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Demi Rocks, Levotics Flock To Foxwoods
Demi Lovato played the second night of her new tour at MGM Grand at Foxwoods. Coming back strong from some time to reflect, she delighted her full house of enthusiastic fans with a set that entertaining, muscially solid and straight from the heart. (read more)
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Katy Perry at XL Center a "Dream" concert
Arguably the hottest pop star on the planet with five #1 hits off her latest album, Katy Perry delivered an outstanding concert at the XL Center in a wildly entertaining show loaded with hits, potent production numbers, energetic dancing, and magical moments all wrapped in candy colors. (read more)
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Ellie Goulding Flexes Her Muscles In Katy Perry Warm-Up Slot
Credit Katy Perry for her willingness to put up-and-coming rocker Ellie Goulding on her tour in the warm-up. Goulding's powerful music and performance were worth their own ticket. We think she'll be topping the charts and headlining her own major tour soon. (read more)
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"Cabaret" A Perfectly Marvelous Production
Welcome to the seemingly beautiful world of pre-World War II Berlin where the patrons of the Kit Kat Klub, led by the flamboyant Master of Ceremonies, are partying as if their lives depend on it. Music Theatre of Connecticut in Westport has a seat for you to witness the frantic, frenzy of fun that is forced as the carousel spins faster and more feverishly out of control. (read more)
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"Twelfth Night" A Romp In The Bard's Backyard
Merry spirits are being imbibed, if Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek are any indication, to create a feeling of holiday joviality and frivolity in William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night, or What You Will” at Westport Country Playhouse. (read more)
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"Suddenly Last Summer" A Gripping Drama
Hauntingly frightening, with characters who will be seared in your memory for ages, you will quickly be caught up in the morbid fascination of Tennessee Williams’ drama set in 1935 New Orleans, “Suddenly Last Summer” at Westport Country Playhouse . (read more)
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Musical Send-Up At Theater By The Sea
The Tony Award-winning musical comedy "The Drowsy Chaperone" is now playing at Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI through September 4, a raucous farce that's a send-up of stage musicals of the 1920s and features some great, Jazz Era-inspired music and dancing. (read more)
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Esteban: No Song Played The Same Way Twice
Esteban’s August 19 concert at the Mohegan Sun was proof that, as the great novelist Thomas Mann once said, “Music quickens time.” It was one of the fastest 105 minutes I’ve experienced in a long time. (read more)
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'Barber Of Seville' Is First-Rate Entertainment
Lush, lyrical, lavish, light-hearted and loaded with laughter, the Opera Theater of Connecticut’s current offering of Rossini’s opera comedy “The Barber of Seville” is perfect summertime fare. (read more)
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'Summer' Love At Spirit Of Broadway Theater
A group of hugely talented actors brings to life The Summer of ’42 at the Spirit of Broadway Theater in Norwich, a nostalgic, coming-of-age piece about a teenager who falls in love with a war bride. David Kirsenbaum wrote the words and music and Hunter Foster penned the book based on the hit film from 1971. (read more)
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"Hairspray" Is Big Bang For Your Entertainment Buck
If your discretionary spending cash is tight, here's a can't-miss value that's worth every cent. The fun, fast-moving musical comedy "Hairspray" at Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI is what any good hairspray should be: a little tacky with plenty of hold. (read more)
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'Carousel' Spins Gloriously Into New Canaan
Magnificent singing and dancing propel Rogers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" at Summer Theatre of New Canaan in a show that's "swirling with passion," Bonnie Goldberg writes. (read more)
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The Heart Of A Troubadour
Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton drew a big crowd of admirers to the Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington on Sept. 17. Or was it the spectacular setting? Or the wine? Oh, wait, they knew all the songs. Sexton, who started out singing on street corners as a busker, retains that gift of stopping you and pulling you in, just like when his meal money depended on it. (read more)
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Frampton's Classic "Comes Alive" Again at Foxwood
In its time the biggest-selling record in history, Frampton Comes Alive celebrates its 35th anniversary and Peter Frampton celebrates by recreating the recorded-live disc live in concert. (read more)
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Trouble In Paradise: "Lips Together, Teeth Apart"
Bonnie Goldberg says playwright Terrence McNally's provocative drama “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” at the Westport Country Playhouse is a "confrontation of emotions, all set to explode." (read more)
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Styx Shows How It's Done
Styx teamed up with Yes on Saturday, July 9 at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods and gave a clinic on how a rock 'n roll show should be. We took notes. And pictures. (read more)
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YES: Rock As An Art Form
In their co-starring concert with Styx on Saturday, July 9 at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Yes proved they're still the premiere prog-rock group and showed how great musicians stay on top of their game in an ever-changing band . (read more)
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BBVD Live Ain't No Jive
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy played at Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den on Saturday, July 9 and Roger Zotti was there to tell you about it. (read more)
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"My Fair Lady" Magical, Memorable, Magnificent
Bonnie Goldberg reviews Connecticut Repertory Theatre's classic musical now playing at the Jorgensen Center at UConn. (read more)
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Hot Night, Cool Jazz
New London got a little bit of New Orleans when the Donald Harrison Quintet played the Oasis Room at the Garde Arts Center. On this hot night in the city, Harrison and his Quintet were, as Stuart Scott likes to say, “as cool as the other side of the pillow.” (read more)
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NewFound Road Takes a New Direction in Bluegrass
Once a bluegrass gospel group then straight-up pickers, NewFound Road showed their new route to success in a show at The Kate in Old Saybrook that includes some country, pop and rock. This is not your grandpa's bluegrass band. (read more)
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Kenny Loggins Opens His Heart at the Ranch
Kenny Loggins proved beyond a doubt why he's one of the most-loved performers in music in a generously long set that took concertgoers to the far corners of his musical imagination then celebrated them home. (read more)
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Blue Sky Riders Get Warm Welcome in Debut
Kenny Loggins' new group, Blue Sky Riders, with Nashville singer/songwriters Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman, made its debut before Loggins' concert at Indian Ranch and the trio talked with us in an exclusive interview minutes before they went on. (read more)
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Gloria Gaynor, Sister Sledge Open Free Show Series At Foxwoods
Two icons of the disco era, Gloria Gaynor ("I Will Survive") and Sister Sledge ("We Are Family") delighted the crowd at MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods on June 21 to kick off the Free Tunes Tuesday series of free summer concerts. (read more)
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Johnny Rivers Rocks The Wolf Den
Johnny Rivers visited from the West Coast on June 18 to rock the house like it was the Whisky A Go Go in 1964. Why this man is not in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, I don't understand. (read more)
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Westport Country Playhouse "The Circle"
Hold on to your Hepplewhite chair because there are plenty of surprises as W.Somerset Maugham reveals his witty comedy of society “The Circle” at Westport Country Playhouse. (read more)
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America at the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun
America visited the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun during their the group's 40th Anniversary Tour, playing their great, Southern California-inspired hits and some excellent covers. (read more)
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Earth, Wind & Fire Scorches The Sun
Celebrating their 40th year, Earth, Wind & Fire sizzled through an inspired set in Mohegan Sun Arena like it was still the 1970s. (read more)
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