Saturday, December 27, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 28 through Jan. 3 also include John Oliver, two "Wild 'N Out" veterans and a paranormal investigation of the Mark Twain House.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 21, 2025
The Courant relives 10 of the top special memories from the dozens of performances around the state in 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 20, 2025
The 37th annual celebration, from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. in Bushnell Park in Hartford, includes concerts, fireworks, free ice skating and a "people's parade."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMHartford Stage's long-running production of "A Christmas Carol," adapted by Michael Wilson, seems calmer, steadier but nonetheless merry.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Dec. 21-27 includes local ska/rock legends Spring Heeled Jack, singer/songwriter Madelline, the Harlem Globetrotters and "SNL" veteran Ana Gasteyer.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, December 19, 2025
The concert, part of the 2026 Hartford Bonanza festival, will replace the orchestra's free Symphony in the Park series.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:51PMOver a dozen big Christmas shows, from rock concerts to musical theaters to sing-alongs and ballets, are still bringing Christmas cheer in what's left of 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 16, 2025
Amid all the Scrooges and Santas and Nutcrackers this month, a somber, stark, depressing and though-provoking production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” feels like a breath of fresh a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:29PMMonday, December 15, 2025
Playhouse on Park has taken another shot at a heartwarming if disarming Christmas-themed musical war drama. The theater first presented “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” in 2020…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, December 14, 2025
Connecticut-based composer Paul Winter, a lover of nature and a pioneer of world music, brings his Paul Winter Consort to Yale's Woolsey Hall on Dec. 19.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFour monumental talents left their mark not just on Broadway and London’s West End but on the thriving Connecticut regional theater scene.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, December 13, 2025
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 14-20 include 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' a ska band, an emo artist, a Hartford celebrity, a salsa princess and many holiday shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, December 11, 2025
The 30,000 capacity amphitheater, which began as The Meadows Music Theatre in 1995, has reverted to its original name after its naming rights deal ended.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:54PMWhat the Monty Python musical succeeds most at in this revival, playing at The Bushnell through Dec. 14, is in parodying traditional Broadway musicals.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, December 9, 2025
The annual holiday treat returns to TheaterWorks Hartford with a couple of big changes but lots of comical confidence.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:00AMMonday, December 8, 2025
Connecticut connections include shows at the Goodspeed, Yale Rep and Long Wharf, as well as actors, musicians and producers educated at Yale and Wesleyan.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:28PMThe loose and energetic production of the Christmas musical based on the 1954 movie raises holiday spirits at the Goodspeed Opera House.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSunday, December 7, 2025
Amanda Robles, who grew up in Orange and started doing theater when she was at Amity High School, plays the female lead in the first national tour of the Broadway revival.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:25PMJustice Dance Performance Project returns to Hartford Stage for the first time since 2019 to perform a new piece that uses books as a metaphor for current social issues.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMSaturday, December 6, 2025
Currents, who recently took its tour international, returns to Connecticut for a Oakdale Dome show with four other bands on Dec. 13.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe Courant's arts picks for Nov. 7-13 include '60s-styled British pop, '90s indie rockers, alt-country acts and a slew of holiday performances.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThursday, December 4, 2025
The new EP of holiday songs includes an array of local R&B, pop, jazz and hip-hop artists including Zaccai Curtis, Doobie Powell and a Connecticut mayor.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMWednesday, December 3, 2025
There is widespread new interest in both old strips, created by a longtime Connective resident who died in 1982, and new efforts by other cartoonists.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMMonday, December 1, 2025
The upcoming season features a number of shows in line with the U.S. Semiquincentennial, including "1776" and "A Piece of My Heart."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMSunday, November 30, 2025
The dramatic truth is that there is no difference between "theater" and "theatre," Connecticut has just added to both the clarification and the confusion.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMProductions of holiday classic are happening throughout the state, including a ballet backed by a live orchestra for the first time in over 15 years.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 29, 2025
The Manchester CT Jazz Festival features eight acts over two days ranging from high school ensembles to New York talent.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThe Courant's arts picks for Nov. 30 through Dec. 6 also include comedy from Steve Martin, Martin Short, Jess Hilarious, Dave Attell and Pete Davidson.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, November 23, 2025
The exhibit covers the British/Guyanan artist's career from his painted photographs to detailed model houses to brightly adorned boats and melted plastic sculptures.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThe annual holiday show gets another facelift: Two scenes have been removed, two others have been rewritten and restored plus there's a brand new actor in the cast.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHenrik Ibsen's classic will be director's swan song as he prepares to step down as artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theatre and dean of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AM 
