Monday, December 4, 2023
Harrison David Rivers' new play at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Dec. 16 highlights the importance of communication and understanding.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:43AMSunday, December 3, 2023
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra entrusts internationally renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz with two Beethoven classics for their upcoming Masterworks concert.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe "Love Overflowing: Home and the Décor of Freedom" exhibit at the Amistad Center demonstrates how cultural circumstances can influence how homes look and function.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe new production of the '70s R&B/soul musical "Dreamgirls," at the Goodspeed Opera House through Dec. 30, is full of heartwarming and life-affirming moments.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, December 2, 2023
The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 3-9 include pianist/composer John Tesh, the touring musical "Chicago," Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox and several holiday shows.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMWednesday, November 29, 2023
Local rapper Joey Batts will host nine concerts and a web event in December to raise funds for emergency shelters at clubs in Hartford, New Haven, New London, Manchester and elsewhere.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMA local filmmaker is planning a documentary about legendary New Haven rock club Toad's Place. The project is still in the early stages, with a Kickstarter page hoping to raise $61,000 by mid…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTuesday, November 28, 2023
Bleachers, the band led by pop producer and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff, will perform at Westville Music Bowl in New Haven on June 7, 2024, with opening act Samia.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:05PMCornelius Uliano, an Emmy-nominated producer and writer who was involved with the resurgence of Peanuts movies and TV specials, hails from Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMSunday, November 26, 2023
Clara is the queen this month as a slew of Nutcrackers take the stage throughout Connecticut.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMTom Hearn and T Charles Erickson's photos of The Ramones, Bob Marley, Link Wray and other music legends make up the inaugural exhibit at the new Ball & Sockets Arts in Cheshire.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 25, 2023
Like the movie, the musical sets up this singularly synthesized culture-cruising style so clearly and efficiently in its opening moments that it’s easy to acclimate yourself to it.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AMThis week's Courant arts picks features the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, pianist Jim Brickman, comedian Faizon Love, folk legends and holiday drag show.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMDirector Rob Ruggiero and one of the show's stars, Jen Cody, dish on the new changes to "Christmas on the Rocks," Nov. 29 through Dec. 24 at TheaterWorks Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, November 19, 2023
The national tour of the Broadway musical version of the Baz Luhrmann film "Moulin Rouge" is at The Bushnell Nov. 21 through Dec. 3.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMHartford Stage has brought back Michael Wilson, the original director of its version of "A Christmas Carol," to refresh its magic. There's also a new Scrooge in town.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 18, 2023
The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 19-25 include Patti LaBelle, horror rockers Ice Nine Kills, a New Haven Symphony tribute and two annual Thanksgiving celebrations.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSunday, November 12, 2023
Oodles of Scrooges, a herd of cirques and several elves are on the way to Connecticut stages this holiday season.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMOpen Studio Hartford is holding its biggest in-person event since 2020, with 100 artists displaying work at five venues in Hartford and West Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 11, 2023
The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 12-18 include comedian Lewis Black, Dave Matthews Band, ABT dancers and a conversation with "The Sopranos."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, November 10, 2023
"The Triple Moon Tour" featuring Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade will be at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on July 6, 2024.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:11PMThe pop trio AJR will be at the XL Center in Hartford in 20024 as part of their just-announced "Maybe Man Tour."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:28PMSunday, November 5, 2023
A new exhibit at the Wadsworth, drawn from the museum's own collection, considers the conceptual art movement as it developed in the 1960s through today.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThe '80s musical "Dreamgirls," about a '60s pop group and its struggles and sacrifices gaining mainstream success, is coming to the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMSaturday, November 4, 2023
The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 5-11 include indie rock great Ty Segall, TV's "Masters of Illusion" on tour and Broadway favorite "Come From Away."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMFriday, November 3, 2023
Marshall Pailet's musical, "Private Jones," is fount of theatrical invention as it tells the story of a Welsh WWI sniper who happens to be deaf.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:31AMThursday, November 2, 2023
There are fresh changes in store for TheaterWorks Hartford's "Christmas on the Rocks.”
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:26PMWednesday, November 1, 2023
The revived and refreshed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will make two Connecticut stops in 2024.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:23PMMonday, October 30, 2023
New Kids on the Block's Magic Summer 2024 Tour will play the Xfinity Theater in Hartford on Aug. 2, 2024, with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58PMRobert Brustein, who founded the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1966 and Harvard's American Repertory Theater, has died at the age of 96.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:00PMLongtime rocker John Mellencamp has extended his current tour and will play The Bushnell in Hartford on March 13, 2024. He last played there in 2016.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:54PM 
