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Actress Joan Shepard Returns to Ivoryton in One-woman Show

Dressed elegantly in a silver grey blouse and long jacket with a black skirt, Joan told of a life in the theater starting with overcoming her self-described “posh English-born accent” to acting with husband Evan Thompson and her children who have careers in the theater.

by Don Church and Tony [...]

“Marilyn: Forever Blonde!” Reveals the Private Monroe at Ivoryton Playhouse

by Don Church and Tony Schillaci

When we spoke to playwright Greg Thompson prior to the curtain going up on “Marilyn: Forever Blonde!” at the Ivoryton Playhouse, it was to congratulate him as playwright and his actress-singer wife, Sunny Thompson for winning the Connecticut Critics Circle (CCC) Award for “Best [...]

“The Full Monty” – A Delightfully Baudy Musical at the Ivoryton Playhouse

by Tony Schillaci and Don Church

The savvy “Full Monty” audience knew and reacted with spontaneous laughter as Ivoryton Playhouse’s Executive and Artistic Director Jacqueline Hubbard asked “Will they, or won’t they?” prior to the first act of this earthy hit musical, and added, “Here’s your chance to find out!”

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Actress Joan Shepard Returns to Ivoryton in One-woman Show

“Marilyn: Forever Blonde!” Reveals the Private Monroe at Ivoryton Playhouse

“The Full Monty” – A Delightfully Baudy Musical at the Ivoryton Playhouse