The 2024-2025 season has finished. This page will hosts reviews from members of the Connecticut Critics Circle (CCC) through June 1, 2025 productions. Click here for to access archival reviews from 2017 – 2024.
Reviews of 2024 – 2025 Productions
- 2.5 Minute Ride
Hartford Stage
May 20 – June 23, 2024 - The 39 Steps
Westport Country Playhouse
October 22 – November 9, 2024 - A Christmas Carol
Hartford Stage
November 23 – December 29, 2024 - A Christmas Story
Goodspeed Opera House
November 1 – December 29, 2024 - Alabama Story
Ivoryton Playhouse
October 3 – 20, 2024 - Amm(I)gone
Long Wharf Theatre
May 28 – June 23, 2024 - A Sherlock Carol
Westport Country Playhouse
Through December 22, 2024 - Ask For The Moon
Goodspeed Musicals
July 19 – August 11, 2024 - Chaz Esposito Sings Legends of the ’60s
Legacy Theatre
May 1 – 18, 2025 - Christmas on the Rocks
Theaterworks Hartford
November 29 – December 22, 2024 - The Diaries of Adam & Eve
Legacy Theatre
May 30 – June 16, 2024 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Hartford Stage
October 10 – November 3, 2024 - Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Legacy Theatre
September 12 – 29, 2024 - Eden
Yale Repertory Theatre
January 16 – February 8, 2025 - El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom
Long Wharf Theatre
February 9 – 23, 2025 - Escape to Margaritaville
Ivoryton Playhouse
August 8 – September 15, 2024 - falcon girls
Yale Repertory Theatre
October 10 – November 2, 2024 - Fever Dreams
Theaterworks Hartford
October 3 – November 3, 2024 - Fiddler on the Roof
A.C.T. (A Contemporary Theatre) of Connecticut
February 6 – March 9, 2025 - Fools’ Paradise
Thrown Stone Theatre Company - The Great American Mousical
Legacy Theatre
July 11 – 28, 2024 - Hank Williams: Lost Highway
Ivoryton Playhouse
April 3 – 27, 2025 - The Inspector
Yale Repertory Theatre
March 7 – 29, 2025 - The Irish…and How They Got That Way
Playhouse on Park
March 14 – 30, 2025 - Jersey Boys
A Contemporary Theatre
October 17 – November 17, 2024 - King James
Theaterworks Hartford
January 30 – March 2, 2025 - La Cage Aux Folles
Music Theatre of CT
April 4 – 19, 2025 - Laughs in Spanish
Hartford Stage
March 6 – 30, 2025 - Love Affair
Legacy Theatre
August 8 – 25, 2024 - Macbeth in Stride
Yale Repertory Theatre
December 5 – 14, 2024 - Maggie
Goodspeed Musicals
August 23 – October 20, 2024 - Mary Poppins
Summer Theatre of New Canaan
July 12 – 28, 2024 - Master Class
Music Theatre of CT
September 13 – 29, 2024 - Moon Over Buffalo
Music Theatre of CT
February 7 – 23, 2025 - Mystic Pizza
Ivoryton Playhouse
June 27 – July 28, 2024 - Native Gardens
Westport Country Playhouse
February 18 – March 8 - No Love Songs
Goodspeed Musicals
September 27 – 20, 2024 - Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members
Yale Rep
April 25 – May 17, 2025 - Primary Trust
Theatreworks Hartford
April 10 – May 11, 2025 - The Prom
Playhouse on Park
July 10 – August 18, 2024 - The Prom
Sharon Playhouse
July 26 – August 11, 2024 - Ragtime
Goodspeed Musicals
April 25 – June 15, 2025 - Rock of Ages
Sharon Playhouse
June 21 – July 7, 2024 - Romeo and Juliet
Hartford Stage
April 17 – May 18, 2025 - Sandra
TheaterWorks Hartford
May 30 – June 23, 2024 - The Shark is Broken
Playhouse on Park
October 2 – 20, 2024 - She Loves Me
Long Wharf Theatre
December 10 – 30, 2024 - Sister Act
Seven Angels Theatre
April 25 – May 18, 2025 - South Pacific
Goodspeed Opera House
June 14 – August 11, 2024 - Tea at Five
Ivoryton Playhouse
May 15 – June 8, 2025 - Theatre People
Westport Country Playhouse
March 25 – April 12, 2025 - Toni Stone
Playhouse on Park
May 29 – June 16, 2024 - Two Trains Running
Hartford Stage
January 23 – February 16, 2025 - The Ugly Xmas Sweater
Playhouse on Park
December 4 – 22, 2024 - Unbecoming Tragedy
Long Wharf Theatre
May 22 – June 1, 2025 - White Christmas
Music Theatre of CT
December 6 – 22, 2024 - You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Sharon Playhouse
September 20 – 29, 2024
2.5 Minute Ride
Donald Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
The 39 Steps
Westport Country Playhouse
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
A Christmas Carol
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
A Christmas Story
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Zander Opper
Alabama Story
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Amm(I)gone
A Sherlock Carol
Kiersten Bjork
Donald Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Zander Opper
Ask For The Moon
Chaz Esposito Sings Legends of the ’60s
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Christmas on the Rocks
Kimolee Eryn
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Zander Opper
El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Zander Opper
Eden
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Bonnie Goldberg
Tim Leininger
David Pulvermacher
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Escape to Margaritaville
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
Noel Teter
falcon girls
Donald Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Bonnie Goldberg
Tim Leininger
Fever Dreams
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
David Pulvermacher
Fiddler on the Roof
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Fools’ Paradise
Fool’s Paradise
Bonnie Goldberg
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
The Great American Mousical
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Hank Williams – Lost Highway
Kiersten Bjork
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tim Leininger
The Inspector
Donald Brown
Karen Isaacs
Zander Opper
David Pulvermacher
The Irish…and How They Got That Way
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Jersey Boys
King James
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Tim Leininger
David Pulvermacher
La Cage Aux Folles
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Laughs in Spanish
Kiersten Bjork
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
David Pulvermacher
Love Affair
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Macbeth in Stride
Maggie
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Howard Frydman
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
Mary Poppins
Stuart Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Bonnie Goldberg
Master Class
Stuart Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
Moon Over Buffalo
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
Mystic Pizza
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Noel Teter
Native Gardens
Kiersten Bjork
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
No Love Songs
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members
Donald Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Primary Trust
Brooks Appelbaum
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Bonnie Goldberg
Laura Hayden
Tom Holehan
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
The Prom
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
The Prom
Stuart Brown
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Ragtime
Brooks Appelbaum
Kiersten Bjork
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
Rock of Ages
Romeo and Juliet
Brooks Appelbaum
Kiersten Bjork
Donald Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Laura Hayden
Zander Opper
Sandra
Donald Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
David Pulvermacher
The Shark is Broken
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Tim Leininger
Noel Teter
She Loves Me:
Stuart Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
Sister Act
Kiersten Bjork
Bonnie Goldberg
Nancy Sasso Janis
South Pacific
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Tim Leininger
Tom Nissley
Zander Opper
Tea at Five
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Nancy Sasso Janis
Tim Leininger
Theatre People
Kiersten Bjork
Donald Brown
Stuart Brown
Bonnie Goldberg
Nancy Sasso Janis
Zander Opper
Two Trains Running
Donald Brown
Kimolee Eryn
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Laura Hayden
Tom Holehan
Karen Isaacs
David Pulvermacher
The Ugly Xmas Sweater
Stuart Brown
Howard Frydman
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Tim Leininger
Unbecoming Tragedy
May 22 – June 1, 2025
Bonnie Goldberg
Tom Holehan
Tim Leininger
Zander Opper
White Christmas
Kiersten Bjork
Stuart Brown
Marlene S. Gaylinn
Bonnie Goldberg
Karen Isaacs
Nancy Sasso Janis
Zander Opper
