Award-winning Bits ‘n Pieces Puppet Theater takes you on a fantasy journey with Alice and all of her friends through Lewis Carroll’s beloved story, “Alice in Wonderland”. Take a trip down the rabbit whole, have tea with her zany friends -- the Cheshire Cat, the wicked Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter and the very cool Caterpillar -- and share the delight of live theater with children of all ages on Saturday, March 20, at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. This event is part of the Pepsi Children’s Series. Media sponsor is 98Q, WLAD & Oldies 850. More Mar 10, 2010 - 4:59 AM
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, on Monday, March 22, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse. Tickets to the one-night-only event are $15. Directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor, the reading is the second in the Script in Hand Series that brings together professional actors to read works by master playwrights.More Mar 10, 2010 - 4:29 AM
Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director, will direct Emmanuel Chabrier’s “L’Étoile” at New York City Opera, opening on March 18 through April 1. The comic opera features tenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt as the madcap king. In addition, the opera company will reprise Lamos’ Emmy Award-winning production of “Madama Butterfly,” opening on March 19, with Shu-Ying Li as the trusting geisha. For ticket information, call New York City Opera at 212-870-5570.More Mar 9, 2010 - 4:58 AM
Comedy night with Jane Condon and friends at Arcadia Cafe Welcome Spring with a night of comedy! JANE CONDON AND FRIENDS is back at Arcadia Cafe, 20 Arcadia Road in Old Greenwich, CT on Friday night, March 26, at 7:30 PM. JANE CONDON AND FRIENDS presents MICHELE BALAN! Back by popular demand, Michele Balan appeared at Arcadia before she hit it big as The Last Woman Comic Standing on NBC's Last Comic Standing! You loved her then, and you'll love her even more now.More Mar 9, 2010 - 2:29 AM
Melissa Manchester, the singer/songwriter who recorded the international classic hits “Don’t Cry Out Loud”, “Through the Eyes of Love”, and “Midnight Blue”, will bring her artistry to the stage of The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, March 19, at 8 p.m. The concert is part of the Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer/Songwriter Series. Media sponsor is WEBE 108fm. An AllShows.com VIP Party Pass which includes a Meet & Greet with Melissa Manchester, VIP parking, an open bar and hors-d’oeuvre catered by Ancona’s Market is available for this show (203-438-5795 for information).More Mar 8, 2010 - 4:58 AM
“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. 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, Johnnie Walker Gold and Johnnie Walker Blue, as well as their single malts, Oban, Talisker and Lagavulin. Hors d'oeuvres will be served to complement the particular profile of each whisky. More Mar 8, 2010 - 4:29 AM
League hosts “Great Gatsby Gala” Calling all flappers and Charleston fans, the Weston Women’s League will resurrect the roaring 20s at their Great Gatsby Gala set for Saturday, April 10th at The Historic Lounsbury House, 316 Main Street, Ridgefield. The community at large is invited to attend this spring fund-raiser, which benefits Fairfield County non-profits serving those in need. More Mar 5, 2010 - 9:57 AM
Imagine seven delightful children’s stories coming to life in a musical revue performed by a multi-talented cast. “If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books” is coming to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, April 17, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., as part of the Pepsi Children’s Series. This show’s Union Savings Bank "Arts for Everyone" recipient is TBICO.More Mar 5, 2010 - 4:29 AM
For the Town Players of New Canaan the show goes on Near the end of last Saturday’s sold out opening night performance, deferred by one day due to the snow storm, a Town Players’ actor was taken ill on stage during the show and will be unable continue in the play.More Mar 4, 2010 - 9:29 PM
Continuing the legacy that rockers John Dawson and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead began some 40 years ago, the New Riders of the Purple Sage rock band will be in concert at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, March 13, at 8 p.m. The New Riders of the Purple Sage (NRPS) are popular to a whole new audience of Grateful Dead fans because of their association with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart. Deadheads love the New Riders of the PurpleSageTM as substitutes for the real deal. The band will perform new songs from their 2009 release “Where I Come From” as well as numbers that they’ve taken from the Grateful Dead legacy of John Dawson and Jerry Garcia. This concert is sponsored by Danbury Holiday Inn, and the media sponsor is The Fox 95.9 fm.More Mar 4, 2010 - 8:26 PM
Libby Skala--who grew up in Darien--presents a one-woman show March 21 in Wilton as a benefit in part for Haitian relief, a tribute to the remarkable life of her grandmother who gave an Oscar-nominated performance as the strong-willed Mother Maria opposite Sidney Poitier in the 1963 movie classic “Lilies of the Field.” More Mar 4, 2010 - 4:57 AM
Especially designed to delight very young audiences (but adults will appreciate it, too), “Stone Soup & Other Stories” is a collection of tales each of which explores value issues while introducing lifestyles and customs of various cultures. A full-scale production brimming with music, color, fantasy and fun, this Arts in Education show will take place at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, March 26, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The “Stone Soup & Other Stories” production, presented by the Pushcart Players, is sponsored by the Philip H. and Christine Lodewick Foundation, Union Savings Bank and the Wadsworth Lewis Trust Fund and is part of the Arts in Education series at The Ridgefield Playhouse.More Mar 3, 2010 - 10:58 AM
Pianist Benjamin Hochman and an art exhibit by Polly Kurasch open Treetops CMS Spring concerts Pianist Benjamin Hochman joins forces with Lincoln Center CMS Two artist Arnaud Sussmann and Associate Principal Cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra Efe Baltacigil to perform two great Romantic piano trios at the TREETOPS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY on March 21. “We wanted to include Schumann as 2010 is his anniversary, and also show his influence on Brahms,” explains Benjamin Hochman. The program includes Haydn’s Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. 15/25; Schumann’s Trio in D minor, Op. 63; and the Brahms Trio in C Major, Op. 87. More Mar 3, 2010 - 4:58 AM
