Review: 'Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage' at Connecticut Cabaret Theatre

Berlin, CT - Connecticut Cabaret Theatre is one of the first east coast venues to present ‘Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage,’ a comedy by Ken Davenport and Sara Saltzberg. Kris McMurray is the owner and artistic director of this cabaret theatre in Berlin that is marking their 20th year of entertainment in July and he both produced and directed this cute show. During his always entertaining curtain speech on opening night, Mr. McMurray described the off-Broadway smash that starred Eve Plumb then Joyce Dewitt as “Dear Abby meets Dr. Ruth” and encouraged audience participation to make it even better. He suggested that a cocktail and a dirty mind would help patrons appreciate all the jokes and mentioned that his 94 year old aunt caught every one of them during the dress rehearsal.

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Coming up at CCT this season are some impressive offerings. ‘The Seven Year Itch,’ a comedy by George Axelrod, opens on Feb. 17. ‘Life Could Be A Dream,’ a 50’s 60’s jukebox musical by Rodger Bean, sounds like it will be a dream when it opens on March 31. One of Mr. McMurray’s all-time favorite comedies, ‘The Cemetery Club’, opens on May 19. ‘My Way: A Musical Tribute to Sinatra’ with more than fifty Sinatra songs, will take to this stage opening on July 7. And finally, Kelly Boucher returns to this venue to star in ‘Tea at Five,’ a one-woman comedy by Matthew Lombardo that tells the story of Katherine Hepburn opening on Aug. 18.

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