SATURDAY, OCT. 25
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OPEN HEARTS. Benefit for The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health and Rowan Ella, 7, who is battling Wilms, a rare form of childhood kidney cancer. Features Connecticut’s own Barbara Joan Streetsand, musical guests, cabaret entertainment. Silent auction. HeArt Sale featuring heart-themed art by local artists. Autumn Libations. Joshua Dunn has undergone two open heart surgeries. He has since become an advocate raising funds for congenital conditions such as his own. The Noah Webster House and Museum, 227 South Main St., West Hartford. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Children under 12 free. RSVP. OpenHeartsBenefit@gmail.com. If you can’t attend and want to contribute send checks to Open Hearts Benefit, 100 High Farms Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107.
OCT. 25-NOV. 2
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‘THE THRILL OF IT ALL.’ A new musical by local musician/ director Karl Gallmeyer. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Thomaston Opera House, 158 Main St., Thomaston. $23.50, $19.50. LandmarkCommunityTheatre.org
OCT. 28-29
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‘DRACULA!’ Performed by Capital Classics Theatre Company. 7 and 9 p.m.Play performed in style of old-time radio theater with live performers and a sound effects artist. Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford. $20, $15 for members. Limited seating. (860) 280-3130. MarkTwainHouse.org
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
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COMEDY NIGHT: JOE MULLIGAN AND DON MACARTHUR. 8 p.m. Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville. $15, $25. 41BridgeStreet.com, (860) 693-9762.
OCT. 30-NOV. 1
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LAHNA TURNER. 8 p.m. Comix at Foxwoods, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket. $15 to $40.
NOW thru NOV. 1
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‘THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.’ Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. Midnight shows on Oct. 25, and Nov. 1. Directed by Christopher Ryan of Bristol. Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain. $22 in advance, $26 at the door. VIP seating (first five rows, center) $30 in advance and includes a prop bag and $34 at the door. Cash bar. (860) 229-2072. www.TrinityonMain.org
NOW thru NOV. 22
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‘THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES.’ Performed by the Connecticut Cabaret Theatre. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Based on the television series. Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31 Webster Square Rd., just off Route 9, Berlin. $30. CTCabaret.com. (860) 829-1248.
NOW thru OCT. 25
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‘MARVEL UNIVERSE LIVE!’ 25 Marvel characters together on one epic quest. XL Center, One Civic Center Plaza, Hartford. XLCenter.com/ MarvelUniverseLive.com
NOW thru OCT. 25
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‘NEWSIES.’ The Palace Theater, 100 East Main St., Waterbury. $70, $60, $50, $30. (203) 346-2000. PalaceTheaterCT.org.
NOW thru OCT. 26
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‘BUILT TO AMAZE.’ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m. Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday at 1 and 5 p.m., The Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport. Ringling.com
NOW thru OCT. 25
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STEVE BYRNE. 8 p.m. Comix at Foxwoods, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket. $20 to $50. Foxwoods.com
NOW thru OCT. 26
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‘THE WIZARD OF OZ.’ Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. Connecticut Theatre Company, 23 Norden St., New Britain. $20. Tickets at the door or through ConnecticutTheatreCompany.org
NOW thru OCT. 25
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‘THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE!’ Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Fox Theater, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket. $30. Foxwoods.com
Steve Byrnes’s stint at Comix at Foxwoods continues this weekend.