Brief Cameo Productions

06/03/2026

Thank you to all who joined us for The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading! We couldn’t have done this without our amazing and talented performers - Jacob, Bryan, Nate, Galen, and Sydney. Special thanks also to our friends at The Ivoryton Playhouse and the Town of Essex for their support.

🗓️ Coming up next… Save the date for our annual Octoberfest fundraiser on October 6th, 2026! More details to come. 😉 And, of course, keep an eye out for details of the Concert.

06/02/2026

🎭 SEE YOU SOON! Doors open in just a couple hours for The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading, at the Centerbrook Meetinghouse.

Tickets will still be available at the door; $30 General Admission. Cash or card accepted!

06/02/2026

🚨 TONIGHT ONLY! 🚨

“McNally is a real writer with a flair for crackling dialogue.” - Variety

BCP’s The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading, is TONIGHT at 7PM at the Historic Centerbrook Meetinghouse! Get those last-minute tickets at www.briefcameoproductions.com. You won’t want to miss this special event! ✂️

06/01/2026

🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨

“A defiant attempt to confront demons.” - The New York Times

BCP’s The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading, is TOMORROW at 7PM at the Historic Centerbrook Meetinghouse! Get full details and tickets at www.briefcameoproductions.com. Don't miss out on this special one-night-only event! ✂️

05/30/2026

“Nathan Lane was going to recreate his role and Richard Thomas was going to play the lead [in Los Angeles], and I thought, ‘Here’s a chance to get involved with this play again.’... and that’s sort of what I consider the definitive version… and I think it works now in a way it didn’t when we did it at the Manhattan Theatre Club.” - Terrence McNally (🎥 William Inge Center for the Arts, ⚠️ Video clip contains light spoilers.)

Join us for a special benefit reading of McNally’s The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading, on June 2nd. Details and tickets at www.briefcameoproductions.com.

5 likes, 2 comments. "Terrence McNally: The Lisbon Traviata: The definitive version"

05/28/2026

A few reminders for The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading on Tuesday, June 2nd...

🗺 The performance is at the Centerbrook Meetinghouse, located at 51 Main Street in Centerbrook, CT. (Directions: https://rb.gy/qvi2zj)

🚗 Free parking is available around the Meetinghouse in the adjacent gravel lots, as well as the Essex Dental Group parking lot across the street.

♿ For wheelchair access, please park in the east lot for the easiest ramp access.

🎟 Need more info or to purchase tickets? Visit www.briefcameoproductions.com!

05/26/2026

🚨 JUST ONE WEEK AWAY! 🚨

BCP’s The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading, is ONE NIGHT ONLY - June 2nd - at the Historic Centerbrook Meetinghouse. Get full details and tickets NOW at www.briefcameoproductions.com.

05/25/2026

Wishing all our friends a thoughtful and peaceful Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

(Our online box office is still open today at www.briefcameoproductions.com, and we hope to see you in just a few days at The Lisbon Traviata, a benefit reading, on June 2nd.)

05/23/2026

🗓️ ON THIS DAY IN 1989, THE LISBON TRAVIATA opened Off-Broadway at Stage I of the Manhattan Theatre Club, running until July 2nd. Later that same year, the production transferred on October 31st to the Promenade Theatre (with a revised ending), running until January 28th. Nathan Lane originated the role of Mendy, receiving rave reviews, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Just ten months after closing, another revised version (restoring the original ending) ran first in San Francisco and then in Los Angeles.

Visit www.briefcameoproductions.com to learn about our upcoming benefit reading of the show on June 2nd at the Centerbrook Meetinghouse!

05/21/2026

Why did we choose The Lisbon Traviata for our benefit reading? 🎥 Here’s director Alan Piotrowicz and actor Bryan Quinn discussing the play and our love for Terrence McNally. Featuring McNally’s “flair for crackling dialogue” (Variety), this show is “a defiant attempt to confront demons” (NY Times) that you won’t want to miss!

We hope to see you on June 2nd for this special event! 🎭 Get tickets online at www.briefcameoproductions.com.