Act of ct’s 2022 - 2023 season

Guys and Dolls

October 27 - November 20, 2022

If you THINK you know GUYS AND DOLLS, think again! In typical ACT of CT fashion, this GUYS AND DOLLS will be unlike any other production of the show that you have ever seen before!  Directed by ACT of CT’s Artistic Director (and director of such ACT of CT hits as Mamma Mia, Evita, Godspell, and Jesus Christ Superstar) Daniel C. Levine, this Golden-Age classic musical comedy promises to be a smash hit!  Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS follows the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but. With its score of unforgettable songs including "Luck Be a Lady", "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat", and “I’ve Never Been In Love Before”, ACT of CT’s sultry production of GUYS AND DOLLS will be all Aces!

Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser
Book: Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling
Based on a Story and Characters by Damon Runyon
Director: Daniel C. Levine
Choreographer: Sara Brians

BROADWAY UNPLUGGED: 5th Anniversary edition
with special guest star, aaron tveit

SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE!

MONDAY, January 9 AT 7PM 

BROADWAY UNPLUGGED is a unique and intimate concert experience available only at ACT of Connecticut!  ACT of CT's resident music supervisor (and Broadway music director) Bryan Perri brings one of his Broadway celebrity friends to ACT of CT for an evening of song, story and fun conversation.  Incredible performances and hysterical banter, coupled with amazing stories, our BROADWAY UNPLUGGED series has become an audience favorite and always promises to be unforgettable! Past stars include Jessica Vosk, Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, Elizabeth Stanley, Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Lauren Patten and Rob McClure. Now in our 5th season, we are excited to welcome Broadway star Aaron Tveit to ACT of CT for a very special BROADWAY UNPLUGGED: 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!

All tickets for this special BROADWAY UNPLUGGED: 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION are $125 (plus fees) and the ticket price includes a special pre-show celebration with appetizers by Gallo and complimentary bubbles (prosecco, seltzer and sparkling water).Please note that there is a limit of 4 tickets per person.

Aaron Tveit earned a Tony Award leading the cast of the world premiere Broadway production of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL. He also starred on Broadway in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, NEXT TO NORMAL, WICKED and HAIRSPRAY. Television audiences know him from Ryan Murphy’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY, as well as the USA network series GRACELAND. He also appeared on television in GOSSIP GIRL, THE GOOD WIFE, UGLY BETTY, and LAW AND ORDER: SVU. Aaron played Danny Zuko opposite Vanessa Hudgens in the Emmy Award winning made for television musical, GREASE: LIVE. His film credits include BETTER OFF SINGLE,  BIG SKY, GHOST TOWN, as well as LES MISERABLES, where he played the character Enjolras alongside Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.

Rock of ages

February 23 - March 19, 2023

Did someone say “1980’s”?!?!? ROCK OF AGES takes you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair! This five-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit will transport you back to a simpler time – 1987! Featuring 80’s rock hits like “We Built This City”, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, “Here I Go Again,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”, “Sister Christian”, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”, and “Don’t Stop Believin”, ROCK OF AGES is a non-stop party that will have you rock and rollin’ all night long!! (or at least until the curtain goes down…). ROCK OF AGES takes place on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip and follows Stacee Jaxx, aspiring rock star Drew, and small-town girl Sherrie, as developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherrie and the gang save the strip (and themselves) before it's too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister (and more) hold the answer! You DON’T want to miss ROCK OF AGES at ACT of CT! It’s gonna be “totally tubular dude”! PG-13

Book: Chris D’Arienzo
Arrangements and Orchestrations: Ethan Popp
Director: Igor Goldin
Choreographer: Sara Brians
Music Director: Jeff Cox

THE SECRET GARDEN

MAY 18 -JUNE 11, 2023

This enchanting Tony Award-winning musical (based on the famous 1911 novel) possesses one of the most glorious scores ever to hit Broadway. THE SECRET GARDEN is a family friendly, yet extremely sophisticated production which tells the story of eleven-year-old Mary Lennox, orphaned in India, and her return to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald and his son Colin. The estate's many wonders include a magic garden which beckons Mary with haunting melodies and the spirits from her past who guide her through her new life. ACT of CT’s production of THE SECRET GARDEN is one of the most highly anticipated shows of the 2022/2023 season. Don’t miss the musical that Time Magazine called “elegant and entrancing…the best American musical of the Broadway season.” For All Ages

Book and Lyrics: Marsha Norman 
Music: Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Director: Daniel C. Levine
Music Director: Bryan Perri
Choreographer: Nathan Peck
Cultural Advisor: Niro Feliciano
Scenic Designer: David Goldstein
Costume Designer: Leslie Bernstein
Lighting Designer: Charlie Morrison
Video Designer: Camilla Tassi
Dialect Coach: Liz Pearce
Indian Movement Consultant: Monica Kapoor
Vocal Consultant: Vishal Vaidya

Special Opening Night Performance:
Saturday, May 20 at 8pm - Special Opening Night performance tickets include an exclusive pre-show cocktail cocktail celebration in the lobby. Hors d’oeuvres by TerraSole Ristorante, wine by Vine & Co., Nod Hill Brewery beer, and other beverages will be available to opening night guests, beginning at 7pm. There is nothing like the energy and excitement of an ACT of CT Opening Night performance!!! You’ll be amongst the show’s creative team members, reviewers, and other ACT patrons who love being “the first”!

Performance Times:
Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm

Additional Performance:
Sunday, May 28 at 7PM

Sensory Friendly Performance:
Sunday, May 28 at 2pm - This matinee is reserved only for our patrons who require adjusted production elements in order to enjoy the performance (it is not open to the public). Please contact the box office for more information or visit our Sensory Friendly Performance page to read about the program.