Westport Country Playhouse

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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
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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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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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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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6/4/09 - Waterbury Republican-American - Review Excerpt - Children

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By Joanne Greco Rochman
“...this play has never been so well rendered as it is under the direction of John Tillinger and with the artistry of an accomplished and outstanding cast.... Gurney has meticulously woven secrets into this in-depth look at the privileged class that explode at the end of the play like the grand finale of a fireworks display on a hot summer holida... MORE

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6/5/09 - Connecticut Post - Review Excerpt - Children

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By Chesley Plemmons
“...crisp, witty and entertaining...” MORE

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6/8/09 - New Fairfield Citizen-News - Review Excerpt - Children

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by David Begelman
"...a cast of four performers who are without exception marvelous in their roles..." MORE

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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":
www.cptv2.org/allthingsct/spotlight-arts/interview-mark-lamos MORE

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6/7/09 - New York Times - Review Excerpt - Children

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By Anita Gates
“...(written) by the unparalleled A. R. Gurney...winningly acted...thoughtfully directed...” MORE

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6/4/09 - Minuteman Newspapers - Review Excerpt - Children

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By E. Kyle Minor
“Just as the production design team aptly transports the audience to this geographic and social niche, the actors succeed in holding it thither...completely satisfying.” MORE

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6/4/09 - The Hour/Stamford Times - Review Excerpt - Children

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by David A. Rosenberg
"...an absorbing, often funny, quietly explosive production...impeccable..." 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 - HersamAcorn Newspapers - Review Excerpt - Children

By Joanne Greco Rochman
“...this play is rendered beautifully, under the direction of John Tillinger and with the artistry of an accomplished cast....Don’t miss this exquisite production.” MORE

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6/1/09 - TheaterMania.com - Review Excerpt - Children

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by David Finkle
"...an inspired revival...this is the kind of production that solidly reaffirms how trenchantly moving Gurney can be." 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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6/2/09 - Hartford Courant - Review Excerpt - Children

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by Susan Hood
"...the laughs in Gurney's serio-comic work are timeless." MORE

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6/5/09 - Newtown Bee - Review Excerpt - Children

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by Julie Stern
"If you enjoy Gurney- one of my favorite playwrights, best known for Sylvia, Love Letters, The Dining Room, and The Cocktail Hour, you should really enjoy this show." MORE

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6/2/09 - WMNR - Review Excerpt - Children

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by Rosalind Friedman
"...an excellent play in an excellent production." MORE

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5/31/09 - SSG Syndicate - Review Excerpt - Children

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By Susan Granger
"Deftly directed...the acting ensemble hits all the right notes...A must-see..." MORE

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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 MORE

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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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5/22/09 - Westport News - A Taste of Tuesdays

A Taste of Tuesdays at WCP 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 - A Conversation with A. R. Gurney on Sun., 5/31

Westport Country Playhouse Presents a Conversation
with Playwright 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... 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. MORE

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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.
Admission to ... MORE

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5/8/09 - Westport News - Children

Judith Light Heads "Children" Cast at Playhouse MORE

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5/7/09 - Hartford Courant - Children

TICKER
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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5/7/09 - Fairfield County Weekly - Best Place to See Live Theater - Westport Country Playhouse

Best Place to See Live Theater - Westport Country Playhouse MORE

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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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4/30/09 - Judith Light Heads Cast of "Children" by A. R. Gurney

Judith Light Heads Cast of “Children” by A. R. Gurney at
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.
Suggested by a John... 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