To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Norwich – The growing trend of youths using and abusing prescription drugs will be played out on the Slater Auditorium stage Wednesday as “The Looking In Theater Group” presents skits depicting dramatic scenes showcasing the issue, followed by a discussion with the audience.
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James Naughton Headlines Playhouse Pancreatic Cancer Research Benefit
… from “A Tribute to Pamela” support a landmark, three-year pancreatic cancer research study at Western Connecticut Health Network being led by Richard C. Frank, a hematologist/oncologist and the director of clinical cancer research at Norwalk …
BWW Review: This RENT is Spent, and Passion is Not Enough to Pay the Piper at the Artscape Arena
If RENT were bout about the life experiences of a young, African-American, lesbian lawyer, the current revival of Jonathan Larson’s 1997 rock opera at the Artscape Arena might be worth its hefty ticket price of R295 and the production might be as relevant as it claims to be. As it is, Namisa Mdlalose’s truly wonderful performance as Joanne is but a supporting story to a central narrative about the anguish of two straight white men, one of whom cries white tears magical enough to bring back from the dead his Latinx girlfriend – even if this undermines the show’s ‘no day but today’ credo in the process.
US teen undergoes rare heart-lung transplant
… fat, bones or the linings of joints. Considered to be in remission, Spencer remained unbothered by any cancer-related health complaints until his doctors connected the dots from chemotherapy as a baby to the scar tissue in his lungs as a teen. By …
This years Grammy Awards were very much about life and death
Singer Beyonc reads her Grammy acceptance speech Sunday, during which she said that her “Lemonade” album had been created in part for her children. Singer Beyonc reads her Grammy acceptance speech Sunday, during which she said that her “Lemonade” album had been created in part for her children.
Acting allows Joy Vandervort-Cobb to chase her dreams
Joy Vandervort-Cobb as Carole and Scott Smith Pattison as Wilfred rehearse “A Sudden Spontaneous Event” last year. File/Wade Spees/Staff Joy Vandervort-Cobb as Carole and Scott Smith Pattison as Wilfred rehearse “A Sudden Spontaneous Event” last year.
Christie leans left in N.J. but keeps door open on right17 minutes | Charles Stile
… elite enclave of liberal activism. On Tuesday, in his State of the State speech, he called for an Obamcare-style health insurance mandate, praised the expansion of Medicaid and vowed a crusade against the scourge of drug addiction. But on Wednesday …
BWW Review: Richard Nelson’s the Gabriels Comes to Kennedy Center By Way of the Public Theater
… theatrical experience. We see people just like us experiencing life-altering experiences just as we do (the declining health of a parent, the loss of a spouse, economic downturn etc.) set against the backdrop of a changing – and often mystifying – …
Upstart ‘Toni Erdmann’ defies convention every step of the way
But upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul wearing bathroom slippers and pouring Champagne in the back of a white stretch limo.
The long, strange odyssey of bringing Oscar fave ‘Toni Erdmann’ to the screen
But the upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul, pouring Champagne wearing bathroom slippers in the back of a white stretch limo.
Mariah Carey entertains woman living with breast cancer
Christmas arrived a week early for a smiling Larissa Podermanski when she met pop star Mariah Carey Saturday backstage at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Fast-forward to the end of a fairytale night when Podermanski , who grew up in Middletown and Middlefield, spoke to Carey , an international musical diva, during a 15-minute private interlude backstage.