The national tour of “The School of Rock” is so new that there aren’t photos of it yet. The show, based on the 2003 Jack Black movie, has been running for nearly two years on Broadway and for more than a year in London (which is where this photo’s from).
The U.S. tour, which began three weeks ago in Rochester, N.Y., stars Rob Colletti as Dewey Finn, Lexie Dorsett Sharp as school principal Rosalie, Matt Bittner as Dewey’s roommate Ned, Emily Borromeo as Ned’s girlfriend Patty, Deidre Lang as Ms. Sheinkopf, Hernando Umana as Theo… and a whole pack of kids.
SCHOOL OF ROCK is at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Oct. 24 to 29, with performances Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $22.50 to $135.50. 860-987-5900, bushnell.org.
‘Seder’ At Hartford Stage
Mia Dillon, whose recent Connecticut stage triumphs include “Cloud 9” at Hartford Stage and “Lettice and Lovage” at Westport Country Playhouse, stars in a new play, Sarah Gancher’s “Seder,” at Hartford Stage Oct. 19 through Nov. 12.
Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Williamson, who also directed
“Cloud 9,” directs. Williamson describes the play as both a historical drama and a family one.
Dillon plays a woman who once worked as a secretary for the Hungarian KGB and now finds herself listed on a museum wall among those who committed atrocities in the country. But the character is also a mother whose daughter is keen on holding a first-ever family seder. Steven Rattazzi, Liam Craig, Birgit Huppuch, Dustin Ingram, Julia Sirna-Frest and Jeremy Webb are also in the cast.
SEDER runs Oct. 19 through Nov. 12 at Hartford Stage, 50 Church St., Hartford. Performances are Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 p.m., with added matinees Oct. 28, Nov. 1 and 11 at 2 p.m.; and added evening Sunday evening performances Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. $25 to $90. 860-527-5151 and hartfordstage.org
Carbonaro’s Comical Illusions
Michael Carbonaro is an illusionist whose chosen medium is video. His hit truTV series “The Carbonaro Effect” shows him baffling ordinary folks to the point where they think they have double vision, or have seen
their name and birthdate tattooed on Carbonaro’s ankle, or seen a teddy bear spring to life and run amok in a toy store. Carbonaro likes to pose as shop employees or passers-by to really mess with people’s heads when doing his magic.
He’s a viral video sensation, but Michael Carbonaro also has a live stage act. He’s at Southern Connecticut State University’s Lyman Center, 501 Crescent St., New Haven, at 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Tickets are $30 and $35, or $135 for a VIP ticket that lets you meet Carbonaro after the show. 203-392-6154, southernct.edu.
‘Anne Frank’ At Playhouse
Playhouse on Park is tackling the historical drama “The Diary of Anne Frank” as the second show of its 2017-18 season.
The stage version was originally crafted in the mid-1950s by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, whose Hollywood screenplays included “The Thin Man” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Their script was revised in 1997 by playwright Wendy Kesselman. The Playhouse on Park production is directed by Ezra Barnes, whom you might remember as the actor who played the ghost of John Barrymore in “I Hate Hamlet” at the playhouse in 2016.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK runs through Nov. 19 at 244 Park Road, West Hartford. Performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $40. 860-523-5900 and playhouseonpark.org.
A Multitude of Voices
Ventriloquist Terry Fator is at Foxwoods Resort Casino’s Grand Theater, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, for a single show 8 p.m. Oct. 20. Tickets are $30 to $55.
Fator, who calls himself “The Voice of Entertainment,” has more than a dozen characters he brings on tour, from an Elvis impersonator to a crash test dummy. He’s also writing children’s books now, featuring his turtle character Winston. 800-FOXWOODS and foxwoods.com.
