Tales and Tunes slated Thursday at Derby Neck Library

 The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave., Derby.

Center Stage in Shelton to present 'All Shook Up' featuring kids in Grades 3-5

SHELTON - Tickets for All Shook Up - a 30-minute musical featuring young performers in grades 3-5, are now on sale!

Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, it’s 1955 and into a square little town rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets.

Featuring mega hits from the beloved Elvis® catalogue this musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

Performances include:

November 1 at 7 p.m.

November 2 at 2 and 5 p.m.

Center Stage Theatre is at 54 Grove St.

Get your tickets today at https://ci.ovationtix.com/29405!

Seymour Public Library to present movie 'Music & Lyrics' Aug. 20

SEYMOUR - The next Free Movie Wednesday will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 20.

The movie is described as a musical romantic comedy-drama.

All are welcome.

Seymour Public Library is at 46 Church St.        

Shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Shelton High School Drama Club to present 'Mamma Mia!'

Show dates:

April 3 at 7 p.m.
April 4 at 7 p.m.
April 5 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $20
Student/staff/senior citizen: $15

Tickets available online or at the door!

Shared from a Facebook event page.

Oxford Middle School Drama to perform Disney's 'Descendants The Musical'

Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. 

When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

Performances are at 7 p.m. Nov. 22, and 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Oxford High School, 68 Quaker Farms Road, Oxford.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Center Stage Theatre in Shelton to present 'Nuncrackers' Christmas musical

SHELTON - Center Stage Theatre will present eight performances of  “Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical” Dec. 6-15. 

The Nunsense Christmas Musical "Nuncrackers" is presented as the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. 

It stars the nuns you love, plus Father Virgil and four of Mount Saint Helen’s most talented students. 

Featuring all new songs, including “Twelve Days Prior to Christmas,” “Santa Ain’t Comin’ to Our House,” “We Three Kings of Orient Are Us” and “It’s Better to Give than to Receive,” this show is filled with wacky Nunsense humor, some of your favorite carols, and a “Secret Santa” sequence featuring audience participation. 

Certain to tickle your funny bone and likely to tug at your heartstrings, "Nuncrackers" is the perfect way to make your holiday season merry and bright!

View the full schedule and purchase tickets at centerstageshelton.org. The theater is at 54 Grove St.

For more information, visit centerstageshelton.org, or the theatre’s Facebook or Instagram (@centerstageshelton) channels.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Center Stage Theatre in Shelton to present 'Oklahoma!'

SHELTON - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. 

Center Stage Theatre will present 11 performances of the classic musical 'Oklahoma!' from Feb.16-25. The theater is located at 54 Grove St.

Tickets range from $18-$50. View the full schedule and purchase tickets at centerstageshelton.org.

In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination, and the promise of a new land.

This beloved classic was revived on Broadway several years ago with a contemporary, updated rendition of the classic story. 

This production will be similarly reimagined, including a modified seating chart which includes both regular theater seating and VIP Picnic Table Seats putting you in the middle of the action with a Box Social picnic treat served by the cast during intermission.

This is shared from the theater's Facebook page.

Center Stage Theatre in Shelton ready to perform Bingo Jamboree musical

SHELTON - Tickets are now on-sale for BINGO: JAMBOREE July 9-10 at Center Stage Theatre, 54 Grove St.

This brand new-musical has NEVER been seen before - get a firsthand look at the makings of a new musical with this script-in-hand special event that we promise to be full of laughs, music, and plenty of raunch.

Please note - this is an 18+ performance!

Don't miss out on this fun event!

This is shared from the theater's Facebook page.

Beacon Falls Public Library to host 2 outdoor movie nights

 

Youth CONNection Jr. in Shelton to stage 'Into the Woods, Jr.'

SHELTON - Center Stage Theatre's ever-growing education department is unveiling its first ever Youth CONNection Jr. production with Into The Woods Jr.
This hour-long, condensed version of Into The Woods features 46 cast members in 5th-9th grade. Each and every cast member is featured and is guaranteed to impress with their performance after just nine short days of rehearsal!

Into The Woods Jr. will be performed at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 19 at Shelton Intermediate School, 675 Constitution Blvd. North.
There are two different casts of leads but every student will perform in both shows. With exciting education announcements as well, this is an event not to be missed!
Bring the entire family to see Into The Woods Jr.!

The show is directed by Gina Scarpa, assisted by Josh Hahn and Colby Trembley.


This is shared from a Center Stage Theatre Facebook event.

Center Stage in Shelton to present 'A Christmas Carol'

Center Stage in Shelton to hold auditions for 'A Christmas Carol' musical

Center Stage Theatre in Shelton will hold auditions for the Alan Mencken musical version of "A Christmas Carol" on Sept. 22 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. 
It is directed by Scott Brill assisted by Brett Boles, as musical director, and Todd Santa Maria as choreographer. 
Seeking interested adults, teens, and children (4th grade and older). 
All roles are open. 
For further information, visit: www.centerstageshelton.org/auditions or call 203-225-6079.


*Information shared from a Facebook post by Gary Scarpa, manager of Center Stage Theatre in Shelton.

Center Stage Youth Connection in Shelton to present 'Annie'

Youth Connection to present 'Annie' at Shelton High School

Center Stage in Shelton to present musical inspired by Civil Rights pioneers

Sharing information from Facebook:

Performances:

June 2nd at 10:30AM and 1:00PM
June 9th at 10:30AM and 1:00PM

Tickets: 
$15- https://m.ovationtix.com/cl/29405
Group rates available*
Suitable for all ages*

Cast:
Lily Polkadot- Ana Frentress
Penelope Square- Kayci Kekacs
Sky Square- Josh Hahn
Ms. Square- Ali Dunne
Mama Square- Katt Twohill

Synopsis: 
Polkadots follows 8-year-old Lily Polkadot who just moved to the “Squares Only” small town of Rockaway. 

As the first Polkadot in an all Square school, Lily faces an almost impossible task of gaining acceptance from her peers. From daily bullying, to segregated drinking fountains, Lily’s quest seems hopeless until she meets Sky, a shy Square boy whose curiosity for her unique polkadot skin blooms into an unexpected pal-ship. 

Inspired by Civil Rights pioneers Ruby Bridges and The Little Rock Nine, Polkadots serves as a colorful history lesson for the world, reminding us that our differences make us awesome, not outcasts.

Center Stage in Shelton to stage 'Joseph'

SHELTON - Center Stage Theatre will present the musical Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with 10 performances in February.

Few musicals of the 1970s have endured quite like the great Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 

This musical re-telling of the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis weaves the lyrics of Tim Rice into Webber's memorable pop, rock, country, and calypso melodies. 

Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Feb. 9-24; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Feb. 11, 18, and 25, and at 7 p.m. Feb. 22.

The theater is at 54 Grove St.


*This information is shared from Facebook and the theater website. 

Venture Crew in Shelton to present 'Beauty and the Beast' adaptation

Assumption School in Ansonia to stage 'The Music Man Jr.'

Students rehearse 'Fiddler on the Roof' at Ansonia Middle School

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ANSONIA - About 30 students from four area schools are rehearsing the classic musical, 'Fiddler on the Roof,' Ansonia Middle School teacher Lisa Nicolari said this week.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. April 20, 21, 26, and 27 at Ansonia Middle School, 115 Howard Ave. 

Tickets are $10 at the door.  
Snacks will be available for sale during intermission. 


The show is a production of Bright Light Musicals, LLC.







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Youth CONNection show continues this weekend at Shelton Intermediate School