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9/2/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala Sponsors
Westport Country Playhouse 80th Anniversary Gala Goes Mod
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9/3/10 - Wall Street Journal - 2011 Season
by Terry Teachout
...Westport Country Playhouse will be mounting "The Circle" next summer in a production directed by Nicholas Martin.... MORE
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9/1/10 - Playbill.com - Diary of Anne Frank
Molly Ephraim to Star in Diary of Anne Frank at Westport
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9/1/10 - Theatermania.com - Diary of Anne Frank
Molly Ephraim, Lou Liberatore, Mimi Lieber, et al. Set for Westport Country Playhouse's The Diary of Anne Frank
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9/1/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Diary of Anne Frank
Westport Country Playhouse Presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 9/28-10/30
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9/1/10 - Behind the Curtain - Diary of Anne Frank
Molly Ephraim in Title Role in "Diary of Anne Frank" at Westport
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8/28/10 - NY Metro Parent - Diary of Anne Frank
September 28-October 30.
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8/18/10 - Hartford Courant - I Do! I Do!
'I Do! I Do!' Adds Performances
By Frank Rizzo
Westport Country Playhouse has added three extra performances of its production of the musical "I Do! I Do!," Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 2 to 4, at 8 p.m. The show stars Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin and Drama Desk Award nominee Lewis Cleale. Susan H. Schulman directs the production. MORE
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8/18/10 - Milford-Orange Bulletin - I Do! I Do!
Summer theater continues in Connecticut - If You Ask Me
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8/31/10 - Behind the Curtain - Institutional
Thornton Wilder' Memorabilia at David Cromer's "Our Town" Production
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8/26/10 - WestportNow.com - The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank-Inspired Art Bridges Westport and Bridgeport
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8/24/10 - WestportPatch.com - I Do! I Do!
PLAYHOUSE 'TAKE THE PLUNGE' AT 'I DO! I DO!' PRE SHOW RECEPTION
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8/23/10 - Woog's Web World - Gala
Broadway’s Best Salute Stephen Schwartz
by Dan Woog
You can go to Broadway to see Kate Baldwin and Ben Vereen, and hear the music of Stephen Schwartz.
But you don’t have to.
Those stars — plus “Addams Family” lyricist/composer Andrew Lippa, “Wicked” veteran Julia Murray, Max von Essen of “Les Mis” and “Jesus Christ Superstar,” plus more — are coming to u... MORE
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8/22/10 - WestportPatch.com - Gala
BROADWAY’S BEST HIGHLIGHT PLAYHOUSE'S ANNUAL GALA SALUTE TO STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
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8/20/10 - WestportNow.com - Gala
Playhouse Adds Talent for September Gala
The Westport Country Playhouse has announced that some of Broadway’s best and brightest talents will perform in a one-night-only salute to theater and film composer Stephen Schwartz at the Playhouse’s 2010 Annual Gala on Monday, Sept. 13 MORE
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8/20/10 - WestportNow.com - I Do! I Do!
A Smile After “I Do! I Do!” Rave Review
Michael Ross, managing director of the Westport Country Playhouse, was all smiles tonight following a rave review in today’s Wall Street Journal of the Playhouse’s current production of “I Do! I Do!” Critic Terry Teachout called co-star Kate Baldwin “an absolute knockout” and added “This production bodes well for the reign of Mark Lamo... MORE
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8/20/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Gala
Some of Broadway’s best and brightest talents will perform in a one-night-only salute to theater and film composer Stephen Schwartz at Westport Country Playhouse’s 2010 Annual Gala on Monday, September 13. Taking the stage in “The Magical Music of Stephen Schwartz” will be, in alphabetical order, Kate Baldwin, Darius de Haas, Andrew Lippa, Julia Murney, Christiane Noll, Steven Pasquale, Ma...
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8/19/10 - StamfordPlus.com - I Do! I Do!
Musical “I Do! I Do!” extends run at Westport Country Playhouse
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8/20/10 - Endless Pursuit of Entertainment - I Do! I Do!
My Robert Preston Playlist
By Sarah B. Roberts
Some may mock, but yes, I have a Robert Preston Playlist (as a matter of fact, I'm listening right now!). It includes all of his greatest hits - Mack and Mabel, The Music Man , Ben Franklin in Paris , the soundtrack of Victor/Victoria , "Loving You" from the soundtrack of the movie Mame (the only song from that travesty that will ever come... MORE
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8/19/10 - Playbill.com - 2010 Gala
Ben Vereen, Kate Baldwin, Christiane Noll to Sing Stephen Schwartz Tunes at Westport
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8/19/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2010 Gala
Baldwin, Lippa & More Lead Westport's Gala Salute to Stephen Schwartz 9/13
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8/19/10 - Theatermania.com - 2010 Gala
Kate Baldwin, Christiane Noll, Steven Pasquale, Ben Vereen, et al. to Perform at Westport Country Playhouse's Stephen Schwartz Concert
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8/19/10 - Behind the Curtain - 2010 Gala
Ben Vereen Joins Roster Honoring Stephen Schwartz at Westport Playhouse
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8/18/10 - WestportPatch.com - I Do! I Do!
'TOGETHER AT THE TABLE' FOR PLAYHOUSE DINNER, SHOW
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8/17/10 - Westportnow.com - Institutional
Playhouse Becoming a Community Gathering Place
Rotarians On Stage at Playhouse
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8/17/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
Westport Country Playhouse's I DO, I DO! Extends Run Thru 9/4
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8/17/10 - WestportNow.com - I Do! I Do!
Playhouse Extends “I Do! I Do!” Due to Popular Demand
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8/17/10 - StamfordPlus.com - 2011 Season
Nicholas Martin announced to direct W. Somerset Maugham’s “The Circle”
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8/16/10 - Playbill.com - I Do! I Do!
Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale Rehearse and Talk I Do! I Do! at Westport (Video)
Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale were recently filmed rehearsing for I Do! I Do!, the Harvey Schmidt-Tom Jones musical about marriage that is currently running at the Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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8/16/10 - Playbill.com - I Do! I Do!
His Cup Still Runneth Over: Tom Jones Revised I Do! I Do! for Connecticut Revival
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8/16/10 - Grace Notes - I Do! I Do!
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8/14/10 - WestportNow.com - I Do! I Do!
Sharing the Applause
Actors Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale share appreciative recognition with musical director Joel Fram at the curtain call following the opening night performance tonight of “I Do! I Do!” at the Westport Country Playhouse. The play runs through Aug. 28.
Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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“I Do! I Do!” actors Lewis Cleale and Kate Baldwin cele... MORE
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8/14/10 - WestportNow.com - I Do! I Do!
I Do! I Do” Opens Tonight, Proposal Contest Winner Named
The Westport Country Playhouse tonight opens its latest production, “I Do! I Do” starring Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale. The show has been in previews since Tuesday, and at Friday night’s performance it was announced that Kathryn and Michael Corbally of Westport were winners of the Playhouse’s “Pefect Proposal Contest.” Mi... MORE
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8/14/10 - Westport News - I Do! I Do!
A gem of a story wins Playhouse's engagement proposal contest
by Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn
On the night that Kathryn's boyfriend Michael proposed marriage, she thought they were simply unwinding by drinking a few gin and tonics with the couple, Karen and Jake, whom had set them up on a blind date a few years earlier. Little did Kathryn, a native of Wales, know that hidden in an ice cube in he... MORE
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8/13/10 - Westport Watch - I Do! I Do!
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Say “I Do! I Do!” at Playhouse
by Gary Jeanfaivre
Don’t just say yes, say “I Do! I Do!”
Opening Aug. 10 and playing through Aug. 28, Westport Country Playhouse stages Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale in “I Do! I Do!,” The joyful and touching musical about a couple’s 50-year marriage was written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, and directed by Susan H. Schulma... MORE
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8/14/10 - WestportPatch.com - I Do! I Do!
COUPLE CELEBRATES PERFECT PROPOSAL PUBLICLY
Westport couple wins contest for their 'perfect' marriage proposal.
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8/5/10 - TalkinBroadway.com - I Do! I Do!
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Sunday Symposium with Tom Jones August 15
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8/12/10 - Minuteman - 2011 Season
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2011 Season (front page)
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8/13/10 - Westport News - 2011 Season
Renowned Playwrights Fill Westport Country Playhouse 2011 Season
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8/12/10 - TalkinBroadway.com - 2011 Season
Nicholas Martin to Direct Maugham's "The Circle" in 2011
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8/13/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
STAGE TUBE: I Do! I Do! at Westport Country Playhouse
by BroadwayWorld TV
Now in Previews - Opening August 14, playing through August 28: Westport Country Playhouse stages Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale in "I Do! I Do!," a joyful and touching musical about a couple's 50-year marriage, written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, directed by Susan H. Schulman.
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8/13/10 - WestportNow.com - I Do! I Do!
“I Do! I Do!” Creating Buzz at Playhouse
“I Do! I Do!” starring Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale is creating a buzz among preview audiences at the Westport Country Playhouse in advance of its official opening Saturday night. The Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt play is directed by Susan H. Schulman. The musical tracing 50 years in the life of a married couple opened on Broadway in 1966 starr... MORE
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8/13/10 - Behind the Curtain - I Do! I Do!
Sneak Video Clip" "I Do! I Do!" at Westport Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
Here's a fun clip from rehearsals of "I Do! I Do!" at Westport Country Playhouse, now in previews and opening Saturday. Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale star in the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt two-actor musical based on the play "The Fourposter."
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8/12/10 - Playbill.com - 2011 Season
Nicholas Martin to Direct The Circle at Westport in 2011
By Adam Hetrick
Williamstown Theatre Festival artistic director Nicholas Martin has been announced to direct W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle, which explores marriages across the generations of one family, for the Westport Country Playhouse in 2011. MORE
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8/12/10 - WestportPatch.com - The Diary of Anne Frank
ACCLAIMED NOVELIST TO PRESENT AUTHOR TALK ON ANNE FRANK
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8/12/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2011 Season
Nicholas Martin to Direct Maugham's The Circle At Westport Country Playhouse In 2011
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8/12/10 - Behind the Curtain - 2011 Season
Nicholas Martin to Direct at Westport Playhouse
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8/12/10 - TheaterMania.com - 2011 Season
Nicholas Martin to Direct Westport Country Playhouse's The Circle in 2011
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8/10/10 - New Haven Advocate - I Do! I Do!
Stage Thrust: I Do! I Do! at Westport Country Playhouse
Written by Christopher Arnott
A recent Mark Harris essay in Entertainment Weekly, praising The Kids Are All Right, despaired that there are so few worthwhile films about marriage. Theater’s never really had that problem. Intimate conflicts between two people sharing a single room is the stuff of classic American drama, from t... MORE
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8/11/10 - Playbill.com - I Do! I Do!
PHOTO CALL: Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale Say I Do! I Do! at Westport
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8/11/10 - Behind the Curtain - I Do! I Do!
Sneak Peek: "I Do! I Do!" at Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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8/11/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
Photo Flash: I DO! I DO! At Westport Country Playhouse
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8/10/10 - Heart Newspapers - I Do! I Do!
Tony-nominee Kate Baldwin stars in 'I Do! I do!' at Westport Playhouse
By Joe Meyers, Staff Writer
Kate Baldwin laughs when she describes herself as being "really lucky and maybe a little greedy" to have done so much good theater in the 10 years since she arrived in New York City.
The recipient of some of the best Broadway reviews of the past season for her Tony-nominated starring r... MORE
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8/9/10 - Behind the Curtain - I Do! I Do!
Tom Jones to Speak on "I Do! I Do!" at Westport
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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8/8/10 - Behind the Curtain - The Diary of Anne Frank
Francine Prose, "Diary of Anne Frank" Writer, to Speak at Westport
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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8/8/10 - Behind the Curtain - I Do! I Do!
Youtube Weekend Faves: "I Do! I Do!" with Mary Martin, Robert Preston on Tonys
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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8/10/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - The Diary of Anne Frank
Acclaimed novelist Francine Prose presents author talk on Anne Frank
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8/9/10 - Los Angeles Times - Institutional
Patricia Neal, from Tony-winning stage actress to Oscar-winning movie star
In 1946, the young Neal was cast in Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest" on Broadway. The playwright had seen Neal perform at the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut and wanted her for a supporting role in the drama. MORE
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8/6/10 - Westport News - Education
Woog's World / Interns stay at Playhouse, yet go far
by Dan Woog
They come from across America. Some know everything about the Westport Country Playhouse; others find it through random Internet searches.
They join the theater's innovative internship program, planning to spend a few months learning stage management, marketing or finance. Most then move on, seeking work in an elusive,... MORE
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8/5/10 - Playbill.com - I Do! I Do!
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Westport I Do! I Do!, with Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale, Rehearses in NYC
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8/5/10 - Hartford Courant - I Do! I Do!
'I Do! I Do!' At Westport
Revival of Musical Runs Through Aug. 28
by Frank Rizzo
Marriage and all its ups, downs and in-betweens is the focus in a revival of the two-actor musical "I Do! I Do!" with performances starting Tuesday at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Kate Baldwin (a Tony Award nominee this year for "Finian's Rainbow") and Lewis Cleale (Broadway's "Sondheim on Sondh... MORE
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8/3/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - I Do! I Do!
Written by FCW Editorial
Ignorance is Wedded Bliss
Cameron Diaz recently called marriage “bullshit,” telling the U.K. magazine Style, “I think the big misconception in our society is that we’re supposed to meet the one when we’re 18 and we’re supposed to get married to them and love them for the rest of our lives.” While no one is paying Cameron Diaz to think, she is ri... MORE
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8/5/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Sunday Symposium with Tom Jones
Westport Country Playhouse presents Sunday symposium with Tom Jones
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8/5/10 - AmericanTowns.com - I Do! I Do!
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8/6/10 - WestportPatch.com - 2011 Season
PLAYHOUSE RELEASES 2011 SEASON, CELEBRATES 80 YEARS
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8/3/10 - AmericanTowns.com - 2011 Season
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2011 Season
Celebrating 80 Years with a Variety of Outstanding Plays and Playwrights MORE
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8/4/10 - Westport News - Institutional
Despite differences, Westport shares much in common with sister city in New York
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8/5/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Francine Prose, Author Talk
Francine Prose to Present Author Talk on Anne Frank at Westport Country Playhouse, Sept. 19
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8/4/10 - Theatermania.com - Sunday Symposium
Tom Jones Set for August 15 Westport Country Playhouse Symposium
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8/4/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Symposium with Tom Jones, 8/15
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8/3/10 - Behind the Curtain - 2011 Season
A Mark Lamos-Directed Shakespeare Highlights 2011 Westport Playhouse Season
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8/3/10 - Playbill.com - 2011 Season
Westport to Stage Lips Together, The Circle, Beyond Therapy and Last Summer in 2011
By Adam Hetrick MORE
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8/3/10 - Bridgeport Banner - 2011 Season
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2011 Season Schedule
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8/3/19 - Theatermania.com - 2011 Season
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2011 Season
By: Dan Bacalzo
Westport Country Playhouse has announced the five plays that will comprise its 2011 season, under the artistic leadership of Mark Lamos. MORE
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8/2010 - AAA Fairfield County Horizons - Insitutional
Westport Country Playhouse Gives a Glimpse of Hollywood
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8/3/10 - FCBuzz - I Do! I Do!
August 10 – 28 - Westport Country Playhouse stages Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale in “I Do! I Do!,” a joyful and touching musical
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8/2/10 - WestportPatch.com - I Do! I Do!
PLAYHOUSE LAUNCHES "PERFECT PROPOSAL CONTEST"
The Westport Country Playhouse is seeking real proposal stories in its Perfect Proposal Contest.
By Avery Kleinman
After 50 years together, married couple Michael (Lewis Cleale) and Agnes (Kate Baldwin) reminisce about the struggles and joys of partnership and wonder where their lives will lead them next in the Westport Country Playhous... MORE
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8/1/10 - WeddingIstas - I Do! I Do!
Sunday Sweepstakes: The Perfect Proposal
I must admit I am pretty excited to share a charming sweepstakes with all of you this morning. There are a lot of things I love in life, and this sweepstake happens to incorporate two that are very near and dear to me. First, being musicals. Frankly, it’s hard for me to understand why anyone wouldn’t like them. Second, I like to make other people... MORE
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8/2/10 - StamfordPlus.com - Gala
Westport Country Playhouse’s Annual Gala honors Stephen Schwartz
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7/29/10 - Theatermania.com - Gala
Stephen Schwartz to Be Honored at Westport Country Playhouse's Gala in September
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7/29/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Gala
Westport Country Playhouse Gala Honors Stephen Schwartz 9/13
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7/30/10 - Behind the Curtain - Gala
Stephen Schwartz to Be Honored at Westport Country Playhouse Gala
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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7/29/10 - Playbill.com - Gala
Westport to Offer The Magical Music of Stephen Schwartz in September
By Adam Hetrick MORE
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7/30/10 - 06880 - I Do! I Do!
By Dan Woog
How Did You Do It?
Some couples do it in the privacy of the bedroom.
Others do it on a lake, or during a picnic.
Some do it right out in public, with hundreds of people around.
Now — in preparation for their production of “I Do! I Do!” — the Westport Country Playhouse wants to know how you do it.
“It” is, of course, proposing marriage. MORE
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7/29/10 - Minuteman - I Do! I Do!
Say Yes to I Do! I Do! Coming to Playhouse
By E. Kyle Minor
In December 1964, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt were writing a musical based on the novella called "The Street Where the Heart Lies" in an Italian villa Schmidt rented when the pair received a phone call from director-choreographer Gower Champion.
"He asked us if we wanted to write a musical of ‘The Fourposter,’" said Jo... MORE
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7/28/10 - Hersam-Acorn Newspapers - I Do! I Do!
Cute proposal? Tell your story and win a contest
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7/28/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
WCP Young Professionals, Triangle Community Center Present Inaugural LGBT Night Out
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7/27/10 - AmericanTowns.com - I Do! I Do!
'The Perfect Proposal Contest' at Westport Country Playhouse
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7/27/10 - StamfordPlus.com - I Do! I Do!
"The Perfect Proposal Contest” at Westport Country Playhouse
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7/27/10 - WestportPatch.com - I Do! I Do!
PLAYHOUSE WANTS TO HEAR HOW YOU DID YOUR 'I DO!'
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7/26/10 - Bridgeport Banner - I Do! I Do!
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Musical “I Do! I Do!” with Broadway’s Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale
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7/26/10 - Connecticut Post - I Do! I Do!
Tony Nominee Baldwin to Star in Westport Musical
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7/26/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
Westport Playhouse Hosts Perfect Proposal Contest for I DO! I DO!, Entries Due 8/10
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7/28/10 - Hersam-Acorn Newspapers - Diary of Anne Frank
Westport Playhouse auditions for ‘Diary’ roles
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7/26/10 - WestportPatch.com - Diary of Anne Frank
PLAYHOUSE SEEKS ACTORS FOR 'DIARY OF ANNE FRANK'
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7/26/10 - The Producers' Perspective - Diary of Anne Frank
Male Actors for "The Diary of Anne Frank" - Westport Country Playhouse
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7/22/10 - Minuteman - Education
For Interns, the whole summer's a stage
by Michelle Koufopoulos MORE
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7/23/10 - WestportNow.com - Audition for Diary of Anne Frank
Actors Sought for Playhouse’s “Diary of Anne Frank”
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7/22/10 - Hearst Newspapers - I Do! I Do!
1966 hit "I Do! I Do!" revived at Westport Playhouse
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8/2010 - Fairfield County Life - I Do! I Do!
Westport Country Playhouse stages musical “I Do! I Do!” with Broadway’s Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale
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7/20/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - I Do! I Do!
Westport Country Playhouse stages musical “I Do! I Do!” with Broadway’s Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale
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7/14/10 - TalkinBroadway.com - I Do! I Do!
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Musical “I Do! I Do!” with Broadway’s Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale
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7/10/10 - TalkinBroadway.com - Institutional
David B. Byrd Named Director of Marketing at Westport Country Playhouse
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7/12/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Institutional
David B. Byrd named director of marketing at Westport Country Playhouse
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7/14/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
Photo Flash: Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale Lead Westport's I DO, I DO!
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7/13/10 - Behind the Curtain - Institutional
David B. Byrd Joins Westport Playhouse
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7/12/10 - WestportPatch.com - Happy Days
PLAYHOUSE LADIES NIGHT OUT INCLUDES 'PERFUME EXPERIENCE'
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7/12/10 - ShorelinePlus.com - Institutional
David B. Byrd named director of marketing at Westport Country Playhouse
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July 2010 - Westport Magazine - Institutional
Readers' Picks
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7/10/10 - WestportNow.com - Happy Days
Opening Night for “Happy Days”
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7/10/10 - WestportPatch.com - Happy Days
PLAYHOUSE PRE-THEATRE BENEFIT SHOPPING EVENT
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7/10/10 - Behind the Curtain - Happy Days
Youtube Weekend Faves: Rare Footage of Samuel Becket Discussing His Work
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7/9/10 - TheDailyWestport.com - Institutional
Byrd Joins Westport Playhouse
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7/9/10 - Playbill.com - Happy Days
Happy Days at Westport Country Playhouse
Tony Award nominee Dana Ivey and Jack Wetherall are a post-apocalyptic couple in Samuel Beckett's two-hander Happy Days, which began performances July 6 at the Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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7/9/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - David B. Byrd
David B. Byrd Named Director of Marketing at Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
David B. Byrd joined Westport Country Playhouse as director of marketing, beginning July 6, responsible for all organizational marketing initiatives for the historic theater's five-play season and surrounding year-round programming. MORE
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7/9/10 - WestportNow.com - David B. Byrd
Playhouse Names New Director of Marketing
The Westport Country Playhouse today announced that David B. Byrd has joined its staff as director of marketing, responsible for all organizational marketing initiatives for the historic theater’s five-play season and surrounding year-round programming. MORE
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7/8/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Happy Days
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse's HAPPY DAYS
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7/7/10 - WestportNow.com - Happy Days
“Happy Days” in Previews at Playhouse
The Westport Country Playhouse production of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” is in previews before Saturday’s opening. Tony Award nominee Dana Ivey (pictured at a dress rehearsal on Tuesday) and Broadway veteran Jack Wetherall star with Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos directing. The play runs through July 24.
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7/6/10 - Playbill.com - Happy Days
Dana Ivey and Jack Wetherall Face Happy Days at Westport Playhouse, Beginning July 6
By Adam Hetrick MORE
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7/2/10 - Scentfully Yours - Happy Days
On July 14 we shall be collaborating with Wesport Country Playhouse for a Ladies' Night Out of Food, Wine, Custom Fragrance and a Samuel Beckett Play...Happy Days! For Reservations please call or email immediately, as we already have a large audience and space is now becoming limited.
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7/7/10 - Solo Traveler - Institutional
Summer Theater for Solo Travelers – the drama of my dreams
by Janice MORE
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7/2/10 - Behind the Curtain - Happy Days
"Happy Days," "Endgame": It's Beckettmania This Summer
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7/2/10 - Westport News - Intern Program
Playhouse interns get backstage view of business
Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn
According to Shakespeare, all the world's a stage. At least it must feel that way for the 11 young people participating in this year's Woodward Internship Program at the Westport Country Playhouse. Named after the Playhouse's artistic director emeritus, Joanne Woodward, the program provides hands-on experience in all a... MORE
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7/2/10 - WestportPatch.com - Happy Days
HAPPY DAYS OPENS JULY 6 AT WCP
The play is the third one directed by Mark Lamos for the playhouse's 80th anniversary season. MORE
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7/1/10 - Minuteman - Happy Days
Dana Ivey at the WCP in "Happy Days"
by E. Kyle Minor
It's only fitting that actress Dana Ivey spends half of her performance in Westport Country Playhouse's production of "Happy Days" buried up to her waist in earth, the other half up to her shoulders. Throughout she's up to her eyeballs in words. MORE
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6/29/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Happy Days
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Sunday Symposium on Playwright Samuel Beckett
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6/30/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - 80th Anniversary Event
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts 80th Anniversary Celebration Event, 7/13
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7/1/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - Happy Days
What to Do This Week
by FCW Editorial
Earth Day
Please read this before you show up at Westport Country Playhouse expecting Fonzie and a doo-wop soundtrack. Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days was inspired to some degree by an acquaintance’s suggestion the absurdist master try writing a happy play. He penned two acts in which a woman is ensconced past her waist in an earth mound (which ... MORE
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6/29/10 - Hearst Newspapers - Happy Days
Dana Ivey, Jack Wetherall in 'Happy Days' at Westport Country Playhouse
By Christina Hennessy, Staff Writer
When asked why she had decided to take on the role of Winnie in Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days," soon to be staged at the Westport Country Playhouse, Dana Ivey was unequivocal in her response.
Simply, she said, it was a chance to work again with director Mark Lamos.
"He is ... MORE
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6/29/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Happy Days
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Sunday Symposium on Playwright Samuel Beckett
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Sunday Symposium on Playwright Samuel Beckett with Award-winning Author Deirdre Bair and Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos. MORE
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6/28/10 - Bridgeport Banner - Happy Days
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Sunday Symposium on Playwright Samuel Beckett
Award-winning Author Deirdre Bair and Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos to discuss famed playwright MORE
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6/28/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Happy Days
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts A Symposiium on Playwright Samuel Beckett 7/11
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6/24/10 - CT Arts Connection - I Do! I Do!
Kate Baldwin, Lewis Cleale Headline Westport's Production of 'I Do! I Do!'
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6/20/10 - WestportPatch.com - I Do! I Do!
Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale will star in the joyful and touching musical, "I Do! I Do!," Aug. 10 - 28, as part of the 80th Anniversary Season at Westport Country Playhouse. Written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, composers of "The Fantasticks," the endearing story spanning 50 years in the marriage of Agnes and Michael will be directed by Susan H. Schulman
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6/18/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Doncaster
Westport Country Playhouse and Doncaster Partner for 80th Anniversaries 6/29-30
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6/14/10 - WestportNow.com - Dinner with Friends
Insider Arts: Sweet and Sour - Recipes for a Marriage
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6/12/10 - Westport News - Young Pros Party
Westport Country Playhouse's newly formed Young Professionals Network held an evening of food, wine, live music, and a performance of the comic drama "Dinner with Friends" at the playhouse in Westport, Conn. on Thursday June 10, 2010. Photo: Christian Abraham / Connecticut Post
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6/10/10 - SuzySaid.com - Young Pros Party
Young Professionals Party at the Westport Country Playhouse
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6/15/10 - Playbill.com - I Do! I Do!
Lewis Cleale and Kate Baldwin Will Say I Do! I Do! at Westport
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6/15/10 - Theatermania.com - I Do! I Do!
Lewis Cleale and Kate Baldwin to Star in Westport Country Playhouse's I Do! I Do!
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6/15/10 - Broadway.com - I Do! I Do!
Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale to Star in I Do! I Do! at Westport Country Playhouse
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6/16/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - I Do! I Do!
Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale announced to star in “I Do! I Do!”
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6/15/10 - Bridgeport Banner - I Do! I Do!
Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale Announced to Star in “I Do! I Do!” at Westport Country Playhouse in August
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6/15/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do! I Do!
Cleale Joins Baldwin in Westport's I DO! I DO!, 8/10-8/28
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6/12/10 - Westport Directory - Happy Days
The Westport Country Playhouse stages Tony Award nominee Dana Ivey in “Happy Days,” written by Samuel Beckett and directed by Mark Lamos, a play of luminous beauty and rare power.
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6/11/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Dinner with Friends
Photo Coverage: Margulies Talks DINNER WITH FRIENDS at Westport Country
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6/11/10 - WestportNow.com - Dinner with Friends
Dinner Talk
Following tonight’s Westport Country Playhouse performance of “Dinner with Friends,” the play’s Pulitzer-winning playwright, Donald Margulies (r), and the director, David Kennedy held a discussion. Margulies, 56, an adjunct professor of English and theater studies at Yale University, said, “I write plays about topics that trouble me.” He said he writes dialogue in a wa... MORE
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6/10/10 - Behind the Curtain - Dinner with Friends
Donald Margulies Talks About His Tony Award Nod, Broadway Season
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6/10/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Butterflies Are Free
Photo Flash: Groff & Danner Lead BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Reading
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6/10/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Butterflies Are Free
Photo Flash: Groff & Danner Lead BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Reading
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6/10/10 - WestportPatch.com - Young Professionals - Dinner with Friends
PLAYHOUSE HOSTS FIRST YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PARTY TONIGHT
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6/9/10 - Theatermania.com - Butterflies Are Free
PHOTO FLASH: Blythe Danner, Jonathan Groff, and More at Westport Country Playhouse's Butterflies Are Free Reading
By: Dan Bacalzo
Jonathan Groff, Betty Gilpin, Mark Shanahan, and Blythe Danner
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Blythe Danner, Jonathan Groff, Betty Gilpin, and Andrew Grusetskie starred in a script-in-hand reading of Leonard Gershe's Butterflies Are Free, which was held a... MORE
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6/7/10 - WestportNow.com - Butterflies Are Free
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6/7/10 - WestportNow.com - Butterflies Are Free
Reunited for “Butterflies Are Free” Reading Tonight
After 40 seasons, “Butterflies Are Free” returns as a reading tonight at the Westport Country Playhouse where it previewed in 1969 prior to its successful Broadway run. It then starred Blythe Danner, who earned a Tony Award, and Keir Dullea, now a resident of Fairfield. Danner leads tonight’s cast and Dullea will address the audie... MORE
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6/7/10 - TheDailyWestport.com - Butterflies Are Free
The Daily Westport
Stars Shine in Return to Playhouse
by Cornelia Fortier
Actors Blythe Danner and Keir Dullea return to Westport Playhouse in the show they took to Broadway in 1969, "Butterflies are Free." The play originated in Westport 31 years ago and went on to New York where it ran for over three years, earning Danner a Tony Award. Now the stars return to the Playhouse, Keir ... MORE
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6/7/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Happy Days
Mark Lamos directs Dana Ivey and Jack Wetherall in “Happy Days”
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6/7/10 - The Hour - Connecticut Critics Circle Awards
Applause
by David A. Rosenberg
It was Mark Twain who said it: "The trade of critic in literature, music and the drama is the most degraded of all trades." Undaunted, critics plow on, celebrating art even as they critique it. As proof, regard the 20th Annual Connecticut Critics Circle awards ceremony Monday, June 14 at the Westport Country Playhouse, hosted by Fairfield actors Mia Dillo... MORE
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6/6/10 - WestportNow.com - Dinner with Friends
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6/5/10 - WestportPatch.com - Dinner with Friends
WINE AND DINE WITH FRIENDS
By Liz Mitchell
The latest production at the Westport Country Playhouse is to be performed through June 19. MORE
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6/4/10 - WestportNow.com - Dinner with Friends
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6/1/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - Butterflies Are Free
What to do this week
Written by FCW Editorial
MONDAY JUNE 7
The Butterfly Impact
In 1969, the Leonard Gershe-written play Butterflies Are Free opened at the Westport Country Playhouse with Blythe Danner as a freewheeling young actress and Keir Dullea (hot off 2001: A Space Odyssey) as the blind sad sack she falls for. It quickly moved to Broadway where it ran for three year... MORE
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6/3/10 - CurtainUp.com - Dinner with Friends
by Lauren Yarger
Mary Bacon, David Aaron Baker, Jenna Stern, Steven Skybell are directed by David Kennedy in Westport Country Playhouse’s production of David Margulies Dinner with Friends, June 1–19. MORE
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6/5/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Happy Days
Mark Lamos Directs Dana Ivey And Jack Wetherall In ‘Happy Days’ By Nobel Prize Winner
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6/3/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - Institutional
Winners of the CT Critics Circle Awards
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR / MUSICAL
Mark Lamos for “She Loves Me” – Westport Country Playhouse
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
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6/3/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Dinner with Friends
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6/3/10 - Behind the Curtain - Dinner with Friends
"Dinner with Friends" at Westport Playhouse: A Sneak Peek
By Frank Rizzo
Here's a sneak peek at the Westport Country Playhouse production of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Dinner with Friends," now in previews at the theater. The production, staged by associate artistic director David Kennedy, opens Saturday and continues through June 19.
The cast includes: David A... MORE
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6/3/10 - Playbill.com - Happy Days
Wetherall and Ivey Will Share Happy Days at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Jack Wetherall will join Tony Award nominee Dana Ivey in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Samuel Beckett's two-hander Happy Days.
Wetherall, who made his Broadway debut in the title role of The Elephant Man, will appear as Willie, opposite Ivey (Butley, Heartbreak House), who was previously announced to... MORE
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6/3/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Happy Days
Ivey and Wetherall to Star in HAPPY DAYS at Westport Country Playhouse 7/6-24
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6/3/10 - Behind the Curtain - Happy Days
Jack Wetherall Joins Dana Ivey in "Happy Days"
By Frank Rizzo
Jack Wetherall will play Willie in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days" July 6 to 24. Mark Lamos, artistic director of the theater, stages the play which stars Dana Ivey.
Lamos will speak about Beckett's play at a Sunday Symposium, July 11 following the 3 p.m.matinee. MORE
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6/3/10 - Theatermania.com - Happy Days
Jack Wetherall to Join Dana Ivey in Westport Country Playhouse's Happy Days
By: Dan Bacalzo
Jack Wetherall will join previously announced star Dana Ivey in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, to play Westport Country Playhouse, July 6-24. Mark Lamos will direct.
The play tells the story of a woman's cheerful optimism in the face of a trifling universe, as the central character of Winnie... MORE
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6/2/10 - WestportPatch.com - Dinner with Friends
PLAYWRIGHT TO DISCUSS HIS PULITZER PRIZE WINNER 'DINNER WITH FRIENDS'
Posted by Darcy Bell Symes
Don Margulies will discuss his Pulitzer Prize-Winning play, "Dinner with Friends," currently on stage at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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6/2/10 - BroadwayDaily.com - Dinner with Friends
Bacon, Baker, Stern and Skybell Sit Down to Dinner With Friends at Westport June 1
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6/1/10 - SuzySaid.com - Dinner with Friends
Mid Week Mingle
Westport Country Playhouse
Join us for our newest event, a pre-show lobby reception that will include passed appetizers from new area restaurant THALI of Westport, two new featured wines from Castle Wine and Spirits, new product samples and our newest performance - Dinner With Friends . MORE
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6/1/10 - ShorelinePlus.com - Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends
The Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, “Dinner with Friends” by Connecticut’s own Donald Margulies, is announced as the second production in the 2010 season at Westport Country Playhouse. “Haunting and beautifully truthful, surprising in its insights, ‘Dinner with Friends’ is the perfect play to round out our season of five completely different experiences at ... MORE
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5/31/10 - TheDailyWestport.com - Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends Dishes on Marriage
by Cornelia Fortier
"Here's to matrimony, the high sea for which no compass has yet been invented!" Henrich Heine's pearl of wisdom describes Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Marguiles's droll and thought-provoking play, "Dinner with Friends," being staged at The Westport Playhouse. The New York Times called it "A true feast...sober, wise a... MORE
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5/31/10 - ShorelinePlus.com - Dinner with Friends
Young Professionals party coming up at Westport Country Playhouse
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5/27/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - Dinner with Friends
Dinner Date
Playwright and local guy (he teaches at Yale) Donald Margulies has won awards and loads of recognition for his plays (The Model Apartment, Collected Stories, Shipwrecked! An Entertainment and many more). Dinner with Friends, now being produced at the Westport Country Playhouse, is the one that netted him a Pulitzer. In it, a middle-aged couple is in the midst of a divorce, and a c... MORE
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5/28/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Dinner with Friends
Young Professionals Party At Westport Country Playhouse
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5/27/10 - ShorelinePlus.com - Dinner with Friends
2010 Tony Award nominated playwright Donald Margulies to discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Dinner with Friends”
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5/27/10 - News Authority - Dinner with Friends
“Wine with Friends” combines flowers, food, wine and theater
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6/2/10 - Westport News - Institutional
Members of Westport Young Woman's League present this year's donation to Westport Country Playhouse.
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6/2/10 - Bridgeport Banner - I Do! I Do!
Susan H. Schulman Announced to Direct the Musical “I Do, I Do” at Westport Country Playhouse
Acclaimed director Susan H. Schulman, who has helmed productions for Broadway and Stratford Festival of Canada, is announced to direct the joyful and touching musical “I Do, I Do!,” playing at Westport Country Playhouse, August 10 – 28. Book and lyrics are by Tom Jones and music by Harvey S... MORE
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5/28/10 - Westport News - I Do! I Do!
Schulman Will Direct "I Do! I Do!" at Westport Country Playhouse
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5/28/10 - FairfieldCountyOnline - Butterflies Are Free
Westport Country Playhouse Presents 'Butterflies Are Free'
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5/27/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Young Professionals Party
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Young Professionals Party 6/10
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse's newly formed Young Professionals Network will present an evening of food, wine, beer, live music and a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama "Dinner with Friends," by 2010 Tony Award nominee Donald Margulies, on Thursday, June 10. The party will begin at 6:30 p.m... MORE
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5/25/10 - New Haven Advocate - Dinner with Friends
Donald Margulies’ relationship drama is a timeless recipe, freshly prepared
Written by Christopher Arnott
Dinner With Friends was the play that finally won Donald Margulies a Pulitzer Prize 10 years ago. The modern relationship drama, about a married couple deeply affected by the impending divorce of old friends, seemed to perfectly encapsulate that settled-yet-edgy period of New Y... MORE
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5/25/10 - Hearst Newspapers - Dinner with Friends
'Dinner with Friends' at Westport Country Playhouse
Joe Meyers, Staff Writer
In a career that has already brought him a Pulitzer Prize for drama, New Haven playwright Donald Margulies has managed to hit a new peak.
The writer had not one but two plays on Broadway this season and one of his golden oldies is getting two regional theater productions this spring.
A revival of "Coll... MORE
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5/25/10 - WestportPatch.com - Dinner with Friends
PRE-SHOW RECEPTION AT WESTPORT PLAYHOUSE
Posted by Darcy Bell Symes
• Where: Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct, Westport, CT 06880
• Date: June 6, 2010
• Time: 2:00pm
• Westport Country Playhouse presents "Prosecco on the Patio," a pre-show reception featuring Prosecco (a dry, sparkling, white Italian wine) by Mionetto, compliments of the playhouse, ope... MORE
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5/2010 - Connecticut Magazine - Institutional
Regional Stage 2010
Whether you like your warm-weather stage fare with dramatic depth or lilt 'n' sizzle, Connecticut's two classic summer theaters will delivers this season - and add a touch of historic charm. MORE
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5/25/10 - Post-Chronicle - CT Critics Circle Award Nominations
Connecticut Critics Circle nominates state’s best
By Tom Holehan
Special to the Post-Chronicle
Nominees have been selected for the 20th annual Connecticut Critics Circle Awards. The state-wide organization of theatre reviewers celebrates outstanding work by producers, actors, directors and designers of professional theatre productions throughout the state. In what was admittedly a... MORE
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5/25/10 - Behind the Curtain - CT Critics Circle Award Nominations
Connecticut Critics Circle Announce Nominations
By Frank Rizzo
The Connecticut Critics Circle announced its nominations for the best of the 2009-10 theater season.
The winner will be named June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Westport Country Playhouse. the public is invited.
The Critics Circle is composed of some of the state's theater reviewers. (Critics and theater writers for The... MORE
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5/25/10 - Theatermania.com - Donald Margulies
Donald Margulies Set for June 10 Dinner With Friends Talkback at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Andy Propst
Donald Margulies will participate in a talkback following the June 10 performance of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Dinner with Friends, at the Westport Country Playhouse. David Kennedy, who has directed the production, will moderate the conversation.
Margulies is current... MORE
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5/25/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Donald Margulies
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts A Talk by Playwright Donald Margulies 6/10
by BWW News Desk
2010 Tony Award nominated playwright Donald Margulies will discuss his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, "Dinner with Friends," at Westport Country Playhouse, following the 8 p.m. performance of the play on Thursday, June 10. The discussion will be led by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate arti... MORE
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5/25/10 - Behind the Curtain - Donald Margulies Talk
Donald Margulies To Speak at Westport Counrtry Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
Donald Margulies will be speaking after a performance of his Pulizter Prize-winning play, "Dinner with Friends," at the Westport Country Playhouse in June 10 following the 8 p.m. performance. The talk-back will be led by David Kennedy, associate artistic director who also staged the production. MORE
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5/25/10 - WingSpace.com - Dinner with Friends
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5/24/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - CT Critics Circle Award Nominations
CT Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced
Awards Ceremony is June 14 at Westport Country Playhouse
The best of Connecticut's professional theater will be honored at the Connecticut Critics Circle's annual awards ceremony, scheduled this year for 7:30 pm Monday, June 14, at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Westport Country Playhouse received eight nominations:
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5/23/10 - Connecticut Post - Butterflies Are Free
Butterflies Are Free at Westport Country Playhouse
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5/21/10 - Westport News - Butterflies Are Free
Broadway Hit Returns to WCP Root with "Glee's" Jonathan Groff
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5/20/10 - WestportPatch.com - Wine with Friends
'WINE WITH FRIENDS' CELEBRATES 80TH PLAYHOUSE SEASON
"Wine with Friends," a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie's Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane in Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Dinner with Friends," at Westport Country Playhouse Friday, June 4. MORE
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5/20/10 - Minuteman - Wine with Friends
"Wine with Friends," a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie's Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Dinner with Friends," at Westport Country Playhouse on Friday, June 4.
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5/20/10 - Hartford Courant - Dinner with Friends
Frank Rizzo TICKER
David Aaron Baker, Mary Bacon, Steven Skybell and Jenna Stern are cast in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer prize-winning "Dinner with Friends," the next show up at the theater. David Kennedy, associate artistic director, will stage the production.
All four cast members will be guests at a Sunday Symposium June 6, following the 3 ... MORE
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5/20/10 - Minuteman - Butterflies Are Free
Westport Country Playhouse will present "Butterflies Are Free" for one night only when the play is reprised as the 80th anniversary celebration Script in Hand on Monday, June 7, at 7 p.m. Keir Dullea will host the evening. Blythe Danner ("Meet the Parents") will play the over-protective mother. Jonathan Groff ("Glee," "Spring Awakening") will appear as the self-reliant sightless man.
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5/20/10 - ShorelinePlus.com - Wine with Friends
“Wine with Friends” combines flowers, food, wine and theater
“Wine with Friends,” a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Dinner with Friends” at Westport Country Playhouse on Friday, June ... MORE
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5/19/10 - Easton Courier - Wine with Friends
Westport Country Playhouse benefit June 4 includes show, drinks at Gilbertie's
“Wine with Friends” will celebrate the nonprofit Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season with a pre-show party at Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Dinner with Friends" at the playhouse, on Friday, June 4. MORE
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5/19/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Wine with Friends
In Celebration of Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th Anniversary: “Wine with Friends” Combines Flowers, Food, Wine and Theater.
“Wine with Friends,” a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie’s HerbGardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport , followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “D... MORE
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5/19/10 - Minuteman - Wine with Friends
Celebrate WCP's 80th Anniversary
“Wine with Friends,” a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie’s Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Dinner with Friends” at Westport Country Playhouse on Friday, June 4. MORE
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5/18/10 - WestportPatch.com - Butterflies Are Free
BLYTHE DANNER TO TAKE 'SCRIPT IN HAND' FOR 'BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE'
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5/14/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Butterflies Are Free
Blythe Danner and “Glee’s” Jonathan Groff in reading of “Butterflies Are Free” at Westport Country Playhouse
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5/18/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Dana Ivey in "Happy Days"
Dana Ivey Joins Westport Country Playhouse's HAPPY DAYS, 7/6-24
by BWW News Desk
Award-winning actress, Dana Ivey, joins the cast of Westport Country Playhouse's production of Happy Days from July 6th to the 24th. The show is directed by Mark Lamos. MORE
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5/18/10 - Playbill.com - Dana Ivey in "Happy Days"
Dana Ivey Will Face Beckett's Happy Days at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award-winning actress Dana Ivey will be up to her neck in Beckett when she stars as Winnie in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Happy Days in July.
Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos will direct Beckett's post-apocalyptic two-hander that will run July 6-24. Casting for the role of Willie has not... MORE
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518/10 - Theatermania.com - Dana Ivey in "Happy Days"
Dana Ivey to Star in Happy Days at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Dan Bacalzo
Dana Ivey will star in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, to play Westport Country Playhouse, July 6-24. Mark Lamos will direct.
The play tells the story of a woman's cheerful optimism in the face of a trifling universe, as the central character of Winnie (Ivey) is buried waist deep, then neck deep in a mound... MORE
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5/18/10 - Dana Ivey in "Happy Days"
Award-winning actress Dana Ivey will appear at Westport Country Playhouse in “Happy Days,” written by Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett, and directed by Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos. The story of a woman’s cheerful optimism in the face of a trifling universe plays July 6 through July 24. (203) 227-4177. www.westportplayhouse.org
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5/17/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Wine with Friends
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Wine With Friends 6/4
by BWW News Desk
"Wine with Friends," a special event to celebrate Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, will feature a pre-show party at Gilbertie's Herb Gardens, 7 Sylvan Lane, Westport, followed by a performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Dinner with Friends" at Westport Country Playhouse on Friday... MORE
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5/14/10 - Westport News - Dinner with Friends Photo
Westport Country Playhouse's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, "Dinner with Friends."
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5/16/10 - SuzySaid.com - Wine with Friends
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25 Powers Court
Westport, CT 06880 USA
Website: www.westportplayhouse.org
In Celebration of Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th Anniversary:
“Wine with Friends” Combines Flowers, Food, Wine and Theater on June 4
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5/13/10 - WestportPatch.com - She Loves Me
LOCAL RESTAURANT OWNER MAKES SINGLE APPEARANCE IN PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION
Michel Nischan, owner/founder of Westport's Dressing Room: A Homegrown Restaurant, will have a walk-on role as a chef in the musical "She Loves Me" for one performance only at 8pm tomorrow, May 14, at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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5/13/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - She Loves Me
Photo Flash: SHE LOVES ME Plays Final Performances At Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk
The final performances of the romantic musical comedy, "She Loves Me," at Westport Country Playhouse are Thursday through Saturday, May 13 - 15, evenings at 8 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m. "She Loves Me," directed by Mark Lamos, launches The Playhouse's premier season under Lamos' a... MORE
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5/12/10 - Behind the Curtain - Butterflies Are Free
Jonathan Groff, Blythe Danner in "Butterflies Are Free" Reading at Westport Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo
Jonathan Groff (Broadway's "Spring Awakening"), Blythe Danner (the film "Meet the Parents," TV's "Will & Grace") and Betty Gilpin (the film "Ghost Town") will star in a reading of "Butterflies Are Free" at the Westport Country Playhouse June 7 at 7 p.m. MORE
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5/13/10 - FCBuzz.org - She Loves Me
She Loves Me
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Musical by Tony Award-winning Creative Team Is 80th Season Opener: Mark Lamos Directs Musical Gem “She Loves Me” at Westport Country Playhouse The enchanting musical romantic comedy, “She Loves Me,” with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway cl... MORE
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5/13/10 - FCBuzz.org - Butterflies Are Free
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Keir Dullea Hosts 80th Anniversary Celebration Script in Hand on June 7: Blythe Danner and “Glee’s” Jonathan Groff in Reading of “Butterflies Are Free” at Westport Country Playhouse Tickets on Sale Thursday, May 13, 12 noon MORE
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5/12/10 - Theatermania.com - Butterflies Are Free
Blythe Danner, Keir Dullea, Jonathan Groff, et al. Set for Westport Reading of Butterflies Are Free
By: Dan Bacalzo
Keir Dullea will host a script-in-hand reading of Leonard Gershe's Butterflies Are Free, at the Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, June 7 at 7pm. Mark Shanahan will direct.
Blythe Danner will play the over-protective mother; Jonathan Groff will be the self-relia... MORE
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5/12/10 - Playbill.com - Butterflies Are Free
Dullea, Danner and Groff Set for Butterflies Are Free Reunion at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Original Butterflies Are Free cast members Blythe Danner and Keir Dullea will reunite for a reading of the Leonard Gershe play, joined by Tony nominee Jonathan Groff, at the Westport Country Playhouse June 7.
Dullea will host the 7 PM reading, which recasts Danner in the role of over-protective... MORE
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5/12/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Butterflies Are Free
Danner, Groff Set For Westport Reading Of BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE 6/7
by BWW News Desk
Forty seasons ago, Westport Country Playhouse staged "Butterflies Are Free" with Blythe Danner as the ingenious girl who falls in love with a blind boy, played by Keir Dullea. A success in Westport, the comedy transferred to Broadway, where it ran over three years, earning Danner a Tony Award. The play re... MORE
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5/12/10 - Minuteman - Dinner with Friends
'Dinner with Friends' coming to the Playhouse
By E. Kyle Minor
Is there anyone happier than a playwright the day after earning his first Tony nomination?
“This is the time playwrights live for,” said Donald Margulies, whose play “Time Stands Still” was nominated for Best Play. “It’s exciting! It’s all so surreal. I’m in a room with Jude Law and Catherine Zeta Jones.... MORE
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5/12/10 - StamfordPlus.com - Dinner with Friends
Casting announced for Pulitzer Prize winner “Dinner With Friends”
Casting is announced for Westport Country Playhouse’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, “Dinner With Friends,” written by Connecticut’s own Donald Margulies, and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, playing June 1 through June 19. MORE
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5/11/10 - Westportnow.com - Dinner with Friends
Casting Set for Playhouse’s “Dinner With Friends”
The Westport Country Plahouse has announced casting for its production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, “Dinner With Friends,” written by Connecticut resident Donald Margulies and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, playing June 1 through June 19. MORE
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5/10/10 - Bridgeport Banner - Dinner with Friends
Cast chosen for "Dinner with Friends" at Westport Country Playhouse
By Rob Sullivan
Casting is announced for Westport Country Playhouse’s production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, “Dinner With Friends,” written by Connecticut ’s own Donald Margulies, and directed by David Kennedy , Playhouse associate artistic director, playing June 1 through June 19. MORE
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5/11/10 - WestportPatch.com - Dinner with Friends
Casting is announced for Westport Country Playhouse's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, "Dinner with Friends," written by Connecticut's own Donald Margulies and directed by David Kennedy, playhouse associate artistic director, playing June 1-19.
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5/10/10 - WestportPatch.com - She Loves Me
PLAYHOUSE STAFFER GETS SHOW BIZ BREAK
WCP employee Angela Marroy Boerger picks up her bow and fills empty orchestra seat in "She Loves Me."
By Carol King
WCP employee Angela Marroy Boerger picks up her bow and fills empty orchestra seat in "She Loves Me."
Westport Country Playhouse's education and community programs coordinator Angela Marroy Boerger is performing double-duty t... MORE
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5/10/10 - Playbill.com - Dinner with Friends
Bacon, Baker, Stern and Skybell Will Have Dinner With Friends at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
Mary Bacon, David Aaron Baker, Jenna Stern and Steven Skybell will star in Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner With Friends at the Westport Country Playhouse in June.
Westport associate artistic director David Kennedy will stage the work that explores the complications that ari... MORE
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5/10/10 - Theatermania.com - Dinner with Friends
Mary Bacon, David Aaron Baker, Steven Skybell, Jenna Stern to Star in Westport's Dinner with Friends
By: Dan Bacalzo
Mary Bacon, David Aaron Baker, Steven Skybell, and Jenna Stern will star in Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Dinner with Friends, at the Westport Country Playhouse, June 1-19. David Kennedy will direct.
The play is about two couples who have been clos... MORE
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5/10/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Dinner with Friends
Barker, Bacon, Skybell & Stern Lead DINNER WITH FRIENDS at Wesport, 6/1-6/19
by BWW News Desk
Casting has been announced for Westport Country Playhouse's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, DINNER WITH FRIENDS written by Connecticut's own Donald Margulies, and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, playing June 1 through June 19.
The cas... MORE
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5/10/10 - Behind the Curtain - Dinner with Friends
David Aaron Baker, Mary Bacon Cast in "Dinner with Friends" at Westport
By
Frank Rizzo
David Aaron Baker, Mary Bacon, Steven Skybell and Jenna Stern are cast in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer prize-winning "Dinner with Friends," the next show up at the theater. David Kennedy, associate artistic director, will stage the production. MORE
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5/9/10 - TheDailyWestport.com - Playhouse Musician - She Loves Me
Playhouse Musician Hides in Plain Sight
by Cornelia Fortier
Because Westport Playhouse's production of “She Loves Me” has struck a chord with audiences since its April opening, its run has been extended to May 15. But unbeknownst to delighted theatre-goers, a classic show business story has been taking place behind the scenes of the production. During previews, the violinist for “... MORE
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5/9/10 - 06880danwoog.com - Is There a Violinist in the House?
Is There A Violinist In The House?
Last month, smack in the middle of previews for “She Loves Me,” the violinist in the 5-member orchestra bowed out for personal reasons.
The Westport Country Playhouse needed to find another brilliant musician– and one who could quickly learn an intricate musical score.
They looked as far as — downstairs. Education and community programs co... MORE
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5/7/10 - New York Times - Summer Stages
Summer Stages: Theater
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE Don't head to Westport looking for fluffy summer trifles. The 80th-anniversary season includes Beckett's "Happy Days" (July 6-26), directed by the playhouse's artistic director, Mark Lamos, and "The Diary of Anne Frank" (Sept. 28-Oct. 16). (Mr. R. Gurney thatLamos will also direct "The Grand Manner," a new play by A. begins previews on Jun... MORE
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5/8/10 - Greenwich Time - The Dish
Scene ... Actor and Westport resident David Canary ("All My Children") was seen May 1 at the matinee of "She Loves Me" at the Westport Country Playhouse.
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5/6/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - Best Place to See Live Theater
Best Place to See Live Theater
Westport Country Playhouse
Everything good about the arts in Fairfield County is epitomized by the Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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5/8/10 - 06880danwoog.com - She Loves Me
The Playhouse Pays It Forward
By Dan Woog
Two days ago, “06880″ reported that Da Pietro’s owner Janine Scotti loved “She Loves Me” so much, she’s offering a free glass of wine or dessert to any restaurant patron showing a ticket stub from the current Westport Country Playhouse production.
We then lightly suggested the Playhouse should reciprocate.
Good news: They a... MORE
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5/6/10 - 06880danwoog.com - She Loves Me
She Loves ‘She Loves Me’
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By Dan Woog
Janine Scotti just saw “She Loves Me” — the Westport Country Playhouse musical comedy that’s been extended through May 15.
Janine joins many theater-goers in raving about it. “Delightful, romantic, funny, charming and nostalgic,” she says, channeling her inner Clive Barnes.
She loved the set, the costume, the... MORE
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5/4/10 - New Haven Advocate - Tony Award Nominee Donald Margulies
Tony Award nominees? Connecticut knew 'em first!
Written by Christopher Arnott
You might think that Connecticut’s reputation as a Broadway incubator may have faded since the Shubert’s heyday as a try-out house half a century ago. But glance at the 2010 Tony Award nominations, announced a few hours ago, and you’ll see that the state’s influence is as strong as ever, and in so... MORE
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5/5/10 - Connecticut Jewish Ledger - The Diary of Anne Frank
Drama and dialog: Westport Playhouse turns Anne Frank into a community-wide conversation
By Cindy Mindell
WESTPORT - The Westport Country Playhouse is opening its 2010-11 season with Wendy Kesselman's 1981 adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in September. But the theater has already launched a collaboration with a community arts school in Bridgeport. The project is only the first of ... MORE
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5/3/10 - Metro Journalist Blog - She Loves Me/Dinner with Friends
80 Years of Entertainment
By Sherry Shameer Cohen
The Westport Country Playhouse recently opened its 80th season with a perennial favorite, She Loves Me. It's a happy show that's perfect for a landmark year for a theatre that's an institution in Fairfield County. Fortunately, it's a good production, as well.
Eighty y... MORE
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5/3/10 - All Humanity Group - Educators Workshop
Westport Country Playhouse hosts professional development workshop for local educators
Posted by AllHumanity Organization President |
Westport Country Playhouse will host a free-of-charge professional development workshop open to all local educators on Thursday, May 6, 4 to 6:30 p.m. In anticipation of the Playhouse’s fall mainstage production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” the wo... MORE
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4/29/10 - New Haven Advocate - She Loves Me
An interview with lyricist Sheldon Harnick about the revival of his She Loves Me in Westport
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4/30/10 - Westport News - Letter to the Editor - She Loves Me
Loved "She Loves Me"
by Jacqueline Masumian
Westport
"If there's anybody out there who would like to take a break from their normal evening-at-home routine, they should call the Westport Country Playhouse to order tickets for the musical 'She Loves Me.' This production is superb---performers, sets, costumes all top-notch---and the show itself is delightful from the very moment the c... MORE
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4/30/10 - Westport News - She Love Me Extends Run
Westport Country Playhouse announces that due to ticket demand for the romantic musical comedy, She Loves Me, four extra performances have been added Thursday through Saturday, May 13 through 15.
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4/27/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Local Restaurant Owner in Walk-on
Local Restaurant Owner Has One-Night-Only Walk-On In ‘She Loves Me’
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4/22/10 - StamfordPlus.com - I Do!, I Do!
Susan H. Schulman announced to direct the musical “I Do, I Do” at Westport Country Playhouse
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4/27/10 - TheDailyWestport.com - She Loves Me
"She Loves Me" Creators at Playhouse
by Cornelia Fortier
Photo credit: Photo by Kathleen O’Rourke
A Sunday Symposium at Westport Country Playhouse followed the matinee performance of “She Loves Me” on April 25. Featured guests were the musical’s legendary creators Jerry Bock, music; Sheldon Harnick, lyrics; and Joe Masteroff, book. From left: Harnick; Wayne Barker, musi... MORE
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4/27/10 - WestportPatch.com - Family Dinner
PLAYHOUSE FAMILY DINNER THEATER NIGHT
• Where: Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct, Westport, CT 06880
• Date: April 28, 2010
• Time: 6:30pm
• The Westport Country Playhouse presents "Together at the Table," dinner for the whole family beginning at 6:30pm Wednesday, April 28, followed by a performance of the musical comedy "She Loves Me" at 8.
The event is... MORE
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4/28/10 - 06880danwoog.com - Restaurant Owner in Walk-on Role
Hail To The Chef
by Dan Woog
Michel Nischan’s connection to the Westport Country Playhouse is important, but culinary and casual: He feeds theater-goers before and after shows.
Yet on Friday, May 14 the owner/founder of The Dressing Room takes a few steps east, to make his theatrical debut. He’s got a walk-on appearance in “She Loves Me,” the musical comedy that’s been e... MORE
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4/27/10 - WestportPatch.com - Sunday Symposium
LEGENDARY CREATORS OF "SHE LOVES ME"
Posted by Liz Mitchell
Credit Photo by Kathleen O'Rourke
A Sunday Symposium at Westport Country Playhouse following the matinee performance of "She Loves Me" on April 25 featured the musical's legendary creators Jerry Bock, music; Sheldon Harnick, lyrics; and Joe Masteroff, book. From left: Harnick; Wayne Barker, music director of the Playho... MORE
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4/27/10 - WestportNow.com - Local Restaurant Owner in Walk-on Role
Michel Nischan in Walk-On Role in “She Loves Me”
He can cook but can he act?
Michel Nischan, owner/founder of Westport’s Dressing Room: A Homegrown Restaurant, will have a walk-on role as a chef in the musical “She Loves Me,” for one performance only, on Friday, May 14, at 8 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse.
Nischan was the highest bidder for the role, a prize in a s... MORE
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4/27/10 - Behind the Curtain - Happy Days
Dana Ivey to Star in Beckett's "Happy Days" at Westport Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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4/27/10 - Behind the Curtain - I Do!, I Do!
Kate Baldwin To Star in "I Do! I Do!" at Westport Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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4/26/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - I Do!, I Do!
Kate Baldwin Leads WCP's I DO! I DO!, 8/10-8/28
A representative for The Westport Country Playhouse has confirmed that Broadway star Kate Baldwin will lead the theater's production of I DO! I DO! from August 10 through August 28. MORE
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4/27/10 - Hartford Courant - Review Excerpt - She Loves Me
Review Excerpt:
Hartford Courant
By Susan Hood
“...sprightly and winsomely funny... immensely appealing singing actors make each role robust and engaging from the start.” MORE
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4/26/10 - The Hour - 80th Season
WCP celebrates 80th season
By KEITH LORIA
Hour Correspondent
In the winter of 1930, Lawrence Langner, co-founder of the Theatre Guild in New York City, and his wife, Armina Marshall Langner purchased the converted barn that houses the Westport Country Playhouse, which was originally designed as a tannery and shop for manufacture of hatters' leathers. MORE
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4/26/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Educators Workshop
Westport Country Playhouse hosts professional development workshop for local educators
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4/26/10 - Playbill.com - I Do!, I Do!
Baldwin Will Say I Do! I Do! at Westport Country Playhouse
By Adam Hetrick
Kate Baldwin will star in Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's intimate musical I Do! I Do! at the Westport Country Playhouse in August.
Baldwin, who most recently starred in the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow and will soon depart for the London world premiere of the Hal Prince musical Paradise Found, is the ... MORE
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4/26/10 - Theatermania.com - I Do!, I Do!
Kate Baldwin to Star in Westport Country Playhouse's I Do! I Do!
By: Dan Bacalzo
Kate Baldwin will star in the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical I Do, I Do! for the Westport Country Playhouse, August 10 - 28. As previously announced, the production will be directed by Tony nominee Susan H. Schulman.
The musical spans 50 years in the marriage of Agnes and Michael. Additional castin... MORE
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4/25/10 - Behind the Curtain - Dinner with Friends
New Haven's Donald Margulies To Receive Mark Twain Award
New Haven playwright Donald Margulies will receive the Mark Twain Award from the Connecticut Press Club's annual awards banquet May 6 at Quattro Pazzi in Norwalk.
Two of Margulies' plays are on Broadway this season. His new play "Time Strands Still" and a revival of his "Collected Stories," starring Linda Lavin. His Pulitzer ... MORE
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4/28/10 - Brooks Community Newspapers - Review Excerpt - She Loves Me
Review Excerpt:
Brooks Community Newspapers
by Geary Danihy
“...like dining at a fine European restaurant and being presented with a cart filled with Old World pastries, each more delicious than the last. If “She Loves Me” is a sign of what is to come this season at the Playhouse, then the venerable venue’s 80th season – the first under the full control of Lamos and managi... MORE
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4/25/10 - WestportNow.com - She Loves Me
Hearing from the Original Artistic Team of “She Loves Me” and
A Broadway History Lesson
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4/22/10 - Curtain Up - She Loves Me
CurtainUp In Connecticut
by Lauren Yarger
New and Noteworthy
The musical romantic comedy She Loves Me begins Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season April 20 – May 15. Featuring music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the Tony Award-winning team who created Fiddler on the Roof, the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, playhouse artistic director.... MORE
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4/24/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - She Loves Me Extends
Musical gem “She Loves Me” extends run at Westport Country Playhouse
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4/24/10 - WestportPatch.com - Educators' Workshop
PLAYHOUSE HOSTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS
Westport Country Playhouse announces it will host a free professional development workshop open to all local educators from 4 to 6:30pm Thursday, May 6.
In anticipation of the playhouse's fall main stage production of "The Diary of Anne Frank," the workshop will explore the themes of identity, isolation and memory through ... MORE
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4/23/10 - American Towns - Educators' Workshop
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Professional Development Workshop For Local Educators
Westport Country Playhouse will host a free-of-charge professional development workshop open to all local educators.
In anticipation of the Playhouse’s fall mainstage production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” the workshop will explore the themes of identity, isolation and memory through the lens o... MORE
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4/23/10 - Westport News - Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
by Joan Beer, Westport
Broadway in Westport!
Wow---a Broadway caliber musical is right here at the Westport Country Playhouse! She Loves Me is an incredibly hilarious and heart-warming musical appealing to all generations. We all jumped to our feet to give an enthusiastic standing ovation at curtain call. It is hugely entertaining.
Under new artistic dir... MORE
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4/22/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - She Loves Me
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Presents SHE LOVES ME Through 5/8
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4/23/10 - Behind the Curtain - She Loves Me
Sneak Peek: "She Loves Me" at Westport Country Playhouse
By Frank Rizzo MORE
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4/22/10 - WestportNow.com - She Loves Me Ladies Night Out
“Ladies Night Out” at Playhouse
It was an inaugural “Ladies Night Out” at the Westport Country Playhouse tonight, an event planned and organized by Jenn Bond (c, blue dress), community relations manager at the Playhouse. More than 125 women enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, wine, live music, makeovers, shopping experiences and more prior to a performance of the romantic musical comedy “She ... MORE
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4/22/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - She Loves Me
She Loves Me Extends at Westport
Westport Country Playhouse has added four additional performance of the romantic musical comedy, She Loves Me, Thursday through Saturday, May 13 – 15, evenings at 8 pm and a Saturday matinee at 4 pm.
The romantic musical is directed by Mark Lamos and celebrates the beginning of the Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season. MORE
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4/20/10 - City Guide NY - She Loves Me
She Loves Me - Westport Country Playhouse
Date: 04/20/10 through 05/08/10
Hours: Check the website for times
Ages: Young elementary, Tween, Teen, Adult
Price: $40-$60
Address: 25 Powers Court, off Route 1 - 203-227-4177
www.westportplayhouse.org
Description: Georg and Amalia are madly in love. They just don't realize it yet. Caught up in a feud at the parfu... MORE
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4/21/10 - NBC Connnecticut - She Loves Me
4/21: Romantic Comedy
By SCOTT BEAULIEU
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH: It's a classic story that's been the inspiration for the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan romantic comedy "You've Got Mail," and Jimmy Stewart's 1940 "The Shop Around the Corner." Two people are madly in love, only they don't realize it because they can't stand each other. It started as the Hungarian play "Parfumerie" and lives on stage to... MORE
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4/22/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do!, I Do!
Acclaimed director Susan H. Schulman, who has helmed productions for Broadway and Stratford Festival of Canada, is announced to direct the joyful and touching musical “I Do, I Do!,” playing at Westport Country Playhouse, August 10 – 28. Book and lyrics are by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, authors of “The Fantasticks.” “I’m so happy Susan’s on board to direct ‘I Do!, I Do...
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4/23/10 - Westport Public Library - The Diary of Anne Frank
Sunday, September 19, 2010
2:00 pm
Westport Country Playhouse
Author Francine Prose discusses Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife,, which tells the extraordinary story of the book, The Diary of Anne Frank, that became a force in the world. Along the way, Prose definitively establishes that Anne Frank was not an accidental author or a casual teenaged chronicler, but a writ... MORE
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4/20/10 - WestportNow.com - She Loves Me
Playhouse’s “She Loves Me” Previews Tonight; Run Extended
The Westport Country Playhouse production of the romantic musical comedy, “She Loves Me,” previews tonight and due to ticket demand its run has been extended with four extra performances, the Playhouse announced today. Set to open on Saturday, the play directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Lamos launches the Playhouse... MORE
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4/22/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - Sheldon Harnick Interview
Sheldon Harnick talks about his crazy comedy coming to the Westport Country Playhouse
Written by Debra Kirouac
Considered a Broadway classic, She Loves Me centers on two feuding shop clerks in a 1930s parfumerie, who have been unwittingly flirting with each other through anonymous love letters, an arrangement organized through a lonely hearts service. The play opened on Broadway in 1963... MORE
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4/20/10 - Behind the Curtain - She Loves Me Extends Run thru May 15
"She Loves Me" Adds Performances at Westport Playhouse
By
Frank Rizzo
Even before its first preview this week, Westport Country Playhouse announced additional performances of its revival of the musical "She Loves Me."
Four extra performances have been added Thursday through Saturday, May 13 to 15, evenings at 8 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m. MORE
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4/20/10 - Hersam-Acorn Press - She Loves Me Extends Run to May 15
Westport Country Playhouse extends 'She Loves Me'
Westport Country Playhouse has announced that because of ticket demand for the romantic musical comedy, She Loves Me, four extra performances have been added Thursday through Saturday, May 13 – 15, evenings at 8 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m. The play opens this evening, April 20. MORE
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4/20/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - She Loves Me Extends to May 15
Westport Country Playhouse's SHE LOVES ME Extends Its Run Thru 5/15
by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse announces that due to ticket demand for the romantic musical comedy, "She Loves Me," four extra performances have been added Thursday through Saturday, May 13 - 15, evenings at 8 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m. MORE
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4/19/10 - SuzySaid.com - She Loves Me Ladies Night Out
Ladies Night Out
Grab your galpals and make a reservation for the Ladies Night Out event at the Westport Country Playhouse. The party starts at 6 o’clock, with hors d’oeuvres, wine, makeovers, live music, and shopping. (They had Suzy at “makeover.”) Then, at 8 o’clock, the curtain goes up on the Playhouse’s latest show, She Loves Me, a romantic comedy and Broadway classic, directe... MORE
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4/18/10 - Cablevision Channel 84 - Neighborhood Journal
Videotaped Interview with Mark Lamos
Cablevision Channel 84
"Neighborhood Journal"
Produced by Sean McCabe
Nightly at 6:09, 7:09, 8:09, 9:09, 10:09
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4/17/10 - WestportPatch.com - Susan H. Schulman Directs I Do!, I Do!
PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES 'I DO, I DO!' DIRECTOR
Posted by Liz Mitchell
Acclaimed director Susan H. Schulman, who has helmed productions for Broadway and Stratford Festival of Canada, is announced to direct the joyful and touching musical "I Do, I Do!," playing at Westport Country Playhouse, August 10-28. Book and lyrics are by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, authors of "The Fantasti... MORE
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4/17/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Susan H. Schulman Directs I Do!, I Do!
Susan H. Schulman Announced to Direct the Musical 'I Do, I Do' at Westport Country Playhouse
Acclaimed director Susan H. Schulman, who has helmed productions for Broadway and Stratford Festival of Canada, is announced to direct the joyful and touching musical “I Do, I Do!,” playing at Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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4/16/10 - Westport News - She Loves Me
She Loves Me kicks off 80th anniversary season at WCP
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4/15/10 - Minuteman - Symposium with Broadway Legends
WCP Presents Legendary Broadway Musical Team
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4/14/10 - WestportNow.com - Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do!, I Do!
Director Set for Playhouse Production of “I Do, I Do”
Susan H. Schulman, who has directed productions for Broadway and the Stratford Festival of Canada, will direct the revival of the two-actor musical “I Do, I Do!” which will play at Westport Country Playhouse, Aug. 10 to 28, the Playhouse announced today.
“I’m so happy Susan’s on board to direct ‘I Do!, I Do!,’” sa... MORE
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4/14/10 - Behind the Curtain - Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do!, I Do!
Susan H. Schulman to Direct "I Do! I Do!" at Westport Country Playhouse
By
Frank Rizzo
Susan H. Schulman, who has helmed productions for Broadway and Stratford Festival of Canada,wioll direct the revival of the two-actor musical "I Do, I Do!" which will play at Westport Country Playhouse, Aug. 10 to 28. MORE
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4/14/10 - Playbill.com - Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do!, I Do!
Tony Nominee Schulman to Direct I Do, I Do! at Westport
By Adam Hetrick
The Westport Country Playhouse production of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's two-person musical I Do, I Do! will be staged by Tony nominee Susan H. Schulman.
Schulman, who staged the 1998 Broadway revival of The Sound of Music, will direct I Do, I Do!, which will run Aug. 10-28. The musical spans 50 years in the ... MORE
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4/14/10 - Theatermania.com - Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do!, I Do!
Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do, I Do at Westport Country Playhouse
By: Dan Bacalzo
Tony nominee Susan H. Schulman will direct the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical I Do, I Do! for the Westport Country Playhouse, August 10 - 28.
The musical spans 50 years in the marriage of Agnes and Michael. Casting will be announced at a later date.
Schulman received a Tony nomination for... MORE
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4/14/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Susan H. Schulman to Direct I Do!, I Do!
Susan H. Schulman Directs I DO, I DO at Westport Country Playhouse; Opens 8/10
by BWW News Desk
Tony-nominated director Susan H. Schulman is set to direct I DO, I DO, by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, this summer at The Westport Country Playhouse from August 10th through August 28th. MORE
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4/13/10 - Fairfield County Weekly - She Loves Me
What to do this week
Written by FCW Editorial
TUESDAY APRIL 20
Variations on a Theme
The plot of Parfumerie, by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, is simple — two shop employees fight constantly at work, but are actually pen pals, connected through lonely-hearts ads — and has proven malleable through several adaptations. The play was the basis for the 1940 James Stewar... MORE
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4/13/10 - Hearst Newspapers - She Loves Me
'She Loves Me' at Westport Country Playhouse
Christina Hennessy, Staff Writer
One might have thought it would take some doing to get a trio of celebrated Broadway veterans on the same stage to talk about their long careers in the business.
In the end, it was relatively simple.
"We just picked up the phone and asked them," said Mark Lamos, artistic director of the Westport Coun... MORE
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4/9/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse presents legendary Broadway musical team
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium with one of the most famous Broadway musical teams, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, “She Loves Me,” following the Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the enchanting musical comedy, directed by Mark Lamos, Playhou... MORE
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4/8/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Legendary Broadway Musical Team Masteroff, Bock and Harnick at Sunday Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium on April 25 with one of the most famous Broadway musical teams, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, “She Loves Me,” following the matinee performance of the enchanting musica... MORE
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4/8/10 - Minuteman - She Loves Me
Jeremy Peter Johnson as Georg and Jessica Grove as Amalia lay shop clerks in a parfumerie in the musical "She Loves Me."
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4/7/10 - Behind the Curtain - Symposium
Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Re-Unite for "She Loves Me" Talk
By Frank Rizzo
Three Broadway legends are coming together later this month in Westport to talk about one of their most memorable shows.
Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, "She Loves Me," will talk about their creation following the Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m. matinee per... MORE
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4/7/10 - Theatermania.com - Symposium
Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick Set for Westport Country Playhouse Symposium April 25
By: Dan Bacalzo
Songwriting team Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick will participate in a "Sunday Symposium" at the Westport Country Playhouse following the April 25 matinee performance of their musical She Loves Me, currently performing at the theater.
Masteroff, who wrot... MORE
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4/7/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Symposium
WCP Presents Masteroff, Bock, and Harnick at Sunday Symposium 4/25
- by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium with one of the most famous Broadway musical teams, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, "She Loves Me," following the Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the enchanting musical comedy, directed by... MORE
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4/7/10 - New England Entertainment Digest - Symposium
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Legendary Broadway Musical Team Masteroff, Bock & Harnick at Sunday Symposium
WESTPORT, CT: Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium with one of the most famous Broadway musical teams, Joe Masteroff, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, who created the musical, “She Loves Me,” following the Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m. matinee performance of t... MORE
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3/25/10 - WestportPatch.com - She Loves Me
Playhouse Ready to Raise Curtain on 80th Season
For its 80th season opener, The Westport Country Playhouse presents the enchanting musical romantic comedy, "She Loves Me," with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics.
Opening night is April 20 and performances will run daily, except Mondays, through May 8.
Featuring an alluring mus... MORE
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3/23/10 - Behind the Curtain - She Loves Me
Westport Playhouse's "She Loves Me" with Grove, Johnson and Sills
By Frank Rizzo
I heard that Jennifer Grove and Jeremy Peter Johnson are the romantic leads Georg and Amalia in the opening show for the 2010 season at the Westport Country Playhouse, a revival of the musical "She Loves Me."
Mark Lamos, artistic director at the theater, will stage the show which has music and lyrics b... MORE
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3/16/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - She Loves Me
‘Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics hosts “Meet the Cast”
Local ‘Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics will host a reception to “Meet the Cast” of Westport Country Playhouse’s upcoming musical, “She Loves Me,” one of the all-time great Broadway classics, on Tuesday, March 23, 5 to 7 p.m., at the store, 57 Main St., Westport. Open to the public, guests are invited to meet company me... MORE
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4/1/10 - Minuteman - 2010 Season
Playhouse history
The Friends of the Westport Center for Senior Activities is pleased to announce that David Kennedy will be speaking about the history and current status of the Westport Country Playhosue on April 16. MORE
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4/1/10 - WestportNow.com - Institutional
Words of Theater Wisdom
Anne Keefe, former artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse, today told an audience at First Thursdays, a monthly forum at the Playhouse hosted by the Westport-based networking organization Connections, about her 40 year career in the theater. She started at age 22 as a stage manager at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, N.J. She imparted her retrospectively... MORE
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3/24/10 - TalkOperaWorld.com - She Loves Me
Grove, Anderson et al. Lead Westport's SHE LOVES ME 4/20-5/8; Lamos Directs
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3/26/10 - Inklings - Institutional
Westport Country Playhouse Celebrates 80th Anniversary
By Monica Mula ‘10
Web Opinions Editor
The year 2010 raises the curtain on the 80th Anniversary season for the Westport Country Playhouse. MORE
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3/26/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - She Loves Me
Mark Lamos directs musical gem “She Loves Me” at Westport Country Playhouse
The enchanting musical romantic comedy, “She Loves Me,” with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season, April 20 – May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightf... MORE
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3/26/10 - Westport News - Parfumerie Douglas Event
Playhouse Presenting 80th Season
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3/26/10 - WestportPatch.com - Scotch Tasting
AT AGE 80, PLAYHOUSE HAS 'HIGH SPIRITS'
By Carol King |
More than 100 people attended "High Spirits: A Scotch Tasting Event" at the Westport Country Playhouse Thursday night.
The scotch sampling was the kickoff to a series of events celebrating the theater's 80th anniversary. The event paired tastings of high-end malt liquors with a variety of appetizers that complemented the spi... MORE
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3/25/10 - WestportNow.com - Scotch Tasting
Drinking to the Playhouse’s 80th Anniversary
More than 100 guests tonight attended an 80th anniversary celebration of the Westport Country Playhouse with a blended and single malt scotch tasting event held at the Sheffer Rehearsal Hall. Sponsored by Diageo, the event featured the company’s Master of Whiskey sharing the pleasures and complexities of premier brands Johnnie Walker Black, Joh... MORE
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3/25/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Scotch Tasting
High Spirits, A Scotch Tasting Event
“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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3/25/10 - Hartford Courant - Family Festivities
History, Art, Stage Shows Among Upcoming Family Attractions
By CRYSTAL MALDONADO
Westport Country Playhouse, at 25 Powers Court, Westport, presents the musical "Are You My Mother?" Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m. for kindergarten through grade 2.
Baby Bird breaks free from her shell and expects to hear her mother's song but realizes her mother isn't there. She searches for her mom wit... MORE
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3/24/10 - Stamford Times/The Hour - Scotch Tasting
Playhouse offers scotch tasting
By A.J. O'CONNELL
Hour Staff Writer
Evan Cattanach is passionate about whiskey; he's devoted more than 50 years of his life to the spirit. Before his retirement in 1993, Cattanach worked in four of Scotland's six whisky-producing regions, and according to his current employer, Diageo, he is one of the world's greatest authorities on single malt whisk... MORE
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3/25/10 - CTNow.com - Scotch Tasting
High Spirits, a Scotch Tasting Event
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Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Court, Westport, CT 06880
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203-227-4177
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Sponsored by Diageo, led by their Master of Whiskey and featuring a putting green practice area. MORE
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3/24/10 - Playbill.com - She Loves Me
Johnson, Grové, Anderson, Sills, Wolpe and McCormick Cast in She Loves Me at Westport
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3/24/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - She Loves Me
Grove, Anderson et al. Lead Westport's SHE LOVES ME 4/20-5/8; Lamos Directs
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3/24/10 - Theatermania.com - She Loves Me
Nancy Anderson, Jessica Grové, Jeremy Peter Johnson, Douglas Sills, et al. Set for Westport's She Loves Me
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3/23/10 - Hearst Newspapers - Family Festivities
Westport Playhouse hosts 'Are You My Mother?'
By Amanda Cuda, Staff Writer
When little Baby Bird emerges from her shell and opens her eyes for the first time, she hopes to be greeted with her mother's song.
But, much to the little one's dismay, her mother isn't there.
Thus begins a quest, during which Baby Bird repeatedly asks various creatures the same question: "Are you my m... MORE
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3/22/10 - WestportNow.com - Harvey
Getting Ready for Tonight’s “Harvey” Playhouse Reading
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3/21/10 - GetFreeMakeup.com - Parfumerie Douglas Event
Douglas Cosmetics hosts “Meet the Cast”
Local ‘Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics will host a reception to “Meet the Cast” of Westport Country Playhouse’s upcoming musical, “She Loves Me,” one of the all-time great Broadway classics, on Tuesday, March 23, 5 to 7 p.m., at the store, 57 Main St., Westport. Open to the public, guests are invited to meet company members of the ench... MORE
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3/19/10 - Westport News - Family Festivities
Are You My Mother? at Westport Country Playhouse
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3/19/10 - WestportPatch.com - Harvey
CHRIS SARANDON TO STAR AT PLAYHOUSE
• Where: Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Ct, Westport, CT 06880
• Date: March 22, 2010
• The Westport Country Playhouse's "Script in Hand" play reading series continues with "Harvey," starring Chris Sarandon, Monday, March 22.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase is a tale about a man and his best friend Harvey, an ima... MORE
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3/17/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Parfumerie Douglas Event
Meet The Cast of Westport Country Playhouse's SHE LOVES ME 3/23
Wednesday, March 17, 2010; Posted: 02:03 PM - by BWW News Desk
Westport Country Playhouse invites the public to meet the cast of SHE LOVES ME on TUESDAY, MARCH 23 from 5pm - 7pm at Douglas Cosmetics 57 Main Street, Westport <... MORE
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3/16/10 - New Haven Advocate - Harvey
Written by Christopher Arnott
Fairfield County is hopping with giant rabbits this week: On March 22, Westport Country Playhouse presents a reading of Mary Chase’s Harvey. Productions of this ever-popular psychiatric comedy about a man and his elusive leporid pal have been scarce in the past few years. With performance rights being sat upon, nobody had a crack at the play until the WCP swun... MORE
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3/16/10 - Hearst Newspapers - Harvey
'Harvey' reading at Westport Playhouse
Published: 03:26 p.m., Tuesday, March 16, 2010
You might not want this bunny in your Easter basket, but he makes for great theater.
The Westport Country Playhouse will present a one-night-only reading Monday of "Harvey," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, by Mary Chase, about a man, Elwood P. Dowd, and his friend, "Harvey," a 6-foot-tall rabbit t... MORE
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3/16/10 - AmericanTown.com - Parfumerie Douglas Event
Parfumerie, Douglas Cosmetics Hosts Playhouse 'Meet the Cast'
posted:March 16th, 2010
Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics Hosts 'Meet the Cast' with Westport Country Playhouse’s “She Loves Me” Company
Local ‘Parfumerie’, Douglas Cosmetics will host a reception to “Meet the Cast”... MORE
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3/12/10 - Westport News - Single Tickets on Sale
Single show tickets on sale now for Playhouse's 80th anniversary season
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3/12/10 - Westport News - Lamos Directs Opera
Playhouse's Mark Lamos takes on Chabrier's L'Etoile at New York City Operat March 18
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3/12/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - Harvey
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Reading of HARVEY, 3/22
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3/4/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Scotch Tasting
“High Spirits, A Scotch Tasting Event” will be presented at Westport Country Playhouse as one of a series of special events celebrating the historic Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season.
The Scotch Tasting Event is sponsored by Diageo. The event will be led by their Master of Whisky who will share the pleasures and complexities of their premier blended brands, Johnnie Walker Black,... MORE
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3/9/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - Scotch Tasting
Scotch Tasting Event Helps Westport Celebration
“High Spirits, A Scotch Tasting Event” will be presented at Westport Country Playhouse, Thursday, March 25, 6 to 8:30 pm as one of a series of special events celebrating the historic Playhouse’s 80th anniversary season. MORE
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3/10/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Harvey
Reading of Pulitzer Prize comedy “Harvey” by Mary Chase at Westport Country Playhouse
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3/12/10 - Hearst Newspapers - Harvey
Broadway, TV star returns to Westport for 'Harvey'
By Joe Meyers, STAFF WRITER
Tony nominee and "24" star Jayne Atkinson is returning to the Westport Country Playhouse for a one-night-only reading of the classic comedy, "Harvey," it was announced last week.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Mary Chase play -- about a man whose best friend is the giant invisible rabbit of the title -- will ... MORE
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3/11/10 - Hartford Courant - Harvey
Frank Rizzo TICKER
Harvey Returns
Because of licensing restrictions, Mary Chase's classic comedy "Harvey," about a man and his invisible friend, has not been performed on stage in quite a while. The Westport Country Playhouse got permission to include it in its "Script in Hand" play-reading series. MORE
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3/10/10 - Connecticut Arts Connection - Harvey
'Harvey' is the Script in Hand at Westport
The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, “Harvey,” will be read by Westport Country Playhouse actor alumni and audience favorites Jayne Atkinson, Bill Buell, Brian Carter, Donald Corren, Andrea Maulella, Sarah Peterson and Mark Shanahan, and others to be announced, 7 pm Monday, March 22 at Westport Country Playhouse. Tickets to the one-night-only even... MORE
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3/10/10 - Behind the Curtain - Harvey
Special Reading of "Harvey" Set for Westport Country Playhouse
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3/9/10 - AmericanTowns.com - Harvey
Reading of Pulitzer Prize Comedy 'Harvey' by Mary Chase at Westport Country Playhouse
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3/12/10 - NorwalkPlus.com - Are You My Mother?
Musical adventure “Are You My Mother?” at Westport Country Playhouse
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3/9/10 - ConnecticutPlus.com - Lamos Directs Opera
Westport Country Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos directs at New York City Opera
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3/9/10 - StamfordPlus.com - Lamos Directs Opera
Westport Country Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos directs “L’Étoile” at New York City Opera
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3/2/10 - BroadwayWorld.com - 2010 Season
Single Tix Go on Sale 3/2 for Westport Country Playhouse's ANNE FRANK
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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...
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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
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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 ... 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 tic... 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.
Freedma... 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
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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.
... 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 ... 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 direct... 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 ... 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 w... 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... 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... 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 wit... 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
By
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
By
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
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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
by Christy Colasurdo MORE
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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
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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
What's Happening at WCP
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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
by Joe Meyers
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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
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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
Westport - 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
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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.
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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.
Photo by Dave Matlow fo... MORE
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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 Spirit