Judith Ivey

The 2013 Tony nominations were announced Tuesday morning in New York by multiple Tony winner Sutton Foster and "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. "Bring It On," "A Christmas Story," "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda: The Musical" were nominated as...

The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...

Apr 30 (TheWrap.com) - Here is the complete list of this year's Tony nominees. Best Play The Assembled Parties Author: Richard Greenberg Lucky Guy Author: Nora Ephron The Testament of Mary Author: Colm Tóibín Vanya and Sonia and Masha and...

Apr 30 (TheWrap.com) - Tom Hanks and the play in which he stars, Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy," were among Tueaday's Tony nominees, but stars including Bette Midler, Scarlett Johansson, and Alec Baldwin were snubbed. "Kinky Boots," written by Cyndi Lauper and...

Apr 23 (TheWrap.com) - "Lucky Guy," "I'll Eat You Last" and "Matilda" are among the major shows up for awards from the Drama League. The country's oldest theatrical honors unveiled the contenders for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play,...

   Are Connecticut theaters missing out on a new audience? New engagement? New revenue?  The thought occurred to me when a colleague asked me a simple question: How can she buy a gift certificate for someone who can then choose whatever show they want...

Curse of the Starving Class By Sam Shepard. Directed by Gordon Edelstein. Through March 10 at the Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven. (203) 787-4282, longwharf.org   Seeing Curse of the Starving Class on the Long Wharf mainstage is...

A lot of schools have their big student productions in fall and spring. By contrast, Trinity College is offering full productions of three different shows on this otherwise bleak January weekend. Another Antigone (Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at 1:30 p....

Peter Albrink, Ben Becher, Clark Middleton, John Procaccino, Kevin Tighe and Elvy Yost join two-time Tony Award-winner Judith Ivey in Long Wharf Theatre's production of Sam Shepard's "Curse of the Starving Class."  The show, staged by artistic...

I was in New York City last week. On Tuesday, Election Day, CNN had big screens in Times Square, and I joined the folks watching the returns. We cheered a lot, especially when CNN turned cameras on us. On Wednesday, a nor'easter struck NYC. I can't...

Kathleen Turner will star and direct in a new adaptation of "The Killing of Sister George" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Jeffrey Hatcher will write the adaptation of the play by Frank Marcus, whose estate has given Hatcher permission to re-...

Multiple Tony Award-winner Judith Ivey will star in Sam Shepard's "Cirse of the Starving Class" in early 2013 at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. The announmcement will be made Monday night, along with the other shows slated for the 2012-13 season for the...