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Review
6/20/08 - Newtown Bee - Hot 'n Cole
Theater Review: Hot ‘n COLE
By Julie Stern
If you like Cole Porter and grown up music, Westport offers you a delightful evening... MORE
Review
6/24/08 - Hersam-Acorn Newspapers - Hot 'n Cole
Nifty Cole Porter revue: ‘It’s the Top’
Written by Fran Sikorski
Performed on an elegant set designed by Hugh Landwehr as a high-end Manhattan loft, Hot ‘n Cole, a Cole Porter Celebration is just what audiences need for 90 minutes to forget troubles in the cruel outside world. MORE
News
6/23/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Hot 'n Cole
Westport Country Playhouse announced that due to the exceptional ticket demand for “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration,” one extra performance has been added on Sunday, June 29, at 3 p.m. MORE
Press Release
6/29/08 - Hot 'n Cole Extended
Westport Country Playhouse announced that due to the exceptional ticket demand for “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration,” one extra performance has been added on Sunday, June 29, at 3 p.m. MORE
Review
6/19/08 - DC Theatre Scene - Hot 'n Cole
DC Theatre Scene
By Richard Seff
...a trip to the recently refurbished and magnificent Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut offered a surprise treat in the form of Hot ‘n Cole, a revue using 48 of Cole Porter’s classiest songs, performed by 6 ‘bright young things’ who seemed to the manner born. Under James Naughton’s stylish dire... MORE
Review
6/19/08 - Variety - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole
by Frank Rizzo
....a nonchalance that is charming and disarming, celebrating the music's self-conscious sophistication while making it as simple and natural as falling in love…it's nice to revisit the material with such a comfortable company. It's like wearing slippers at the Ritz.... MORE
Review
6/19/08 - Minuteman - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole, runaway hit for WCP
by E. Kyle Minor
...a tasty dish that delights audiences of all ages….There are no lulls in Hot ‘n Cole and everything to recommend it. I’d advise betting the ranch on it being the runaway hit of the Playhouse’s season, but who’d bet against it?.... MORE
Review
6/16/08 - Shoreline Publications - Hot 'n Cole
Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration
You Must See This
By Bob and Karen Isaacs
You will definitely enjoy yourself at the Westport Country Playhouse for Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration, a lively song and dance revue directed by the Tony award-inning James Naughton. With more than 40 Porter songs you are assured of hearing a few of your favorites if not many more. The tal... MORE
Review
6/16/08 - Theatermania.com - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole
Reviewed By: David Finkle
Musical comedy revelers on the alert for something Elsa Maxwellish need to know about Hot 'N Cole, the bubbly two-act revue of Cole Porter songs being thrown at the Westport County Playhouse. This swellegant, elegant tribute has been smartly devised by.... MORE
News
6/14/08 - WestportNow.com - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole Debuts at Playhouse
A sold out audience was on hand for tonight’s opening night of the Westport Country Playhouse’s musical revue, “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!,” directed by James Naughton. The revue plays through June 28. Pictured are Peter Reardon and Whitney Bashor. MORE
News
6/14/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole with Champlin, Cleale and Wiley, Opens in Westport June 14
By Adam Hetrick
Hot 'n Cole – celebrating the musical legacy of Cole Porter – officially opens at the Westport Country Playhouse June 14..... MORE
News
6/11/08 - Inside FC - Summer
Music, Dance, Comedy and a Thriller at the Westport Country Playhouse This Summer
Westport Country Playhouse has a full summer roster of shows---featuring.... MORE
News
6/10/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton-Directed Hot 'n Cole Begins Westport Run June 10
By Adam Hetrick MORE
News
6/10/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton-Directed Hot 'n Cole Begins Westport Run June 10
By Adam Hetrick MORE
News
6/10/08 - Playbill.com - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton-Directed Hot 'n Cole Begins Westport Run June 10
By Adam Hetrick MORE
News
6/6/08 - Westport News - Hot 'n Cole
James Naughton to Direct Cole Porter Musical Revue MORE
News
6/8/08 - Stamford Advocate - Hot 'n Cole
Westport Playhouse stages Cole Porter revue
By Camilla A. Herrera
Special Correspondent
Picture several impeccably dressed couples at a party in a stately Park Avenue penthouse, sipping Champagne and engaging in witty conversation. Period elegance defines the image, enhanced by vast views of the New York skyline and Cole Porter music performed on a grand piano. It's a Prohibition ve... MORE
News
6/8/08 - The Hour - Hot 'n Cole
Naughton directs 'Hot and Cole'
BY GLORIA COLE SUGARMAN
Hour Correspondent
The talent gene in the Naughton family is not recessive. It starts with patriarch James Naughton, who has won two Tonys for his roles in "City of Angels" and "Chicago," as well as awards in almost every category of the performing business: movies, television and drama such as playing German Chancellor Will... MORE
News
6/6/08 - Connecticut Post - Hot 'n Cole
Hot 'n Cole Musical Revue in Westport
by Camilla Herrera
Picture several impeccably dressed couples at a party in a stately Park Avenue penthouse, sipping champagne and engaging in witty conversation.
Period elegance defines the image, enhanced by vast views of the New York skyline and Cole Porter music performed on a grand piano. It's a Prohibition version of glam.
But elega... MORE
News
6/5/08 - The Minuteman - Summer
WCP anounces its summer roster of shows, featuring Tony Award winner James Naughton directing a Cole Porter musical revue; "Saturday Night Live's" Rachel Dratch appearing in David Wiltse's "tour de farce" office comedy; and... MORE
News
6/2/08 - NorwalkPlus.com - Summer
Westport Country Playhouse announces its summer roster of shows, featuring Tony Award winner James Naughton directing a Cole Porter musical revue; “Saturday Night Live’s” Rachel Dratch appearing in David Wiltse’s “tour de farce” office comedy; and Playhouse favorite Mark Shanahan (“Sedition,” “David Copperfield,” “Journey’s End”) performing in a thriller. The Playhouse ha... MORE
Press Release
6/10/08 - A Taste of Tuesdays
Westport Country Playhouse will present “A Taste of Tuesdays,” on Tuesday, June 10, featuring pre-show wine, appetizers and live music, followed by a song and dance revue, “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!,” directed by two-time Tony Award-winner James Naughton, all for the special ticket price of $25. MORE
Press Release
6/15/08 - Sunday Symposium on Cole Porter
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium on “The Life and Times of Cole Porter” following the Sunday, June 15, 3 p.m. matinee performance of the musical “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!” Sunday Symposium speakers will be Gail Miller Armondino, musicologist and soprano, and Shirley Kaplan, playwright, director and designer. MORE
News
5/21/08 - BroadwayWorld.com - Summer
Westport Summer Season to Feature Naughton and Dratch MORE
News
5/21/08 - Playbill.com - Summer
Champlin, Wiley, Buckley and Dratch Set for Westport Playhouse's Summer Season MORE
News
5/21/08 - Theatermania.com - Summer
Albee, Champlin, Curtin, Dratch, Naughton, Turner, et al. Set for Westport Summer Season MORE
Press Release
6/10/08 - Summer Kicks Off!
Musical, Comedy and Thriller on Stage in June, July and August: Playhouse Kicks off Summer! Westport Country Playhouse announces its summer roster of shows, featuring Tony Award winner James Naughton directing a Cole Porter musical revue; “Saturday Night Live’s” Rachel Dratch appearing in David Wiltse’s “tour de farce” office comedy; and Playhouse favorite Mark Shanahan (“Sedition,... MORE
News
5/11/08 - New York Times - Summer Preview
SUMMER STAGES
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
In “The Pavilion” (Tuesday-31), by the playwright and television writer Craig Wright (“Dirty Sexy Money”), Kari and Peter meet again at their 20-year high school reunion, and he wants her back. Westport is also presenting the musical review “Hot ’n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!” (June 1... MORE
News
4/17/08 - The Minuteman - "Hot 'n Cole"
James Naughton to direct Cole Porter musical revue MORE
News
5/15/08 - Hartford Courant - "Hot 'n Cole"
"Hot 'n' Cole," the Cole Porter revue that starts the summer run at Westport Country Playhouse will feature. Whitney Bashor, Donna Lynne Champlin, Lewis Cleale, Andrea Dora, Peter Reardon and Shonn Wiley. James Naughton directs the review, which runs June 10 to 28. MORE
Press Release
6/10/08 - James Naughton to Direct Cole Porter Revue
Tony Award-winner, film star and Weston resident James Naughton will direct the lively song and dance revue, “Hot ‘n Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration!”, playing June 10 - 28. MORE
News
3/25/08 - BroadwayWorld - Naughton to Direct
Naughton to Direct Cole Porter Tribute at Westport MORE
News
3/24/08 - WestportNow.com - Naughton to Direct
James Naughton to Direct Westport's Hot 'n' Cole MORE
News
3/24/08 - TheaterMania.com - Naughton to Direct
James Naughton to Direct Westport's Hot 'n' Cole MORE
News
3/24/08 - Playbill.com - Naughton to Direct
Naughton to Direct Hot 'n Cole For Westport Country Playhouse MORE
News
3/25/08 - BroadwayWorld - Naughton to Direct
Naughton to Direct Cole Porter Tribute at Westport MORE
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