Thursday, February 20, 2020
Rufus de Rham is the new executive director of the Warner Theatre in Torrington.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:10PMChris Redd does solo comedy for a change, at the Space Ballroom Feb. 23.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, February 19, 2020
Michael Gennaro, who has been executive director of Goodspeed Musicals for the past five years, is retiring at the end of this year.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:49PMTuesday, February 18, 2020
The national tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar," marking the show's %0th anniversary, is at The Bushnell Feb. 25 through March 1.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, February 17, 2020
"Pete the Cat" rocks Jorgensen Center 2 p.m. Feb. 23.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, February 16, 2020
Spiritual health practitioner Deepak Chopra speaks Feb. 20 at the Waterbury Palace.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AMFriday, February 14, 2020
Jane Eyre, adapted and directed by Elizabeth Williamson, runs through March 14 at Hartford Stage.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:19AMGeorge Takei, the actor, activist and author, is getting the Visionary Leadership Award from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas on Feb. 18. The ceremony is a luncheon fundraiser …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, February 13, 2020
A vibrant, colorful, youthful production of "I Am My Own Wife," about a trans woman who lived through World War II then Communist rule in East Berlin, is at the Long Wharf Theatre through Ma…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:41AMWednesday, February 12, 2020
Numerous readings of "The Vagina Monologues" are being held around the state to benefit organizations that confront violence against women. It's an annual awareness campaign spurred by V-Day.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:02PMTuesday, February 11, 2020
The spring semester at UConn's Ballard Institute and Puppet Museum features provocative talks, family-friendly performances and two exhibitions, including one on puppets who've performed Sha…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PMMonday, February 10, 2020
"Pride and Prejudice" is at Playhouse on Park Feb. 19 through March. Kate Hamill's adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is upbeat, with modern language and lots of comedy.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, February 7, 2020
The journalism story "Lifespan of a Fact," a comic drama based on a real-life dispute over the accuracy of a magazine story, is at TheaterWorks Hartford through March 8.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:37PMContemporary issues about gender identity are explored through the "I Am My Own Wife," an historical drama set in mid-20th century Berlin, at Long Wharf Theatre through March 1. The producti…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, February 5, 2020
A new free local lunchtime music series, "Winter Blues," will be held Fridays at noon in City Place 1, Feb. 14 through March 27.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, February 4, 2020
"Love and Spumoni," a romance set in Waterbury, is having its world premiere at that city's Seven Angels Theater through Feb. 23. The script by Hartford-area playwright Jacques Lamarre is ba…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:12PMMany of Connecticut's historic, grand movie palaces are still around but have morphed into performing arts centers. We look at five of them.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, February 3, 2020
Mary Kathryn Nagle's new drama "Manahatta" draws connections between how Native Americans were treated by Dutch traders in the 17th century and how they are treated by Wall Street nowadays. …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:16PMWednesday, January 29, 2020
The classical Chinese dance spectacle Shen Yun is at The Bushnell Feb. 8 and 9.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:10AMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Violin star Joshua Bell plays a recital concert with pianist Alessio Bax 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at The Bushnell. Bell has rarely played in Connecticut, and has been a highly regarded soloist for …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:28AM"Alice," a musical theater piece with songs by Tom Waits, explores tough themes like pedophila and alcoholism through the prism of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." The Yale School of D…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, January 27, 2020
Alt-rock legends They Might Be Giants are revisiting their illustrious, precocious past on their latest tour, which stops at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Feb. 6.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:22AMSaturday, January 19, 2019
King of lush DARKO TRESNJAK directs a trusting ensemble of wonderful actors that includes ZACH APPLEMAN, BETH RIESGRAF, veterans RICHARD BEKINS & MIA DILLON who collaborate beautifully. A sm…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:50AMFriday, December 28, 2018
Hartford Public Library has announced the 15 jazz acts playing in its free, Sunday-afternoon 2019 Baby Grand Jazz Series, which opens Jan. 6 with a special Three Kings Day concert featuring …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:27PMTuesday, December 11, 2018
Five of the seven shows in the Ivoryton Playhouse’s 2019 season will be musicals — including an unnamed new project from “Woody Sez” creator David Lutken, about a yet-to-be-divulged …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:50AMMonday, December 10, 2018
New musicals about addiction, marriage and a lethal gambling club get single readings at the 14th annual Festival of New Musicals, hosted Jan. 18 to 20 at Goodspeed Opera House in East Hadda…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:30AMFriday, December 7, 2018
To mark six successful seasons of its unique holiday show “Christmas on the Rocks,” TheaterWorks is hosting a “Chaos, Curls & Cocktails” party Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. Hartford-based playwr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, December 6, 2018
Theater producer Neil Goldberg could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus. A producer and director of modern circus entertainments, he delivers magic and wonderment around the country. This mo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, December 5, 2018
Hartford Public Library has announced the 15 jazz acts playing in its free, Sunday-afternoon 2019 Baby Grand Jazz Series, which opens Jan. 6 with a special Three Kings Day concert featuring …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:55PMTuesday, December 4, 2018
Ah, the sights and smells of “A Christmas Carol.” The snow is still falling on the audience. You can still smell the smoke when the Spirit of Christmas Present makes her grand misty entr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMIt’s a Christmas miracle that “Christmas on the Rocks” has now entered its sixth season at TheaterWorks. We need its sweet insanity more than ever. The show, conceived and directed by …
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