WarnerTheatrespecial show lineup has comedy, music

Jul. 7—The stage musical, presented by the Warner Stage Company, features a cast from 16 towns in Connecticut. The soundtrack features original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T's, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley.

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Tig Notaro makes a stop at the Warner at 8 p.m Sept. 15, during her "Hello Again" Tour.

According to a statement, Notaro is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian, writer, radio contributor and actor as well as a favorite on numerous talk shows, including "Ellen," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," and "Conan." Rolling Stone named her "one of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time." Notaro currently appears in Zack Snyder's "Army of the Dead" and "Star Trek: Discovery"; she wrote and starred in the groundbreaking TV show "One Mississippi" and hosts an advice podcast, "Don't Ask Tig" as well as the documentary film podcast, "Tig and Cheryl: True Story."

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"Hocus Pocus Live" a tribute to the three Sanderson Sisters, performed on screen by Bette Midler, Sara Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, will be presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 30. In this performance in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, Connecticut performing artists Summer Orlando, Barbra Joan Streetsand and Paige Machnicz appear as the Sanderson sisters.

The one-hour production is based on Disney's "Hocus Pocus" and "Hocus Pocus 2", and includes some of the most memorable characters and scenes from the Halloween cult classics, according to the Warner Theatre.

The event will include a Meet & Greet with the performers after the show, and a Sanderson sisters costume contest for a chance to win prizes! Reco

Emo Orchestra, featuring Hawthorne Heights, will take the main stage at 7 p.m. Oct. 6.

According to the Warner, "Emo Orchestra is a new live experience that brings some of the most beloved emo songs of your youth to the theater stage with a full orchestra arrangement. Along with special guest Hawthorne Heights, the orchestra will elevate songs from bands such as "Taking Back Sunday," "My Chemical Romance," and "Dashboard Confessional."

The Fixx, known for their many hits in the 1980s, performs on the main stage at 8 p.m. Nov. 22.

From the Warner: Formed by vocalist and keyboard player Cy Curnin and drummer Adam Woods during their time in college, they later invited guitarist Jamie West-Oram, keyboardist Rupert Greenall, and bassist Dan K. Brown to complete the lineup. The English rock new-wave band is known for hits, "One Thing Leads to Another," "Are We Ourselves" and "How Much Is Enough?" The band is touring and spending time working on various studio projects, including the 2021 release of the single "Wake Up" from their forthcoming studio album, "Every Five Seconds."