Dancing with the Stars event returns to Stamford Curtain Call’s Dancing with the Stars event returns on Saturday, May 19 with 22 dancers gracing the stage of the Palace Theatre in downtown Stamford. One of the 11 dance teams plans to “wrestle” the title from the others; one’s out to “teach” the others a lesson they won’t forget; and another is planning to “psych” out the competition. More Apr 13, 2018 - 5:59:18 AM
Best Darn Jazz Club in Danbury at WCSU Western Connecticut State University will host the “Best Darn Jazz Club in Danbury” at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13, in the Colonial Corner in the Student Center on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The opening act will be the Nathan Edwards Quintet and the featured act will be the Rosemary Minkler Trio. Admission will be free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted at the door. More Apr 10, 2018 - 5:00:54 AM
The New Play Forum is a new-works theater company launching at the Stamford Center for the Arts in downtown Stamford. It will kick off with a "friend- and fun-raiser" on Monday, April 30, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Center’s UpStage lobby theater at the Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic Street. The Celebration for the launch of the New Play Forum will feature entertainment by Broadway performers, including Guy Fortt and Frank Mastrone, and others, as well as food and wine from local providers. Tickets are $20 if purchased by April 16th at www.newplayforum.org. More Apr 9, 2018 - 2:24:00 AM
The Salvation Army Announces Amsterdam Staff Band Performances in Connecticut The Salvation Army’s Amsterdam Staff Band is set to perform on April 20that 12:30 p.m. at the UCONN Hartford Atrium on Prospect Street in Hartford, CT. Later that night, at 7:00 p.m., they will perform at The Salvation Army Manchester Citadel located at 661 Main Street, Manchester, CT. The Amsterdam Staff Band (ASB) is the premier brass band of the Salvation Army in the Netherlands and was founded in 1962. The band consists of top musicians from all over the country, all of them active in a local Salvation Army Corps (church). All members, in their personal faith in God, fulfill their musicality.
The repertoire of the ASB thus contains a message based on the gospel of Jesus Christ and His love for this world. Every Tuesday there is a rehearsal and on a weekly basis, ASB travels throughout the country to host concerts at various Salvation Army locations. More Apr 7, 2018 - 5:32:02 AM
Leapin’ lizards! Annie is back at Curtain Call through April 28 and the lovable pooch playing Sandy is none other than Macy, who has played the role hundreds of times on Broadway, tours and more. Annie, the Tony Award-winning family musical in The Kweskin Theatre, Stamford, will play evenings at 7:30pm as well as Saturday and Sundays at 2:00pm. More Apr 7, 2018 - 5:22:25 AM
The Palace Theater in Waterbury has finalized its 18- 19 Webster Broadway series, and with a Broadway blockbuster, some new titles and a returning favorite, it’s certain to be a magical season for theater lovers. More Apr 4, 2018 - 12:43:55 AM
It's a Bird...It;s A Plane... It's Superman is a 1966 Broadway musical coming to The Kweskin Theatre in June and Curtain Call is holding open auditions for all roles, including the high-flying title character. Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, March 26 and 27, from 7pm to approximately 10pm in The Kweskin Theatre, 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford. Brian J. Bianco is directing, music direction is by George Croom and choreography is by Donna Fox. More Mar 23, 2018 - 8:08:44 AM
BandJam, the area’s hottest musical competition, has announced the eight talented middle school and high school bands that will compete in the 2018 finals before a panel of celebrity judges. Come root for: 2 Minute Minors, Band2, Sky Bandits, The 7s, Abby & the Roadsters, Gilbert, Orbit and Sound Beacon as they rock and jam their way to stardom at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, April 22nd at 4pm! BandJam is an event created by kids to benefit The Playhouse. Sponsored by Mountain Dew with musical direction by The Music Shed, powered by Guitar Center, underwritten by Ridgefield Music and Bach to Rock, with support from Hal Prince Music & Entertainment, this is the most exciting regional band competition going! Make it a great day out and enjoy dinner and the show! Visit The Hideaway (30 Grove Street • Ridgefield) for dinner the day of the show and enjoy a complimentary draft beer or glass of wine with your entree when you show your ticket. Media sponsor for this event is i95, The Home of Rock n’ Roll. More Mar 23, 2018 - 8:06:54 AM
Stamford Symphony Announces the 2018-2019 Season Stamford Symphony CEO & President, Russell Jones announces Ignite Your Senses, the 2018-2019 Season amidst the completion of the Symphony’s Music Director Search. Two additional Guest Conductors, Paul Watkins and Rei Hotoda are scheduled to take the podium at the orchestral concerts on March 17th & 18th and April 21st & 22nd respectively. After the April concerts, the search committee (comprised of musicians, board members and the CEO) will reconvene to review the candidates and make a decision about Stamford Symphony’s next Music Director. More Mar 21, 2018 - 5:03:30 AM
Sacred Heart University’s band has welcomed two bagpipers to its group of musicians this year. Both have several years’ experience, so all they needed to join the band was a tartan pattern for their kilts. More Mar 14, 2018 - 5:29:01 AM
Stamford Symphony in the Stamford Public Schools With Two Enriching Concerts for Students Stamford Symphony and the Stamford Public School District together will be presenting two Concert programs at Westhill High School that will expose every 3rd, 4th and 5th grade student of the Stamford Public School System (approximately 5,000 students) to live orchestral music. More Mar 14, 2018 - 5:22:40 AM
Fourth generation of Stamford family continues on stage When Moon Over Mulberry Street played in Stamford in 1939, the patriarch of the family, Piccino Morello, was played by Mede Sementini. On March 8, when Mulberry Street (as the play is now called) opens in Curtain Call’s Dressing Room Theatre, Sementini’s great, great nephew, Marc Ursone, will step into the role of George Bowman, the role previously played by Ursone’s uncle and grandfather. More Mar 13, 2018 - 7:06:41 AM
The Treetops Chamber Music Society opens its 2018 Spring Series on March 25 with the Heath Quartet from London. Praised for its “unforced beauty and tremulous tension” (The Times of London) and “exquisite tenderness” (The Telegraph), the Heath Quartet comes to New York City for a Lincoln Center Great Performances concert and its debut at Treetops CMS. More Feb 20, 2018 - 5:33:40 AM
A wonderful combination of laughter and heart, The Boys Next Door is about four intellectually disabled men living with their social worker in a group home. Curtain Call’s production will play for two weeks in The Dressing Room Theatre, Stamford, February 22 through March 4.More Feb 19, 2018 - 5:49:43 AM
Westport Country Playhouse Script in Hand Playreading of Romantic Comedy “Better Late” by Larry Gelbart, “M*A*S*H” Creator Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Better Late,” a romantic comedy by Larry Gelbart, on Monday, February 26, at 7 p.m. Gelbart was a creator and producer of the television series “M*A*S*H,” and a co-writer of the film “Tootsie” and the Broadway musicals “City of Angels” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” More Feb 16, 2018 - 2:47:38 AM
The Westport Arts Center is thrilled to present the Calidore String Quartet, one of the most exciting of the younger string quartets, on Friday, March 2 at 7:30pm at the Arts Center. More Feb 10, 2018 - 5:56:20 PM
With love, romance and his recent twentieth wedding anniversary serving as his inspiration, Brian Culbertson crafted thirteen new songs that will be released as Colors of Love on Valentine’s Day. An award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Culbertson is known for his distinct brand of genre-crossing contemporary jazz, R&B and funk that will seduce your senses as he brings Colors of Love to life at The Ridgefield Playhouse in a vivid, multi-media theatrical production on Tuesday April 3rd at 8pm, part of the Moffly Media Evenings of Art, Wine & Jazz Series. Join us in the lobby at 7:15pm for an Italian wine tasting by Pera Wines and an art exhibit! Make it a great night out, visit 850 Degrees Wood Fired Restaurant (424 R. Main Street ~ Ridgefield) for dinner before the show and enjoy a complimentary draft beer with purchase of an entree when you show your ticket! More Feb 6, 2018 - 5:12:50 AM
They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines...that’s the story of Disney’s hit musical, Newsies, playing in Curtain Call’s Kweskin Theatre, Stamford. And now the production itself is making news: a week before opening and the originally scheduled four-week run has virtually sold out so the nonprofit theatre company has added five more performances through March 4. More Feb 1, 2018 - 12:20:36 PM
Celebrate Broadway close to home when Tony Award-winner Debbie Gravitte brings her new album Big Band Broadway to The Playhouse stage! Backed by RK Big Band, led by Russ Kassoff, Gravitte will dazzle The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, February 3rd at 7:30pm as part of Ridgefield Magazine’s Broadway and Cabaret Series and partially underwritten by Adam Broderick Salon & Spa. Hailed as “one of the best voices on Broadway” by the Associated Press, "a dynamic Broadway belter," by the New York Daily News and "a magnetic stage presence," by Variety, Gravitte brings a Broadway-caliber vocal performance to her hometown with this spectacular show! Make a night of it and visit Bernard’s (20 West Lane in Ridgefield) on the day of the show for a great prix fixe menu when you present your tickets for this performance. Reservations are suggested. Media sponsor for the show is WMNR, Fine Arts Radio. More Jan 29, 2018 - 5:24:15 PM
The Norwalk Public Library is pleased to present a four-part series, “Edward VII, ‘Uncle of Europe’ ” by historian and reference librarian Dr. Mona Garcia. Known for her ability to make history come alive, Mona will introduce Edward VII, the son and heir of Queen Victoria, who waited fifty-nine years to become King. If his mother, Queen Victoria was the grandmother of Europe, Edward VII was truly the uncle of Europe. More Jan 29, 2018 - 5:34:26 AM
Wesleyan University’s Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery presents Eiko Otake and William Johnston: “A Body in Fukushima—Recent Work” Eiko Otake and William Johnston’s latest exhibition "A Body in Fukushima: Recent Work" will be on view in the South Gallery at Wesleyan University’s Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, located at 283 Washington Terrace on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown, Connecticut, from Thursday, January 25 through Thursday, February 15, 2018. New extended gallery hours are Tuesday from Noon to 7pm, and Wednesday through Sunday from Noon to 5pm. Admission is free and open to the public. More Jan 22, 2018 - 6:39:01 AM
ARRIVAL: The Music of ABBA will have you dancing in your seats and singing along to the Swedish band’s greatest hits including “Dancing Queen,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “SOS,” and “Fernando” along with songs from the smash-hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! when they perform at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, February 2nd at 8pm. Part of the Pepsi Rock Series Powered by Xfinity and the World Music Series, ARRIVAL is the only touring band sanctioned by ABBA and includes some of the original backing musicians who performed with the band. Make it a great night out with dinner and a show! Visit Bailey’s Backyard (23 Bailey Avenue, Ridgefield) for an early dinner and received 10% off when you show your ticket! More Jan 5, 2018 - 1:58:33 AM
Curtain Call is bringing a fabulous farce, with a cross-dressing plot written by Mark Twain, to the Dressing Room Theatre, Stamford, with its staging of Is He Dead, playing January 11 through 28. More Dec 21, 2017 - 5:43:43 AM
The “Love Wins! Benefit Concert,” a Celebration of Music to Benefit the Ana Márquez-Greene Scholarship Fund at WCSU, will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall of the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VPAC) on the Western Connecticut State University Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. More Dec 4, 2017 - 5:10:37 AM
