My Discerning Guide To Fall Entertainment in Connecticut
What a fab Fall 2022 season! How can we choose from the wealth of theater, music and dance events throughout the state? Let us help with a highly opinionated and very user-friendly guide to the best performance events of the coming season. In our guide, we delve into what each event is about, what makes it special, facts you may not have known and the ideal audience for the event. Look for the highlighted excitement meter next to each entry to see the rating we give each show.
“My Fair Lady”
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
Oct. 19-22 9/10
This is a tour of the acclaimed Lincoln Center production, but not starring New Haven’s Lauren Ambrose, who played Eliza in the 2018-19 revival. The show returns to the theater that had the famously troubled world premiere in 1956. Did you know that the premiere happened in the middle of a blizzard and a terrified Rex Harrison refused to come out of his dressing room? Yet he finally did, and the night ended in triumph. This is for classic Broadway musical fans—though in this version Eliza is decidedly more independent.
My take: This is one of the season’s highlights for theatergoers.
Also at the theater: The national tour of the Tony Award-winning drama “A Soldier’s Play,” starring Norm Lewis on Dec. 8 to 11
Info: shubert.com, 203-624-1825
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Jerry Seinfeld
Foxwoods
Dec. 3 9/10
This is a classic stand-up from the classy comic of his generation. Since “Seinfeld” ended years ago, this is the only way to get your “Jerry fix,” unless he asks you to go out for coffee. Did you know that he was the bat mitzvah guest in a 1982 episode of “Square Pegs?” This is for those who think nothing is funny.
My take: This is one of the best stand-up comedians ever and, at 68, he’s still on top of his game.
Also at the venue: Bill Maher on Nov. 13
Info: foxwoods.com, 1-800-Foxwoods
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“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
Oct. 6-29 7/10
This is Edward Albee’s searing drama with George, Martha, Nick, Honey and plenty of alcohol. At press time, the actors have not yet been announced. James Bundy directs and, as dean of the Yale School of Drama, he should know well the faculty world that Albee has created. This is for theater fans who like characters, dialogue and conflicts at full throttle. When Albee spoke at Yale in 2010, this is what he said about arts coverage in America: “The sound bite now is all-important. I would rather read a long, intelligent essay about a play of mine than a blog which says, ‘You must see this’.”
My take: You must see this.
Also at the theater: World premiere of Leah Nanako Winkler’s “The Brightest Thing in the World,” running Nov. 25 to Dec. 17 (season has been diminished from five to now four plays)
Info: yalerep.org, 203-432-1234
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Garth Fagan Dance
Jorgensen at UConn, Storrs
Nov. 12 8/10
This is the latest work from acclaimed Jamaican modern dance choreographer, inspired by an eclectic blend of jazz, African, modern and classical music. There are not many big name, founder-led companies coming through Connecticut’s presenting houses, and this is….|CONTINUED|