storyteller Queen Nur will present an... MORE
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7/13/09 - 06880danwoog.com - Setting the Playhouse Stage
Setting The Playhouse Stage
by Dan Woog
Ever wonder what goes on backstage at the Westport Country Playhouse?
Neither did I.
But when a friend suggested I call Andrew Kirsch — a 2002 Staples grad whose career has zoomed from intern to shop carpenter — I did. I never miss a chance to snoop around in Westport’s hidden corners. And the Playhouse has some of the best.
... MORE
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7/8/09 - WestportNow.com - tick, tick..BOOM!
Honoring “tick, tick…Boom!” Players
Westporters Ann Sheffer and Bill Scheffler, patrons of the arts and sponsors of the current Westport Country Playhouse production of “tick, tick...Boom!,” hosted a party at their waterfront home tonight to thank the cast and production staff for its current successful run which continues through July 18. Actors Wilson Cruz (2nd l), Pearl Sun (2nd ... MORE
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7/10/09 - BroadwayWord.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Cruz, Hanlon & Sun Lead Cast Of Larson's tic, tic..BOOM! Runs Through 7/18 At WCP
by BWW News Desk
From the genius who created the smash hit, "Rent," comes "tick, tick...BOOM!," a vital American musical about a young artist on the verge in New York City. Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, stages this lesser-known work by Jonathan Larson through July 18. The directo... MORE
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7/9/09 - Minuteman - Family Festivities
TheatreWorks USA's "Queen Nur" at Westport Country Playhouse
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7/6/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Summer Camp
Westport's Summer In The House Camp Registration Now Open, Runs 7/6-7/24
by BWW News Desk
Registration is underway for Westport Country Playhouse's three-week summer camp called "Summer in the House," for students entering grades two through five, Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 24. Also available is a three-day Improvisation Bootcamp for ages 16 and up, Monday, June 29 through Wedn... MORE
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7/1/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Young Professionals Party
Young Professionals Party at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Young Professionals Party, an evening of networking, food, wine, beer, live music and a performance of the musical, “tick, tick...BOOM!,” by Jonathan Larson, who created the smash hit “Rent,” on Thursday, July 16, for $25 per person. Geared toward ages 2... MORE
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7/2/09 - New England Entertainment Digest - That Championship Season
Mark Lamos to Direct That Championship Season at Westport Country Playhouse
WESTPORT, CT: Mark Lamos will direct “That Championship Season” at Westport Country Playhouse, his first production since being named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport , Connecticut . Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award, “That Cham... MORE
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6/30/09 - StamfordPlus.com - How the Other Half Loves
Ayckbourn comedy “How the Other Half Loves” at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will reunite six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Carson Elrod---in the classic comedy, "How the Other Half Loves,” playing July 28 through August 1... MORE
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7/2/09 - Connecticut Plus.com - Family Festivities
Theatrework USA’s “Queen Nur” at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present Queen Nur’s “Sweet Potato Pie and Such,” a tasty treat of stories, songs and dance celebrating African-American heritage accompanied by African percussion instruments, on Sunday, July 19, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for a... MORE
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7/2/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Family Festivities
Theatrework USA’s “Queen Nur” at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present Queen Nur’s “Sweet Potato Pie and Such,” a tasty treat of stories, songs and dance celebrating African-American heritage accompanied by African percussion instruments, on Sunday, July 19, 1 and 4 p.m. Recommended for a... MORE
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6/25/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Summer Camp
Westport Country Playhouse’s “Summer in the House” camp and Improvisation Bootcamp
By Westport Country Playhouse
Registration is underway for Westport Country Playhouse’s three-week summer camp called “Summer in the House,” for students entering grades two through five, Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 24. Also available is a three-day Improvisation Bootcamp for ages 16 an... MORE
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6/22/09 - Hersam-Acorn Newspapers - That Championship Season
Westport Playhouse: Llamos to direct That Championship Season
Written by Sally Sanders
Mark Lamos will direct That Championship Season at Westport Country Playhouse, his first production since being named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award, That Championship Season b... MORE
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6/29/09 - Hartford Courant - How the Other Half Loves
Ayckbourn Regulars Reunite at Westport Playhouse
By
Frank Rizzo
That ol' Ayckbourn/Tillinger gang is back at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Four cast members from previous Alan Ayckbourn comedies at the Playhouse, directed by John Tillinger, will come together again for "How the Other Half Loves" for the theater's run July 28 to Aug. 15. MORE
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6/29/09 - Playbill.com - How the Other Half Loves
Whitehead, Hart, Carr and Elrod Will Reunite for How the Other Half Loves at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced casting for John Tillinger's production of the Alan Ayckbourn comedy How the Other Half Loves, which begins performances July 28.
For the past two seasons Westport has presented an Ayckbourn play under Tillinger's direction. The latest pr... MORE
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6/29/09 - Theatermania.com - How the Other Half Loves
Carson Elrod, Cecilia Hart, Darren Pettie, Paxton Whitehead, et al. Set for Westport's How the Other Hallf Loves
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Geneva Carr, Carson Elrod, Cecilia Hart, Darren Pettie, Karen Walsh, and Paxton Whitehead will star in the Westport Country Playhouse's production of Sir Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves, to run July 28-August 15. The production will be direct... MORE
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6/29/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - How the Other Half Loves
Westport Country Playhouse Presents The Comedy HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES 7/28-8/15
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will reunite six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Carson Elrod---in the classic comedy, "How the Other Half Loves," playing July 28 through August 15. Over th... MORE
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6/26/09 - Westport News - tick, tick...BOOM!
Community invited to conversation with Schwartz on Sunday, June 28
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6/25/09 - Playbill.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
PHOTO CALL: Cruz, Hanlon and Sun Take on tick, tick... BOOM! in CT
By Ernio Hernandez
Wilson Cruz, Colin Hanlon and Pearl Sun star in The Westport Country Playhouse's production of Jonathan Larson's musical tick, tick... BOOM!
Scott Schwartz, who staged the original Off-Broadway production, returns to direct the run in Connecticut.
Hanlon (Rent, I Love You Because) stars as Jo... MORE
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6/25/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Photo Flash: 'tick, tick...BOOM!' At Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
From the genius who created the smash hit, "Rent," comes "tick, tick...BOOM!," a vital American musical about a young artist on the verge in New York City. Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, will stage this lesser-known work by Jonathan Larson, June 23 through July 18. The director is Scott ... MORE
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6/25/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - tick, tick...BOOM!
The Time Is Right
Off-Broadway producer Scott Schwartz put together the first production of the reconfigured tick, tick...BOOM!, and he's now visiting the Westport Country Playhouse to direct its run of Jonathon Larson's autobiographical musical, which went largely unnoticed when Larson performed it as a one-man show in the early '90s. After Larson's Rent become a huge posthumous hit, Schwart... MORE
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6/23/09 - WestportNow.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
There was a warm reception tonight for the first preview performance of the Westport Country Playhouse’s “Tick, Tick...BOOM!” The cast includes (l-r) Pearl Sun, Colin Hanlon and Wilson Cruz. The director, Scott Schwartz, directed the original off-Broadway production as well as the national tour, London and Los Angeles productions. The play runs through July 18.
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6/23/09 - Playbill.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Cruz, Hanlon and Sun Star in Westport's tick, tick...BOOM! Starting June 23
By Andrew Gans
The Westport Country Playhouse's production of the late Jonathan Larson's musical tick, tick. . . BOOM! begins performances at the Connecticut venue June 23.
Directed by Scott Schwartz, who helmed the original Off-Broadway production, the musical — "about a young artist on the verge in New Y... MORE
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6/19/09 - Westport News - tick, tick...BOOM!
Playhouse prepares for tick, tick...BOOM!
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6/22/09 - 06880danwoog.com - Summer in the House
Summer In The House
Despite its name, “Summer in the House” — a Westport camp program — is not about hip-hop, or how to roll.
A 3-week theater program, it teaches children entering grades 2 through 5 to use their bodies, voices, minds and imaginations through music, movement and drama. The name is a play (get it?) on the sponsor: the Westport Country Playhouse.
Martin and ... MORE
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6/17/09 - Playbill.com - That Championship Season
Lamos Will Stage That Championship Season for Westport Country Playhouse
By Adam Hetrick
Mark Lamos will direct Jason Miller's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, That Championship Season, for his inaugural production as artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse.
The classic 1972 play is scheduled to run Aug. 25-Sept. 12. MORE
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6/21/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Conn. Critics Circle Award Winners
Connecticut Critics Circle Award Winners
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6/19/09 - Hartford Courant - Sunday Symposium
Schwartz To Talks About Jonathan Larson at Westport Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
There will be "A Conversation with Scott Schwartz" following the 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28 performance of the Jonathan Larson musical "tick...tick...BOOM!" at the Westport Country Playhouse.
The director will talk about the original off-Broadway production as well.
The Ridgefield-raised Schwartz also dir... MORE
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6/19/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium, “A Conversation with Director Scott Schwartz,” following the Sunday, June 28, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the musical, “tick, tick...BOOM!, which Schwartz directs. He also helmed the original off-Broadway production of “tick, tick… BOOM!,” winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical.
Written by Jona... MORE
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6/19/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium, “A Conversation with Director Scott Schwartz,” following the Sunday, June 28, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the musical, “tick, tick...BOOM!, which Schwartz directs. He also helmed the original off-Broadway production of “tick, tick… BOOM!,” winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical.
Written by Jona... MORE
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6/17/09 - StamfordPlus.com - A Taste of Tuesdays
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” on June 23, 6:30 p.m., during preview week of the captivating American musical, “tick, tick...BOOM!” The story of a young Manhattan artist on the verge was written by Jonathan Larson, who created the smash hit, “Rent.” The off-Broadway production won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical.
“A Taste of ... MORE
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6/18/09 - Minuteman - tick, tick...BOOM!
Musical 'tick, tick...BOOM!' at Westport Country Playhouse
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6/17/09 - WestportNew.com - That Championship Season
Playhouse Announces Fifth Play of 2009 Season
The Westport Country Playhouse today announced that its fifth play of the six-play 2009 season will be “That Championship Season,” a 1972 play by Jason Miller that won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award.
The play, which also won a New York Drama Critics Circle and debuted off-Broadway and later moved to Broadway for an almost two-year run... MORE
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6/17/09 - Playbill.com - Sunday Symposium
Westport to Hold Talkback with tick, tick...BOOM! Director Schwartz
By Adam Hetrick
Director Scott Schwartz will discuss his work on the Jonathan Larson musical tick, tick...BOOM! at the Westport Country Playhouse on June 28.
Schwartz, who also staged the 2001 Off-Broadway premiere of the musical, directs the Westport production. The discussion with Schwartz will follow the 3 PM mat... MORE
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6/17/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - That Championship Season
Mark Lamos Directs 'That Championship Season' At Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Mark Lamos will direct "That Championship Season" at Westport Country Playhouse, his first production since being named artistic director in February 2009 at the historic theater in Westport, Connecticut. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award, "That Cha... MORE
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6/17/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts A Conversation With Scott Schwartz 6/28
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium, "A Conversation with Director Scott Schwartz," following the Sunday, June 28, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the musical, "tick, tick...BOOM!, which Schwartz directs. He also helmed the original off-Broadway production of "tick, tick... BOO... MORE
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6/17/09 - Theatermania.com - tick, tick...BOOM! and That Championship Season
Mark Lamos to Direct That Championship Season at Westport; Scott Schwartz Set for Sunday Symposium
By: Dan Bacalzo
Westport Country Playhouse's new artistic director Mark Lamos will direct his first production for the Connecticut-based theater, That Championship Season, to run August 25-September 12.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and New York Drama Critics Circle Award,... MORE
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6/17/09 - Hartford Courant - That Championship Season
Lamos to Direct "Championship Season" at Westport
By
Frank Rizzo
Mark Lamos will direct the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Jason Miller's "That Championship Season" at the Westport Country Playhouse where he is the new artistic director.
The play will be presented Aug. 25 to Sept. 12, following the runs of the musical "tick...tick...BOOM!" and the British comedy "How the Other ... MORE
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6/16/09 - Stamford Advocate - tick, tick...BOOM!
"Tick, tick...BOOM!" coming to Westport Country Playhouse
'tick...tick...BOOM!' tells Jonathan Larson's story prior to Broadway hit
By Joe Meyers
STAFF WRITER
Updated: 06/17/2009 07:49:23 AM EDT
Before he wrote "Rent," Jonathan Larson created an autobiographical piece called "tick, tick...BOOM!" about his own career dreams and life anxieties as he approached his 30th birth... MORE
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6/16/09 - Danbury News-Times - tick, tick...BOOM!
"Tick, tick...BOOM!" coming to Westport Country Playhouse
'tick...tick...BOOM!' tells Jonathan Larson's story prior to Broadway hit
By Joe Meyers
STAFF WRITER
Updated: 06/17/2009 07:49:23 AM EDT
Before he wrote "Rent," Jonathan Larson created an autobiographical piece called "tick, tick...BOOM!" about his own career dreams and life anxieties as he approached his 30th birth... MORE
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6/16/09 - Connecticut Post - tick, tick...BOOM!
"Tick, tick...BOOM!" coming to Westport Country Playhouse
'tick...tick...BOOM!' tells Jonathan Larson's story prior to Broadway hit
By Joe Meyers
STAFF WRITER
Before he wrote "Rent," Jonathan Larson created an autobiographical piece called "tick, tick...BOOM!" about his own career dreams and life anxieties as he approached his 30th birthday.
Larson performed the material a... MORE
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6/16/09 - Bridgeport Banner - A Taste of Tuesdays
“A Taste of Tuesdays” at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” on June 23, 6:30 p.m., during preview week of the captivating American musical, “tick, tick...BOOM!” The story of a young Manhattan artist on the verge was written by Jonathan Larson, who created the smash hit, “Rent.” The off-Broadway production won the Outer Cr... MORE
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6/16/09 - Connecticut Arts Connection - tick, tick...BOOM!
Taste of Tuesdays Benefits Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse offers its third Taste of Tuesdays of the 2009 season 6:30pm Tuesday, June 23 with a special pre-show reception with appetizers from Tavern on Main, wines from Castle Wine and Spirits and live music before the Jonathan Larson musical tick, tick...BOOM! MORE
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6/16/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Summer Camp
Spots Available At Westport Country Playhouse's Summer In The House Camp 7/6-24
by BWW News Desk
Space is still available for summer camp! Summer in the House is a 3-week program at Westport Country Playhouse from July 6-July 24, 2009 (Monday-Friday) for students entering grades 2 through 5. Need-based scholarships are available.
Call 203-227-5137 x133 for details. MORE
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6/15/09 - The Hour - Conn. Critics Circle Awards
Applause
by David Rosenberg
Awards are here to stay, however: They look good in an artist's bio and can further careers. Not to be outdone, Connecticut Critics Circle Awards, recognized (see the Best Plays annual) as one of the more prestigious around, have just been announced and will be handed out tomorrow in a low-key ceremony. The 19-year-old CCC now even has both a Web site for arti... MORE
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06/13/09 - Hartford Courant - Conn. Critics Circle Award Winners
Connecticut Critics Group Pick Faves
By
Frank Rizzo
The Connecticut Critics Circle announced its annual awards for outstanding work in the state for the 2008-09 season. MORE
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06/11/09 - ConnecticutPlus.com - New Board Members
New Board Members at WCP
Newly elected board of trustee members at Westport Country Playhouse are Michele Flaster of Southport and Jay M. Forgotson of Westport. MORE
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06/11/09 - StamfordPlus.com - New Board Members
Two new trustees elected to Westport Country Playhouse Board of Trustees
Newly elected board of trustee members at Westport Country Playhouse are Michele Flaster of Southport and Jay M. Forgotson of Westport. MORE
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06/09 - Inside FC - Kristin Chenoweth
Deliciously Wicked Kristin Chenoweth Casts a Spell at WCP
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6/4/09 - CPTV - An Interview with Mark Lamos
Link to CPTV's "All Things Connecticut" segment, "An Interview with Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director":
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6/5/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Musical “tick, tick...BOOM!” at Westport Country Playhouse
From the genius who created the smash hit, “Rent,” comes “tick, tick…BOOM!,” a vital American musical about a young artist on the verge in New York City. Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, will stage this lesser-known work by Jonathan Larson, June 23 through July 18. The director is Scott Schwartz, who he... MORE
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6/4/09 - Hartford Courant - tick, tick...BOOM!
"Rent"'s Wilson Cruz in Westport Musical
By
Frank Rizzo
Wilson Cruz heads the three-person cast in Jonathan Larson's off-Broadway musical "tick...tick...BOOM" at Westport Country Playhouse June 23 to July 18.
Also featured are Colin Hanlon and Pearl Sun. Scott Schwartz directs.
Cruz appeared on the popular television series "My So-Called Life" as well as in Broadway's ... MORE
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6/5/09 - StamfordPlus.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Musical “tick, tick...BOOM!” at Westport Country Playhouse
From the genius who created the smash hit, “Rent,” comes “tick, tick…BOOM!,” a vital American musical about a young artist on the verge in New York City. Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, will stage this lesser-known work by Jonathan Larson, June 23 through July 18. The director is Scott Schwartz, who he... MORE
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6/2/09 - Danbury News-Times - Judith Light in Children
Judith Light in 'Children' in Westport
Judith Light enjoys mix of laughs with drama in 'Children' in Westport
By Joe Meyers
STAFF WRITER
TV watchers know Judith Light from her starring role on the long-running, Connecticut-set comedy "Who's the Boss?," and her role on the current ABC series "Ugly Betty," but the actress always makes time for theater work whenever she can.
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6/2/09 - Stamford Advocate - Judith Light in "Children"
Judith Light in 'Children' in Westport
Judith Light enjoys mix of laughs with drama in 'Children' in Westport
By Joe Meyers
STAFF WRITER
TV watchers know Judith Light from her starring role on the long-running, Connecticut-set comedy "Who's the Boss?," and her role on the current ABC series "Ugly Betty," but the actress always makes time for theater work whenever she can.
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6/3/09 - Playbill.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Cruz, Hanlon and Sun to Star in Wesport's tick, tick...BOOM!
By Andrew Gans
Casting has been announced for the Westport Country Playhouse's upcoming production of the late Jonathan Larson's musical tick, tick. . . BOOM!, which will begin performances at the Connecticut venue June 23.
Directed by Scott Schwartz, who helmed the original Off-Broadway production, the musical — "about ... MORE
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6/3/09 - Theatermania.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Wilson Cruz, Colin Hanlon, Pearl Sun Set for Westport Country Playhouse's tick, tick...BOOM!
By: Dan Bacalzo
Casting has been announced for Westport Country Playhouse's production of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...BOOM!, to run June 23-July 18. Scott Schwartz will direct.
The musical, about a young artist on the verge in New York City, will star Wilson Cruz as Michael, Colin Hanl... MORE
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6/3/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - tick, tick...BOOM!
Cruz, Hanlon & Sun Lead Cast Of Larson's tic, tic..BOOM! At WCP 6/23-7/18
by BWW News Desk
From the genius who created the smash hit, "Rent," comes "tick, tick...BOOM!," a vital American musical about a young artist on the verge in New York City. Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, will stage this lesser-known work by Jonathan Larson, June 23 through July 18. The director... MORE
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6/2/09 - Connecticut Post - Judith Light in "Children"
Judith Light in 'Children' in Westport
Judith Light enjoys mix of laughs with drama in 'Children' in Westport
By Joe Meyers
STAFF WRITER
TV watchers know Judith Light from her starring role on the long-running, Connecticut-set comedy "Who's the Boss?," and her role on the current ABC series "Ugly Betty," but the actress always makes time for theater work whenever she can.
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5/30/09 - WestportNow.com - Children Curtain Call
“Children” Actors Take a Bow
Taking at curtain call tonight after the Westport Country Playhouse opening of the A.R. Gurney play “Children” were (l-r) Mary Bacon, Katie Finneran, Judith Light, and James Waterston. The play runs through June 13. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com MORE
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5/29/09 - Westport News - A Conversation with A. R. Gurney
Playhouse Presents Conversation with A. R. Gurney
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5/29/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - A Conversation with A. R. Gurney
Children Playwright A. R. Gurney & Westport Country Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos Meet Center Stage 5/31 For Symposium
by BWW News Desk
Tickets are still available for Sunday's performance of Children at 3PM. The Symposium begins immediately after the performance at 4:30PM. MORE
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5/28/09 - Hartford Courant - A. R. Gurney
Ticker
by Frank Rizzo
Playwright A.R. Gurney will be at the Westport Country Playhouse on Sunday. MORE
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5/28/09 - 06880danwoog.com - A. R. Gurney
A. R. Gurney and the Playhouse
by Dan Woog
Famed playwright A.R. Gurney has a long relationship with the Westport Country Playhouse.
They’ve staged 13 of his plays — 2 of them world premieres. Most memorable was The Fourth Wall. Its strong liberal bent displeased some audience members, who loudly slammed the door while walking out. Gurney helped usher them out. “Good night... MORE
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5/25/09 - WestportNow.com - Children
Playhouse’s “Children” Begins Previews on Tuesday
Mary Bacon and James Waterston, who co-star with Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Emmy Award-winner Judith Light in A.R. Gurney’s 1974 play “Children,” complete rehearsals for the show which previews at the Westport Country Playhouse beginning Tuesday with its opening night on Saturday. The play, which is set in 1970, focuses o... MORE
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5/25/09 - StamfordPlus.com - A Conversation with A. R. Gurney
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium, “A Conversation with A. R. Gurney,” following the Sunday, May 31, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Gurney’s vital and insightful family drama, “Children.”
The Playhouse Sunday Symposium program, free and open to the public, provides the audience with guest speakers’ in-depth insights and observations about the product... MORE
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5/21/09 - Wilton Villager - Judith Light in "Children"
Judith Light, as Mother, knows best
By A.J. O'CONNELL
Villager Staff Writer
WESTPORT -- Actress Judith Light has made a living portraying well-to-do mothers.
She played the role of divorced advertising executive Angela Bower from 1984 to 1992 on ABC's "Who's the Boss," and she is currently portraying Claire Meade on ABC's "Ugly Betty," the troubled, alcoholic and possibly homi... MORE
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5/21/09 - Hartford Courant - A Conversation with A. R. Gurney
Gurney Explains It All To You
By
Frank Rizzo
Did playwright A.R. Gurney think "Love Letters" would be such a phenomenon? What made him write about a talking dog in "Sylvia?" What does his native Buffalo think about how has depicted some of the folks in that city? Why did he write such pointed plays about George W. Bush?
Perhaps these will be some of the questions asked in "a ... MORE
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5/21/09 - Theatermania.com - A. R. Gurney in Conversation
A. R. Gurney to Appear at Westport Country Playhouse May 31
By: Dan Bacalzo
Westport Country Playhouse will present A Conversation with A. R. Gurney, following the Sunday, May 31, matinee performance of the playwright's Children, which runs May 26-June 13.
The event is part of The Playhouse Sunday Symposium program, which provides the audience with guest speakers' in-depth insigh... MORE
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5/21/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - A. R. Gurney in Conversation
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts A Conversation with A. R. Gurney 5/31
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium, "A Conversation with A. R. Gurney," following the Sunday, May 31, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Gurney's vital and insightful family drama, "Children."
The Playhouse Sunday Symposium program, free and open to the public, provides the au... MORE
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5/21/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - Children
By FCW Editorial
TUESDAY MAY 26
Lighten Up
One is encouraged to resist bellowing "Aaangeluh!" when Judith Light takes the stage for the first performance of a three-week run of A.R. Gurney's Children at Westport Country Playhouse. While she's still best known from "Who's the Boss?," Light, star of sitcoms and soaps, i... MORE
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5/19/09 -StamfordPlus.com - A Taste of Tuesdays
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” during preview week of A. R. Gurney’s vital and insightful family drama, “Children,” on Tuesday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., featuring pre-show wine from Castle Wine and Spirits, appetizers from Collyer Catering and live music by Tony Aiardo, composer, pianist and vocalist, followed by a preview performance at 8 p.m.
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5/19/09 - Bridgeport Banner - A Taste of Tuesdays
“A Taste of Tuesdays” at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” during preview week of A. R. Gurney’s vital and insightful family drama, “Children,” on Tuesday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., featuring pre-show wine from Castle Wine and Spirits, appetizers from Collyer Catering and live music by Tony Aiardo, composer, pianist and vocalist, f... MORE
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5/19/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - A Taste of Tuesdays
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays” during preview week of A. R. Gurney’s vital and insightful family drama, “Children,” on Tuesday, May 26, 6:30 p.m., featuring pre-show wine from Castle Wine and Spirits, appetizers from Collyer Catering and live music by Tony Aiardo, composer, pianist and vocalist, followed by a preview performance at 8 p.m.
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5/15/09 - WestportNow.com - Children's World at Playhouse
Children's World at Playhouse
Today was the fifth and final matinee performance at the Westport Country Playhouse of “Around the World in 80 Days” especially for elementary school children. More than 2,500 children from area schools have seen the production with cost of the tickets for many partially offset by the Theatre Access Fund,which is supported by grants and foundations. Today’... MORE
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5/7/09 - Hartford Courant - Children
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by Frank Rizzo
Judith Light (TV's "Who's the Boss," off-Broadway's "Wit") stars in A.R. Gurney's "Children," which plays the Westport Country Playhouse May 26 to June 13. The show is a co-production with Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Massachusetts Berkshires. It will head to Williamstown following its Westport run. MORE
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4/19/09 - Stamford Advocate - Around the World in 80 Days
Global Gallivanting
by Christina Hennessy
It's hard to be the straight man when everyone around you is laughing.
"I play him pretty straight," says New York City-based actor Mark Shanahan of his character, Phileas Fogg, a proper English gentleman who makes a bet he can cross the world in 80 days. "But it is hard to keep a straight face." MORE
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5/7/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - Best Place to See Live Theater - Westport Country Playhouse
Best Place to See Live Theater - Westport Country Playhouse
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4/30/09 - Playbill.com - "Children" at WCP
Finneran, Light, Bacon and Waterston Set for Children at Westport and Williamstown
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Judith Light will star in the Williamstown-Westport joint production of A.R. Gurney's family drama Children.
John Tillinger will direct the production that premieres at the Westport Country Playhouse May 26-June 13 and will later arrive at the Willi... MORE
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4/30/09 - Theatermania.com - "Children" at WCP
Judith Light, Katie Finneran, Mary Bacon, James Waterston to Star in Children
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Emmy Award winner Judith Light and Tony Award winner Katie Finneran will co-star with James Waterston and Mary Bacon in John Tillinger's staging of A.R. Gurney's 1974 play Children, to play Connecticut's Westport Country Playhouse, May 26-June 13 and the Williamstown Theatre Festival, J... MORE
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4/30/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - "Children" at WCP
Bacon, Finneran, Light Cast In CHILDREN At Westport Country Playhouse 7/1-12
by BWW News Desk
The Westport Country Playhouse and the Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) have announced full casting for Children by A.R. Gurney. Tony Award nominee John Tillinger (Loot) directs this production which will play in Westport from May 26 - June 13, and in Williamstown from July 1 - 1... MORE
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5/5/09 - WeLoveSoaps.net - Judith Light in "Children"
Judith Light heads cast of “Children” by A. R. Gurney
Judith Light, whose award-winning career has spanned a diversity of roles in television, theater and film, will head the cast of A. R. Gurney’s vital and insightful family drama, “Children,” at Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, May 26 through June 13. MORE
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5/4/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Judith Light Heads Cast of "Children"
Judith Light heads cast of “Children” by A. R. Gurney
By Westport Country Playhouse
Judith Light, whose award-winning career has spanned a diversity of roles in television, theater and film, will head the cast of A. R. Gurney’s vital and insightful family drama, “Children,” at Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, May 26 through June 13. MORE
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4/25/09 - WestportNow.com - Around the World in 80 Days
Kicking Off the Playhouse's 79th Season
The cast of “Around the World in 80 Days” took a curtain call following tonight’s opening night performance kicking off the 79th season of the Westport Country Playhouse. Pictured (l-r) are Elizabeth Helitzer, Andrew Grusetskie, jeff Biehl, Lauren Elise McCord, Mark Shanahan, Evan Zes, and Mark Parenti. The play runs through May 9. Dave Matlow for... MORE
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4/25/09 - Westportnow.com - Around the World in 80 Days
Playhouse Opening Night
Gathering at the Westport Country Playhouse tonight at the opening night reception following the performance of “Around the World in 80 Days” were (l-r) Michael Ross, Playhouse managing director, Miles Marek, producing director of the Fairfield Theatre Company, Betsi Shays, and former Congressman Christopher Shays. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com MORE
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4/25/09 - WestportNow.com - Around the World in 80 Days
“Around the World in 80 Days” Opens Playhouse Season
The Westport Country Playhouse opens its 79th season tonight with “Around the World in 80 Days,” adapted from the book by Jules Verne. Pictured are (l-r) Andrew Grusetskie, Jeff Biehl, Evan Zes (above), and Mark Shanahan. In its successful off-Broadway run last year, the whirlwind, global adventure was hailed by The New Yorker as ... MORE
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4/17/09 - WestportNow.com - New Leadership
Playhouse Hosts Theater Professionals
Westport Country Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos (r) tonight hosted a reception for theater professionals from various disciplines among Connecticut’s performing arts community. Pictured with him are Michael Ross (l), managing director, and John Tillinger, director of the forthcoming play “Children” scheduled to run from May 26 to June 13 fol... MORE
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4/16/09 - Hartford Courant - New Leadership
Presented one of four Excellence in Culture & Tourism Awards at ceremonies in Hartford Wednesday was celebrity chef Jacques Pepin,right, pictured with artistic director Mark Lamos and Carolyn Cicchetti, a member of the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. (MARYELLEN FILLO/FILLO@COURANT.COM
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4/16/09 - Fairfield County Online - Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days at Westport Playhouse Westport, Apr 21st - May 9th
Westport Playhouse presents Around the World in 80 Days: An Adventurous Tale, written by Mark Brown and adapted from Jules Verne. In this production, Phileas Fogg and his ever loyal man-servant Passepartout take the stage in a side-splitting global adventure complete with elephants, steamboats and trains. Tickets ... MORE
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4/16/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - Around the World in 80 Days
7 Days
Apr 16-22
By FCW Editorial
TUESDAY APRIL 21
Coming Soon to a Playhouse Near You
As the Westport Country Playhouse prepares for its 79th season, tonight's A Taste of Tuesdays event will offer the premiere of the season's first production, Around the World in 80 Days. Based on Jules Verne's book by the same name, the version presented at the WCP will be similar to las... MORE
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4/14/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Summer in the House
Westport's Summer In The House Camp Registration Now Open, Runs 7/6-7/24
by BWW News Desk
Registration is underway for Westport Country Playhouse's three-week summer camp called "Summer in the House," for students entering grades two through five, Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 24. Also available is a three-day Improvisation Bootcamp for ages 16 and up, Monday, June 29 through Wedn... MORE
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4/12/09 - The Hour - New Leadership
Applause by David A. Rosenberg
"Right now I'm essentially stewarding a season chosen by Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe," said Mark Lamos, speaking by phone about the artistic directors he's replacing at Westport Country Playhouse. The season he refers to begins with a version of Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days," opening April 21, followed by A. R. Gurney's "Children," Jonathan Lar... MORE
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4/10/09 - Backstage - New Leadership
Coping in Connecticut
Area theatres deal with the economic downturn.
By David A. Rosenberg
"Right now I'm stewarding a season chosen by Joanne and Anne," says Mark Lamos, new artistic director of Westport Country Playhouse. He's referring to previous artistic director Joanne Woodward and her associate Anne Keefe. Lamos is keeping Around the World in Eighty Days, Children, tick, ti... MORE
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4/10/09 - Westport News - "Around the World in 80 Days"
Westport Country Playhouse Launches News Season
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4/7/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Around the World in 80 Days
Westport Country Playhouse Holds Sunday Symposium With Mark Brown 4/26
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium, "A Conversation with Mark Brown," following the Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m. matinee performance of "Around the World in 80 Days," written by Brown, based on the novel by Jules Verne. MORE
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4/9/09 - Minuteman - Around the World in 80 Days
Westport Country Playhouse Opens Season with "Around the World in 80 Days"
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4/8/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse presents a conversation with “Around the World in 80 Days” playwright
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4/7/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Preview Week Events
“A Taste of Tuesdays” and “Mingle Like a Pro” at Westport Country Playhouse
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4/8/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse presents a conversation with “Around the World in 80 Days” playwright
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4/7/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Preview Week Events
“A Taste of Tuesdays” and “Mingle Like a Pro” at Westport Country Playhouse
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4/2/09 - Hartford Courant - Around the World in 80 Days
Hartford Courant
Frank Rizzo | TICKER
Small 'World'
Mark Shanahan, who recently was featured in TheaterWorks' production of "Dead Man's Cell Phone" in Hartford, will play Phileas Fogg in the five-actor stage adaptation of "Around the World in 80 Days" that opens the new Westport Country Playhouse season.
The show will run April 29 to May 9.
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4/6/09 - Miami Herald - Mark Lamos
Noted director, UM students plan to do Jane Austen proud
BY CHRISTINE DOLEN
Two months ago, Mark Lamos was in New York directing Maria Guleghina and Placido Domingo in Adriana Lecouvreur at the Metropolitan Opera. Two weeks ago, you could find him commanding attention in a University of Miami rehearsal space, working with students to bring the world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice t... MORE
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4/2/09 - New York Times - Mark Lamos
For a Veteran Thespian, a Welcome Return to Regional Theater
By ANITA GATES
Published: April 2, 2009
. “It’s something ineffable. I do think there are certain buildings that give off a history. You can smell it.”
If he needed confirmation that he had made the right move, he got it. “When I got the job, when it was announced, I can’t tell you how many people — some ... MORE
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3/31/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Photo Flash: Chenoweth Charms At Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner for "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," and Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in "Wicked," performed her Benefit Concert at Westport Country Playhouse (Mark Lamos, artistic director, Michael Ross, managing director) on... MORE
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3/28/09 - WestportNow.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Kristin Chenoweth Entertains at Playhouse Benefit Concert
Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth entertained tonight at a Westport Country Playhouse benefit and afterward mixed with guests at a reception. Pictured (l-r) are Michael Ross, Playhouse managing director; Joanne Woodward, former co-artistic director, Chenoweth, and Anne Keefe, former co-artistic director. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.... MORE
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3/22/09 - The Hour - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Kristin Chenoweth takes stage at WCP
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3/26/09 - Playbill.com - Around the World in 80 Days
Shanahan to Travel Around the World in 80 Days at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Mark Shanahan will star in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Around the World in 80 Days, which will kick off the 79th season at the Connecticut theatre institution on April 21.
Michael Evan Haney directs the production, which has been adapted by Mark Brown from the classic Jules Verne novel. Aroun... MORE
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3/26/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Around the World in 80 Days
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 Days Opens At Westport Playhouse 4/21
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will open its 79th season with a wild adventure for adults and children alike, "Around the World in 80 Days," adapted from the book by Jules Verne, written by Mark Brown and directed by Michael Evan Haney, April 21 through May 9. MORE
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3/26/09 - Hartford Courant - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Kristin Chenoweth In Benefit For Westport Country Playhouse
By FRANK RIZZO
Kristen Chenoweth is a multi-tasker.
The actress-singer can win over audiences on Broadway, hit the high notes at the Met, be a delight in movies and TV shows such as "Pushing Daisies" and " Four Christmases," — and still make it to the chur... MORE
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3/21/09 - Stamford Advocate - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Personal performance
Chenoweth's Westport concert to benefit playhouse
By Christina Hennessy
Staff Writer
Kristin Chenoweth can perform in front of 85-piece orchestras in huge symphony halls. She can appear to sell-out crowds on Broadway. She has starred in major motion pictures and critically acclaimed television series. But she says it is good to get back to the basics someti... MORE
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3/18/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert
Benefit concert by Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth
By Westport Country Playhouse
Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked,” will present a benefit concert at Westport Country Playhouse on Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. The Playhouse fund... MORE
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3/19/09 - WestportNow.com - Playhouse Hosts Connecticut Theater Reps
The Westport Country Playhouse Thursday night hosted a reception for about 60 guests, mostly representing Connecticut- based “live” theaters. For many it was their first visit to the Playhouse, and they went on guided tours of the recently rebuilt structure. Pictured (l-r) are Pat Blaufuss, public relations director; Michael Ross, managing director; Anne Keefe, board member; Mark Lamos, artist...
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3/19/09 - Minuteman - Interns & Apprentices
WCP Seeks Applicants for Woodward Intern and Apprentice Programs
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3/18/09 - Playbill.com - David Kennedy Appointed Associate A.D.
Kennedy Named Westport's Associate Artistic Director
By Adam Hetrick
David Kennedy is now the associate artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse.
Kennedy, who served as the associate artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center, as well as the assistant director for Urinetown on Broadway, began his role at Westport March 16.
Kennedy joins newly appointed Westport ... MORE
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3/17/09 - Variety - David Kennedy Appointed Associate A.D.
Westport taps associate a.d.
Kennedy moves from Dallas Theater Center
By FRANK RIZZO
David Kennedy will be the new associate a.d. at Connecticut's Westport Country Playhouse, ankling the same post at Dallas Theater Center to move east.
Kennedy, a founding a.d. of the Lunar Society in Toronto and the Milkman Theater Group in Halifax, Nova Scotia, will work with new Westport a.d... MORE
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3/17/09 - Hartford Courant - David Kennedy Appointed Associate A.D.
David Kennedy Joins Mark Lamos at Westport
By
Frank Rizzo
Westport Country Playhouse is beefing up its staff with the appointment of David Kennedy as associate artistic director.
Kennedy held similar duties at the Dallas Theater Center. In Westport he will working with new artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross, both of whom were named in January to h... MORE
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3/17/09 - WestportNow.com - David Kennedy Appointed Associate A.D.
Playhouse Gets Associate Artistic Director
The Westport Country Playhouse today announced the appointment of David Kennedy as associate artistic director.
He will join recently appointed Mark Lamos, artistic director, and Michael Ross, managing director, in guiding programming and production for the theater now entering its 79th season. MORE
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3/17/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - David Kennedy Appointed Associate A.D.
Kennedy Appointed As Westport's Associate Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse announces the appointment of David Kennedy as associate artistic director. He will join recently appointed Mark Lamos, artistic director, and Michael Ross, managing director, in guiding programming and production for the historic theater now entering its 79th season.
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3/09 - American Theatre - New Leadership Team
Mark Lamos and Michael Ross took on the leadership of Connecticut's Westport Country Playhouse last month as artistic and managing director, respectively.
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3/13/09 - Connecticut Post - Interns & Apprentices
INTERNS, APPRENTICE PROGRAMS AT WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
Westport Country Playhouse seeks applicants for Woodward Intern and Apprentice programs. Interns must be age 19 or older. Apprentices are high school age. The Woodward Internship Program offers hands-on positions in production and administration. Production internships focus on the building, managing and execution of the 2009 stage pr... MORE
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3/12/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Interns & Apprentices
Westport Country Playhouse seeks applicants for Woodward intern and apprentice programs
By Westport Country Playhouse
Applications for the 2009 Woodward Internship and Apprentice Programs at Westport Country Playhouse are now being accepted, according to Debra Baron, WCP director of education.
"We are looking for interns nationwide and apprentices locally who are multi-talented and... MORE
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3/5/09 - Bridgeport Banner - Interns & Apprentices
Internships available at Playhouse
Applications for the 2009 Woodward Internship and Apprentice Programs at Westport Country Playhouse are now being accepted, according to Debra Baron, WCP director of education.
"We are looking for interns nationwide and apprentices locally who are multi-talented and true team players,” said Baron. “Inte... MORE
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3/12/09 - Connecticut Post - Seussical
Seuss on the loose in Westpost
Westport Playhouse hosts an adaptation of the Broadway hit 'Seussical"
By Amanda Cuda
Staff writer
Would you like to see a play? Would you, could you, on Sunday?
Would you, could you, see a musical? Would you, could you, see "Seussical"?
The Westport Country Playhouse is hoping that you would and could.
The playhouse is presentin... MORE
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3/13/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Seussical
Seussical at Westport Country Playhouse
“Seussical” will bring Dr. Seuss's best-loved stories to life in TheatreworksUSA’s adaptation of the Broadway musical. MORE
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3/12/09 - Hartford Courant - Seussical
'Seussical,' Sasha Cohen And Jeffrey Buttle, 'Sesame Street'
By KATIE BUSHEY | The Hartford Courant
The Westport Country Playhouse presents "Seussical," the TheaterworksUSA adaptation of the Broadway musical featuring Dr. Seuss characters, on Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m. An hour before each showing, at noon and 3 p.m., families can take part in improv and theater games. All tickets are $15. R... MORE
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3/5/09 - Minuteman - "Seussical"
Family Musical "Seussical" at WCP
Westport Country Playhouse' Family Festivities Series will present "Seussical," TheatreWorksUSA's adaptation of the Broadway musical on Sunday, March 15, 1 and 4 p.m. MORE
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3/5/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Interns & Apprentices
Applications Now Being Accepted For 2009 Woodward Internship
By BWW News Desk
Applications for the 2009 Woodward Internship and Apprentice Programs at Westport Country Playhouse are now being accepted, according to Debra Baron, WCP director of education. MORE
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2/19/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Seussical
Family musical “Seussical” at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse’ Family Festivities Series will present “Seussical,” TheatreworksUSA’s adaptation of the Broadway musical, on Sunday, March 15, 1 and 4 p.m. MORE
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3/09 - Westport Magazine - New Leadership Team
Play Makers
Q&A with Mark Lamos, artistic director, and Michael Ross, managing director MORE
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2/18/09 - New England Entertainment Digest - Seussical
Seussical at Westport Country Playhouse
WESTPORT, CT: Westport Country Playhouse’ Family Festivities Series will present “Seussical,” TheatreworksUSA’s adaptation of the Broadway musical, on Sunday, March 15, 1 and 4 p.m. “Seussical” will bring Dr. Seuss's best-loved stories to life. The Cat in the Hat is the emcee and all-around mischief-maker in this musical romp through the Dr... MORE
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2/15/09 - The Hour - New Leadership Team
Spotlight on WCP's Michael Ross
By Gloria Cole Sugarman
When Tony Award-winning director Mark Lamos was cast as the new artistic director for the Westport Country Playhouse after a year-long nationwide search, he agreed to take the role on one condition: that his former long-time colleague Michael Ross come on board as managing director.
"I feel as if I hit the Trifecta," Ross said... MORE
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2/09 - Inside Fairfield County - Programs for Children
"Spring in the House" at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country is offering "Spring in the House," seven weeks of creative programs conducted by the Playhouse's education department, which began February 2 and continues through Sat., Apr. 4. MORE
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2/2/09 - Inklings - 2009 Season Update
Westport Country Playhouse Plans New Spring Season
by Constance Chien
In early 2009, the Westport Country Playhouse will commence its 79th season with two new leading directors, Mark Lamos and Michael Ross, to become, respectively, the artistic director and managing director, and two productions.... MORE
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2/5/09 - Minuteman - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
WCP Reschedules Benefit Concert
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1/24/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
Westport Country Playhouse reschedules benefit concert by stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth
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1/29/09 - Minuteman - 2009 Season Update
2009 Season has a new look at WCP
Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 season. MORE
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1/29/09 - Minuteman - Dr. Dolittle
Westport Country Playhouse Family Festivities Series presents "Dr. Dolittle," on Sunday, Feb. 1.
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1/29/09 - Connecticut Post - Dr. Dolittle
Playhouse has fresh take on 'Dr. Dolittle'
Fresh take on 'Dr. Dolittle' at Playhouse
By Amanda Cuda
Staff writer
How do you make a decades-old children's classic fresh for a new generation of youngsters? How about telling the tale in a combination of spoken and sign language?
That's a method that's worked well for the Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport.... MORE
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1/25/09 - Hartford Courant - New Leadership Team
At Westport Country Playhouse
Mark Lamos: His Next Stage
By Frank Rizzo
When Mark Lamos became artistic director of Hartford Stage in 1980, he was a 33-year old actor-turned-newbie-director taking over a young arts institution in a new theater building.
Jimmy Carter was president, the National Endowment for the Arts was thriving, city corporate support was flush, and there was... MORE
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1/24/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
Westport Country Playhouse reschedules benefit concert by stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth
A benefit concert at Westport Country Playhouse by Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, originally announced for February 7, has been rescheduled on Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. Ms. Chenoweth became unavailable on the original date when she stepped into City Center’s ... MORE
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1/21/09 - Hersam-Acorn - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
New Westport date for Kristin Chenoweth
A benefit concert at Westport Country Playhouse by Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, originally announced for Feb. 7, has been rescheduled on Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. Ms. Chenoweth became unavailable on the original date when she stepped into City Center's Encores! Feb. 5 - 8 presentation of "Music in the Air," replacing Ma... MORE
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1/21/09 - Bridgeport Banner - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
Westport Country Playhouse Reschedules Benefit Concert by Kristin Chenoweth
A benefit concert at Westport Country Playhouse by Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, originally announced for February 7, has been rescheduled on Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. Ms. Chenoweth became unavailable on the original date when she stepped into City Center ’s Encores! February 5 – 8... MORE
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1/21/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Spring Education Programs
Westport Country Playhouse presents “Spring in the House” programs for children
Westport Country Playhouse will offer “Spring in the House,” seven weeks of creative programs conducted by the Playhouse’s education department, beginning Monday, February 2 through Saturday, April 4. Scholarships are available. MORE
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1/16/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
Chenoweth's Westport County Benefit Concert Rescheduled for 3/28
by BWW News Desk
Stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner for "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," and Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in "Wicked," will now perform her Benefit Concert at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jo... MORE
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1/20/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - 2009 Season Update
2009 season has a new look at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 season. The Playhouse will open its 79th season in April with "Around the World in 80 Days" directed by Michael Evan Haney. "Around the World in 80 Days" was original scheduled for a September run, but wil... MORE
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1/20/09 - Bridgeport Banner - 2009 Season Update
2009 Season Has a New Look at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 season. The Playhouse will open its 79th season in April with "Around the World in 80 Days" directed by Michael Evan Haney. "Around the World in 80 Days" was original scheduled for a September run, but wi... MORE
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1/16/09 - Westport News - 2009 Season Update
2009 Season Has a New Look at Westport Country Playhouse
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1/15/09 - The Hour - New Leadership Team
Westport Country Playhouse announces new leadreship team
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse as the historic theater enters its 79th season. MORE
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1/15/09 - StamfordPlus.com - Dr. Dolittle
Family musical “Dr. Dolittle” at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse’ Family Festivities Series will present “Dr. Dolittle,” an enchanting musical about a kind-hearted doctor who can talk to the animals, inspired by the well-known children’s book by Hugh Lofting, on Sunday, February 1, 1 and 4 p.m. MORE
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1/15/09 - Theatermania.com - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Postponed
Kristin Chenoweth Postpones Westport Gala to March 28 Due to Music in the Air
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will now perform a special concert as a benefit for the Westport Country Playhouse on Saturday, March 28 instead of Saturday, February 7, as she has taken a starring role in the City Center Encores! production of Music in the Air. February 5-8. MORE
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1/15/09 - The Hour - Playmaking
A Group of actors/actresses practice their lines Thursday afternoon at The Westport Country Playhouse during a rehearsal, part of a 12-week theatre workshop for 6-8th graders who wrote their own plays. Hour Photos / DANIELLE ROBINSON
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1/15/09 - The Hour - 2009 Season Update
2009 Season Has a New Look at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 season. The Playhouse will open its 79th season in April with "Around the World in 80 Days" directed by Michael Evan Haney. "Around the World in 80 Days" was original scheduled for a September run, but wil... MORE
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1/15/09 - Hartford Courant - Kristin Chenoweth Concert Rescheduled
Frank Rizzo | TICKER
Kristen Chenoweth has postponed her benefit concert at the Westport Country Playhouse, slated for Feb. 7. Instead, Chenoweth is subbing for Marin Massie who exited the New York "Encores!" concert production of "Music in the Air" because of the death of her father. The Chenoweth concert at Westport is rescheduled to March 28. MORE
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1/15/09 - Broadway.com - 2009 Season Update
Headlines: Westport Country Playhouse Announces Schedule Changes
by Broadway.com Staff
Westport Country Playhouse’s incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross have adjusted the schedule for the Connecticut theater’s 2009 season. Around the World in 80 Days, originally announced for a September run, will open the season from April 21 to May 9, replacing ... MORE
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1/14/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2009 Season Update
Westport County Playhouse Rejiggers Schedule; Around the World in 80 Days to Open Season
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 season. The Playhouse will open its 79th season in April with "Around the World in 80 Days" directed by Michael Evan Haney. "Around the World in 80 Day... MORE
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1/14/09 - Playbill.com - 2009 Season Update
Westport Announces Revised Season; Mockingbird Dropped From Schedule
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse, soon to be under the artistic leadership of Mark Lamos and Michael Ross, has announced revisions for its 2009 season.
Canceled is the stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, which was to launch the Westport season. In its place Westport has bumped up i... MORE
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1/14/09 - WestportNow.com - 2009 Season Update
Playhouse Updates its 2009 Season
Three months after it unveiled its 2009 season, the Westport Country Playhouse today announced that incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross had made changes, which it termed “a new look.”
The Playhouse now will open its 79th season in April with “Around the World in 80 Days” directed by Michael Evan Haney—a pla... MORE
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1/14/09 - Theatermania.com - 2009 Season Update
Westport Country Playhouse Revises 2009 Season
By: Tristan Fuge
The Westport Country Playhouse has revised its 2009 season, under new artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross, including canceling To Kill a Mockingbird a stage adaptation of Harper Lee's novel to be directed by Michael Wilson, that will be produced solely by Hartford Stage.
The season will o... MORE
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1/09 - Inside FC - Family Festivities
Family Festivities at Westport Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse announces its 2009 Family Festivites Series... MORE
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1/13/09 - New York Times - New Leadership Team
More Theater News
By Julie Bloom
Mark Lamos has been named artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, the theater announced. Mr. Lamos succeeds Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe who shared the post at the theater, which is entering its 79th season. Michael Ross will also join the organization as managing director and both men will assume their positions in February. MORE
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1/13/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - New Leadership Team
Stage Right
New artistic director Mark Lamos promises to bring the right balance to the Westport Country Playhouse
By Christopher Arnott and William Squier
On Jan. 6, after a year-long search, the Playhouse made an inspired choice, one which mirrors the vision they’ve always had for the renovated theater — open to new ideas, respectful of the classics, aware of theater’s uniq... MORE
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1/12/09 - Hartford Courant - New Leadership Team
Editorial
Two Masters Of Fine Arts
The Pleasure Of Their Companies • With Messrs. Cumming and Lamos, the state is an arts haven
The economic development people don't say it often enough, but Connecticut's quality of life is hugely enhanced by top-tier artists such as Edward Cumming and Mark Lamos. We are fortunate to have both with us for the next couple of years.
Mr. Lamos i... MORE
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1/11/09 - Waterbury Republican-American - New Leadership Team
Lamos in as artistic director at Westport Country Playhouse
BY JOANNE GRECO ROCHMAN
Westport Country Playhouse couldn't be more unlike Hartford Stage, said Mark Lamos, the former Hartford Stage artistic director who took the reins at Westport this week.
Where Hartford was once a rich and powerful city with strong support for the arts, it disintegrated into a struggling Northeaste... MORE
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1/10/09 - Danbury News-Times - New Leadership Team
Westport Country Playhouse names new artistic director
Mark Lamos, Sherman director of theater and opera, chosen after year-long search
By Chesley Plemmons
Theater Critic
After a year-long, nationwide search, the Westport Country Playhouse has named Sherman's Mark Lamos as artistic director. Lamos is a veteran not only of Connecticut theater -- he is notable for his image-build... MORE
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1/8/09 - NorwalkPlus.com - New Leadership Team
Westport Country Playhouse announces new leadership team
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, as the historic theater enters its 79th season. The new leadership team will assume their positions on February 1, 2009. MORE
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1/8/09 - Minuteman - New Leadership Team
Playhouse names new artistic director, managing director
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1/7/08 - Westport News - New Leadership Team
New team to take helm at Westport Country Playhouse
Woodward, Keefe and Carter Stepping Down MORE
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1/8/09 - Minuteman - New Trustee Leaders
Sandy DeFeo to head trustee leadership at WCP
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1/8/09 - Newsday - New Leadership Team
Lamos To Take Reins At Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
Mark Lamos is coming back to lead a Connecticut theater, this time in Westport.
The 62-year-old Lamos, who built Hartford Stage into a Tony Award-winning, internationally known theater from 1980 to 1997, will be the new artistic director of the Westport... MORE
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1/8/09 - Chicago Tribune - New Leadership Team
Lamos To Take Reins At Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
Mark Lamos is coming back to lead a Connecticut theater, this time in Westport.
The 62-year-old Lamos, who built Hartford Stage into a Tony Award-winning, internationally known theater from 1980 to 1997, will be the new artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse starting Feb. 1. MORE
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1/8/09 - StamfordPlus.com - New Leadership Team
Westport Country Playhouse announces new leadership team
By Westport Country Playhouse
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, as the historic theater enters its 79th season. The new leadership team will assume their positions on February 1, 2009. MORE
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1/6/09 - Arts Journal - New Leadership Team
Lamos, Ross To Lead Westport Country Playhouse
"Mark Lamos is back leading a Connecticut theater, this time in Westport. The 62-year-old Lamos, who built Hartford Stage into a Tony Award-winning, internationally known theater from 1980 to 1997, is the new artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse starting Feb. 1." Longtime Lamos colleague Michael Ross, formerly of Baltimore's Cente... MORE
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1/5/09 - USA Today - New Leadership Team
Lamos and Ross Announced to Head Westport Country Playhouse
The Westport Country Playhouse has revealed that Tony Award nominee Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of the Connecticut theatre institution. Lamos has been selected to assume the role that has been filled by interim co-artistic directors Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe,... MORE
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1/6/09 - ArmyArcherd.com - New Leadership Team
Joanne Woodward and Tradition
by Army Archerd
I had just received a press release from the Westport Country Playhouse informing me that Joanne Woodward was stepping down as co-artistic director (with Anne Keefe) and that Mark Lamos, along with Michael Ross, were stepping in as the Playhouse's managing director. Lamos had earlier directed the t... MORE
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1/5/09 - Yahoo! News - New Leadership Team
Lamos and Ross Announced to Head Westport Country Playhouse
by Adam Hetrick Playbill On-Line
The Westport Country Playhouse has revealed that Tony Award nominee Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of the Connecticut theatre institution.
Lamos has been selected to assume the role that has been filled by interim co-artist... MORE
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1/5/09 - Waterbury Repub-Amer - New Leadership Team
Lamos to take charge at Westport theater
Tony Award-nominated director Mark Lamos will return to the helm of a Connecticut theater, replacing Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe as artistic director of Westport Country Playhouse, the theater announced Monday.
Michael Ross, who served for six years as managing director of Center Stage in Baltimore, was tapped to replace Jodi Schoenbrun ... MORE
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1/7/09 - Hersam-Acorn - New Leadership Team
Mark Lamos and Michael Ross to take Westport helm
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse, as the historic theater enters its 79th season. The new leadership team will assume their positions on F... MORE
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1/7/09 - Broadway.com - New Leadership Team
Mark Lamos Signs On as Artistic Director at Westport Country Playhouse
by Broadway.com Staff
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, effective February 1. Lamos, who was appointed following a year-long, nationwide search by the theater’s board of trustees, will tak... MORE
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1/5/09 - DramaBiz.com - New Leadership Team
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE NAMES MARK LAMOS AND MICHAEL ROSS TO NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Conn., as the historic theater enters its 79th season. The new leadership team will assume their positions on February 1, 2009. MORE
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1/6/09 - Stage Directions - New Leadership Team
Westport Country Playhouse Announces New Leadership Team
WESTPORT, CT—The Westport County Playhouse named theatre veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross artistic director and managing director, respectively, as the historic theatre enters its 79th season. The new leadership team will assume their positions on February 1, 2009. Tony Award-nominated director Mark Lamos wa... MORE
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1/6/09 - Stamford Advocate - New Leadership Team
Westport playhouse has new director
By Lisa Chamoff
Staff Writer
WESTPORT - The Westport Country Playhouse will start off 2009 with new leaders, including an artistic director who will take over the theater's helm from actress Joanne Woodward and Anne K... MORE
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1/6/09 - Connecticut Post - New Leadership Team
Westport picks Lamos as artistic director
By Joe Meyers
Staff writer
Tony Award-nominated director Mark Lamos will become the artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse on Feb. 1, the theater announced Monday.
... MORE
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1/5/09 - Playbill.com - New Leadership Team
Lamos and Ross Announced to Head Westport Country Playhouse
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse has revealed that Tony Award nominee Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of the Connecticut theatre institution.
Lamos has been selected to assume the role that has been filled by interim co-artistic directors Joann... MORE
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1/5/09 - BroadwayWorld.com - New Leadership Team
Lamos And Ross Named Directors Of Westport Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, as the historic theater enters its 79th season. The new leadership team will assume their positions on ... MORE
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1/5/09 - WestportNow.com - New Leadership Team
Playhouse Names New Artistic Director, Managing Director
Theater veterans Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, of the Westport Country Playhouse, it was announced today.
The new leadership team will assume their positions on Feb. 1 as the Playhouse enters its 79th season.
... MORE
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1/5/09 - Theatermania.com - New Leadership Team
Lamos and Ross Appointed to Leadership Positions at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Dan Bacalzo
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced that Mark Lamos and Michael Ross have been named artistic director and managing director, respectively, beginning February 1. MORE
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1/5/09 - Hartford Courant - New Leadership Team
Lamos Named New Artistic Director At Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
Mark Lamos is back leading a Connecticut theater, this time in Westport.
The 62-year-old Lamos, who built Hartford Stage into a Tony Award-winning, internationally known thea... MORE
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1/5/09 - Variety.com - New Leadership Team
Lamos named a.d. of Westport
Director returns to Connecticut regional theater
By Frank Rizzo
Helmer Mark Lamos is getting a return engagement as a.d. of a Connecticut regional theater.
The director, who headed Hartford Stage for 17 years in the 1980s and 90s and Arizona Civic Theater in the... MORE
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12/20/08 - WestportNow.com - A Holiday Garland
“A Holiday Garland” Curtain Call
A cast of well known theater, television and film performers took a curtain call following today’s afternoon performance of “A Holiday Garland” at the Westport Country Playhouse. The star-studded group included (l-r) Q. Smith, James Naughton, Blythe Danner, Edward Hermann and Jack Gilpin. Joanne Woodward, Playhouse artistic director and scheduled to ... MORE
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12/19/08 - WestportNow.com - Friday's Performance Canceled
Playhouse Cancels Tonight’s “A Holiday Garland”
Westport Country Playhouse has canceled tonight’s performance of “A Holiday Garland” due to weather conditions.
Anyone who has tickets for the performance may call the Playhouse today to exchange to another date.
Performances continue through Sunday. Box office: (203) 227-4177 or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529. MORE
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12/4/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Grants for Playmaking
Westport Country Playhouse receives grants for Playmaking
Westport Country Playhouse has received a $15,000 grant from the Fairfield County Community Foundation in support of the Playhouse's Playmaking program (also known as the Norwalk Westport Theatre Workshop) conducted in partnership with Norwalk Housing Authority. In addition, Playmaking has been awarded a Connecticut Commission on Cultu... MORE
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12/12/08 - Westport News - New Trustee Leadership
Passing of the Baton at Playhouse
DeFeo Named President of Board of Trustees
Sandy Walters DeFeo of Westport will head a new slate of board of trustee leadership at Westport Country Playhouse... MORE
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12/11/08 - Minuteman - Holiday Teas
Holiday Tea Hosted by Westport Country Playhouse and Zest Cafe
Festive afternoon teas combined with holiday theatre will be co-presented by Westport Country Playhouse and Zest Cafe and Restaurant, starting Saturday, December 13. MORE
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12/11/08 - The Hour - A Holiday Garland
Dame Eileen Atkins wrapped up in 'Garland'
BY GLORIA COLE SUGARMAN
Hour Correspondent
There is nothing like a Dame, especially if she is Dame Eileen Atkins, award-winning actress, playwright and one of only six actresses awarded the Order of the British Empire, along with Joan Plowright, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Helen Mirren.
"Oddly enough," she said about the... MORE
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12/11/08 - Stamford Advocate - New Trustee Leadership
New faces appear on playhouse board
By Lisa Chamoff
Staff Writer
WESTPORT - Leadership of the Westport Country Playhouse's board of trustees has changed hands, and the group now includes familiar faces, including actor James Earl Jones.
Westport resident Sandy DeFeo was elected board president, taking over for longtime board member Elisabeth Morten, who was named chairwoman. MORE
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12/11/08 - Hartford Courant - Kristin Chenoweth
Chenoweth To Sing At Westport Playhouse Benefit
By Frank Rizzo | TICKER
She was Glinda the (Sorta) Good Witch in Broadway's "Wicked" but she is also a dynamo singer with a range that the late, great, exotic warbler Yma Sumac could envy.
Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth will perform in a benefit concert Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Chenoweth won a Tony Aw... MORE
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12/10/08 - WestportNow.com - New Trustee Leadership
Changing of Playhouse Guard
Sandy Walters DeFeo (l) of Westport will head a new slate of board of trustee leadership at the Westport Country Playhouse, the Playhouse announced today. DeFeo has been elected president of the Playhouse board of trustees. Elisabeth Morten (r) of Fairfield, former board president, has been named chairman of the board of trustees. Newly electe... MORE
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12/6/08 - StamfordPlus.com - Holiday Teas
Holiday tea hosted by Westport Country Playhouse and Zest Café
By Westport Country Playhouse
Festive afternoon teas combined with holiday theatre will be co-presented by Westport Country Playhouse and Zest Café and Restaurant, starting Saturday, December 13.
The afternoon will begin with a lavish selection of gourmet teas and tasty tea sandwiches, scones and petite pastries at Zes... MORE
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12/8/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth Appears At Valentine's Benefit Concert 2/7
by BWW News Desk
Stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner for "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," and Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch in "Wicked," will appear in a Valentine's Benefit Concert at Westport Country Playhouse on Saturday, February 7, 8 p.m. A pre-show champagne... MORE
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12/8/08 - Playbill.com - Kristin Chenoweth
Chenoweth Will Offer Valentine Benefit Concert for Westport Feb. 7, 2009
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth will perform a Valentine's Day-inspired benefit concert for the Westport Country Playhouse.
The star of Wicked and "Pushing Daisies" will offer an evening of song on Feb. 7, 2009, at 8 PM for Westport audiences. The concert will be preceded by a 7 PM ... MORE
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2/8/08 - Theatermania.com - Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth to Headline Westport and City Center Galas in 2009
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will perform a special concert as a benefit for the Westport Country Playhouse at 7pm on Saturday, February 7... MORE
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12/7/08 - New York Times - A Holiday Garland
Setting the Stage for Christmas
By ANITA GATES
JOANNE WOODWARD is back onstage in Westport.
At the Westport Country Playhouse, Ms. Woodward, the Academy Award-winning actress and the playhouse’s co-artistic director, has joined the cast of “A Holiday Garland,” a potpourri of seasonal songs, readings and humor.
“It was tricky, obviously, because of Paul’s death,” ... MORE
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12/6/08 - Wall Street Journal - WCP's Relatively Speaking
Memo to Broadway: Go Small
How to please a crowd without breaking the bank
By TERRY TEACHOUT
"Relatively Speaking." Alan Ayckbourn, the greatest farceur of our time, first made his mark in 1969 with this deliriously complicated four-hander about a philandering businessman and a sexy secretary who get caught with their pants at half-mast. Unlike Mr. Ayckbourn's later plays, most of ... MORE
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12/4/08 - Minuteman - A Holiday Garland
WCP Presents "A Holiday Garland"
Two-time Tony Award winner James Naughton and Academy Award winner Joanne Woodward have joined the cast of "A Holiday Garland" at Westport Country Playhouse, Dec. 13 - 21. MORE
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11/25/08 - Westport News - Community Gatherings Honor Newman
Our Towns Remember Newman
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11/25/08 - Westport News - Paul Newman
Newman's Legacy: Our Town
by Woody Klein
Paul Newman was the symbol of our town's best qualities: respect for privacy, a flare for show biz and creativity in the arts, a sophisticated sense of humor, success with a modicum of modesty, generosity toward others in need and, above all, a love of community and a special sense of place here in Westport.... MORE
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11/22/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Tierney Sutton
Tierney Sutton Sings at the Westport Country Playhouse 11/23
by BWW News Desk
Grammy Award-nominated jazz vocalist and JazzWeek's Vocalist of the Year Award winner Tierney Sutton and her four-piece band will present a concert on Sunday, November 23, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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11/22/08 - Connecticut Post - Community Gatherings Honor Newman
Newman fondly remembered by locals
By NOELLE FRAMPTON
Staff writer
There's no doubt about it: Westport loved Paul Newman.
Even people who'd never met the 10-time Academy Award nominee were among thousands who thronged to the Westport Country Playhouse on Power's Court this week to pay tribute to the late actor, philanthropist and neighbor. MORE
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11/22/08 - WestportNow.com - Community Gatherings Honor Newman
Full House for Newman “Our Town” Tribute
There was a full house today for the Westport Country Playhouse afternoon tribute to Paul Newman and the showing of him starring in the Playhouse 2002 production of “Our Town” in which he played the stage manager. The event, which included a “community gathering” in a tent outside with refreshments, was one of five held by the Playhouse. To... MORE
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11/21/08 - Westport News - Tierney Sutton, A Holiday Garland
Jazz and More at Westport Country Playhouse
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11/20/08 - Minuteman - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Letter to the Editor
To our incredible community
Thank you, a thousand times thank you
by Anne Keefe, Artistic Director
and Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, Managing Director,
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11/20/08 - Waterbury Republican-American - Tierney Sutton
Sutton finds jazz right place for her voice
BY TRACEY O'SHAUGHNESSY
Nobody had to teach Tierney Sutton to sing — singing casual, weightless ditties popular with the dinner-theater crowd, came easily. Sutton's mother jokes that Sutton came out of the womb singing, which may be why, throughout her years at Wesleyan University, Sutton thought so little of it.
"I sang whatever dopey ... MORE
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11/20/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Tierney Sutton
7 Days
Nov 20-25
By FCW Editorial
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
Cold Comfort
While coolness is virtue number one in jazz, Tierney Sutton is downright cold. The singer has a mysterious and distant stage persona and takes a stark approach to her material. On 2007's On the Other Side, the perennially slow-tempo Sutton reminds listeners that Judy Garland's signature song Get Happy was wr... MORE
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11/16/08 - Stamford Advocate - Community Gatherings Honor Newman
'Our Town' remembers Paul Newman
By Mary Lee Grisanti
Special Correspondent
The last role which Paul Newman played on Broadway was one in which he chose to speak to us more about ourselves than about Paul Newman.
It was a gift to the community he loved - Connecticut, New England, America - ... MORE
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11/13/08 - Minuteman - Tierney Sutton
Jazz Vocalist Tierney Sutton at WCP
Grammy Award-nominated jazz vocalist and JazzWeek's Vocalist of the Year Award winner Tierney Sutton and her four-piece band will present a concert on Sunday, November 23, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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11/11/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Tierney Sutton
Award-winning jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton at Westport Country Playhouse
By Westport Country Playhouse
Grammy Award-nominated jazz vocalist and JazzWeek’s Vocalist of the Year Award winner Tierney Sutton and her four-piece band will present a concert on Sunday, November 23, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse MORE
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11/13/08 - Playbill.com - A Holiday Garland
Naughton and Woodward to Wrap A Holiday Garland Around Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award winner James Naughton and Academy Award winner Joanne Woodward will head the cast of the Westport Country Playhouse's A Holiday Garland.
Eileen Atkins and John Tillinger conceived the holiday production that comprises holiday songs, funny stories, poignant readings, jokes and poems. A Holiday ... MORE
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11/13/08 - Theatermania.com - A Holiday Garland
Joanne Woodward and James Naughton to Headline Westport's A Holiday Garland
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Joanne Woodward and James Naughton will headline the Westport Country Playhouse's production of A Holiday Garland, to run December 13-21. The show, which features songs, funny stories, readings, jokes, and poems to celebrate the season, is devised by Eileen Atkins and John Tillinger, and... MORE
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11/13/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - A Holiday Garland
Naughton and Woodward Join Cast of 'A HOLIDAY GARLAND' 12/13
by BWW News Desk
Two-time Tony Award winner James Naughton and Academy Award winner Joanne Woodward have joined the cast of “A Holiday Garland” at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director). Staged December 13 – 21, the production will featu... MORE
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11/08 - Inside Fairfield County - Duncan Sheik
Spring's Awakening with Duncan Sheik in November
Tony Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter-composer Duncan Sheik will perform selections from his hit musical Spring Awakening, winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, along with captivating original materials, in a concert on Friday, November 14, 8 p.m... MORE
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11/12/08 - Westport News - Waiting List for Community Gathering to Honor Newman
Waiting List Available for Our Town
There is now a waiting list for the Westport Country Playhouse's community tributes to Paul Newman..... MORE
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11/10/08 - WestportNow.com - They Knew What They Wanted
Getting Set for Playhouse Reading Tonight
Performers got together today with Westport County Playhouse Artistic Director Anne Keefe prior to tonight’s reading of “They Knew What They Wanted” directed by Joanne Woodward. The show, written by Sidney Howard and part of the Playhouse Classic Series, is a poignant story of an aging Italian immigrant in California and his mail order bride. It... MORE
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11/10/08 - Playbill.com - They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted Reading, with Hensley, Maulella, Bickell, Presented Nov. 10
By Adam Hetrick
Tony winner Shuler Hensley and Andrea Maulella star in the Westport Country Playhouse reading of Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted on Nov. 10. MORE
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11/9/08 - Stamford Advocate - Duncan Sheik
'Spring Awakening'
Broadway star to sing at Westport Playhouse
By Beth Cooney
Staff Writer
Singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik is best known for his biggest hit, the Tony Award-winning musical, "Spring Awakening," but he's ready for his own curtain call.
Sheik is on the road, giving live concerts, for the first time in a decade.
"Don't get me wrong; 'Spring Awakening' ha... MORE
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11/06/08 - Minuteman - Duncan Sheik
Spring Awakening's Duncan Sheik and Friends in Concert at WCP
Tony Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter/composer Duncan Sheik will perform selections from his hit musical "Spring Awakening," winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical.... MORE
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11/6/08 - Minuteman - They Knew What They Wanted
Broadway, film and TV actors in reading of Pulitzer Prize-winning play at WCP
Shuler Hensley ("Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical"), Keir Dullea ("The Good Shepherd") and other actors will read the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "They Knew What They Wanted,"..... MORE
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11/4/08 - Playbill.com - Community Gatherings Sold Out
Screenings of Paul Newman Our Town Sell Out at Westport Playhouse
By Adam Hetrick
All presentations of the Westport Country Playhouse screenings of Our Town, honoring the life and legacy of late actor Paul Newman, have sold out.
Originally scheduled as a one-day event on Nov. 22, Westport added two additional days of screenings on Nov. 20 and 21 to accommodate the demand for tickets... MORE
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11/4/08 - Playbill.com - They Knew What They Wanted
Additional Casting Announced for Westport's They Knew What They Wanted Reading
By Adam Hetrick
Brian Hutchison and Andrea Maulella will join Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley for the Westport Country Playhouse reading of They Knew What They Wanted on Nov. 10.
Playhouse artistic director Joanne Woodward directs the reading of Sidney Howard's Napa Valley-set work that is presented as p... MORE
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11/4/08 - Theatermania.com - They Knew What They Wanted
Hutchison and Maulella to Join Bickell, Dullea, Hensley, Phillips in Westport Reading of They Knew What They Wanted
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Brian Hutchison and Andrea Maulella will join the previously announced Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley, Keir Dullea, Ross Bickell, and Bill Phillips in the Westport Country Playhouse's reading of Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted, to be dir... MORE
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11/4/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - They Knew What They Wanted
Hutchison and Maulella Join Cast of THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED Reading at WCP
by BWW News Desk
Brian Hutchison, who recently appeared as George in “Of Mice and Men” at Westport Country Playhouse, and Andrea Maulella, who last August appeared in the Playhouse production “Tryst,” will join Shuler Hensley (“Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical”), Keir Dullea (“The G... MORE
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11/08 - Westport Magazine - Duncan Sheik
Spring Awakens at the Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present Duncan Sheik and Friends in Concert on Friday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. The Tony Award-winner and Grammy nominated singer/songwriter/composer will perform selections from his hit musical Spring Awakening (winner of the 2007 Tony for Best Musical)... MORE
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11/4/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Community Gatherings Sold Out
Five Community Gatherings to Honor Paul Newman Are Sold Out at Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Tickets for Westport Country Playhouse’s (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) five presentations of “Our Town,” community gatherings to celebrate the life of Paul Newman, were sold out in a matter of hours yesterday (M... MORE
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11/3/08 - Playbill.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Westport Announces Additional Screenings of Paul Newman Our Town
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse has added additional screenings of Our Town, featuring late actor Paul Newman, on Nov. 20 and 21.
In response to overwhelming ticket demand, Westport has announced that two additional screenings of Our Town have been added to the event that will celebrate the life and leg... MORE
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11/3/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
WCP Adds More Dates to 'Our Town' Celebration Honoring Newman
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse announced that due to the exceptional ticket demand for "Our Town," a joyful gathering at the Playhouse for the community to celebrate the life of Paul Newman, two extra dates have been added on Thursday, November 20, and Friday, November 21. Two previously announced gatherings and ... MORE
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11/3/08 - WestportNow.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
There was a waiting line at the Westport Country Playhouse today for tickets to its Nov. 22 tribute to Paul Newman. The Playhouse scheduled afternoon and evening showings of its 2002 production of “Our Town” starring Newman.
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10/31/08 - Westport News - They Knew What They Wanted
Woodward Will Direct a Reading at the Playhouse
Shuler Hensley, Keir Dullea and other actors will read the Pulitzer Prize-winning play They Knew What They Wanted, written by Sidney Howard and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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11/3/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Free of Charge Tickets Now Available for WCP 'Our Town' Gala Honoring Newman
by BWW News Desk
Free-of-charge tickets can start being reserved via phone or in person as of 10 a.m. today (November 3) for “Our Town,” a joyful gathering at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, and Jodi Schoenbrun Carte... MORE
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11/3/08 - WestportNow.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Crowds lined up early today for free tickets to the Westport Country Playhouse salute to Paul Newman on Saturday, Nov. 22. The “community gathering” and screenings of the 2002 Playhouse production of “Our Town” starring Newman as stage manager will be held beginning at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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10/30/08 - Playbill.com - Duncan Sheik
Sheik and Pritchard to Perform in Westport Nov. 14
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik will perform in concert at the Westport Country Playhouse Nov. 14.
The 8 PM concert is part of Sheik's latest concert tour, which features original Spring Awakening cast member Lauren Pritchard. MORE
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10/29/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik and Lauren Pritchard to Perform at
Westport Country Playhouse 11/14
by BWW News Desk
Tony Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter/composer Duncan Sheik will perform selections from his hit musical “Spring Awakening,” winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, along with captivating original materials, in a concert on Friday, November... MORE
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10/28/08 - Theatermania.com - They Knew What They Wanted
Bickell, Dullea, Hensley, Phillips Set for Westport Reading of They Knew What They Wanted
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley, Keir Dullea, Ross Bickell, and Bill Phillips will be among the stars of the Westport Country Playhouse's reading of Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted, to be directed by Joanne Woodward at 7pm on Monday, November 10. Additional cast... MORE
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10/28/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - They Knew What They Wanted
Hensley and Dullea to Read THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED, Directed by Joanne Woodward at WCP
by BWW News Desk
Shuler Hensley (“Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical”), Keir Dullea (“The Good Shepherd”) and other actors will read the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “They Knew What They Wanted,” written by Sidney Howard and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, November 10,... MORE
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10/24/08 - Westport News - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Conmmunity Invited to Newman Tribute
Westport Country Playhouse invites the community to "Our Town," a gathering to celebrate the life of Paul Newman followed by the film of Westport Country Playhouse's 2002 production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" with Mr. Newman as the Stage Manager. The event takes place on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 and 6 p.m. at the Playhouse. Tickets are free by phone ... MORE
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10/24/08 - Westport News - Westport Arts Awards
Westport Arts Awards Honor Nonprofit Agencies
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10/17/08 - Inklings - Newman
Newman Remembered by Staples High School Community
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10/24/08 - Westport News - Of Mice and Men
Photo - Mark Mineart and Brian Hutchison in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men...
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10/23/08 - The Fairfield County Weekly - Halloween Show
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
For Those About to Juggle
By FCW Editorial
We at the Weekly want to throw out a salute to anyone who can juggle. Many times we've handled more than one apple or orange and have been mystified by the possibility of throwing them all up in the air in a circular manner. It just doesn't seem to make sense. But we digress; there are definitely people who make a living ... MORE
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10/21/08 - Playbill.com - Community Gathering Honors Paul Newman
Westport to Screen Our Town in Honor of Newman
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse will honor the life and legacy of late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman with a screening of Thornton Wilder's Our Town Nov. 22.
Actively involved at the Westport Country Playhouse, where his wife, Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward serves as artistic director, Mr. Newman made his fi... MORE
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10/21/08 - Variety - Community Gathering Honors Newman
What I Learned in NY
by Army Archerd
I learned, quite by accident, about yet another of Paul Newman's silent, charitable contributions to the world's less fortunate. during my stay at the Jumeirah Essex House on New York's Central Park South. Today, on my return to L.A., I received an e-mail from the Westport Country Playhouse telling of "a joyful gathering for the community to celeb... MORE
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10/21/08 - WestportNow.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
“Our Town” Screenings Will Honor Paul Newman
The Westport Country Playhouse announced today it will host two screenings of its 2002 production of “Our Town” starring Paul Newman as part of a “joyful gathering” for the Westport community to honor Newman, who died Sept. 26 at the age of 83. Newman played the part of the stage manager in the the Thornton Wilder play which later went ... MORE
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10/21/08 - Theatermania.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Westport Country Playhouse to Honor Paul Newman with Our Town Screening
By: Dan Bacalzo
Westport Country Playhouse will host a community gathering to celebrate the life of Paul Newman, followed by the film of Westport Country Playhouse's 2002 production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, which starred Newman as the Stage Manager. The free event will take place at the Playhouse on Saturday, ... MORE
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10/21/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Community Gathering Honors Newman
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Gathering in Honor of Paul Newman 11/22
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse invites the community to “Our Town,” a joyful gathering for the community to celebrate the life of Paul Newman followed by the film of Westport Country Playhouse’s 2002 production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” with... MORE
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10/20/08 - WestportNow.com - The Whore and Mr. Moore
Performers ham it up during a rehearsal session for tonight’s reading of the play “The Whore and Mr. Moore” at the Westport Country Playhouse. The play reading is part of the Playhouse’s “Funny Mondays” series curated by Artistic Director Anne Keefe. All tickets are $15. Seated (l-r) are Marsha Mason, Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee and Cassie Beck. Standing is Mich...
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10/19/08 - WestportNow.com - Westport Arts Awards
Anne Keefe, artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse, accepts an award today from the Westport Arts Advisory Committee at a Town Hall ceremony. The Playhouse was one of seven Westport nonprofit organizations honored for their significant contributions to the community’s cultural life.
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10/17/08 - Westport News - The Whore and Mr. Moore
Michael Cristofer, Marsha Mason to Appear at Westport Country Playhouse
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10/13/08 - Playbill.com - The Whore and Mr. Moore
Mason and Cristofer Will Be The Whore and Mr. Moore for Westport Oct. 20
By Adam Hetrick
Academy Award-nominated actress Marsha Mason will join Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Michael Cristofer for a reading of his play The Whore and Mr. Moore at the Westport Country Playhouse on Oct. 20. MORE
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10/13/08 - Theatermania.com - The Whore and Mr. Moore
Marsha Mason and Michael Cristofer Set for Westport's The Whore and Mr. Moore Reading
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Marsha Mason will join actor-playwright Michael Cristofer for a reading of his new work The Whore and Mr. Moore at the Westport Country Playhouse at 7pm on Monday, October 20.
The play is about a second-rate playwright who retreats to a country mansion in Maine to write hi... MORE
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10/13/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - The Whore and Mr. Moore
Michael Cristofer and Marsha Mason to Read in New Comedy at Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Michael Cristofer, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and award-winning actor, and Marsha Mason, Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nominee, will read the new comedy, “The Whore and Mr. Moore” by Michael Cristofer, on Monday, October 20, 7 p.m. at Westport Country Playhou... MORE
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10/10/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Of Mice and Men
Photo Flash: 'Of Mice and Men' at Westport Country Playhouse
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10/9/08 - The Fairfield County Weekly - Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men, at Westport Country Playhouse until Nov. 1
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10/2008 - Inside FC - Of Mice and Men
Steinbeck's Classic Of Mice and Men at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse is staging John Steinbeck's classic drama, Of Mice and Men, now through November 1. MORE
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10/2008 - Inside FC - Gala
Footlights & Film at Westport Playhouse
Full page of photos from gala MORE
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10/7/08 - Playbill.com - Of Mice and Men
Westport's Of Mice and Men, Honoring Paul Newman, Begins Performances Oct. 7
By Adam Hetrick
John Steinbeck's American classic Of Mice and Men comes to life at the Westport Country Playhouse Oct. 7.
Mark Lamos directs Brian Hutchison as George and Mark Mineart as Lennie in the 1937 Depression-era drama that officially opens Oct. 10 and will run through Nov. 1.
Of Mice and Men ... MORE
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10/7/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Of Mice and Men
Westport Country Playhouse To Stage 'Of Mice and Men' Beginning 10/7; Production to Honor Paul Newman
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage John Steinbeck’s classic drama, “Of Mice and Men,” directed by Mark Lamos, October 7 through November 1. Steinbeck won the Nobel ... MORE
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10/6/08 - Playbill.com - 2009 Season
tick, tick…BOOM!, Children and How the Other Half Loves Set for Westport Season
By Adam Hetrick
The work of A.R. Gurney, Alan Ayckbourn and the late Jonathan Larson as well as a world premiere from playwright David Wiltse will be part of Westport Country Playhouse's 2009 season. MORE
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10/6/08 - Theatermania.com - 2009 Season
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2009 Season
By: Tristan Fuge • Oct 6, 2008 • Connecticut
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced the preliminary line-up for their 2009 season, set to include six plays. Casting, creative team, and dates will be announced shortly.
The season will open with To Kill a Mockingbird... MORE
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10/6/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2009 Season
'tick, tick…BOOM!' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Headline Westport's 2009 Season
by BWW News Desk
An adaptation of the renowned novel and film "To Kill a Mockingbird" and a contemporary musical by the creator of "Rent" will be part of the six-play 2009 season at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) in ... MORE
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10/3/08 - Westport News - Of Mice and Men
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Of Mice and Men
Performances Dedicated to Memory of Paul Newman
Westport Country Playhouse will stage John Steinbeck's classic drama, Of Mice and Men, directed by Mark Lamos, Oct. 7 through Nov. 1. MORE
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10/5/08 - Stamford Advocate - Of Mice and Men
'Of Mice and Men'
Westport Playhouse stages Steinbeck classic
By Camilla A. Herrera
Special Correspondent
It would seem George Milton and Lennie Small, the itinerant farm workers at the center of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," would be better off without the other. Lennie, a strong but simple-minded man, would be spared George's constant derision, while George, a str... MORE
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10/2/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Of Mice and Men
For many, John Steinbeck's Depression-era novella Of Mice and Men shows the grim possibilities of wokring hard towards a concrete goal in a universe fraught with arbitrary occurrences and unstable elements...
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9/18/08 - Theatermania.com - Of Mice and Men
Hutchison, Mineart, et al. Cast in Westport's Of Mice and Men
By: Dan Bacalzo • Sep 18, 2008 • Connecticut
Full casting has been announced for Westport Country Playhouse's production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, to run October 7-November 1. Mark Lamos will direct. MORE
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9/18/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Of Mice and Men
Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage John Steinbeck’s classic drama, “Of Mice and Men,” directed by Mark Lamos, October 7 through November 1. Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 and the Pulitzer Prize for his 1939 novel “The Grapes of Wrath.”
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9/18/08 - Theatermania.com - Gala
Photo File
Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Julia Roberts, are among the stars out and about this week.
By: Joseph Marzullo, Tristan Fuge, et al.
Up in Westport, Connecticut on Monday night, the Westport Country Playhouse held its Footlights and Film gala, which raised over $1.4 million for the theater. Here are Oscar winners Joanne Woodward and Julia Roberts, the theater's arti... MORE
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9/18/08 - Minuteman - Gala
Photo Coverage - Westport Country Playhouse September 15 Gala
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9/16/08 - Variety - Gala
First Time for Angela
"I never played Westport Country Playhouse. I wasn't a big enough star! If I don't perform one small thing on this stage tonight, I'll feel like I've missed the opportunity of a lifetime." So Angela Lansbury brought down the house with "Not While I'm Around" by Stephen Sondheim from "Sweeney Todd." MORE
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9/17/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Gala
Westport Country Playhouse benefit grosses $1,407,610
A sold-out audience of over 550 people attended the annual benefit, “Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen,” hosted by Julia Roberts and featuring a special tribute to Angela Lansbury presented by Bernadette Peters, at Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, art... MORE
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9/16/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Gala Grosses $1,407,610
by BWW News Desk
A sold-out audience of over 550 people attended the annual benefit, 'Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen,' hosted by Julia Roberts and featuring a special tribute to Angela Lansbury presented by Bernadette Peters, at Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT (JoAnne... MORE
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9/16/08 - WestportNow.com - Gala
Playhouse Fundraiser Grosses $1.4 Million
The Westport Country Playhouse said today its Monday night gala grossed $1.4 million that will be used to further its artistic and educational programming. Playhouse employees and supporters posed with star guests at the gala show, “Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen.” It was hosted... MORE
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9/15/08 - WestportNow.com - Gala
The Westport Country Playhouse tonight presented its annual fundraising gala with Julia Roberts (4th l.), Angela Lansbury (6th l.) and Bernadette Peters (7th l.) among the stars. The theme was “Footlights and Film: A Celebration of Great Musicals from Stage and Screen” and the evening honored Suzanne and Bob Wright for their extraordinary efforts in raising funds for the recent Playhouse renov...
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9/14/08 - Stamford Advocate - Gala
'Footlights and Film'
Westport Playhouse fundraiser celebrates stage and screen musicals
By Camilla A. Herrera
Special Correspondent
Tony Award-winning singer and actress Laura Benanti cannot wait until tomorrow night, when she will sing "If I Loved You" and "I Could Have Danced All Night" with her husband, Steven Pasquale, during "Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Grea... MORE
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9/10/08 - Westport News - Gala
Celebrities Offer Auction Items for Playhouse Gala
Award-winning actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Lithgow and other celebrities will offer one-of-a-kind entertainment experiences in a silent auction to benefit Westport Country Playhouse during its annual fundraising gala on Monday, Sept. 15.... MORE
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9/08 - Westport Magazine - Gala
Julia Roberts to Host Gala
This year's Westport Country Playhouse gala, Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen, will be hosted by actress Julia Roberts.... MORE
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9/08 - Inside FC - Gala
Julia Roberts Headlines Westport Playhouse Gala
Up Close and Personal Auction Items with Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Lithgow, Timothy Busfield, Penn Badgley and Others MORE
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9/10/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Gala
Celebrities offer unique auction experiences to support Westport Country Playhouse
Award-winning actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Lithgow and other celebrities will offer one-of-a-kind entertainment experiences in a silent auction to benefit Westport Country Playhouse at the historic Westport, Connecticut theatre’s annual fundraising gala on Monday, September 15. In addition to celebrity... MORE
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9/11/08 - Playbill.com - Of Mice and Men
Hutchison and Mineart Set for Westport's Of Mice and Men; Lamos Directs
By Adam Hetrick
Casting has been announced for the Westport Country Playhouse's production of Of Mice and Men, which will be directed by Mark Lamos. MORE
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9/11/08 - Hartford Courant - Of Mice and Men
TICKER STAGE NOTES
Mice And Men At Westport
By Frank Rizzo | TICKER
Brian Hutchison is George and Mark Mineart is Lennie in John Steinbeck's own stage adaptation of his novel, "Of Mice and Men," the next show at the Westport Country Playhouse. Mark Lamos will direct the production, which runs Oct. 7 to Nov. 1. MORE
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9/5/08 - New York Times - Fall Season
No Theme, but Writers Aplenty
By ANITA GATES
Westport Country Playhouse
OF MICE AND MEN (Oct. 7 to Nov. 1). Steinbeck’s Depression-era tale of two friends traveling and dreaming of better times still resonates. Paul Newman, originally scheduled to direct, dropped out for health reasons and has been replaced by Mark Lamos, who directed “Cymbeline” on Broadway last year.
A... MORE
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9/11/08 - The Fairfield County Weekly - Season
The Local Culture
As for live theater staples, Fairfield County's crown jewel is the Westport Country Playhouse, and establishment that could honestly compete in New York City.... MORE
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9/08 - Fairfield CT Parents - Emilio and the Enchanted Cow
Westport Country Playhouse presents Emilio and the Enchanted Cow, Sunday, September 7...
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9/08 - Westport Magazine - Emilio and the Enchanted Cow
Emilion and the Enchanted Cow plays Septmeber 7....
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9/4/08 - Playbill.com - Gala
Benanti, Lithgow, Esparza and Hoffman to Participate in Westport Auction Sept. 15
By Adam Hetrick
Award-winning actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Lithgow and Laura Benanti are among the show folk scheduled to participate in the Westport Country Playhouse's fundraising auction on Sept. 15.
As previously reported, Academy Award winner Julia Roberts will host the Footlights and Film:... MORE
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9/4/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala
Hoffman, Lithgow and More Lend Hand To Support Westport County Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
Award-winning actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Lithgow and other celebrities will offer one-of-a-kind entertainment experiences in a silent auction to benefit Westport Country Playhouse at the historic Westport, Connecticut theatre’s annual fundraising gala on Monday, September 15. In additio... MORE
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9/3/08 - Westport News - Gala
More Talent Added to Playhouse Gala Roster
Broadway talents Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid), Kerry Butler (Xanadu), Gavin Lee (Mary Poppins)..... MORE
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8/28/08 - Minuteman - Family Festivities
WCP presents 'Emilio and the Enchanted Cow' in Family Festivities Series
Westport Country Playhouse will present puppets and music on Sunday, September 7...... MORE
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8/24/08 - Stamford Advocate - Golden Boy
A Classic Paring
Odets' 'Golden Boy' Gets Professional Reading in Westport
by Christina Hennessy MORE
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8/26/08 - Playbill.com - Gala
Butler, Lee, Burgess and Murney to Be Part of Westport's Footlights and Film Gala
By Adam Hetrick
Tony nominees Kerry Butler and Gavin Lee are among the latest Broadway performers to join the Westport Country Playhouse gala, Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen, on Sept. 15.
In addition to Butler (Xanadu) and Lee (Mary Poppins), Westport wil... MORE
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8/26/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala
Burgess, Butler, Murney and More Added to Wesport's Gala
by BWW News Desk
Broadway talents Tituss Burgess ("The Little Mermaid"), Kerry Butler ("Xanadu"), Gavin Lee ("Mary Poppins"), Nedra McClyde, Julia Murney, Q. Smith and Aurelia Williams will join previously announced Laura Benanti ("Gypsy"), Raúl Esparza ("Company") and Steven Pasquale ("The Light in the Piazza") on Monday, Septe... MORE
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8/26/08 - Theatermania.com - Gala
Burgess, Butler, Lee, Murney to Join Lansbury, Peters, Roberts, et al. for Westport Gala
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Tituss Burgess, Kerry Butler, Gavin Lee, Nedra McClyde, Julia Murney, Q. Smith, and Aurelia Williams will join previously announced stars Laura Benanti, Raúl Esparza, Angela Lansbury, Steven Pasquale, Bernadette Peters, and host Julia Roberts for Westport Country Playh... MORE
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8/25/08 - WestportNow.com - Golden Boy
Hugs for the Cast
There was a full house at the Westport Country Playhouse tonight for the performance of “Golden Boy,” which featured Academy Award-winning actress Marissa Tomei. Joanne Woodward, pictured on the right, directed the production, and she embraced each actor following the performance. Photo by Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com MORE
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8/25/08 - WestportNow.com - Golden Boy
‘Golden Boy’ Cast Ready for Tonight’s Performance
Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (center) headlines a cast that will perform a reading of Clifford Odets’ 1937 play “Golden Boy” tonight at the Westport Country Playhouse. Joanne Woodward directs. MORE
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8/25/08 - Playbill.com - Golden Boy
Woodward Directs Tomei and Latessa in Golden Boy at Westport Aug. 25
By Adam Hetrick
and Andrew Gans
Award-winning actors Marisa Tomei and Dick Latessa star in the Westport Country Playhouse reading of Golden Boy Aug. 25.
Under the direction of Westport artistic co-director Joanne Woodward, the Clifford Odets reading is presented through Westport's "Classical Series." Show tim... MORE
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8/25/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Golden Boy
Marisa Tomei To Star In Westport's Reading of 'Golden Boy'
by BWW News Desk
Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei and other actors to be announced will read the classic play “Golden Boy” written by Clifford Odets and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, August 25, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse... MORE
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8/25/08 - Fairfield County Online - Golden Boy
Reading of Golden Boy with Marisa Tomei at Westport Country Playhouse
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8/22/08 - Westport News - Golden Boy
Marisa Tomei to Appear in Joanne Woodward-Directed Reading of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy
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8/21/08 - Minuteman - Golden Boy
Marisa Tomei in Joanne Woodward-directed reading of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy"
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8/20/08 - Hartford Courant - Golden Boy
Hartford Courant
Good Readings At Westport
By FRANK RIZZO |
Westport play readings have become a starry affair.
Last month, there was Christopher Walken in "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Now, Oscar winner Marisa Tomei ("My Cousin Vinny"), at right, will be among the actors taking part in a reading of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" at Westport Country Playhouse Aug. 25 at 7 p.m.
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8/19/08 - Playbill.com - Golden Boy
Latessa and Campion Will Join Tomei for Westport's Golden Boy Reading
By Adam Hetrick
and Andrew Gans
19 Aug 2008
Tony Award winner Dick Latessa will join Academy Award-winning actress Marisa Tomei for the Westport Country Playhouse's upcoming reading of Golden Boy.
Westport artistic co-director Joanne Woodward will direct the Aug. 25 reading of the Clifford Odets work t... MORE
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8/19/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Golden Boy
Latessa, Masur an Others Join Tomei in 'Golden Boy' Reading
Tuesday, August 19, 2008; Posted: 4:01 PM - by BWW News Desk
Broadway and film actor Ned Eisenberg, Tony Award winner Dick Latessa, Emmy nominee Richard Masur and others will join previously announced Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei to read the classic play "Golden Boy," written by Clifford Odets and directed by Joanne Woodw... MORE
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8/15/08 - Westport News - Fall Children's Classes
WCP Children's Programs
Westport Country Playhouse presents "Fall in the House" programs for children, Oct. 7 through Nov. 22.... MORE
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8/13/08 - WestportNow.com - Golden Boy
Marisa Tomei Joins Reading of “Golden Boy” at Playhouse
Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei and other actors to be announced will read the classic play “Golden Boy” written by Clifford Odets and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, Aug. at 25, 7 p.m. MORE
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8/08 - Inside FC - Emilio and the Enchanted Cow
"Emilio and the Enchanted Cow" Plus Puppet-making at Westport Country Playhouse
Westport Country Playhouse will present puppets and music in "Emilio and the Enchanted Cow," a Marionetas de la Esquina production, on Sunday, September 7, at 1 and 4 p.m.... MORE
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8/13/08 - Playbill.com - Golden Boy
Oscar Winner Tomei to Star in Reading of Golden Boy; Woodward Directs
By Andrew Gans
Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei, recently on Broadway in the revival of Top Girls, will star in a reading of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Joanne Woodward will direct the reading, which is scheduled for Aug. 25 at 7 PM. The one-night-only event is part of Westport's... MORE
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8/13/08 - Theatermania.com - Golden Boy
Marisa Tomei to Headline Westport Reading of Golden Boy
By: Brian Scott Lipton • Connecticut
cademy Award winner Marisa Tomei will star in a reading of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy, to be presented at 7pm on Monday, August 25 at the Westport Country Playhouse. The reading will be directed by Joanne Woodward, the Playhouse's co-artistic director. Additional casting will be announced short... MORE
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8/13/08 - BroadwayWorld - Golden Boy
Marisa Tomei To Star In Westport's Reading of 'Golden Boy'
- by BWW News Desk
Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei and other actors to be announced will read the classic play “Golden Boy” written by Clifford Odets and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, August 25, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse MORE
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8/8/08 - New York Times - Tryst
Moving From One Barn to Another
by Anita Gates
Joe Brancato clearly has a thing about barns.
When he was a boy, he used to do the Mickey-and-Judy thing and put on shows in one across the street from his home. This wasn’t easy, because Mr. Brancato grew up in the Bronx. (But in the 1960s, a few remnants of the borough’s farmland past were still around.)
As a young Rockland... MORE
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8/8/08 - Westport News - Tryst
"Tryst," a romantic thriller, is being performed at Westport Country Playhouse.
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8/7/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Tryst
The latest drama at Westport Country Playhouse is Tryst.
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8/7/08 - Minuteman - Gala
Playhouse benefit celebrates stage and screen musicals; Julia Roberts to host gala evening
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8/5/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Tryst
Westport Country Playhouse will stage a romantic thriller set in Edwardian London, "Tryst" by Karoline Leach, August 5 - 23.
Joe Brancato, who helmed the Off-Broadway production, will direct. The cast features the return to the Playhouse of Mark Shanahan, who appeared in previous Playhouse productions of "Sedition," "David Copperfield" and "Journey's End," and is currently on Broadway in "The... MORE
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8/5/08 - Playbill.com - Tryst
Shanahan and Maulella Begin Tryst at Westport Aug. 5
By Adam Hetrick
Mark Shanahan and Andrea Maulella star in Karoline Leach's thriller Tryst, which begins performances at the Westport Country Playhouse Aug. 5.
The two-hander, under the direction of Joe Brancato, who staged the 2006 Off-Broadway production, runs through Aug. 23.
Shanahan (The 39 Steps) portrays George Love, w... MORE
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8/1/08 - Westport News - Tryst
'Tryst,' a Romantic Thriller, Takes WCP Stage
Westport Country Playhouse will stage a romantic thriller set in Edwardian London, "Tryst" by Karoline Leach, August 5 - 23.... MORE
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8/3/08 - Stamford Advocate - Tryst
Love story
Westport Playhouse presents romantic thriller
By Camilla A. Herrera
Special Correspondent
Joe Brancato was instantly drawn to the damaged souls of Adelaide Pinchin and George Love in Karoline Leach's "Tryst," opening Tuesday at the Westport Country Playhouse, when he saw a previous incarnation of the Edwardian romantic thriller in 1997 at The Comedy Theatre in London... MORE
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7/31/08 - Hartford Courant - Gala
Frank Rizzo | TICKER
Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Laura Benanti, Raúl Esparza and Steven Pasquale will be featured at the Sept. 15 annual gala benefit at the Westport Country Playhouse. Julia Roberts will host the fundraising event, which will include a tribute to Lansbury.... MORE
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7/31/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Tryst
A Love-less Marriage
Meet George Love, a man who marries poor girls and ditches them on the honeymoon. Karoline Leach's dark Edwardian-era melodrama Tryst follows Love just as as he meets his next victim, Adelaide, in London, where he convinces her to get married, but once they get to the honeymoon, this simple girl will try anything to get what she wants. MORE
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8/08 - Westport Magazine - Tryst
Playhouse Stages Thriller
Westport Country Playhouse will present the mystery "Tryst," by Karoline Leach, opening Tuesday, August 5.... MORE
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7/17/08 - Minuteman - Cinderella's Mice
Westport Country Playhouse Presents "Cinderella's Mice" in Family Festivities Series
Westport Country Playhouse will present the musical "Cinderella's Mice," a Vital Theatre production, on Sunday, July 27, 1 and 4 p.m..... MORE
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7/17/08 - Hartford Courant - Arsenic & Old Lace
TICKER STAGE NOTES
Frank Rizzo | TICKER
The line by itself was simple enough.
"There is something sinister about the man," says Joanne Woodward playing clueless Aunt Abbey in a staged reading Monday night of Joseph Kesselring's 1941 comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Westport Country Playhouse.
But the line got a huge laugh from the sold-out crowd because it was directed at ... MORE
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7/16/08 - Playbill.com - Gala: Footlights and Film
Lansbury, Peters, Benanti, Pasquale and Esparza to Be Part of Westport's Footlights and Film Gala
By Adam Hetrick
Theatre legends Angela Lansbury and Bernadette Peters will take part in the Westport Country Playhouse gala, Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen, on Sept. 15.
As previously reported, Academy Award winner Julia Roberts will host ... MORE
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7/16/08 - Theatermania.com - Gala: Footlights and Film
Benanti, Esparza, Lansbury,
Pasquale, Peters, Roberts Set for Westport Gala
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Laura Benanti, Raúl Esparza, Angela Lansbury, Steven Pasquale and Bernadette Peters will be among the participants at Westport Country Playhouse's annual gala, to take place at 6pm on Monday, September 15. As previously announced, Oscar winner Julia Roberts will host.
The eveni... MORE
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7/16/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala: Footlights and Film
Peters, Benanti, & Esparza Added to Westport Benefit
by BWW News Desk
Laura Benanti, Raúl Esparza, Angela Lansbury, Steven Pasquale and Bernadette Peters have been added to the roster of stars on stage at Westport Country Playhouse's annual gala in Westport, CT on Monday, September 15. As previously announced, Julia Roberts will host the fundraising event.
The evening's entertain... MORE
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7/15/08 - Playbill.com - Tryst
Shanahan and Maulella Will Be Caught in Tryst, a Romantic Thriller, in Westport, CT
By Kenneth Jones
Joe Brancato, who directed Karoline Leach's romantic thriller Tryst Off-Broadway, will stage the play at Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut for an Aug. 5-23 run.
The cast features Mark Shanahan as George Love, a dashing swindler "who has a habit of marrying plain, well-off wom... MORE
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7/14/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Tryst
Westport to Present 'Tryst' Starting August 5th
Westport Country Playhouse will stage a romantic thriller set in Edwardian London, "Tryst" by Karoline Leach, August 5 - 23... MORE
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7/14/08 - Playbill.com - Arsenic & Old Lace
Woodward and Keefe Offer Arsenic and Old Lace at Westport July 14
By Adam Hetrick
Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe are the Brewster sisters in the Westport Country Playhouse reading of Arsenic and Old Lace July 14.
Presented as part of Westport's ongoing Funny Monday series, Arsenic and Old Lace will be seen on the Westport stage at 7 PM. MORE
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7/7/08 - StamfordPlus - Cinderella's Mice
Westport Country Playhouse will present the musical, “Cinderella’s Mice,” a Vital Theatre production, on Sunday, July 27, 1 and 4 p.m., as part of its “Family Festivities” series. The show is for grades K-4; running time is approximately one-hour. Birthday party facilities may be scheduled in advance.
“Cinderella’s Mice” is an enchanting story with music about Spencer, a... MORE
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7/11/08 - Weston Forum - Arsenic and Old Lace
'Arsenic and Old Lace’ combines comedy, mayhem
Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors of Westport Country Playhouse, will play Abby and Martha Brewster, respectively, in a reading of the comedy classic Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring on Monday, July 14, at 7 p.m. MORE
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7/08 - Inside FC - Scramble!
A Golf Magazine Office Comedy, Scramble!, at WCP
David Wiltse's "tour de farce" office comedy, Scramble!, will be staged at Westport Country Playhouse, July 9 through 26..... MORE
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7/10/08 - Minuteman - Arsenic and Old Lace
Woodward and Keefe take the stage at WCP
Westport Country Playhouse announced that Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artisic directors, will play Abby and Martha Brewster, respectively, in a reading of the comedy classic, "Arsenic and Old Lace"..... MORE
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7/10/08 - StarPulse.com - Arenic & Old Lace
Notes & Quotes
Oscar winners Joanne Woodward and Christopher Walken are to team up for a reading of comedy Arsenic & Old Lace at the Westport Country Playhouse, Connecticut. The odd couple will headline the cast for the tribute to playwright Joseph Kesselring. MORE
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7/9/08 - Theatermania.com - Scramble!
All Over the Map
What You Will in San Francisco, Of Equal Measure in Los Angeles, and Scramble! in Westport, CT.
By Tristan Fuge
Audiences at the Westport Country Playhouse may not realize it, but David Wiltse's Scramble! previously played Florida Stage under the title Hatchetman. "A lot of people thought it was a thriller," notes Wiltse. Instead, the play, which has been heavily r... MORE
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7/10/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Arsenic and Old Lace
7 Days: The Week That Is
July 10 - 16
By FCW Editorial
MONDAY JULY 14
Fun with Murder
As artistic directors of the Westport Country Playhouse, Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe spend most of the time behind the scenes. Today, they step into the spotlight—to kill! The two will perform a reading of Arsenic and Old Lace, Joseph Kesselring's 1939 black comedy about two B... MORE
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7/10/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Scramble!
Scrambled Egghead
David Wiltse brings his tour de farce to Westport Country Playhouse
By Michael Ragozzino
His (Wiltse's) latest play, Scramble!, is a meticulously crafted "tour-de-farce," combining witty wordplay, sex, and outrageous physical comedy into a tight (and hilarious) jigsaw puzzle that makes for perfect summer theatre. MORE
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7/9/08 - Playbill.com - Scramble!
Look Busy: Scramble! Begins Westport Run July 9
By Adam Hetrick
David Wiltse's Scramble! – a tale of office hysteria – begins performances at the Westport Country Playhouse July 9.... MORE
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7/6/08 - Stamford Advocate - Scramble!
What a farce
Playhouse presents 'Scramble!'
By Beth Cooney
Staff Writer
Playwright David Wiltse will not go as far as saying his new play, "Scramble!" lacks social meaning.
Laughter, after all, has its well-deserved place in the world - even the world of corporate takeovers.
"But it's a farce," he says. "It is probably the first thing I've ever written where the int... MORE
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7/6/08 - The Hour - Scramble!
David Wiltse's 'Scramble!' opens at Playhouse
BY GLORIA COLE SUGARMAN
Hour Correspondent
When David Wiltse wants a critique of his latest play, he can just turn over in bed and ask, "Annie, what do you think? "That would be Anne Keefe, associate artistic director with Joanne Woodward, who resumed running the Westport Country Playhouse at the beginning of 2008, two years after Wilts... MORE
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6/6/08 - Greenwich Time - Education
Part of the cast of Hamilton Avenue School's fifth grade performed "Who Are You to Tell Me What to Do?" in conjunciton with the Westport Country Playhouse.
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7/3/08 - Minuteman - Scramble!
Westport Country Playhouse present 'tour de farce' office comedy
Westport Country Playhouse announces playwright-in-residence David Wiltse's "tour de farce" office comedy, "Scramble!," will be staged July 9 through 26. MORE
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7/3/08 - Westport News - Scramble! and Arsenic and Old Lace
Playhouse 'Scrambles' with Upcoming Play
Funny Monday Line Up Features Academy Award Winners Woodward and Walken MORE
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7/3/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Scramble!
7 Days: The Week That Is
July 3 - 9
Thursday, July 03, 2008
By FCW Editorial
TUESDAY JULY 8
Scrambling
Stuck in a cubicle under florescent lights all day? Get some comedic relief from the monotony of your 9-5 and check out the hilarious office comedy, Scramble!, about the incompetent staff of a golf magazine. MORE
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6/27/08 - Westport News - Scramble!
Young Professionals Night
Westport Country Playhouse will present "Mid-Week Mingle," a Young Professionals Night, on Wednesday, July 9. Tickets for "Mid-Week Mingle," including a pre-show party and admission to a performance of a comedy exploring the insanities of office politics.... MORE
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6/27/08 - Westport News - Albee/Turner
Actress Kathleen Turner chats with Westporter Eva Greenwald as she and playwright Edward Albee sign books at Westport Country Playhouse....
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6/26/08 - Playbill.com - Arsenic and Old Lace
Woodward, Keefe and Walken to Read Arsenic and Old Lace at Westport July 14
By Adam Hetrick
Westport Country Playhouse artistic directors Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe will star in a reading of Joseph Kesselring's comedy Arsenic and Old Lace July 14.
Presented as part of Westport's Funny Mondays series, Woodward and Keefe will portray the murderous Brewster sisters who spike their ... MORE
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6/26/08 - TheaterMania.com - Arsenic and Old Lace
Joanne Woodward and
Christopher Walken to Star in
Westport's Arsenic and Old Lace
By: Brian Scott Lipton
Oscar winners Joanne Woodward and Christopher Walken will headline the Westport Country Playhouse's reading of Joseph Kesselring's 1941 comedy Arsenic and Old Lace at 7pm on Monday, July 14. MORE
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6/26/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Arsenic and Old Lace
Woodward, Keefe, & Walken to Star in Arsenic and Old Lace
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6/26/08 - Hartford Courant - Arsenic and Old Lace
TICKER STAGE NOTES
By Frank Rizzo | TICKER
Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe are not only interim artistic directors at the Westport Country Playhouse, they will be actors as well. (Well, we knew Woodward had the chops. She has an Oscar, after all.) They will lead a cast in a reading of "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the theater July 14 at 7 p.m. MORE
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6/25/08 - Hartford Courant - Albee/Turner
Edward Albee, Kathleen Turner, Alternately At-Odds, In-Synch
By FRANK RIZZO | Courant Staff Writer
Kathleen Turner leans forward in the cushy leather chair, her feet in pounce position, her hands flying expressively, her husky voice passionate, irreverent and raw.
Next to her, Edward Albee casually slouches back, his legs crossed in relaxed repose, his hands folded thoughtfully, hi... MORE
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6/23/08 - WestportNow.com - Albee/Turner
Veteran actor Kathleen Turner and playwright Edward Albee signed books at the Westport Country Playhouse tonight following “A Conversation with Kathleen Turner and Edward Albee” presented by the Playhouse and the Westport Arts Center.
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6/23/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Hot 'n Cole
Westport Country Playhouse announced that due to the exceptional ticket demand for “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration,” one extra performance has been added on Sunday, June 29, at 3 p.m.
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6/23/08 - Playbill.com - Scramble!
Harris Replaces Dratch in Westport's Scramble!
By Adam Hetrick
23 Jun 2008
Rebecca Harris has replaced "Saturday Night Live" veteran Rachel Dratch in the Westport Country Playhouse production of the David Wiltse comedy Scramble! MORE
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6/15/08 - New York Times - Albee/Turner
Edward Albee and Kathleen Turner discuss playwriting and acting at the Westport Country Playhouse June 23.
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6/23/08 - Theatermania.com - Scramble!
Rebecca Harris to Replace
Rachel Dratch
in Westport's Scramble!
By: Dan Bacalzo • Jun 23, 2008 • Connecticut
Rebecca Harris has replaced the previously announced star Rachel Dratch in Westport Country Playhouse's production of David Wiltse's Scramble!, July 9-26. Tracy Brigden will direct. MORE
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6/23/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Scramble!
Westport Country Playhouse Presents "Scramble!"
Westport Country Playhouse announces playwright-in-residence David Wiltse's "tour de farce" office comedy, "Scramble!, will be staged July 9 through 26. MORE
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6/19/08 - The Hour - Albee/Turner
Edward Albee and Kathleen Turner star in 'Artists in Conversation'
by Gloria Cole Sugarman
It will be like eavesdropping backstage on a conversation between one of the world's most acclaimed playwrights and the famous actress who recently brought his modern classic to vivid life in a revival of the Tony Award winning "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" MORE
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6/14/08 - WestportNow.com - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole Debuts at Playhouse
A sold out audience was on hand for tonight’s opening night of the Westport Country Playhouse’s musical revue, “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!,” directed by James Naughton. The revue plays through June 28. Pictured are Peter Reardon and Whitney Bashor. MORE
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6/13/08 - Westport News - Albee/Turner
Turner, Albee to Grace Stage of the Playhouse
by Carol King
When playwright Edward Albee and actress Kathleen Turner hit the Westport Country Playhouse stage on June 23, the audience will be privy to an animated conversation between two dear friends.... MORE
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6/14/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole with Champlin, Cleale and Wiley, Opens in Westport June 14
By Adam Hetrick
Hot 'n Cole – celebrating the musical legacy of Cole Porter – officially opens at the Westport Country Playhouse June 14..... MORE
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6/12/08 - Fairfield County Weekly - Classical Series
7 Days: The Week That Is
By FCW Editorial
MONDAY JUNE 16
No Angel
Noel Coward's three-act comedy Fallen Angels was considered hella scandalous when it premiered in the 1920s. Set in the sitting room of a New York City apartment, it features two depressed high society ladies who learn that a dashing Frenchman who seduced both in their youths is coming to town. They get so drunk... MORE
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6/11/08 - Inside FC - Summer
Music, Dance, Comedy and a Thriller at the Westport Country Playhouse This Summer
Westport Country Playhouse has a full summer roster of shows---featuring.... MORE
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6/11/08 - Westport News - Classical Series
Curtis, Gleason, Nielsen and Sarandon Read Noel Coward
Westport Country Playhouse will launch "The Classical Series," bringing together professional actors to read works by master playwrights. MORE
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6/10/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton-Directed Hot 'n Cole Begins Westport Run June 10
By Adam Hetrick MORE
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6/10/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton-Directed Hot 'n Cole Begins Westport Run June 10
By Adam Hetrick MORE
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6/10/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton-Directed Hot 'n Cole Begins Westport Run June 10
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6/8/08 - Stamford Advocate - Hot 'n Cole
Westport Playhouse stages Cole Porter revue
By Camilla A. Herrera
Special Correspondent
Picture several impeccably dressed couples at a party in a stately Park Avenue penthouse, sipping Champagne and engaging in witty conversation. Period elegance defines the image, enhanced by vast views of the New York skyline and Cole Porter music performed on a grand piano. It's a Prohibition ve... MORE
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6/8/08 - The Hour - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton directs 'Hot and Cole'
BY GLORIA COLE SUGARMAN
Hour Correspondent
The talent gene in the Naughton family is not recessive. It starts with patriarch James Naughton, who has won two Tonys for his roles in "City of Angels" and "Chicago," as well as awards in almost every category of the performing business: movies, television and drama such as playing German Chancello