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What’s so hot about Jacques Lamarre? Let us count the plays.

By Don Church & Tony Schillaci, Critics On The Aisle™

It’s a long-night’s work trying to fill legit theaters in these hard-knock times, but TheaterWorks in downtown Hartford seems to have a winning formula with emerging playwrights and acclaimed directors.

Jacques Lamarre (Courtesy of Jacques Lamarre)

Rob Ruggiero, interim artistic director of TheaterWorks has [...]

“Annie Get Your Gun” Right on Target at Goodspeed Musicals

by Don Church and Tony Schillaci, Critics On The Aisle™

When all the creative ingredients of a musical are carefully measured, combined and lovingly stirred, the most delicious result is what Goodspeed Musicals is currently serving up with Irving Berlin’s delectable “Annie Get Your Gun.”

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“There’s No Business Like Show Business” For Director Rob Ruggiero And Goodspeed Musicals

Rob Ruggiero directing Jenn Gambatese as Annie Oakley.

by Don Church and Tony Schillaci, Critics On The Aisle™ photo by Elisa Hall, Goodspeed Musicals

When it comes to multitasking, Connecticut-based director Rob Ruggiero is a super-star with his recent directorial debut on Broadway, a gig at TheaterWorks in [...]

“Shakespeare’s R & J” Freshens the Bard’s Masterwork at TheaterWorks Hartford

(l-r) Paul Terzenbach, TJ Linnard, Ashley Robinson, Adam Barrie in "Shakespeare's R & J"

by Don Church & Tony Schillaci

“Romeo and Juliet” is still one of the most popular and frequently produced of Shakespeare’s brilliant and lyrical plays. Its most recent adaptation “Shakespeare’s R& J” is playing [...]

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What’s so hot about Jacques Lamarre? Let us count the plays.

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“Shakespeare’s R & J” Freshens the Bard’s Masterwork at TheaterWorks Hartford