CT Voice Magazine

BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE In the late 1580s, revenge tragedies were all the rage on the London stage. The trend had begun with Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, which had bowed in 1587 and had been a sensation. Shakespeare, ever the populist playwright, had served up his offering in the genre with Titus Andronicus the next year (approximately), and Hamlet, the iconic example of the form was still a few years away, bowing in 1601.

Up in the Air: Pilobolus takes Flight. BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE Connecticut’s legendary and beloved modern dance troupe Pilobolus has often been featured in Connecticut Voice, including a cover story on this “rebellious dance company” in our Autumn 2021 issue. We followed up with them last year as they expanded their repertoire, celebrated a growing emphasis on diversity, growing from their original, virtually all straight male corps, formed in 1971 by  an Ivy Legue crew of athletes.

Finding Your Way Home BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE Todd Almond was sitting a piano in a rehearsal room at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). He was talking to a room of invited guests about his new musical I’m Almost There. And then, in a moment, he was vamping some chords and talking slightly differently. The show had started.

Saybrook Point Resort and Marina At Saybrook Point Resort & Marina, the line between land and water seems to disappear. There is something immediately calming about the expansive property — a feeling that life naturally slows its pace here. But what truly sets Saybrook Point apart is the way the resort has learned to embody the shoreline itself: thoughtful, enduring, deeply personal and quietly luxurious without ever losing its connection to the character and soul of coastal Connecticut.

Color Me Complex Girl, Interrupted is Heartfelt, Searing and Spectacular BY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE In April of 2023, my partner and I traveled to Amsterdam to see the Vermeer exhibit at the Rijksmuseum. Though there were only 28 paintings to be seen (of 37 known), we stayed in the gallery for nearly three hours. We marveled at the artistry, of course, and Vermeer’s famous use of light, but we were also stunned at how he imbued ordinary people with life and depth.

By Lauren Tagliatela As we begin planning our 4th annual Pride on the Green event in North Haven, we have found ourselves reflecting on how far this effort has come in a few short years. What began as a conversation among a few parents has grown into a vibrant community initiative that supports LGBTQ+ residents and allies across the state. My name is Lauren Tagliatela, and I volunteer as North Haven Pride’s Development Chair.

Dylan, Sweeney, Wynton and an Idol or two play on Connecticut stages By Frank Rizzo Ah, summer, the season of beaches, picnics, backyard barbecues, and all kinds of outdoor fun. But Connecticut also offers a rich abundance of arts and entertainment events to further heat you and brighten the season.

By Frank Rizzo Our Branford friends John Allen and Keith Hyatte raved about the sun, fun and friendliness during their trip to Colombia, especially as gay men. “It’s very international, very welcoming, and very much a bargain,” said John.

When you’re making your Pride plans this June, you can thank the organizers who gathered in New Haven on the last day of February for making it all possible. The annual Connecticut Pride Summit drew 76 people from about 35 organizations to the New Haven Pride Center.

By D.R. Lewis Thornton Wilder was not a nutmegger by birth, but he may as well have been. In the fifty years since his death, the Yale University alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey has become something of a literary mascot for greater New Haven, where his family home still stands on Hamden’s Deepwood Drive.