Westport Country Playhouse

The Westport Country Playhouse is a theatre

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in Westport

Westport, Connecticut

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, Connecticut

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, founded in 1930 by Lawrence Langner and his wife Armina Marshall. It is a non-profit theatre currently run by Tazewell Thompson, Anne Keefe, and Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

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. It recently underwent a $30.6 million renovation, and now has a 578-seat theatre space. The Playhouse is one of the best-known regional theatres in Connecticut, having been described as a mecca

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The Westport Country Playhouse is a theatre